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eSports and Daryl Morey

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Depressio, Mar 3, 2012.

  1. Depressio

    Depressio Contributing Member

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    I'm an avid StarCraft 2 fan, and I follow it as an eSport (international, competitive play). Some of the prize pools are huge (victor getting $30,000 or up to $85,000 sometimes). It's serious business these days. Other games like Street Fighter and League of Legends are beginning to make large splashes in eSports as well.

    That's why I found it cool that Daryl Morey, the GM of my favorite basketball team (obviously), was interested in the eSports panel at Sloan this weekend:

    First Tweet: https://twitter.com/#!/dmorey/status/167663619608285185
    And again later: https://twitter.com/#!/dmorey/status/174956486936629248
    So they had their panel, and then I see this: https://twitter.com/#!/Slasher/status/176021716483579904
    I wonder what Morey's intrigue about eSports is? As a GM of a conventional, national sports team, I'm interested to know why he thinks this.

    Anyone else follow some eSports? What do you think about Morey's interest? Dork Elvis just being a dork?

    Edit:

    I tweeted this to Morey: https://twitter.com/#!/tschmal/status/176061492628684802
    He actually replied quite quickly via DM: "Fan of gaming and I think its growth will be huge." Not too elaborate, but good to know he's a fan!
     
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    LOL. Dork Elvis strikes again.

    http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=317967

     
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    I guess this means that Gordon Hayward will be a future Rocket. ;)
     
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    I am moar interested in the other events and fields.

    '3 sports of the future - Soccer, Bball and E-sports.' Dmori
     
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    Morey is busy playing nintendos when he should be practicing his spreadsheets. This is why we struggle.
     
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