How will ESPN president resignation affect the media conspiracy?

generational change hasn't been beneficial for a couple decades now

 

Harden still wears adidas.

 

What media conspiracy? Against Houston? Against Trump? What exactly are you complaining about?

If you're complaining about a conspiracy against smaller media markets, that ain't changing. They're going to play to the most eyes, period. The sooner you realize it's not a conspiracy but a business plan, you'll feel better and learn to focus on things that are real.

 

Houston's the 10th largest media market though!!!!

Boston is #8.
Cleveland is #18

 

Actually, we're currently 8th and there's quite a large gap between #1 (NYC), #2 (LA) and everyone below them. Yes, Boston is 9th...but I feel like you have to consider Boston, NY, Philly, DC/Baltimore essentially 1 very large market. The most eyes are within a 2 hour train ride in any direction.

They don't hate Houston.

 

Suggestion: take a look at the 6 (IIRC) cities (+ 1 state) espn.com has 'special sites' for.

Suggestion: take a look at regional sports networks Disney purchased and their markets (spoiler alert: not Houston).

 

Was forced out, just made it seem like he "resigned". This way it doesn't freak out investors that they're cutting costs even up top.

ESPN will be irrelevant in a few years as everyone will begin to get their content on YouTube and relevant blogs.

 

The conspiracy goes much higher up than the media.

 

I’d be worried if I worked for ESPN. Doesn’t seem anyone is safe.

The Rockets hate and their decline *did* coincide so who knows of this Morey-Harden-Dantoni-Paul-Moses Malone-Treasures-ESPN-Les-Tillman-Urbanization thing is all connected....?

 

Sexual assault allegations coming in 3, 2, 1,

 

Coach Nick and other online channels like his blow away anything ESPN puts out. That's why we got to support those dudes who are willing to put in the time to create that type of content. If we support them, we'll see more of them and the fans win.

 

This is why ESPN is failing. They are too focused on pandering to these largest markets rather than do quality programs

Dallas Cowboys have been mediocre to trash for years.
Jets and Giants have been trash since last Eli super bowl
Lakers been trash since Kobe tore his Achilles
Knicks have been trash since Hakeem killed their franchise.


What does the ESPN rundown look like though?
-Porzingis DMs Stripper
-Giants Coach Fired
-Ezekiel Elliot Suspended or Nah?
-Can Kobe Sign 1-day Contract With Lakers to Get a Third Jersey Retired?

Why would anyone need to tune in to get an “expert” opinion on any of these things? I would even argue that this type of coverage makes sports fans dumber.

Even when there is some level of analysis it is broad generalizations to cater to lowest common denominator fans:

Should Westbrook shoot more?
Should Carmelo shoot less?
Should the Thunder blow it up?

None of these things make the fan know more about the game, they just create common tropes that can be parroted by people with no critical thinking involved.

Their highlight packages are the pinnacle of this:

“LeBron to the rim for the MONSTER JAM! THROWS DOWN THE HAMMER DUNK!

Here’s Chris Paul, OOOH COOKIES! COOKIES!!!!!

KD; Hello. BUCKETS!”


Why would anyone that actually wants to learn about their team choose the ESPN model when it makes you less informed?

This is why many non-ESPN podcasts are thriving right now.
I can watch ESPN for 2 weeks and hear less about the Rockets than I can in one Locked On Rockets podcast or Red Nation Hoops podcast. I can listen to one BBallBreakdown or Dunc’d on and learn more about the game than I’ve learned from ESPN in 15 years.

ESPN’s best basketball podcast (TrueHoop Pod) got shutdown and the contributors actually formed their own podcast network (Leverage The Chat) and are already thriving. Because they do real analysis..

 

This is what’s wrong with companies that fail but don’t understand why.

Instead of pandering to “bigger markets” and their advertisers they need to focus on he “fans and customers”

Uber didn’t kill the taxi industry. The taxi industry died because it didn’t have its consumers interest in mind.

This is true for Uber > taxi, podcast > radio and many other examples of a superior product taking over