Jordan Cornette and Laphonso Ellis gone from ESPN
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I like them both. They’re better than the cheap and inexperienced analysts they’ll probably be bringing in. ESPN has really gone downhill in the on-air talent department. There are a lot of poor sportscasters doing college basketball games now.
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Ellis was a fun NBA player.
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Jeff Van Gundy and Max Kellerman may be the only big loses.
Both very knowlegeable in their areas.
And Suzy Kolber was ther for decades.
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Both very knowlegeable in their areas.
And Suzy Kolber was ther for decades.
Exclusive | ESPN cutting around 20 on-air stars in dramatic round of layoffs
Some of the top NFL, NBA and ESPN Radio personalities are anticipated to be told that they will no longer be on the network’s many platforms beginning Friday, according to sources.
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I liked Kellerman. Seems he was a money saver with all the shows he was on. I also like Keyshawn.Jeff Van Gundy and Max Kellerman may be the only big loses.
Both very knowlegeable in their areas.
And Suzy Kolber was ther for decades.
Exclusive | ESPN cutting around 20 on-air stars in dramatic round of layoffs
Some of the top NFL, NBA and ESPN Radio personalities are anticipated to be told that they will no longer be on the network’s many platforms beginning Friday, according to sources.
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Always liked him too.
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Fires all those guys yet they signed Mcafee for 5 years 85 mil lolJeff Van Gundy and Max Kellerman may be the only big loses.
Both very knowlegeable in their areas.
And Suzy Kolber was ther for decades.
Exclusive | ESPN cutting around 20 on-air stars in dramatic round of layoffs
Some of the top NFL, NBA and ESPN Radio personalities are anticipated to be told that they will no longer be on the network’s many platforms beginning Friday, according to sources.
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I liked him until he started acting like he knew something about basketball and was always bashing Carmelo.
He was a great boxing guy.
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Max, Jeff, and Matt are all big loses imo. Todd with his draft coverage will also be missed by me personally. Him and Mel Kiper always worked well together.
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Damn I liked Cornette
Can’t believe they got rid of Van Gundy. Read they might replace him with Richard Jefferson or JJ Reddick.
Unfortunately espn is investing their money into the talk show guys ( Stephen A and McAfee) and getting rid of one of the only good NBA commentators.
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This is off-topic, but on the broadcast, why can’t there be a quick graphic that comes up to inform us on whom a foul has been called? We cannot count on announcers to present that information.
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I really like Steve Young too. This feels like the american auto industry of the '80's. ESPN (Disney) just thinks they can roll out whoever they want while cutting costs and not lose business. They don't care about the quality of their product. Bob Iger sucks in so many ways. He's doing the same cost cutting things at the Disney theme parks too.
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One thing about Van Gundy - I know he’s kinda doing a Larry David schtick, but his dislike for the modern game feels real. Maybe they don’t want his griping front and center? It doesn’t exactly inspire and promote excitement towards the game, lol.
Definitely possible. In my opinion he is the best NBA play by play analyst. Good mix of insight, comedy, and forward thinking when it comes to improving the game. I’ll take his possible dislike of the modern game (which is merited in many ways) over his sidekick Mark Jackson and his repetitive and played out catchphrases.
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What, you don't like the insight of "hand down, man down?"
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Seems like an enormous wager. They'd better improve ratings or this is a huge fail. More than a few great personalities on that list
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Stephen A hole jumped the shark with his Jokic bashing
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For my $$, I could listen to Hubie Brown explain basketball every day. After that, I agree on Van Grundy. IMO, Jackson didn’t bring much to the broadcast.
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I don’t really like SAS. The whole anti-Jokic movement was totally race based. (To be fair, I find that SAS is usually pretty even handed when folks pull out the race card when it is unwarranted.)
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