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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NBA Defense Exposed: The Unsung Championship Script
Everybody loves the dunks, the logo threes and the buzzer beaters. Time to give defense the love it deserves, and why it is the unsung script behind championships.
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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. How the Jordan blueprint changed pro basketball and what it broke along the way.
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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 angry, and how sports media hacks your brain.
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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. The more a network can make you feel angry or invested, the better it does. How it works.
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The Sports Hater Holiday: Why the Media Ignores You
Sports fans get all the oxygen. That is the business model and the emotional economy everybody is expected to accept. Why the media ignores sports haters, and what is missing.
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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. Five essential steps from casual viewer to sports fanatic, lucky jersey and all.
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NBA “Soulmates”: The Business of Faking Friendships
The NBA soulmate idea sounds harmless and fun. Which player matches your personality or your grind? A look at the business of faking friendships between fans and stars.
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The Human Cost of Viral Sports Content
Behind every manufactured controversy and viral sound bite is a real person dealing with the fallout. The human cost of viral sports content, and why that part gets buried.
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The Truth About Ultras: More Than Just B-Roll
Football without atmosphere is just movement on grass. The noise, the color, the chants and banners. The truth about ultras, and why they are more than TV background.