"Neva' Lost" LaMelo Ball Thread

[ncborn]

I am documenting this here because it is brilliant. Also, it is the first day of the season and Melo is leading the team. My hopes are high.

@powellrmp

The media has their minds made up about Melo and the Hornets organization, which is incredible because I highly highly doubt they’ve actually watched any hornets games. Other than the box score or clips of a dunk or highlight play.

One thing I cannot stand is when the media members put out some opinion or statement about the hornets and it’s clear that they don’t watch the games and know very little about the charlotte hornets. It happens all the time. All of us know an uninformed Hornets opinion the moment we read or listen.

Yet, these self righteous nimrods are allowed to extricate Lamelo Ball from the all star roster despite him winning the fan vote. And the media members do this based on an opinion of a guy/team that they in reality know very little about…because they don’t watch any Hornets basketball. Yet despite this, they still have the power. First off, it’s just journalistically lazy. Second, it’s downright irresponsible. I get that it’s not possible to watch every second of every game. It is media members’ jobs to watch and cover basketball from the Association, but 30 teams is a ton of basketball. At the same time, if a media member excludes Lamelo Ball from the All Star team, that tells me that they have not watched any Hornets basketball, at all.

The sad part/worst part? If we’re being honest with ourselves…I can’t really blame them for not watching Hornets basketball. It’s hard enough for fans to watch the Hornets sometimes. It’s rough in Charlotte. Regardless, Melo has been sensational this season. I truly do not understand what else he has to do to make an All Star team. Until the Hornets start winning at least…When the Hornets do start winning, prepare yourself for the narratives about Melo “maturing” and being a “team first player who has taken the next step”. Nothing will have changed, other than the team winning more games.

The bottom line: Lamelo Ball garnered 2,421,385 votes from fans, which leads all Eastern Conference guards (by 300k to the second place Brunson). Including the frontcourt, Ball came in fourth overall in the East behind: Giannis (4.4m), Tatum (3.6m), Kat (3.2). So #1 voted by fans and #7 voted by the media. Now with a very real possibility of not making the All Star team, I could not possibly think of a better example of the disconnect between the league and the fans who consume their product.

That’s alienating for fans and unfortunately a great snapshot of how the league has been operating. Not giving fans what they want and taking the people who consume their product for granted. Sure, Melo could still make the team, but don’t hold your breath. I sure won’t.