Dana O'Neil on the "me" culture

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Didn't one of them "announce" by turning the back of his head to the camera with "UK" shaved in it? Blech.
 

Schnauzer said:
Didn't one of them "announce" by turning the back of his head to the camera with "UK" shaved in it? Blech.
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Haha, I thought it was funny, but yeah, does go to that whole "me" culture that's out there.
 


I always laugh when ESPN folks talk about things like a "me" culture or the role of money in college sports. I wonder where all that money came from...
 


Nice piece, but solutions need to be offered. When are people in these kids' lives going to step up and remind them that no matter how good they are, the world does not revolve around them and there are more important things in life than basketball? Wetzel, O'Neill or Katz, one of the good ones, needs to write a book on top 25/50 players who flamed out in basketball or life and make it required reading at all the superstar summer camps.
 

Holy Man said:
Nice piece, but solutions need to be offered. When are people in these kids' lives going to step up and remind them that no matter how good they are, the world does not revolve around them and there are more important things in life than basketball? Wetzel, O'Neill or Katz, one of the good ones, needs to write a book on top 25/50 players who flamed out in basketball or life and make it required reading at all the superstar summer camps.
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Like this? http://georgedohrmann.com/play-their-hearts-out
 


My favorite seen in hoops dreams is spike lee yelling/telling all the bluechip recruits that they are basically slaves to the shoe companies and college teams, and shoe executives and college coaches looking mighty uncomfortable.
 



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Rose got essentially benched last night, because he was still rusty. He went 'Kevin Payton' and cheered and waved his towel. Howard on the other had sat on the bench during team huddles.
 


"Why is that such a big deal? Shouldn’t that be the norm instead of the exception? Basketball is still a team sport, so shouldn’t playing as a team be -- oh, I don’t know -- expected?"

I loved that quote in the article. I feel like in all sports we hear announcers praise a player for being a team player or for giving solid effort (and my favorite players are the ones who do those things), but shouldn't that be the bare minimum? Not everyone can jump as high as Rodney or shoot free throws as well as Dre, but everyone can put the team above themselves and exert maximum effort.
 

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