sure, it’s not a perfect point of comparison. but the larger point remains: what’s happening with Cavs and Warriors is nothing new. Which isn’t to say one can’t critique it or look for solutions. But across several eras of the NBA, with varying CBAs and rules, there have always been dynasties and pre-ordained finals…

shoot, I think you’re right. typing too fast to fact check myself.

Yep, you got it.

They don’t riff on it that long but here’s how I saw it: think of it as “the League Pass effect.” Back in the day, you watched your local team and a few national broadcasts and that was it. But since we now have everything we want whenever we want, the evergreen parity issue is a *much* bigger issue now. If you could…

Warriors, Cavs, Heat, Mavericks, Thunder, Spurs. Six teams have made the finals this decade already, which is way more than the 60s, 70s, 80s, or 90s. The Spurs and Lakers won 9 combined rings between 1999 and 2010. I’m not trying to snark here and I’m not a fan of the current situation and tend to think salary cap/no…

don’t be that guy. LeBron passed MJ in points while taking fewer shots.

I’m with you on all points in this thread. I do think the phrase “no-work hype on social media” is *slightly* unfair, unless you’re just aiming at the influencer shit that is, yes, no work at all, just posting fab photos with the right hastags and whatnot. I’m quibbling for the most part, but “generating hype” can…

No snark: you totally take a little bit of pride strutting that bad boy pen around, positioning it just so in the picture. Respect.

EARL THE PEARL OR GTFO

ok cool, makes total sense. thanks for the context!

ok cool, makes total sense. thanks for the context!

hold on a sec. the guy’s wife would stay after everyone else had left—including the husband, I assume—and, what, just drink water? and smile? jesus were her children *that* bad that she’d just sit at a restaurant and drink water?! I’m realllllly not ready to have kids...

commenter IncredibleBirdMan said:

ah that makes a ton of sense. thanks!

oh good! wasn’t trying to rag on Atlanta, I swear

sort of related: is it just me, or were there significant chucks of empty seats when the games were in Atlanta? Granted, the seats you can see are pretty expensive, but damn! It looked like a November game from certain angles

this is a completely excellent comment and as a UM homer I am angry

wait now I’m seeing it as blue and gold just kill me please

very cool, although for the bracket I’m drawing up in my head I’d have to make some difficult, hard-to-define choices. I wouldn’t include Lauryn Hill or Beastie Boys, for instance, which your radio station did.

is it OK that I’m, like, stupendously amazed by that interactive GIF? technology, man. damn. and im not even stoned right now.