ESPN experiments with b*tt basketball

[bballbeadle]

This really happened! Did anyone see it?

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/02/17/espn_basketball_camera_angle_bad.html

 

[pearl31]

yes it was horrible

 

[shandeezy7]

If that was an SU game, I would have been absolutely livid. I scream at my TV when they switch to a weird angle for half of a play. I can't even fathom what I would do if they did that for the whole game.

 

[Ajflood12]

I watched about 5-10 minutes of it. The Ref stood in front of the play half the time. Tough to watch. Also shots in the far corner...had no idea what was going on.

 

[CorduroyG]

its fine to show a few possessions from that angle but the entire game??

 

[pearl31]

and also that's a mostly spot-on piece on the continued idiocy of espn

 

[pearl31]

too bad I missed the end of the game where Dakich was apparently blathering on about how great the camera experiment was

 

[bballbeadle]

I watched about 5-10 minutes of it. The Ref stood in front of the play half the time. Tough to watch. Also shots in the far corner...had no idea what was going on.

Now you know! It was an excellent experiment.

 

[tee1222]

I watched about 5-10 minutes of it. The Ref stood in front of the play half the time. Tough to watch. Also shots in the far corner...had no idea what was going on.

Can't someone just tell the ref to scoot scoot his toosh out of the way? Feel like I'm taking crazy pills.

 

[Dave85]

This really happened! Did anyone see it?

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/02/17/espn_basketball_camera_angle_bad.html

That's so idiotic. I would love to see the NCAA post on their national website 5 videos showing what a block is and 5 videos showing what a charge is. At least this way everyone would have a point of reference. It's purely subjective at this point. And I know it will always be subjective. However, I'm just sick and tire of referees getting it so WRONG for the sake of making a call that favors the home team. The referee is NOT part of the game!

 

[Marsh01]

Reason #57 why Eapn sucks

 

[Dave85]

Reason #57 why Eapn sucks

There are lot more than 57 reasons! You are being too kind.