No More Karch

// November 5th, 2009 // Uncategorized

The continued Headlining of the G.O.A.T by volleyball promoters is hurting the game.  Tune in Monday to hear the TNL crew tell you why Karch has to go.

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No More Karch

2 Responses to “No More Karch”

  1. Eric Rockel says:
    November 16, 2009 at 12:56 pm

    Kevin: I get what your point was. NEEDED: TODAY”S STARS. However, you can’t dismiss the importance of icons. They are still writing books about Magic, Bird and Jordan. Yogi Berra still draws plenty of autograph seekers at Yankee events. Etc.

    The fact is that Karch has tirelessly given his time for years. From his heyday in the 90’s when he went to tournament sites early to promote the sport, to his last year in Florida when he went out in the evening at the Tampa event to meet a club team. karch should keep on doing what he does, and some day a current 10 year old will tell his grandchildren proudly that “I met Karch Kiraly”.

  2. Kevin says:
    November 17, 2009 at 11:40 pm

    Eric, Thanks for the feedback. I agree that Icons are important. However, they are only important in the context of a current star(s). An icon cannot continue to increase the popularity of his or her sport after they stop playing as the headliner.
    Bird Magic and Michael are all important and a part of the NBA marketing agenda because of LeBron. It took a few years for new stars to arrive after Michael and the NBA struggled with it’s image. The past couple of years the likes of LeBron, CP3, and Howard have picked up the headline spots for their sport. The success of those young stars is what drives the continued interest and relevance of the legends. Legends cannot exist in perpetuity solely on their own playing careers.
    USAV in particular needs to find a STAR to be the face(s) of the indoor game. USAV has failed to do this for 15+ years. The players and the performances of the teams are partially to blame for not producing results. That all changed with 2008. Now the organization must capitalize on that success and build those new stars.
    Even Misty and Kerri weren’t really in the mainstream until they dominated in 2008. They had all the build up and delivered on it on the international stage.
    No one knew the Men’s Team was a good as they were. The few people that watched WL had a clue, but the mainstream had zero knowledge. The Women played well when it mattered in 2008 and they too must also sustain excellence from now until 2012 if they are going to cross over to mainstream icons.

    Keep listening and having an opinion it’s great for the sport.

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