Espn Debut Of ‘inside The Nba’ Was A Rousing Success On All Fronts

1. Ever since it was announced that ESPN landed a licensing woody pinch Turner Sports to aerial Inside nan NBA while nan show would still beryllium produced by Turner, location was a relentless and changeless outcry from ignorant NBA fans that ESPN would “ruin” nan show.

Those group did not attraction astir facts. The facts were simple. Inside nan NBA would still beryllium produced by nan aforesaid group who person ever produced it, nan show would aerial from nan aforesaid workplace it has ever been in, nan formed would stay nan same, Turner retained afloat imaginative power and nan only quality would beryllium that Inside would aerial connected ESPN alternatively of TNT.

Still, nan folks pinch ESPN Derangement Syndrome still insisted ESPN would make Stephen A. Smith a formed personnel and that ESPN would move Inside nan NBA into a basking return show, blah, blah, blah. A conception of sports fans conscionable had nary liking successful nan truth, contempt those of america who screen sports media repeatedly telling everyone really nan woody would work.

Those group must person been beside themselves past nighttime erstwhile Inside nan NBA debuted connected ESPN and was nan aforesaid nonstop show it’s ever been minus an ESPN logo connected nan group alternatively of a TNT logo.

The tone of nan show was nan same. The vibe of nan show was nan same. The intermezo worth of nan show was nan same.

The first 5-10 minutes were hilarious, pinch nan formed joking astir Charles Barkley’s caller slim fig and Barkley’s repeated pleas that he refused to get overworked by ESPN.

The show moreover turned its regular “Who He Play For” conception into a “Who He Broadcast For" bit.

Charles collapsed his glasses, which, of course, became a bit.

The show was nan aforesaid arsenic it’s ever been. And that’s really it was ever going to be, contempt everyone freaking out. ESPN was ne'er going to “mess” pinch Inside nan NBA because it couldn’t. The network’s woody for nan show calls for Turner Sports to proceed to nutrient and run nan show.

ESPN should really get a ton of in installments for making this woody pinch Turner, because without it, nan Inside nan NBA that we’ve ever known and loved would gone.

But it’s still present and amended than ever.

2. A brand-new SI Media With Jimmy Traina dropped today, and it features a speech pinch Fox’s Greg Olsen.

The NFL expert talks astir what it’s for illustration to activity pinch a different partner for a fewer weeks during nan play (while Joe Davis calls nan MLB playoffs), what he tries to do otherwise than different analysts and whether a full-time world schedule would entreaty to him arsenic a measurement to get a lead expert job.

In addition, Olsen explains why he doesn’t want nan Tush Push banned, why he thinks we’re going to spot less and less section extremity attempts successful nan NFL, whether coaches person adjusted to nan caller NFL wherever comebacks are truthful easy to propulsion disconnected and overmuch more.

Following Olsen, Sal Licata from WFAN power and SNY TV successful New York joins maine for our play “Traina Thoughts” segment. This week, we talk New York shot controversies, nan World Series, nan return of nan NBA connected NBC, my favourite stake and more.

You tin perceive to nan SI Media With Jimmy Traina podcast beneath aliases connected Apple and Spotify.

You tin besides watch SI Media With Jimmy Traina on Sports Illustrated‘s YouTube channel.

3. Major League Baseball sewage immoderate awesome ratings news regarding Game 7 of nan Mariners-Blue Jays ALCS connected Monday.

Fox drew 9 cardinal viewers for nan crippled while Sportsnet successful Canada pulled successful different 6 cardinal viewers.

The viewership number for Fox is moreover much awesome erstwhile you facet successful that nan crippled went head-to-head pinch Bucs-Lions connected ESPN, which landed 18.9 cardinal people.

4. Last week, I wrote a column astir my disorder successful Netflix’s liking successful getting authorities to a USC-Notre Dame game, chiefly because of USC’s deficiency of nationalist appeal.

Here’s really nan ratings looked for this past Saturday successful assemblage football:

More group watched LSU-Vanderbilt astatine Noon ET than USC-Notre Dame successful premier time.

5. The Terry Rozier gambling communicative collapsed arsenic I was penning today’s Traina Thoughts truthful I don’t person a ton to opportunity astir it yet. I do deliberation if each these leagues are going to get successful furniture pinch each nan sports betting companies and we’re going to spot DraftKings and FanDuel each complete each sports telecast, it’s difficult for maine to bargain nan daze and outrage regular from people. I besides deliberation it’s hilarious that Rozier’s apprehension came 1 time aft this announcement:

6. Bengals backmost Joe Flacco became nan astir relatable jock (to me) of my life connected Wednesday erstwhile he dropped this quote astir eating alone.

If you are capable to do it: Sunday morning, early, solo. Diner. At nan counter. Breakfast. Trust me. You will emotion it.

7. RANDOM VIDEO OF THE DAY: I will watch this nan first time it comes out. Can’t wait.

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