It’s been a few games now, so I can safely say that I liked Coby White’s hair more when it was a big poofy firework of freedom instead of being all restrained and tied back. That’s the same opinion I had when I first saw the change, but I thought, you know, maybe I’d get used to it or something. Well, I am getting used to it. Getting used to how UNFUN it looks.
I swear he looked more athletic with the afro. He looked bouncier. Like the hair was acting like a parachute of sorts, allowing him to hang just that little bit longer in the air. The hair and his oddly high dribble (am I the only one who’s noticed how frickin’ high his dribble is?????) made it seem like he could bounce off the floor at any time.
Now he just looks old. Even his face looks older now. An increasingly conservative trend in hairstyle is typical of people as they grow older; everyone has noticed what happens to women’s hair, going from long and beautiful to “can I speak to a manager”. How much longer until White keeps it closely trimmed, and how much longer after that until he just shaves it all off and goes MJ on us? I am despairing.