Michael Jordan’s ‘special Contributor’ Role On Nbc Falling Flat

1. When NBC announced that Michael Jordan would beryllium a “special contributor” to its NBA workplace show this season, I said I had zero expectations for it because “special contributor” intends “won’t beryllium connected overmuch astatine all.”

Despite having zero expectations, I’m still a small disappointed. I would for illustration to perceive Jordan talk astir existent players and existent teams and stock study astir today’s game.

Instead, what we’ve gotten during Jordan’s quality connected NBC’s workplace show nan past 2 weeks are clips from 1 question and reply that Mike Tirico did pinch nan Hall of Famer.

Ironically, while I saw galore group observe NBC’s return to covering nan NBA past week because nan web seemed to observe nan convention arsenic opposed to ESPN and TNT, which galore fans felt trashed today’s game, NBC utilized Jordan Tuesday nighttime to dump each complete today’s players because of load management.

The conception was a complete discarded of clip because anyone who follows nan NBA knows Jordan would beryllium anti-load guidance since he ever played successful each of Chicago’s games.

If nan Jordan conception each week is conscionable going to beryllium clips of 1 Jordan question and reply aliases conscionable generic talking points from Jordan alternatively of talking astir existent events, nan conception is going to beryllium a discarded of clip for everyone.

I mean, nan biggest communicative successful sports nan past week was nan NBA’s gambling scandal, NBC has entree to Michael Jordan arsenic a typical contributor, yet, we sewage perfectly thing from Jordan connected Terry Rozier, Chauncey Billups and Damon Jones. That’s a miss. A large miss.

2. Some caller ratings from this engaged clip successful sports:

Fox’s early NFL model connected Sunday, led by Giants-Eagles, drew 18.95 cardinal viewers.

CBS’s precocious model connected Sunday, highlighted by Cowboys-Broncos, pulled successful 25.3 cardinal viewers.

NBC drew 24.7 cardinal viewers for nan Packers-Steelers Sunday Night Football game.

Game 1 of nan Dodgers-Blue Jays World Series connected Friday was watched by 13.3 cardinal people.

Game 2 connected Saturday drew 11.63 million.

The return of nan NBA to NBC past Tuesday averaged 5.6 cardinal viewers for nan network’s opening nighttime doubleheader.

ESPN averaged 2.3 cardinal viewers for its doubleheader connected Wednesday night.

3. I’ve been waiting since Saturday nighttime to spot Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve break down nan bad hit from nan Stanford-Miami game. They did not disappoint.

Here is this week’s version of “Bad Beats.”

4. Props to Lions moving backmost Jahmyr Gibbs for dressing up arsenic wrestling prima Jeff Hardy for nan team’s Halloween party, and pulling it disconnected successful spectacular fashion.

Detroit wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa went arsenic Prince, but we’re not judge nan facial hairsbreadth worked.

Jared Goff’s cook costume was basic, but his juggling skills were impressive.

5. In Tuesday’s Traina Thoughts, I asked group to fto maine cognize why they’d beryllium opposed to nan Super Bowl taking spot during Presidents’ Day weekend. The consequence I sewage much than immoderate different was that a batch of group usage that agelong play to travel. I was besides told by a fewer group that astir folks don’t person disconnected from activity connected Presidents’ Day.

6. The latest SI Media With Jimmy Traina 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.

7. RANDOM VIDEO OF THE DAY: On this day successful 2017, Curb Your Enthusiasm’s “Thank You For Your Service” aired connected HBO and featured a vintage Larry David moment.

Be judge to catch up connected past editions of Traina Thoughts and cheque retired the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast hosted by Jimmy Traina on Apple, Spotify or Google. You tin besides travel Jimmy on X and Instagram.