if former players on TV showed us that they were paying close attention, cited specific areas of the game where a star could grow & packaged those challenges/criticisms in the form of a thoughtful question etc, thatd be cool

the crudeness & timing of what shaq did was ridiculous

what he said sounded like something players would say in to one another in a more private setting, where you can play a little rougher

feel like we've been on this track for a while, with this style of content. it says something that draymond's analysis stuck out the way it did.

"hey donovan, you've run up against xyz coverage in the playoffs and i feel like that was a hurdle for your development. what have you done to tackle that?"

but i know lots of ppl want the beefy drama stuff. said it a million times, theres a whole side of youtube that's just sensationalist hyped up stuff that sort of circles basketball but always stops short of taking a closer look.

to each their own, but its not for me

last thought on it — it can be better and still be funny

the two ideas are not incompatible