Why isn’t Chet Holmgren getting more hype?

[Controversy]

Chet is a less athletic KG...but he has future superstar written all over him

He needs to cut some sports center and first take full segment worthy promos to get more attn

His play alone won't garner attn in OKC

 

[Long Live The Kane]

He’s been in ROTY discussions all year…not sure what else they’re supposed to be doing a couple months into his first season on the court…film a MJ styled “Come Fly With Me” documentary or something?

 

[Loose]

He’s been in ROTY discussions all year…not sure what else they’re supposed to be doing a couple months into his first season on the court…film a MJ styled “Come Fly With Me” documentary or something?

You can start by putting winning teams on Christmas instead of the same teams, why was a bunch of .500 teams that may not even make playoffs playing on Christmas? Better yet, why do .500 teams have 30 something national games yet the most winning teams have barely any? And nba wonder why ratings struggle.

 

[In The Zone '98]

He's on a winning team avg 18/8

How much hype do you think he should get?

 

[FaTaL]

hes hard to look at, he gives me schlinder list vibes

 

[DoubleClutch]

1. Playing in a small market
2. The NBA lost it's luster a few seasons ago and doesn't move people like it used to.
3. Same rookie year as "The Greatest Prospect Ever"
4. He's a member of ugly gang

Also his name isn’t cooper flag

 

[IIVI]

It’s not sustainable because Americans won’t Stan foreign players and the nba thrives on player fandom

The NBA desperately needs Ja Morant, Lamelo or Ant Edward’s to do some real winning

Yeah, additionally everything surround the NBA has got more foreign: foreign channels, foreign bloggers reporters, etc.

They also definitely on that vibe too.

Oh they're just a "microwave scorer" that doesn't play "team basketball".

Not going to lie, definitely has killed a lot of interest in the league for me.

 

[Premeditated]

he's not close to the best player on the team.

it might change if they go deep in the playoff with him playing well.

like if OKC was to knock out Lebron and AD and the Clippers or Sun, casuals might get on their waves for taking out the main perpetrators of the player power movement

 

[IsThatBrothaMouzone?]

And it's killing the game. The league needs as many white (and black) American superstars it can get right now. It sure looks like Luka is gonna be the face of the league when Bron retires but I'm not sure how sustainable that will be.

NFL understands that marketing teams/franchises is a more sustainable model than focusing on individual superstars.

That sense of urgency and intensity just isn't there until the playoffs. Feels like you can ignore the game until January/February and it doesn't feel like you missed much.

 

[TheMailMan]

"Big men don't sell sneakers"

I bought them Hakeem olajuwon Spauldings back in the day lol I didn't want to pay a fortune to chase a dream

 

[Da_Eggman]

He looks like lurch from the addams family

 

[tremonthustler1]

He looks like lurch from the addams family

He looks like he'd sit down with you and passionately argue that Jon B is greater than your favorite R&B singer

 

[TheMailMan]

He looks like he'd sit down with you and passionately argue that Jon B is greater than your favorite R&B singer

Jon B was dope but he definitely ain't no Michael McDonald lol

 

[jwinfield]

He looks like he'd sit down with you and passionately argue that Jon B is greater than your favorite R&B singer

 

[concise]

You can start by putting winning teams on Christmas instead of the same teams, why was a bunch of .500 teams that may not even make playoffs playing on Christmas? Better yet, why do .500 teams have 30 something national games yet the most winning teams have barely any? And nba wonder why ratings struggle.

I could have sworn the NBA came up with some kind of scheduling thing recently.
Maybe I'm mistaken.