An interesting perspective. It's curious how it's completely the other way around for me: imo, the Music path is empty. In it, the MC doesn't actually do much music, and when he does, he fails, such as not enrolling into the music program (big mistake by the dev, imo; "MC-in-the-program" would be a much more unique story than another tale of an independent teenage band) and not attracting attention to his second track. Jordan and Brooklyn also seem very equal to each other, and I can't really choose between them. So, the Music path became the Leslie path for me, as she managed to snatch me away while J&B were competing with each other. Its only advantage is the better SG selection, but I don't personally find that important (besides, who needs SGs when Paige's lewds are already available?).
The Sports path is much better, imo. The rival doesn't just disappear and is there to create tension, Jae and Athena (who are supposedly Alyssa's good friends) don't disappear either, the MC's failures alternate with successes, there is much more "show" made from the basketball games than from musical rehearsals… Oh, and Paige absolutely destroys Athena and actually becomes a good competitor against Alyssa.
And I'm not a basketball fan neither a musician. I'm a hockey fan though, and that might play a role because all team sports ultimately have similar organizational specifics.
