Performance VS Perception and the Influence of Expectations!

So, I was sitting around facebooking, and thought I would write another note today...after a few minutes of trying to decide what subject I wanted to drop knowledge on I decided to go with this one! Of course we have all heard the adage that opinions are like buttholes...that everyone has them, and some people disregard opinions because they are all biased. Even the most unbiased opinion is till biased because of the influence of Expectations. Let me give you an example...if Michael Jordan played a game and scored 25 pts, had 5 rbs, and 4 asts, everyone would say that he had a bad game. That's because we expect him to get at least 30 points every game. Truth of the matter is that those are pretty good stats for a game, but because it is Jordan that we are talking about...our expectations alter our perspective and skews our opinion on the performance. Similarly to Lil' Wayne's Carter 3...of course it wasn't as good as the first two Carters, but I've recently heard plenty of people consider it trash. If a handful of other rappers were to release the same material, then it could possibly be the shinning moment in their career. Now the question is...is it fair to hold people to expectations and let those expectations influence how we read their performance? I don't think it is...of course as always...let your own voice be heard!