The Crossover Game
Tonight, I watched “The Crossover Game” of basketball on
ESPN, between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Clippers. The premise of this game is that college
basketball announcers comment on this game, while professional basketball
announcers comment on a comparable college game. I have to say, this premise was a bust. The commentators spoke about so many things
that had nothing to do with the game, and everything to do with their own
opinions about the current and future of college and professional
basketball. These are the kind of
comments that belong on a sports commentary show, not a game broadcast. I appreciate commentary on the current
players, the history of the teams, and any current news in the sports, but
everything else was extraneous in my opinion.
I finally had to mute the broadcast, and just watch the game. Which effectively also took me out of the
advertising for the game ($ Chi-Ching lost).
Sorry ESPN, not a fan of this type of broadcast.
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