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Sad that Liam is injured. Interesting that Connor is in the lineup. Is he better than McBeath and Baggaley or is this with an eye towards the future?

Its very much so. In fact, WTT has largely tried to follow the path you have prescribed to making TT more popular. Given that even pickleball developed a large player base and then tried to turn that into something resembling a commercial tour, it is important to look at some of the reasons...

I said this was coming - it is only a matter of time before WTT follows suit...

If marketing can turn tequila into something that people pay a lot of money for, it can turn sports into something people often watch on minimal interest. I think you are making an argument that while true confuses watching the sport as a fan with enjoying the sport. I am focused on people who...

That's why I hate making these discussions about winning arguments. Is watching a ball spinning very fast the essence of golf, one of the slowest games in the world? Can you type that with a straight face? My main point is that there is enough time to follow the sport and enjoy the skill of...

You seem to be confusing the story with the experience. Once you explain football, especially for a TV cast, it is pretty easy to follow the ball. It is hard to explain to people who haven't experienced what spin does why the rally is happening the way it is at the speed it is - you sometimes...

Same here, I feel the more action the better.

Anything in life done at a high level is complicated at that level, the key is whether someone can be given an intuitive understanding that allows them to follow and track the action in minutes. When one hears that one team has four chances to gain at least 10 yards and if they don't, the other...

Don't forget Rassenfosse lol...

Don't jinx it lol...

The problem is that you are trying to divorce cultural presence from how many people are playing it seriously as an entry point into the sports fandom (whatever that means). Cultural presence is highly tied to how many people play and understand the sport, especially as children. I don't know...

Someone or some people have had negative experiences with just about every poster who is as active as zeio is on a forum. But by all means, the ignore list is everyone to make their lives more peaceful. I am not saying you don;t have a right to ignore him or anyone else, I am just saying that...

The examples you give aren't great examples still, but the point is not to argue this to death because you have a point, it is just significantly overstated IMHO. A huge part of that NFL culture you are talking about begins with getting kids involved in the sport. Many successful businessmen...

IT doesn't quite work that way as Lazer pointed out. The smaller balls raise the spin element. It might be worth an experiment but the sport is extremely experiment averse.

Because they are not as invested in the forum as appearances might lead you to believe? People have asked for more moderators for a long time but there have been no new moderators added to the staff.

They very much are - in fact, being a fan of many sports requires you to understand the rules of the sport and usually, understanding the rules of the sport usually requires you to have played it on some level growing up. It's part of the reason why many Americans struggle to understand/watch...

He is clearly trolling really hard. At a certain point, responding to him only feeds him.

I think hardbat TT is fairly popular, it is just hard to commercialize given how TT has evolved.

I would be against this, it would likely make the sport even faster than it is already.

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