If you play something like Elves, Goblins, Humans, or Merfolk, you can fill your deck with 30 creatures of the right type and never worry about your mana curve because these creatures exist at all reasonable points in the curve, but if you ever play 30 Giants in a deck, then the average converted mana cost will be five and you will lose most games without ever casting a spell
The main difference is that the effect is conveyed by a counter placed on the card , rather than being intrinsically meshed with the card as part of its rules text
Anyway the article has good explanation on this topic
And with the double-sleeving process you may get pockets of air in your sleeves that you'll have to squeeze out to decrease the thickness
The only problem I have with the show, and this particular hang up is not unique to me, is that I know it must come to an end