🎙️ The Best NFT Doesn’t Exist Yet
Featuring Playoff Previews, Sorare Strategy, MLB Tickets, Easter war stories, and a Luka Doncic giveaway.
What’s up everybody, it’s LG Doucet here.
And today I’m thinking all about what a “moment” really is.
No, not the trademarked Dapper kind - I mean a true sports moment, one that lives in your heart for eternity, wether its good, bad, or devastating.
Off the top of your head, you could easily name a handful of absolutely incredible moments in sports. The type where you remember exactly where you were, who you were with, and how you felt.
For me, the first few that come to mind:
Bautista’s Bat Flip
Kawhi’s Game 7 Shot
Sidney Crosby’s Golden Goal
Now of course, those are the real BIG ones.
But what’s beautiful about sports is that I can appreciate moments far less significant than the generational ones listed above.
I can enjoy any big sports moment. Any game or match has the potential to make me feel something.
This past month alone, we’ve been treated to:
Ohtani WBC Strikeout on Trout to win the WBC
Lamont Butler buzzer beater to send San Diego State to the NCAA Final
Adesanya’s knockout of Perera (just this past weekend)
These moments mean something to me.
And as a fan of being in the moment, during the moment, I would absolutely love some to collect these instances right there in the moment.
Not the next day.
Not a month later.
Not years later.
Right then.
Obviously, this mechanism doesn’t exist (yet).
But I really wish it did.
Top Shot came close when LeBron became the all-time scoring king; they had a pack drop ready to go. But the actual NFT didn’t come until a month later.
I’m not even asking for video here - if anything, I want the image.
I want to capture those few minutes after it happens, where you text everyone you know (that would care), run to twitter, and revel in the collective witnessing of something unique.
That’s where I would spend my money, regardless of scarcity, blockchain, or utility.
I want the moment.
🎙️207 - Top Shot 50, Sorare Playoffs, Candy MLB Killing It, and NBA Predictions!
It's a great time of the year for sports!
The NBA Play-In matchups are set, and we are ready to go to the playoffs with Sorare and TS (except for the latter's supply problem).
Today, we give our Finals predictions, praise Sorare NBA for their playoff format and Candy Digital for their sold out drops, and sprinkle in some pieces of every day life.
Highlights from this one:
2:45 - Easter Eggs and Ketchup Chips
07:00 - LG’s Easter Shenanigans
12:30 - Easter Children’s Royal Rumble (Phil Story)
24:30 - The First Mint Contest going on
30:00 - UFC 287 Reaction + Showboating
38:00 - What this means for the UFC
44:00 - Phil talks about Tekashi 69
50:30 - Rudy Gobert Drama
58:00 - How the NBA Dominated Headlines
1:01:00 - NBA Playoff Predictions
1:14:30 - Phil Receives a Present from a Fan
1:16:20 - LOSE PHIL
1:19:00 - Sorare NBA Playoff Preview
1:25:05 - Sorare Baseball Moves
1:31:00 - Candy MLB is doing super well
1:38:00 - Baseball Ticket NFTs
1:43:00 - Top Shot 50 Drop Last Week
1:54:00 - Dapper Play Policy
1:59:00 - Phil’s Performance Review at Work
2:07:00 - Quick Hits: Dez Bryant and Shaq in Big Trouble
2:10:00 - Hot Take Of The Week
🔥Hot Take of The Week
Every week, we ask Twitter for their Hot Take (although barely every an actual Hot Take), and put something fun up for grabs.
We got very specific this week and we were not disappointed!!
The winner:
Phil is trying to connect to young people more and more these days, so this teenage-level slang really hit home for him.
⚾ Today | Candy Plays of The Week [SOLD OUT]
Cost: $20 per pack (2 NFTs)
Supply: 848 packs
Time: Already happened!
Thoughts: This drop was insanely successful last week (instant sell out) and was selling for 25% over mint price last we checked.
I think that’s it for this week! Quiet week in the sports world of NFTs.
🎁 Contest Alert! Say something *NICE*
This week only, we’ve got a Luka TSD up for grabs (worth ~$400!!).
All you need to do for a chance to win is Retweet the tweet below, and drop us a little review on iTunes.
Contest ends this week, so get on it!!
Pretty regular volume and buyer count last week, despite there being MANY pack drops across all the collections.
We’re working on quarterly data - including Sorare numbers split by Primary and Secondary - and should be posting those to twitter by EOW!
Honestly, you guys really snapped at some of these!
Especially the one about Australian athletes…
Over to TS, where their set art continues to be A+…
And last, Reingmaker is a product we don’t talk about nearly enough. '
Has anyone played it?
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