The Vantage Point
The command center for The Show Presented By VDG Sports. This is the home of the “Warning Shot”—raw, unfiltered takes that challenge the sports media status quo.
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The Art of Mockery: How to Be a Sports Hater
Sports get packaged as sacred theater. You are told they unite nations, build character, and deliver the highest highs and lowest lows. Fine. But if…
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How the NFL Alienated Its Core Fanbase
The NFL has spent decades sitting on top of American sports culture like it owned the whole block. For a long time, it did. Sundays…
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NBA Defense Exposed: The Unsung Championship Script
All right, hoop heads. Time to give defense the love it deserves. Everybody loves the fireworks. The dunks. The logo threes. The buzzer beaters. No…
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Jordan Inc: The Blueprint That Broke the NBA
Michael Jordan did not just enter the NBA in 1984. He disrupted the entire operating system. Before him, pro basketball largely lived below the rim.…
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Break the Spell: How Sports Media Hacks Your Brain
The system may be broken, but you do not have to be broken by it. Think about the last time a sports take made you…
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Sports Media Lies: How They Manipulate Your Emotions
Sports media is not in the truth business. It is in the emotion business. That is the game behind the game. The more a network…
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The Sports Hater Holiday: Why the Media Ignores You
Sports fans get all the oxygen. That is the arrangement. That is the business model. That is the emotional economy everybody is expected to accept…
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From Casual Viewer to Sports Fanatic: 5 Essential Steps
There is a difference between liking sports and going full fanatic mode. One is checking the score. The other is knowing exactly why a slam…
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NBA “Soulmates”: The Business of Faking Friendships
The NBA soulmate idea sounds harmless at first. Fun, even. Which player matches your personality? Which superstar mirrors your grind, your quirks, your values, your…
