Ah, the rise and fall of Scorum - another crypto story with great ambitions but tough realities! I remember the excitement around its sports-focused approach too. It's always bittersweet when passionate projects don't make it, especially when they had such a specific niche.
You're absolutely right that building on Hive's existing infrastructure might have been the smarter play. The sports community here could have really flourished with that dedicated focus. Maybe someone will pick up the open-source code and try a different approach - stranger things have happened in crypto!
I wasn't active on Scorum myself, but your post makes me wish I'd checked it out during its peak. Here's hoping the next sports-and-crypto experiment learns from these lessons!