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He chose the sport he had a brighter future in, no doubt. Moss like Coleman, have more guys at their size and athleticism in basketball than they do in football. He was an all world receiver, arguably the best of all time if he had Jerry’s work ethic, but he wasn’t an all world basketball prospect. And he knew it. Would he have been if he focused on the sport like Mercer, Cotton, Garnett, and the many others at that all star game? It’s tough to say, all conjecture at this point. Players I would’ve told you should’ve made it, didn’t. The list of high school AND college All Americans who didn’t pan out with an NBA career is far longer than the ones who did.

He didn’t have a basketball skillset that translated to the pro level in 1997. We’re hypothesizing that he could’ve grown his game to a professional level in college, but there were countless McDonald’s All American and other players who were far better regarded than Randy Moss going into their freshman season that didn’t pan out. One of the players that Randy referenced in that YouTube video - Schea Cotton - who convinced him to leave basketball, was a far better prospect. The NBA is about much more than athleticism. There are guys then and now who had Randy’s size and athleticism that didn’t make it. By Randy’s own admission he didn’t think he had what it took.

And this Jaden Springer kid he’s poo poo’ing was also an “all everything” high school player who had been playing varsity since 8th grade. And then was a standout in the SEC and in the G League. He was also a finals MVP and won a title in that league. Terrible NBA player? Sure, I can grant you that, but as terrible as he is - relative to his NBA peers - he’s still clearly a more skilled basketball prospect than Randy Moss ever was. I thought Moss could play D1 somewhere, but I stand by the belief he wouldn’t have been a starter on a high end basketball team. Didn’t have the skills and leadership to run the point, wasn’t a good enough perimeter player to play the two.

There’s a league full of NBA hopefuls called the G League, maybe you’ve heard of it. It’s a step up from division 1 basketball. The players in the G League, maybe with one or two exceptions, aren’t better or can’t do what is asked of them consistently than the 12th man on an NBA bench. You can argue with yourself about how Moss is, or could’ve been an NBA prospect - despite no evidence to the contrary and after Moss himself thanked legit basketball players for pushing him to football - but it’s an exercise in stupidity. Sorry, but it is. One of the players Moss mentioned that was at that high school basketball all star game - Schea Cotton - was a high school legend. If anyone was destined to play in the NBA it’d be him, right? Nope, he didn’t make it. And neither did the multitudes of other McDonald’s High School All Americans. If it was enough to be a supremely athletic 6’4” guard with minimal basketball skill, then yes, Moss could have made it and rode a bench. But it’s not enough. NBA players are far more skilled than you give them credit for. Randy Moss was not skilled enough for the NBA. Period.

I read that the two mutually agreed he should choose football. There are a lot more Keon Colemans from a size and athletic standpoint in division 1 basketball than there are in division 1 football. Football was definitely a brighter future for him.

Yeah you still don’t get it. Those guys who are riding the bench aren’t good enough relative to their NBA peers, but they’re much more skilled basketball players than Moss ever was. Could Moss have focused on basketball and reinvented his game to be a perimeter player? There’s nothing that suggests he couldn’t have - other than his admission to being discouraged playing amongst legit high school basketball players - but Moss at his skill level coming out of high school wasn’t a future NBA prospect. You know this.

You said that Moss “could’ve made a career as a starter on an NBA team,” a statement you’ve wisely walked back from. Your assertion that Moss was good enough to ride the bench on an early 2000s Knicks team (or any other team for that matter) is still fallacy. Did you listen to Moss in that YouTube video? Where he admitted to being discouraged and realizing he didn’t have a basketball future when he participated at a high school all star competition? It’s okay to take the L here. Moss wasn’t running a team at point, breaking guys down off the dribble, or splashing threes, all prerequisites for the 1 and 2 positions where he would’ve had to play. Ask yourself honestly: could Moss run a team at point? No? Okay, was he skilled enough to play the two guard? No? He wasn’t good enough, skill wise, to even start on a high level division 1 collegiate basketball team, yet you’re trying to put him on an NBA roster. Sure.

Moss wasn’t a perimeter player. At his size and skill level he wouldn’t even see the bench on an NBA team. Take his own word for it. EDIT: and those “terrible” pros would school him and 99% of other basketball players.

No chance. Some of you really undervalue what it takes to be an NBA player. Randy Moss was a great athlete, no doubt, but he wasn’t NBA material. He likely could’ve played division 1 somewhere, but not as a starter on an ACC team. To put it into context, Moss is barely bigger than Steph Curry. Barely. He’s a little guy on the hardwood. At his size he’d have to play the 1 or the 2 but he doesn’t have skills for either of those positions. He dominated high school basketball because of his athletic ability, dunking over smaller kids, but division 1 is a whole ‘nother animal, and the NBA is an entirely different one on top of that… Why Randy Moss chose football

I was just about to swoop in to say “no, we didn’t get outplayed.” The Bills were one more yard from taking a commanding 31-19 lead. Instead they settled for the FG and sat on the 27-19 lead until BMore made us pay. Whole second half on offense was playing not to give the game away.

Suge may not sound the same, but if he was let out, I’d bet the farm he’d go back to his criminal ways. That’s what he knows, it’s what brought him great success.

Yeah, I think $12M/yr is more than fair if Bernard averages 2024 numbers over the course of his career. Sure the Bills could have spent the money elsewhere, like they could’ve done with any other position, but then the leader of the defense would be a hole that would need to be filled and maybe Bernard’s replacement fairs far worse. It’s a fair contract on both ends with the potential for Bernard to outperform it.

Well, he only averages $12M/yr. I’m not sure where that ranks among MLBs, but I can’t image it’s even top 10. I think that amount is fair based on his 2024 performance and may be even a touch cheaper. If his 2023 output was his standard, he should at the very least be paid like a top 3 MLB.

Even though he was a D1 bench player and took Izzo’s advice to focus on football, he’s still an athletic specimen with basketball skills, so in a game where defense isn’t a thing and other players his size aren’t moving like him, it’s no surprise he scored 60 (or 70 as I’ve seen in another report).

Bernard’s 2023 was a literal historic performance playmaking wise, so it’s hard to expect that kind of output year after year. I think more than anything he needs others around him to step their game up.

Dorian Williams may just be one of those slow learners. I’ve been listening to a lot of reports these last few weeks and it’s come from more than one source that he was one of the better defenders on the field, that his coverage recognition looked markedly better than any other time in the past. He may finally be comfortable in the defense.

Yeah, I struggle to see a world where Dane Jackson starts over Hairston and White. Even Dorian Strong is a more promising player.

Still can’t get on board with Franti’s delivery/style. About a minute into Oh My God, I had to go and listen to the original song it sounds like he sampled from - EWF’s Devotion. One of my favorites from that group, but they had so many. Even though I’m not a Franti fan, he’s worlds better than Cochise 😂 I’m definitely not well schooled in Reggae, but I dig the vibes in both videos. Feels like I’ve heard Bitty Bong before.

The Roots were very good. The song “What They Do” is a favorite of mine, as well as their collab with Erykah Badu “You Got Me.” I know ?uestlove and a few of the other band members are on one of those late night talk shows, so at least they’re still working. Never heard of Michael Franti and I thought I was well versed in music. A backing vocal in the Piece o Peace song sounds like Ice Cube’s “You Know How We Do It.” He probably sampled it. I love the groove and feel of Stay Human, but there’s something about Franti’s voice or delivery I don’t like. As for this era, I feel like Common exemplifies that sort of spoken word rap over live instruments. Actually, his heyday has probably passed, but yeah, there aren’t many in that style. You want a laugh? Look up Cochise “Tell Em.” Excellent, vibey beat with the most trash rapper butchering the track. That’s where we are today. And it sucks.

Wow, yeah that’s a story. Suge is most definitely known for some crazy stuff, including hanging Vanilla Ice by his ankles of a tall building to get a cut of Ice Ice Baby. Everything he did was built on intimidation and tried to bully Bad Boy founder P Diddy back when he was Puff Daddy and only known for ad-libbing and dancing in videos. Who knew he’d turn out just as crazy? As they say, money doesn’t make you into a monster, it reveals who you really are, like gas on a pilot flame. And both deserve to be behind bars. Yep, that’s the hope - that someone who knows someone sends an artist my track and they come to me wondering what else I got. And you best believe if/when I make it to the top the Bills will be well repped!

I will say, before creating content myself, when I saw creators whining and complaining about clicks and likes I was far less sympathetic. “Boo hoo, get a job…” was my usual *roll eyes* response, but being on this end of it, I get it! Especially if a ton of work went into the content. My focus is more about my beats catching someone’s ear (who’s in a position to do something with them) than it is about profiting off YouTube. But we’re all at the mercy of the YouTube algorithm because it has to help by showing the content to folks who are browsing. Shout out to those who watched and gave a like.

Almost like spoken word. I guess the rap genre was destined to emerge at some point. It wasn’t B’s and ho’s when it began. It was about the struggle and life. Gangsta rap of the early 90s is what shaped it into what we know today. The Chronic is a classic album, right around that era.

Yep, that’s the one!

Oh okay, I get what you mean now. You’re saying music had to pivot to something else because disco wasn’t it 😅 First rap song I remember was Rapper’s Delight, but there’s actually a (white) woman who was credited with the first rap song, though I can’t remember her name.

I’d agree on a lot of the newer “mumble” rap, I think that stuff is trash, but actual lyricists, or artists who can rap with a message? Great stuff, with the peak of artistry in the 90s.