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Anyone else find ESPN'S lotto coverage weird and cringy
Posted on 5/15/19 at 11:45 am
Posted on 5/15/19 at 11:45 am
The below quote stolen from a redditor:
Some other thoughts / observations:
Rachel calling RJ Barrett a consolation prize to his face
Woj declaring LA's jump into the top 4 strengthening their asset list for an AD trade while the camera is on Kuzma
Billas asking Zion if he would take Barrett over Ja while Barrett (his teammate and presumably friend) is sitting next to him
Rachel asking Barrett what it's like going from the #1 prospect to the 3rd best prospect.
Rachel to David Griffin: "When I say Zion, you say?"
quote:
I’m not sure if this has been posted by someone already, but I just wanted to say that the things they let Rachel Nichols and Woj say during the draft lottery were blatantly disrespectful to all of the teams, save for maybe the Knicks, to all of the other draft picks, and to the Pelicans. Not to mention the fact that everything they were saying was being blasted throughout the entire venue.
First off, there were over a dozen teams in attendance last night. The only one that they chose to talk about: the Knicks. They talked unbelievably liberally about Zion going to NY, as if they had already won it. However, as I doubt any of them realized, the Knicks had the same chance of obtaining the #1 pick as the Cavs and the Suns, the latter of which I don’t even think was mentioned once on the broadcast.
Then, there was Zion. Rachel Nichols kept referring to the #1 pick as “who gets Zion.” Every time she said that or mentioned the kid, the camera would cut to the embarrassed 18 y/o who was just there to see what team picks where. There is no guarantee that Zion will go #1 overall. It is very very likely, but not guaranteed. Not to mention that they did this in front of a large number of draft prospects in attendance. What does all of this coverage and press mean to them if it’s only going to Zion?
And finally, the Pelicans. Woj made every team’s case for a possible AD trade that night. Whenever a team with chances of getting a top 10 pick was mentioned, Woj had to slip in that they may be looking to use that pick as an “asset” to trade for AD. I’m honestly very happy the Pelicans won because the disrespect they were receiving the whole night was greatly trumped when they won the first pick.
Now I get all of these things are said ten times over on any other sports news broadcast. However, as I said, Rachel Nichols audio was blasted for everyone at the event to hear, including the draft prospects and team representatives
Some other thoughts / observations:
Rachel calling RJ Barrett a consolation prize to his face
Woj declaring LA's jump into the top 4 strengthening their asset list for an AD trade while the camera is on Kuzma
Billas asking Zion if he would take Barrett over Ja while Barrett (his teammate and presumably friend) is sitting next to him
Rachel asking Barrett what it's like going from the #1 prospect to the 3rd best prospect.
Rachel to David Griffin: "When I say Zion, you say?"
This post was edited on 5/15/19 at 11:47 am
Posted on 5/15/19 at 11:46 am to JohnnyKilroy
yes, it was a disaster
Posted on 5/15/19 at 11:49 am to JohnnyKilroy
People are saying Zion clearly looked like he didn't want to go to the Pels.
To me he looked more embarrassed that he was getting sucked off by the media while there were like 10 other players in the room.
To me he looked more embarrassed that he was getting sucked off by the media while there were like 10 other players in the room.
Posted on 5/15/19 at 11:50 am to JohnnyKilroy
Rachel was beyond horrible. None of her "jokes" landed. Also hated how they kept asking RJ about Zion like its not his day too. Kid could turn out the best of them all and hes not even getting a moment
Posted on 5/15/19 at 11:51 am to JohnnyKilroy
This is par for the course for ESPN now.
Posted on 5/15/19 at 11:52 am to JohnnyKilroy
Completely agree. They did everything but give Zion a bj on air and then we wonder why these star nba players are divas.
Posted on 5/15/19 at 11:52 am to JohnnyKilroy
It was a 30 minute trian wreck.
Posted on 5/15/19 at 11:53 am to JetsetNuggs
quote:
People are saying Zion clearly looked like he didn't want to go to the Pels.
100% sour grapes
Posted on 5/15/19 at 11:54 am to JohnnyKilroy
quote:
Billas asking Zion if he would take Barrett over Ja while Barrett (his teammate and presumably friend) is sitting next to him
Bilas looked Barrett in the eyes and said "This time last year you were presumably the number 1 pick"
Posted on 5/15/19 at 11:54 am to JohnnyKilroy
Have draft picks always gone to the lottery?
I found it odd that they were even there to begin with.
I found it odd that they were even there to begin with.
Posted on 5/15/19 at 11:54 am to McCaigBro69
That is a little odd. Can anyone explain why they were there?
Posted on 5/15/19 at 11:55 am to McCaigBro69
theyve been going to the lottery for a while now. at least 5 years or so
Posted on 5/15/19 at 11:56 am to JohnnyKilroy
It was really bad
ESPNs television NBA coverage in general sucks
ESPNs television NBA coverage in general sucks
This post was edited on 5/15/19 at 11:56 am
Posted on 5/15/19 at 11:56 am to JohnnyKilroy
Rachel Nichols is a fricking horrible reporter and has a mustache
Posted on 5/15/19 at 11:57 am to JohnnyKilroy
Worst part was when they had rj and zion up for an interview. then rachel started gushing over zion #1, pulling out magazine covers and shite.. poor rj just sit there like well fuk me, and zion was just embarrassed.
Posted on 5/15/19 at 12:20 pm to JohnnyKilroy
I watched on YouTube after I heard about the pels getting #1. I thought I was watching a spoof or something. Incredibly awkward
Posted on 5/15/19 at 12:29 pm to JohnnyKilroy
Didn't watch. Didn't check. Found out at 5:30 AM by looking at TD. It was nice.
Posted on 5/15/19 at 12:36 pm to JohnnyKilroy
I know it wasn't the first year but I don't understand why the players getting drafted need to be there. It's a recipe for awkward moments and interviews. If the players have to be involved, have a camera on them from a watch party or something
This post was edited on 5/15/19 at 12:37 pm
Posted on 5/15/19 at 12:36 pm to JohnnyKilroy
TNT should have sole NBA broadcasting rights
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