Mark Jackson and Van Gundy were replaced because they weren’t afraid to call out the league, bad officiating, or star players.
@LilJMoore
25 күн бұрын
Yeah. Jeff and Barkley literally say they have to stop calling out the league on they bull cause of the warnings they get and they won't stop cause that ain't them.
@jungshin87
25 күн бұрын
Mark Jackson has some mad haters in mgmt
@briancons
25 күн бұрын
No because of who Jackson prayed to, Van Gundy and Silver worship the star
@rdramos13
25 күн бұрын
No they were let go because ESPN was trying to save money. They were let go at the same time ESPN purged a lot of well known, on air commentators, and staff, right after Pat McAfee was signed. Then ESPN replaced them with the no name announcers they have now. These new ones, are paid less because they don't have the years of experience as the ones they let go. That's why none of them tell you any real information, and they just repeat what they saw on social media posts.
@officialthomasjames
24 күн бұрын
Yup.
@HairryTurttleneck
25 күн бұрын
espn has ruined every sport they have ever aired...
@swen1208
25 күн бұрын
Their NHL Draft coverage was so garbage.
@22savagetv
25 күн бұрын
Hell yeah.. Monday Night Football used to be lit until ESPN got it 😒
@thecook..
25 күн бұрын
Amen😊
@ksett4
25 күн бұрын
Even MLB smh.
@robertmusil1107
25 күн бұрын
Media companies are detached from normal people. Look at Disney pushing their DEI. Something needs to change drastically. Most younger people aren't already watching TV anymore but we're also starting to not watch movies and TV shows. Nowadays I just consume KZitem because all the movies are the same.
@tmoney360
25 күн бұрын
ESPN is run more like TMZ than a sports network now.
@Crazyhead432
25 күн бұрын
You’re literally watching an NBATMZ think piece lol this shitty video is just as bad if not worse
@Parlimant_Strifey
25 күн бұрын
the running joke is that it is Disney's BET Sports network. Pretty accurate.
@vincentgarcia9887
17 күн бұрын
Especially on bronny lol
@shaneblackburn8910
17 күн бұрын
That is a perfect analogy
@doktormabuse4794
16 күн бұрын
Just like MTV is no longer music network.
@JDB1322
25 күн бұрын
ESPN has been trash for a while now.
@miguelmojica5665
25 күн бұрын
ESPN and their WOKE culture 🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
@scimbrelo
24 күн бұрын
honestly for almost 2 decades.
@alexandru5369
18 күн бұрын
Yep, them becoming leftist politically is bizarre as a lot of sports fans are on the right. But yeah coverage overall has been trash for 15 years. It needs too go away
@Puert0ricandream
11 күн бұрын
CaBron News Network
@kouthao7581
25 күн бұрын
Screaming A Smith ruins everything he speaks about, Mr. 1.5 points
@chinortega3
22 күн бұрын
Bruh he does not have to yell to get his point across has anyone told him that
@careyatchison1348
20 күн бұрын
All the sports commentators do it now, and about every subject. They could be discussing uniform designs and they would sound like they were outside shouting while someone was mowing the grass.
@Sly-hc6im
18 күн бұрын
All downhill since they hired that race baiter.
@johnelliott0101
16 күн бұрын
Agree
@clay5677
16 күн бұрын
I loved when they had him try to do MMA and Joe Rogan is thinking "who is this guy with the horrible takes"
@kingvonfrom63rd000
25 күн бұрын
Blame Adam Silver for the downfall of the NBA.
@bwoodzjjb
25 күн бұрын
Agreed! Play in tournament is "ok" The mid season tournament is dumb... he's trying but he's failing at almost every turn.
@Baad.Dad.
25 күн бұрын
I feel like the regular season should be a bunch of mini tournaments with small bye weeks for all teams afterwards.
@AMINOMMA
25 күн бұрын
@@user-dn3fn3bg4l they wanted Dallas to win the wcf? Are you stupid? My god you're dumb
@theinnocentturtle1236
25 күн бұрын
Adam Silver inherited th David Stern philosophy to coddle Lebron.
@XZAVIER-DAA-GOD
25 күн бұрын
@@theinnocentturtle1236they both made dumb ass rules but at least David kept the league competitive and respectable
@blaynebittencourt5076
25 күн бұрын
Disney destroys everything they touch.
@officialthomasjames
24 күн бұрын
Everything woke turns to sh**
@steviechampagne
24 күн бұрын
who owns disney?
@justcallmeal3841
24 күн бұрын
@@steviechampagne Bob iger
@steviechampagne
24 күн бұрын
@@justcallmeal3841 ah yeah that guy
@jamesklatt
24 күн бұрын
@@steviechampagnemainly blackrock, stone street capital etc.
@vineelkesavarapu5736
25 күн бұрын
I am still pissed that ESPN fired Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy
@johnn.marshall4566
25 күн бұрын
💯
@scarletspider1240
25 күн бұрын
They should have kept those two and fired village idiot Mike Breen instead.
@nervio2701
25 күн бұрын
They also fired Alvaro Martin and Carlos Morales from ESPN Deportes, their latin america transmission, i dont even know how to describe it but watching an espn deportes game with those 2 was an absolute delight, they have the best chemistry i have ever seen on a casting crew, i used to want to tune in every wednesday and friday regardless of the game just to listen to them, and SOMEHOW they fired them to put the absolute worse product i have ever seen on tv, insane. ESPN is just getting worse by the day and honestly its just sad
@slowmojo9355
25 күн бұрын
Its the Woke Agenda Disney pushing
@johntuohy1867
25 күн бұрын
Bring back Jackson the rock of intelligent commentary.
@kingvonfrom63rd000
25 күн бұрын
Man, I took David Stern for granted 😭😭😭😖😖
@Bondzilla985
25 күн бұрын
We all did 🤦🏾♂️
@guillermomclean8657
25 күн бұрын
ONG we never actually knew how good we had it..... Now we crying for guys like him
@Nerdynate253
25 күн бұрын
I also did. NBA is soft and pandering to the players.
@Kings0424
25 күн бұрын
I still don't respect David Stern
@Kings0424
25 күн бұрын
@@Nerdynate253 Stop hating and complaining
@dalton7726
25 күн бұрын
I’m so afraid to see what things are gonna look Like once TNT goes. They’re single handedly keeping things afloat. But it’s not just the nba. Everything is becoming excessively corporate sanitized / modernized.
@jansmitowiczauthor78
25 күн бұрын
That's capitalism baby!
@Sandman2007
25 күн бұрын
@@jansmitowiczauthor78corporatism.
@ProjectLDV
24 күн бұрын
@@jansmitowiczauthor78that’s cronyism homeboy. If it was capitalism, Disney would be out of business by now. Stealing your tax money and using it to keep companies alive that provide nothing consumers want is the opposite of capitalism
@marmanjoteta2100
19 күн бұрын
@@jansmitowiczauthor78 That's incompetence* These organizations have always been capitalistic and managed not to suck for most of their existence, but nothing survives incompetence
@equalspro
15 күн бұрын
It's crazy cause who are they marketing to? Themselves because I don't know any casual fans that like this
@livefromthemotherland
25 күн бұрын
Worst part about espn coverage is the way casuals view the game now. They can only see the game in stats and hyperbolic hot takes . I saw a post that said “how come no one is gonna mention that jimmy butler is 0-2 in the finals”. It’s just ridiculous. They don’t determine Greatness by skill set or the circumstances / context for each playoff run. They see it as stats and regurgitated media narratives
@robertmusil1107
25 күн бұрын
It's true. I watch the whole game and go to reddit to see comments and everyone only judges players based on stats or media narratives and is trying to farm likes. Everyone tries to get attention nowadays. Same for media. And they trade the truth and the quality of analysis for it. It's just disgusting. At least watch the games guys. They don't even watch the games.
@emilfrederiksen.1622
25 күн бұрын
I don't have a problem with people valuing winning. Mj is the goat because of his Winning and Lebron is a looser because of his 4-6 finals record and quitting on teams.
@randomstuff508
25 күн бұрын
@@emilfrederiksen.1622 You literally played right into OPs argument. Why did Lebron leave Cleveland the first time? Do you know the context as to why?
@slowmojo9355
25 күн бұрын
@@randomstuff508yes cause he a s 1 ss y boy, ran like a little girl to Dwayne Wade and Bosch, he could not tough it out in Cleveland.
@masongreen1371
25 күн бұрын
It’s not only the casuals that are like this either. Avid basketball fans talk like this.
@JeremyQuinn
25 күн бұрын
Imagine having a crew so inept that when White slammed his head on the floor, then immediately hit a 3, they didn't call back to Bird in 91 doing the same! If you go back to when Bird did it, Marv Albert called back to Walt Frazier! This crew is the worst crew of all time. Bring back Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson!
@blackwulf8793
25 күн бұрын
Bring in AI Marv Albert and fire Doris Burke
@Zooral45
18 күн бұрын
@@blackwulf8793I will 💯 prefer AI Marv over many of the current broadcasters
@leonardmulrooney3806
25 күн бұрын
SAS is a symptom of what is wrong with sports media.
@otaviofrn_adv
25 күн бұрын
except when it comes to the Cowboys. He is been 100% right since 1995
@StylistecS
24 күн бұрын
@@otaviofrn_advyeah he has but he never shares this opinion about his previous Knicks who has even a worse drought than the Cowboys.
@airfrance4365
23 күн бұрын
Don't forget to add Skip baseless he's the main reason sports media is in the toilet.
@marmanjoteta2100
19 күн бұрын
Most Sports media has made the sport about drama, narratives and star power. Most people go with the flow and don't even mind X's and O's and the nuances of the game
@Disisdabeast
8 күн бұрын
Bro is getting the bag tho
@itsrandolphbischhh6592
25 күн бұрын
Making doris a commentator ruined it for me also
@kentcarlisle5660
25 күн бұрын
Definitely... I can't stand her...
@steezsteezsteez
24 күн бұрын
shes so pretty
@scimbrelo
24 күн бұрын
Yeah I want to like her but she just says the most annoying things lmao
@broncokonco
23 күн бұрын
Agreed. She never says anything insightful or interesting. It’s always so wrote and mundane.
@yamikamui
22 күн бұрын
If it’s a guy who was saying the things she says he would never hear the end of it. Or he actually would since he’ll be fired long ago
@freddyb6105
25 күн бұрын
ESPN put the sports reporter on the save level as the athlete, which should never be the case
@2003041
25 күн бұрын
Honestly ESPN has been slowly going down ever since "The Decision". It's just way more apparent now with how these "analysts" showed they don't watch any of the actual games with the Finals predictions.
@Larry-dq4ig
25 күн бұрын
It more has to do with the fact since Disney bought them. Have you seen what every brand under Disney looks like from ESPN to Star Wars has looked like? It’s not good.
@georgealvarez1195
25 күн бұрын
@@Larry-dq4ig Bro they were trash before Disney.
@dthrust9037
25 күн бұрын
@@georgealvarez1195yes but not this bad
@tomtalley2192
25 күн бұрын
And they’re going to pay Screamin A. Smith north of $20m per to bloviate. No thanks!!
@isaacnation4116
25 күн бұрын
Don't know what you mean, I had Lelakers in 6.
@sawtoothgrind1981
21 күн бұрын
Dorris voice is so fucking brutal.
@paullopez2021
19 күн бұрын
They might as well re-hire Michelle Beadle. She was far more entertaining as a color commentator for the Spurs.
@Nofunleaguesportschannel
25 күн бұрын
Espn the sports version of the view lmao 🤣😂
@jaytee4374
25 күн бұрын
That's not a good thing to be compared to if you're ESPN 😂😂😂
@user-zy3uy9pl3q
22 күн бұрын
Spot on analogy! 🤣😂🤣
@DeeboX-vv8ji
25 күн бұрын
Commissioner Valdermont aka Adam Silver and LeBronze James totally ruined the NBA. Handicapping defense for the sake of the casual fan and astronomically gaudy offensive stats is the fastest way to destroy the competition in the sport. Boring 3 point shooting, and ball dominant one man basketball is all we're left with.
@robertmusil1107
25 күн бұрын
It's the stupid ring chasing culture. Everyone wanted to create super teams instead of sticking with his team and trying to win it.
@anti-liberal7167
25 күн бұрын
I wonder if it will ever come out that Lebron has been juicing his entire career
@LuisGonzalez-gl4wc
25 күн бұрын
@@anti-liberal7167Not till he is long retired and old
@ezekielspates5677
25 күн бұрын
Hell yeah @@LuisGonzalez-gl4wc
@slowmojo9355
25 күн бұрын
That Right there made me the Greatest !.....famous quotes from a famous player😂😂
@SDesWriter
25 күн бұрын
The problem isn’t the logo and it’s not the announcers. The referees are dog shit and several of them are believed to be corrupt by most fans. The game itself is boring as shit except to playground Warriors who think nothing is more exciting than a 30 foot jumpshot. In the last week I watched a playoff game with Mark Aguire and Sam Perkins against Magic and Kareem. Then i saw Shaq and Hardaway vs Jordan and Pippen. Both games were impossible to turn away from no matter how old or how many times I’ve seen them. They were exciting, full of drama, and showed incredible skill from both teams. In this playoffs I saw Irving playing bad for four out of five games, Luka playing hurt and having everyone bitch about his defense constantly, versus Tatum and Brown playing completely average and Boston winning because they put up 11 more long jumpers per game at about 2% better efficiency. No one was overcoming anything, the play was uninspired and stagnant, and the finals MVP had worse statistics than six guys from both of those games I watched. The NBA has turned into a practice session of shooting practice and about 10% of its previous audience gives a fuck .
@slowmojo9355
25 күн бұрын
Yup i didn't see like any player do anything special, like you said both Tatum and Brown where just like average. The Mavs where just worst boring series.
@SDesWriter
25 күн бұрын
@@slowmojo9355 that’s what you get when you lean so much on role players that are castoffs from other teams. Boston deserves some credit for the defense but they were literally daring people like Jones and Washington to shoot and they simply couldn’t make anything. 31% from three for the series. If they just had resisted the temptation to shoot threes at all and continued scoring for the paint where they had a huge advantage, they would’ve been better off than missing all those shots and giving up fast break points off of long rebounds .
@WaunB55
15 күн бұрын
.... so you're saying you watched it? You had to have if you wrote such a long winded comment and gave so much detail. That's all that matters to the league and that's how they get money. Whether you are "hate watching" or you are enjoying it doesn't change their bottom line.
@DCN8tive
25 күн бұрын
The nba only wants lemedia anchors. And espn is happy to oblige.
@jpineapple9495
25 күн бұрын
I do not watch any ESPN games. None. I only watch TNT games on the HBO MAX app where I can skip every single commercial. Did not watch NBA Finals, can not sit through 3 hours of commercials.
@seadubbya9209
25 күн бұрын
ESPN shook it up to save money. They're too busy paying Stephen A. $8M+ a year to holler. With that said Adam Silver is just horrible.
@DJMYSTERYYGC
25 күн бұрын
Going from Van Gundy & Mark Jackson to Dorris Burke & JJ Reddick is an L all day long
@lamontbradford4630
16 күн бұрын
What’s worse J.J. Is now coaching The Lakers. All he’s gonna do is kiss LeBron and his no talent son Bronny butts.
@republicandan
15 күн бұрын
It was a cost cutting measure. While ESPN hasn't helped the NBA, the problem is that there is no more defense in the games and the athletes have alienated huge chunks of the viewing market
@shadyparadox
25 күн бұрын
To the people who say removing the trophy logo didn't cause the decline, you're missing the point. It's just one sign of a much larger trend, which is that the Finals is losing its soul. What was once an event is now just another round of playoffs.
@lakerskid2013
24 күн бұрын
I remember when you could actually tell who the teams are and now most of the time it’s the road team wearing home uniforms and home teams wearing the road jerseys which is messy from a visual standpoint. Tradition is being thrown out the window in so many ways.
@theraVen27
15 күн бұрын
That’s everything tho. The over simplified version of everything catering to the oversimplified mindless drones that our population is now. It’s not just the nba
@lakerskid2013
15 күн бұрын
@@theraVen27 That’s true and not even just sports either but corporations across the board
@Fernando_616
25 күн бұрын
The audio you played of Costas was from the closing comments of the 98 Finals broadcast. Right after Chi won number 6. I'll never forget it because he described the end of times as we knew them in the league then, and accurately predicted the future of teams. I still watch that clip and the end credits from the broadcast with the classical music lol
@Jeramithehuman
25 күн бұрын
Was gonna like your comment but it’s at 23 so here 👍🏻
@Trollificusv2
20 күн бұрын
That whole series. The Bulls were in serious danger of losing...injuries, exhaustion, home court. But Karl Malone was a choke and MJ was not. It was epic. Epically horrible for us Jazz fans, as I thought (correctly) that it was the end of an era or two, and it was.
@firebeard4775
24 күн бұрын
Everyone is missing the elephant in the room. ESPN's massive decline in quality came after they were bought by Disney. Disney made sure to push out some of the best talent they had because they didn't check the right boxes. Disney is a dumpster fire, and everything they touch turns to ash.
@waterthugs
10 күн бұрын
Ok buddy
@cefb8923
5 күн бұрын
Not sure about ESPN, I think you guys ignore the rise of the internet. There was no way that ESPN could ever compete with the internet, even in the golden age of ESPN it still has nothing on the sheer quantity and quality of sources we have to chose from online regarding your specific interest. But yeah, they did absolutely destroy Star Wars.. my God.
@carltonbanks5470
25 күн бұрын
This was the 1st year I didnt watch a single minute of the nba finals. Do not regret.
@cefb8923
5 күн бұрын
That's funny because up until the finals it was actually great. You guys just bitch about everything. The NBA playoffs have never been that great until the conference finals onward. It's a series and will never be good as college or other sports like football that are single elemination until you get two relatively evenly matched teams and it goes to 6 or if we get lucky 7.
@carltonbanks5470
5 күн бұрын
@cefb8923 this isn't about the nba. It's about espn's coverage and sports shows you confused dork.
@subz3rosavage_21
25 күн бұрын
Kinda saw this downfall coming, the moment ESPN took away the broadcast of the in-arena introductions that gave the NBA Finals a big time feel. Now, just feels like another regular season game.
@Brickwilliams
25 күн бұрын
They removed all physicality from the game, every contact is a foul it’s not even basketball anymore
@j.m.flemmingii
25 күн бұрын
🎯💯
@grsafran
24 күн бұрын
I thought this year's finals was the most physical series I saw in the playoffs or regular season.
@Brickwilliams
24 күн бұрын
@@grsafran id agree but that’s saying something because it was not physical at all. Watch a game from the 90’s it looks much more like pickup basketball, not ticky tacky bullshit fouls I hate it
@JohnDee633
24 күн бұрын
I don’t know, I don’t think it’s as bad as people think. But it’s obviously not the same as the early 90’s. Yet there are much more injuries now.
@Brickwilliams
24 күн бұрын
@@JohnDee633 well the viewership would suggest it is that bad, because it is
@MaximusR93
25 күн бұрын
This IST courts were atrocious
@Kings0424
25 күн бұрын
No they wasn't. I loved it
@BeerAndJointsAllDay
25 күн бұрын
@@Kings0424Most of them were good but yours was one of the worst. Grey and blue?? I wanted to puke when I saw that
@Kings0424
25 күн бұрын
@BeerAndJointsAllDay Yeah I agree. I thought it was gonna be purple and black to be honest since it's the team's colors
@theraVen27
15 күн бұрын
The concept was great, the execution was mostly terrible.
@megabolt5898
22 күн бұрын
Remember: ESPN is owned by deadsney so, never neglect to give "The Mouse" its credit of blame that it deserves...
@tslomka6272
20 күн бұрын
NBA ruined basketball when they outlawed defending
@JEFFMAN90
17 күн бұрын
David Sterns fault
@tslomka6272
17 күн бұрын
@@JEFFMAN90 it absolutely was
@hellraiser420
25 күн бұрын
MJ the GOAT
@user-dn3fn3bg4l
25 күн бұрын
The Antman might have something to say about that, one day. 👀
@tim.noonan
25 күн бұрын
@@user-dn3fn3bg4lOh my god go back under your rock. Edwards will never win an MVP, let alone 5. He probably won’t even a chip.
@BeerAndJointsAllDay
25 күн бұрын
@@tim.noonanKid, when MJ played they changed ALL the rules to make it easy for him to dominate, when Wilt Chamberlain played, they changed ALL the rules to make it hard for him to dominate. Do you have a comeback to this? No? Because MJ himself didn’t after Wilt told him that in 1997.
@dhruvadude808
25 күн бұрын
@@BeerAndJointsAllDay Not hand checking. Try again.
@ChiraqMaybach-ii9wm
25 күн бұрын
Yep, Michael Jordan will always be the standard
@Weoutg
22 күн бұрын
That horrible KZitem TV ad gets me so tight on the logo lmao
@ImAlex290
25 күн бұрын
ESPN did to the Finals what Fanatics does to Jerseys
@trapdoorfloyd
22 күн бұрын
Basketball has become a lifestyle sport not a manly sport. If your in the NBA it's like you already won. Not for me.
@lrlong1285
22 күн бұрын
The Dumb & Dumber clip was PERFECTLY placed.
@tylerd8245
22 күн бұрын
This is the same network that put Booger McFarland in an elevated chair and let him actually commentate for Monday Night Football. By far one of the most embarrassing decisions by the geniuses at ESPN.
@mbaron4311
20 күн бұрын
Female sportscasters for men’s sports has been disastrous
@boygenius538_8
19 күн бұрын
I have a feeling she was chosen because she’s a woman
@FFKDTP1
18 күн бұрын
Doris Burke is great, otherwise agreed
@JEFFMAN90
17 күн бұрын
Exactly 💯. Stop forcing women down our throats on men sports. Majority of the time they don't know ish 😂😂
@One.Zero.One101
17 күн бұрын
@@JEFFMAN90 Incel Virgins: "Wahmen Bad"
@lemontadams3029
16 күн бұрын
Doris thinks she's Hubie Brown
@kennethli8
25 күн бұрын
I watched two In-Season Tournament games because the whole idea was worse than the listless NBA.
@yukikimura8204
19 күн бұрын
You forgot to mention ESPN getting rid of their iconic theme music too.
@dobiacco
25 күн бұрын
The NBA Finals peaked in 2014 because better basketball will never be played again.
@johnnguyen6469
25 күн бұрын
It’s LA fitness basketball now, five players outside the three point line going one on one or jacking up threes
@dobiacco
25 күн бұрын
@@johnnguyen6469 That's the best description I've seen. Well said.
@Muttonchop2000
25 күн бұрын
That’s an amazing description, this needs more up votes!
@kevinchang232
25 күн бұрын
2016 the last good Finals, Specifically Game 7. Now it’s literally guys just running up and down the court jacking up threes
@BeerAndJointsAllDay
25 күн бұрын
@@johnnguyen6469yeah the 3-point contest used to be once a year, but now its everyday :)
@frankiefernandez9225
25 күн бұрын
ESPN is destroying the nba period
@mr5039
25 күн бұрын
I think it’s the politics that was injected into the game
@whips8
25 күн бұрын
That liberal nonsense kills every industry and company it touches and we’re seeing it with the NBA
@Sly-hc6im
18 күн бұрын
Woke garbage
@mixteleAzul
25 күн бұрын
You can thank ghoul silver,LeFraud and ESPN Analysts for the demise of the NBA .
@user-qr3so8yz4c
25 күн бұрын
ESPN commentary team sucks
@Larry-dq4ig
25 күн бұрын
It’s not just the coverage of the NBA though. It’s the product in general. They shoot way too many 3 pointers. The refs rarely call travels/carry even though it routinely happens throughout every single game.
@danielbrown6112
25 күн бұрын
Espn didn’t get rid of Van Gundy and mark Jackson for “some reason” or to “shake it up”. Disney corporation contracted immensely last couple of years and didn’t want to pay the higher salaries to make their bottom line look better. Ergo - a shittier espn product for the viewers.
@kingvonfrom63rd000
25 күн бұрын
We need Stacy King as a Finals commentator 👑🔥
@kentcarlisle5660
25 күн бұрын
That would be awesome!!!
@AsherFeltman
17 күн бұрын
While I agree with many of your points, the elephant in the room is that the NBA is just not the same game. Both teams run a 5 out pick and roll offense that you do with your friends. It's drive and kick and shoot three after three after three. You can't play defense without fouling, no carrying and traveling makes it near impossible to guard 1-on-1, and perhaps most important of all: the players are as unlikable, pouty and overpaid as ever.
@timhall5382
25 күн бұрын
Saying "all" nba fans loved mark Jackson as a commentator is as ridiculous as blaming poor ratings on the logos on the court. Absurd. The reason nobody wants to watch is because the basketball thats being played is absolute garbage. Whoever shoots the most 3s wins. Disgusting.
@carltonbanks5470
25 күн бұрын
Well you obviously dont watch basketball. Denver won it last year and they didnt shoot many 3s. Dallas doesnt even shoot many 3s.
@editorodriguez6554
25 күн бұрын
He’s talking in general not what Denver did or didn’t
@carltonbanks5470
24 күн бұрын
@editorodriguez6554 Its true in general also. Go check the stats. Boston and Indiana were the only teams consistently chucking 3s.
@timhall5382
24 күн бұрын
@@editorodriguez6554 "never argue with a fool, onlookers might be unable to tell the difference.". Twain
@carltonbanks5470
24 күн бұрын
@@timhall5382 The actual games and stats back up what I typed tho. Why are people so lazy and stupid to simply go look it up??
@JordanGurney
18 күн бұрын
And the REASON that 2019 Finals was rated as highly as it was... is cuz of the Warriors. NOT the Raptors. Ppl say they want parity, but in reality, the numbers/ratings don't lie.... ppl love DYNASTIES
@JDaWg527
25 күн бұрын
I had game 5 on mute and my fiancée begged me to turn on the volume. 5 mins later she told me I could mute it again lol.
@Jeramithehuman
25 күн бұрын
I hate ESPN for the simple fact they can’t go 30 minutes without talking about LeBron the Lakers or Bronny. Lebron needs to retire already
@RIPJimmyA7X
24 күн бұрын
More like 30 seconds, 30 minutes would be a dream lol
@Jeramithehuman
24 күн бұрын
@@RIPJimmyA7X 🤣🤣
@sebastianbelcher5354
21 күн бұрын
I'm old enough to remember that Jordan used to be the main hype and talked about all the time by the media. My dad HATED watching Jordan win, likely for the same reason people hate the LeBron hype.
@Jeramithehuman
21 күн бұрын
@@sebastianbelcher5354 yes but LeBron isn’t winning and the lakers are trash whereas Jordan was winning and the bulls were good
@Hur1caneAaron
25 күн бұрын
Adam silver started off so good as commissioner. Now this dude sucks balls
@chiefs816kc
25 күн бұрын
I disagree. Adam Silver has always been horrible. It was just hard to tell earlier on because he inherited a great league from David Stern.
@Kings0424
25 күн бұрын
@chiefs816kc F**k David Stern. David Stern is the worst and he has so many controversial moments
@otaviofrn_adv
25 күн бұрын
@@chiefs816kc his first serious situation he handled really well (the Donald Sterling debacle). Stern would've handled the same way
@Trollificusv2
20 күн бұрын
@@otaviofrn_adv Well, actually...Sterling was messing up that franchise for all of Stern's tenure as commissioner, and it was all fine with Stern. ~Well, Actually Guy
@otaviofrn_adv
20 күн бұрын
@@Trollificusv2 being a crappy owner is not enough to be taken out... They have that absolute power that comes with ownership
@MrTommy0326
25 күн бұрын
Mark Jackson and Van Gundy were goats at commentary.
@TheBlackBantha
21 күн бұрын
Can you imagine those two with Kevin Harlan instead of Mike Breen? It would be *Chef’s kiss
@crgray1979
16 күн бұрын
Maybe nbc will hired the two next year
@damac5136
22 күн бұрын
The worst problem (too) is the lack of interior defense.
@theraVen27
15 күн бұрын
If that existed more teams would take advantage of it. You saw Boston drive it down Dallas throat due to their lack of int. But the 3 shot isn’t just because it’s trendy. The inside defense is real strong in today’s NBA. Watch Bostons White, Brown, Horford, Porzingis, Holiday, and Tatum defend the interior against Dallas in the finals.
@damac5136
14 күн бұрын
@@theraVen27 It's ridiculous to say interior defense is real strong in today's NBA, because it isn't by a long shot, but you do have a point, of course, that accomplished three-point shooting makes it unrealistic to focus on interior defense.
@theraVen27
13 күн бұрын
@@damac5136 again- watch the finals and tell me Bostons interior defense is weak
@damac5136
2 күн бұрын
@@theraVen27 Go watch every game from the 1990's and tell me Boston's interior defense is strong compared to any team with decent defense.
@theraVen27
Күн бұрын
@@damac5136 I don’t mean this insultingly- but that’s a low ball iq take. You aren’t looking at metrics and disruption vs highlight blocks and hard fouls of nostalgia. Look at ast numbers, lobs, shots in double and triple teams. Kyrie 30% shooting games. It’s a hell of a lot more than you’re looking at
@cuzmariosaidso
24 күн бұрын
ESPN yet another Disney dumpster fire 🔥 😂😂😂
@bobmarley9835
25 күн бұрын
yea, Bob Costa really set the stage pre game. He made you feel like something big is about to happen. boy, I really miss those days. I miss good basketball, not the watered down sport thats being called basketball. basketball is/was my passion. Back in Bob costa days, even the early 2000s, the commentators were genuine. nowadays, people tell lies to befriend someone. Like a couple weeks ago Perkins said something and Lebron didnt like what he said so Lebron unfollowed him on social media. so that makes steven A and the others tell lies to maintain friendship. such a shame, they ruined the game we love. the game I loved.
@peggymoexd
25 күн бұрын
God I want to mute the tv every time Doris says anything
@denzellzepeda4275
25 күн бұрын
I also miss the nba finals jersey with larry o brien trophy at front on upper left.
@TheUndefeatedOfTheEast
21 күн бұрын
They need to bring back that classic nba intro
@mikecely3610
25 күн бұрын
CBS coverage of the NBA Finals in the 1980s was the pinnacle of coverage. Dick Stockton and Tom Heinson were the epitome of professionalism and class. Brent Musberger as a host of the coverage was awesome too. NBC was a close second with Marv Albert and Mike Fratello, and of course Bob Costas in the studio. Disney/ABC/ESPN coverage has been awful from the very beginning.
@Mark-xl1ze
25 күн бұрын
The NBA on CBS was great as well.
@slowmojo9355
25 күн бұрын
Disney= Woke
@duckhead431
25 күн бұрын
I loved Musberger, he was fun and made everything seem important. Stockton was solid. Albert was great, his voice was the soundtrack of the 90's NBA. Things went really downhill after the NBA left NBC. ABC/ESPN peaked actually when they had Al Michaels for a couple of years doing it. Having Breen/Van Gundy/Jackson for 17 straight years was so long and stale, they really needed to shake things up, but they won't spend the money to hire the best commentators. My favorite booth for the Finals was actually 1995-1997 with Albert, Goukas, and the immaculate, always entertaining Bill Walton. I also loved 1989-1990, Stockton and Hubie Brown. The best of ABC was 2005 with Michaels and Brown.
@jimsangreal7663
12 күн бұрын
I came here to say the latter statement. We went from hearing the likes of Marv Albert, Mike Fratello, Bob Costas, Hubie Brown, and Doug Collins break down the game and really add knowledge to: JVG "That's not a foul. That's not a foul. This is the Playoffs." MJ "Momma, there goes that man." I'm not absolving Doris Burke of her complete non sequiturs on the air, nor am I forgetting Bill Walton's "throw it down Big Man" to everyone 6'4" or taller while broadcasting on NBC, but ESPN's problem existed long before Doris Burke became the color commentator. Also, for the record, Bill Walton was prone to hyperbole and canned responses, but he still offered valid and unique insights.
@margarinetaintedgreen8140
25 күн бұрын
ESPN ruined themselves, so naturally anything they cover after the fact will be a worse version than what preceded it. The axed Max Kellerman, Suzy Kolber, Jeff Van Gundy, and Mark Jackson, 4 of the best broadcasters and analysts they ever had, and have promoted Doris Burke and JJ Redick. Now ESPN features such outstanding, high-journalistic-integrity broadcasting and analysis from the likes of Malika Andrews, Jay Williams, and Kendrick Perkins.
@Zagirus
25 күн бұрын
You thank Disney, the worst entertainment corporation in history.
@curryis828
23 күн бұрын
Warner bros still the worst corporation that ever exist 😂
@JavonWilliams29
19 күн бұрын
Is it ESPN destroyed NBA Finals or is it how the world is today? Everything is done cheap to maximize profit. Everything is so bland. No imagination because it costs too much money. I’m afraid NBA on NBC will be a cheap knockoff of its formal self.
@drinkerman5000
7 күн бұрын
its still crap cut costs still comes out as such
@Spartan_AG_999
25 күн бұрын
I Loved that he said the Celtics championship should be revoked because of Doris dumb comment about Kiss me JJ!!!!!
@slowmojo9355
25 күн бұрын
Doris should be making me a sandwich in the kitchen instead of commentating in the Finals
@luniz4209
25 күн бұрын
ESPN decided fans can't tell the difference between good announcing and bad announcing.
@GuySmithSmoke
25 күн бұрын
Adam Silver fired Jeff and Mark because they were critical of the refereeing and LeBron flopping
@LVNCHBOXXX
25 күн бұрын
its hard to watch a basketball game and know the refs are going to determine the winner. the penalties that favor one team over the other is just too hard to ignore
@1Joseph25
Күн бұрын
Mike Breen, JVG & Mark Jackson were iconic mann, they had so much chemistry, iconic sayings and knew ball
@emilfrederiksen.1622
25 күн бұрын
David Stern was the goat commissioner people disrespected him way too much.
@Crazyhead432
25 күн бұрын
Pretty much how this video is doing. If stern was still here this nerdy clown would be chirping just the same. Fact of the matter is that no one hates a product more than a person who buys into it
@abominable.7800
25 күн бұрын
5:00 i will be celebrating when stephen a retires from all sports broadcasting
@michaellarusch4317
25 күн бұрын
I heard that old school music and I instantly smiled. I was waiting for Bob Costas, Marv Albert and the "tsar of the telestrator" Mike Fratello; with Ahmad Rashad on the sidelines....I miss everything about the 80's and 90's....
@chrisjohns4461
25 күн бұрын
They HAD to get rid of Van Gundy because they KNEW they was about to start putting ads on the refs, meaning they were gonna HAVE to get on TV a minimum # of times. Van Gundy would have screamed about the refs!
@NYNJ1974
25 күн бұрын
It’s simple… the players, teams and commentators were BETTER in the past. To me once NBA went from NBC it was all down hill…Marv Albert , Bob Costas, were phenomenal calling plays by Jordan, Magic, Miller, Ewing, etc. Intense and organic rivalries and drama before social media was the BEST!! Now we have contrived narratives, with cringey play calls and diva athletes who tweet their feelings…
@timhowland7103
24 күн бұрын
Doris doesn't know what to talk about when she's not talking about Embiid
@redpete89
19 күн бұрын
I really hate her commentary
@alfsimmons3762
25 күн бұрын
I hope NBA on NBC brings back that same exact theme song. That alone will get me just to check out a game. Still need to get the correct broadcasters, but starting with Bob Costas may be a winning move to be the primary play-by-play guy and then going from there.
@otaviofrn_adv
25 күн бұрын
well, John Tesh will have an auction for the song... Fox already has the rights to use in college basketball. NBC will need to open up or find a new theme
@LAZER-TJ
25 күн бұрын
I remember being at the Radisson hotel bar watching a 98 Finals game !🔥
@thechudson
25 күн бұрын
The lack of analysis or any real substance makes it feel especially inconsequential. When the broadcasters who present it to you act like they don’t give a shit, that sentiment will infect you. The deepest they go is saying things like “this game is gonna go to whoever wants it more”, “x player is showing up tonight,” or “y player needs to step up” in effort to appeal to the lowest common denominator. After game 3 I just started listening to a podcast in the background while watching the game just because of how dull the commentary felt. These felt like the kinda games I had on side while doing my homework in high school
@very_awake
25 күн бұрын
I haven’t watched an NBA finals game since 2020. I don’t recognize the game anymore - from the lack of defence and effort of players to zero loyalty on the fan base, I find the NBA unwatchable.
@grsafran
24 күн бұрын
Too bad you didn't watch this year's finals because in my 44 years of watching the NBA this finals had some of the best defense being played by Boston than I have seen in a decade or so.
@Trollificusv2
20 күн бұрын
@@grsafran It's an amazing front office accomplishment: Getting good-to-excellent defenders up and down the roster.
@ThorSinjo
24 күн бұрын
Mark and Jeff were like a comic duo when they argued on air
@mjkittredge
24 күн бұрын
That background track during the monologue is fire, where can I get that? What is it called/
@kaekae1782
24 күн бұрын
When Marc and Jeff were calling games people did nothing but complain about them. People just hate on everything until it’s something new to hate on.
@user-wn8vf6ck4n
25 күн бұрын
It's not just ESPN. Lebron and Adam silver are to blame big time
@boycesteven
25 күн бұрын
Getting up to watch Inside Stuff with Ahmad and Willow before that days games was the best.
@timewizardking
15 күн бұрын
Marc jackson with the legendary double entendre ether delly line and that jordan finals speech was peak broadcasting
@emgsports777
25 күн бұрын
Truly felt like no one gave a shit about this year's Finals 🤣 💯
@genustinca5565
25 күн бұрын
It's sad cause I've pretty much given up on watching NBA altogether. After watching it for more than 30 years.
@Kings0424
25 күн бұрын
Hell I did. I watched every game
@Crazyhead432
25 күн бұрын
@@genustinca5565maybe you’re just over it now? 🤷🏽♂️ the players are too good now. It’s like watching robots play
@robinmahan101
25 күн бұрын
Because ESPN’s horrible narratives, lack of historical context, and lack of critical thinking skills.
@Kings0424
25 күн бұрын
@robinmahan101 Okay who cares
@vladovrgoc455
25 күн бұрын
You touched the "issue" in some way. Adam Silver cares more about the narrative, rather than competition as such. Moving NBA to a Reality Show, rather than baskerball competition as such. p.s. decline in viewership is also related to online streams ;) EDIT: Competition as such ended since the "Face Of The League" is friendly with every player. All Star Game is the best example
@jamesflanagan7693
22 күн бұрын
Doris Burke reminds me of Jane Lynch (I think is her name) on Walk Hard interviewing Dewey Cox, lol!
@Cedecko_115
25 күн бұрын
I don't know if you did it on purpose, but you comparing the logos reminded me of SNL Papyrus.. "I know what you did!"😂
@WelcomeToLoco
25 күн бұрын
ESPN is bleeding right now. They’re getting rid of all the big contracts they can. That’s why they dumped the commentators. They’ve lost tons of NBA viewers because they got super political and turned off many fans.
@clueless9245
25 күн бұрын
It's not true for players. They make more than ever now.
@bostonsports8080
24 күн бұрын
The Pat Mcafee honestly made them worse because it showed how desperate they've gotten.
@chadbinette3201
22 күн бұрын
The players walk all over Adam Silva. Draymond gets suspended cause players were publicly saying stuff and draymond threatened to retire so Silva said "ok go play" and then the NBA puts draymond on the finals media haha.
@jemartinez9499
25 күн бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂 it’s the “titanic” song intro for me lol
@ikiwheese
25 күн бұрын
NBA on NBC was hype. That music in the intro always got me pumped and ready to watch the game.
@dobiacco
25 күн бұрын
Speaking of the NBA Finals, if Kobe came back to life and lost 19 straight games in the finals, HE WOULD STILL HAVE A BETTER FINALS RECORD THAN LeHairline. Let that sink in.
@RevivedBeast184
25 күн бұрын
yoooooooooo 🤝🤝🤝🤝
@dobiacco
25 күн бұрын
@RevivedBeast184 Good to see you! We gotta keep fighting the Klutch propaganda machine. These fools want to gaslight us about the past greats in order to prop up these modern-day social media divas with their fake legacy stats.
@RevivedBeast184
25 күн бұрын
@@urbaindelva7869 lil bro is thinking way too hard about this 💀 did you consider that the fact LeBalco has ALREADY done that with less rings means his legacy should be that of a T-15-20 player ever?
@urbaindelva7869
25 күн бұрын
I'm not sure what that has to do with the point of this video. But to humor your comment, LeBron's overall record in Finals games is 22-33. Kobe's overall record is 23-15. If Kobe came back to life, he would have that same record because he never got back to the Finals after 2010. If he lost 19 straight Finals games, as you said, his record would then be 23-34. Still one more win than LeBron, but also one more loss. So, he would not be much better than LeBron in that regard. Also, losing 19 STRAIGHT Finals games would hurt Kobe's legacy just as much, if not, more than LeBron's Finals record has hurt his legacy. Let that sink in.
@12martin12rojas
25 күн бұрын
Is that right, if so insane
@CosmicRx7
20 күн бұрын
ESPN wants to check boxes with women, race, orientation etc etc. They only care about politics instead of actual sports now. Nobody wants politics in their sports. We watch sports to get away from that BS
@nathanchen6523
20 күн бұрын
Ok old man😂 shaking your fist like an angry idiot
@ddotcurry2083
20 күн бұрын
It was dope showing both starting fives...and the music before both teams came out. They stop showing that..y? Anthem. Then game. They messin it up. I remember that music before jordan and them came put vividly...
@jonseversike
12 күн бұрын
Another thing is they used to televise the player introductions and had an awesome 'welcome to the NBA Finals' intro played immediately afterwards.
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