Today we're looking at Comcast SportsNet Celtics analyst Donny Marshall. After a playing career at UConn and a five year stint in the NBA, Marshall is now in his second season at CSN. Marshall is the primary studio analyst alongside Gary Tanguay on the pregame, halftime and postgame shows, and also traveled with the team … Continue reading Approval Ratings – Donny Marshall
Officials making many more calls in favor of the Lakers? Check. Kobe Bryant living at the free throw line? Check. Bryant having a HUGE night? Check. Lakers taking game three so that there is no possibility of a sweep (and the low ratings and revenues that come with it)? Check. Despite all of that, the … Continue reading As Scripted, Lakers Take Game Three
Well, we now know that Bennett Salvatore is one of the officials working the Lakers/Celtics game tonight. Here are the ref assignments for game three. Joey Crawford and Mark Wunderlich are the other two officials. The league apparently couldn't have picked a more fitting crew for this crucial game three of the series. Tim Donaghy apparently had … Continue reading Getting Ready For Game Three
I'm actually starting to warm up to Bill Burt. Burt has been on the sports media scene for nearly 25 years now, and has spent his entire career at the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune where he is now the Executive Sports Editor for the paper. He joined the paper right out of college, and has covered events … Continue reading Approval Ratings – Bill Burt
Bob Ryan examines the reasons that the Celtics are up 2-0 in the series, and gives us some locks for tonight. Chief among them: The Lakers are going to get the calls tonight. Have we confirmed yet if Bennett Salvatore, Violet Palmer and Eddie F. Rush are doing this game? It would only make sense. … Continue reading Celtics Head West, Hope To Wrap in LA
From ABC/ESPN: Based on fast national ratings, last night’s Game 2 of the best-of-seven NBA Finals on ABC – the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics – averaged 13,491,000 viewers (P2+), marking an increase of 58 percent compared to last year (8,551,000 viewers for Cleveland at San Antonio). The Lakers/Celtics game averaged 9,535,000 households, an … Continue reading Game Two Ratings Up 58% Over Last Year
It's not football season, so we haven't seen or heard a whole lot of Smerlas recently. Fred Smerlas is a former Pro Bowl Nose Tackle for Boston College, the Buffalo Bills, San Francisco 49ers and Patriots. He currently is a TV and Radio commentator for WEEI and other outlets. On WEEI, he is mostly teamed with … Continue reading Approval Ratings – Fred Smerlas
Up by 24 with less then eight minutes to play last night, the Celtics appeared to have things well in hand. By the time the final buzzer sounded, Boston was holding on for dear life as Kobe Bryant and the Lakers stormed back to within two points with under a minute to play. Four free … Continue reading Celtics Hang On, Take 2-0 Series Lead
Ken from Fang's Bites with your Friday media megalinks. Ok, let's go over your weekend viewing and then do your links. Weekend Viewing Picks The Celtics will be the focus of the weekend as Game 2 of the NBA Finals will be held on Sunday. ABC will carry the Lakers and Celtics live from the … Continue reading Another Megalink Friday
Here's a quick look back at the coverage of last night's first game of the NBA Finals, and some people that stuck out to me, both good and bad: Approvals: Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy, ABC: These guys are the best duo I've heard on national NBA broadcasts in a long time. They've got a shared history, so … Continue reading NBA Finals Game One Lookback
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