Traina Thoughts Mailbag: Nba On Nbc Review; Mark Sanchez’s Future, ‘seinfeld’ And More

It’s been a small while since I’ve answered your questions and done a mailbag truthful let’s alteration that.

I asked for questions via societal media and you guys came through, arsenic always. Let’s do it.

I thought NBC did a awesome occupation of making opening nighttime consciousness for illustration a large event. The reality is that NBC’s return to covering nan NBA was bigger than a Rockets-Thunder regular-season game. Of course, nan web sewage fortunate that it ended up pinch a double-overtime thriller. Although, this did lead to immoderate issues for group who wanted to watch nan Warriors-Lakers crippled astatine 10 p.m. ET, but had to spell to Peacock.

NBC is going to do a awesome occupation pinch its NBA games, truthful I don’t deliberation it makes consciousness to do a full-blown information aft 1 game. We knew going successful that Mike Tirico, who handled Rockets-Thunder, is an fantabulous play-by-play guy, but he will request clip to gel pinch Reggie Miller and Jamal Crawford. We knew going successful that Noah Eagle, who called Warriors-Lakers, does a coagulated job. So those wins for NBC were expected.

Obviously, it was awesome to perceive Roundball Rock again, and NBC did a superb occupation pinch its intro video, which connected its past to its future. I cognize group won’t for illustration this take, however, if I’m being honest, that intro did punctual maine really overmuch much I liked nan NBA during nan days of Michael Jordan, Reggie Miller and Patrick Ewing than today’s three-point barrage but it was still an highly good done intro.

Speaking of Jordan, he made his first quality successful his domiciled arsenic a typical contributor. The segment was fundamentally Tirico interviewing Jordan astir Jordan. If you’re fascinated by Jordan and conscionable want to perceive Jordan show stories, past this was a location tally for you.

The truth that Jordan, extracurricular of The Last Dance, hasn’t said overmuch complete nan years, gave nan conception a typical feel. And nan truth that Jordan was speaking connected NBC, nary matter what he said, was a triumph for nan network.

I'll springiness you 10 reasons: 1) The NFL only plays 17 regular-season games. The different sports spell connected and connected and connected and connected and half nan convention makes nan playoffs, making nan regular seasons successful those sports practically meaningless. 2) The NFL is simply a Sunday event. Yes, we person games connected Thursday and Monday and Saturday later successful nan season, but Sundays from September to January are each astir nan NFL successful this country. 3) Fantasy football. 4) Betting. 5) Betting. 6) Betting. 7) Betting. 8) Betting. 9) Betting. 10) Betting.

I knock MLB for its postseason schedule because I for illustration nan athletics and want to spot it maximize its viewership possibilities. MLB needs to debar going against nan NFL arsenic overmuch arsenic possible, which I pointed retired in Tuesday’s Traina Thoughts. The logic MLB should front down to nan NFL is simple: On Sunday, Oct. 12, 27.3 cardinal group watched nan Lions-Chiefs crippled connected Sunday Night Football. Game 1 of nan ALCS betwixt nan Mariners and Blue Jays that nighttime drew 5.3 cardinal people.

To reply nan remainder of nan questions, I’m fortunate capable to person 2 TVs. So connected Monday, I watched Bucs-Lions and Mariners-Blue Jays astatine nan aforesaid time. I will watch nan World Series.

CBS’s existent Big Ten package costs a batch little than nan SEC package would’ve cost, truthful possibly nan web is happy astir redeeming money. But you cannot comparison nan ratings and buzz for nan 3:30 SEC games that aerial connected ABC to nan 3:30 Big Ten games that aerial connected CBS.

My conjecture is no. I still consciousness for illustration there’s a batch we don’t cognize astir this story, truthful things tin change. But Fox has a history of hiring group pinch very checkered pasts, truthful I don’t deliberation it would beryllium speedy to footwear retired 1 of its own. I deliberation if Sanchez goes nan whole, “I made a mistake, I’m not proud of my behavior, I’m taking steps to hole things” route, he will support his job.

There’s 1 reply and 1 reply only for me: Game 7 of nan 2001 World Series. The symptom has ne'er gone away. It will haunt maine forever.

I don’t person a narration pinch Mike Francesa. I haven’t tried to get him connected nan SI Media Podcast because I conscionable don’t deliberation it would beryllium a bully interview. For example, I don’t attraction that Mike erstwhile fell dormant connected nan air. But everyone other does. So, I would inquire Mike astir it and he would opportunity he didn’t autumn dormant connected nan air, moreover though we each saw it. So what would beryllium nan constituent of nan interview?

Funny. Very funny.

I don’t ever want to advocator for anyone losing their jobs, truthful I’ll conscionable opportunity we request to perceive from rules expert 99% little than we perceive from them now.

I’m a quantity, not value feline erstwhile it comes to betting. I don’t stake large amounts, I conscionable for illustration to person a batch of action. This is why assemblage shot is bad for me. There are excessively galore games and I want to put successful excessively galore of them. The NFL is overmuch amended for maine acknowledgment to nan constricted schedule each Sunday, wherever I’ll stake almost each nan games. Most of nan games will person a mini magnitude connected it and a mates of games will person a larger magnitude wagered.

I don’t stake to make money. I do it for nan nosy and action. So if I make a fewer 100 dollars successful a season, I’m much than happy.

I didn’t for illustration nan past 2 seasons of Seinfeld astatine all. My favourite point astir Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm was erstwhile nan shows focused connected nan day-to-day life minutiae. Whether it was George offering his disaster for having to bring vino and barroom to a meal statement aliases Larry being honorable astir not liking location tours, those were types of storylines that made maine emotion each show. Seinfeld conscionable sewage measurement excessively wide and unrealistic successful its last 2 seasons.

The single-most ridiculous mobility I’ve ever been asked successful nan history of this mailbag.

Now for immoderate questions that came successful via Instagram:

The Capital One advertisement during nan past at-bat of nan ALCS was despicable, -- @benkrell

It was beautiful unspeakable that Fox did that, but erstwhile you watch these games, you person to understand that these networks do not attraction astir nan viewers astatine all. Their only ngo is to make arsenic overmuch money arsenic possible. So while nan timing was pathetic, I was not amazed it happened.

Do you ever move nan sound disconnected and watch NFL games? I’m enjoying that a batch this twelvemonth -- @kenlasker

Considering that I screen nan broadcasters for a living, I deliberation shutting nan sounds disconnected would beryllium bad for maine and my readers. Luckily, I person Sunday Ticket, truthful I tin perceive to immoderate announcer that I want. The truth is, there’s really only 1 aliases 2 NFL broadcasters who I conscionable can’t perceive to because of really annoying they are.

Which existent jock aliases sports broadcaster would beryllium awesome hosting Saturday Night Live? -- @rasonjego

For athlete, my existent reply would beryllium Travis Kelce because he did it erstwhile and was awesome. But giving you personification who has already done it is weak, truthful I’ll propulsion different reply retired location and opportunity Stephen Curry. It’s kinda crazy that Steph has ne'er done it. I deliberation his characteristic would beryllium cleanable for SNL.

For broadcaster, I’m going pinch Ian Eagle.

Rate nan movie All nan Right Moves. Best-ever made astir precocious schoolhouse shot according to me. -- @michaelwitmondt

All nan Right Moves is simply a very coagulated movie, but it’s nary Varsity Blues.