Archive for July, 2007

Roundball Rock, RIGHT NOW: NBA TV Coverage, Part II

NBA TV Coverage, Part I here.

When the NBA on NBC said farewell in 2002, I was a little sad—it was like saying goodbye to an old friend, saying goodbye to an era that would never be replicated. Nevertheless, I was hopeful that ESPN and ABC (or ESPN on ABC, which I just cringe trying [...]

Ten Fantastic NBA on NBC Intros: NBA TV Coverage, Part I

As we lurch past the wreckage of another broadcasting craptacular on ABC and the gloomy prospect of eight more years of viewing their maudlin vaudeville, I decided to look back at a time when basketball meant more to TV executives than drawing attentions to their Sunday night lineup (what, not tired of gratuitous Eva shots [...]

And Carnoustie Claims Another (British Open Recap)

Watching the horrifying comedy of errors that was today’s British Open just makes you appreciate the likes of someone like Tiger Woods that much more. Seeing those doofuses take the lead and then bungle it down the stretch, giving ESPN reason to treat us to the exhausting flashbacks of Van de Velde (I lost track [...]