Awful Announcing wraps it up pretty nicely.
While the games themselves weren’t the best, ESPN’s coverage throughout the day long event was actually pretty good. The marathon allowed the viewing audience to experience the full breadth of ESPN’s programming ability in the Sport, and just about every announcing team seemed almost in midseason form. … Look, I love the guy for his work in bringing attention to the Sport, and I believe he should be in the Hall of Fame, but his homerism and love for all things in the state of North Carolina is just beyond distracting at this point.
Vitale was a bit obnoxious, that’s for sure. (And his constant peddling for everything needs to stop.) He’s on the brink of becoming a caricature of his caricature.
AA also links to Chris Mottram at The Sporting Blog, who is spot on in his criticism of ESPN’s Interactive Tuesday.
What 24 Hours of Hoops on ESPN Taught Us About the Network {Awful Announcing}
Seriously, Stop With the ‘Interactive Tuesday’ {The Sporting Blog}
