ESPN pay cuts?

He gone too.

 

There really is nothing worse than media figures who routinely make critical comments of others lamenting when they are the target of critical comments. I don't think McAfee is that bad - but I did a spit take when I saw this one.

Fox’s Greg Gutfeld Claims ‘Once a Week There Is Someone Deliberately Trying to Destroy My Career’

 

Very gracious comments by Mark. https://nypost.com/2023/08/01/mark-...-crew-success-in-first-comments-since-layoff/

 

I like JVG, but he's capable of this banter with everyone. He and Zach Lowe have a pretty good "new stats + scouting vs. traditional smart coaching principles" sort of dynamic, and he's a frequent guest on Lowe's podcast. I would have preferred to see Breen and just JVG, or trying out a new third person.

 

Just once? C'mon people! We gotta try harder!!!

 

Rivers still had two years left on his sixers contract. Unless ESPN is paying Doc more than eight million dollars a year, which I doubt, the money Rivers receives will just be an offset against the Sixers contract. ESPN could be paying Doc a nominal amount for the next two years and saving a lot of money on the salaries Van Gundy and Jackson were receiving.

 

Doc is better on TV than Mark Jackson is so that's a plus. Redick fills out the younger dude voice and, yes, keeps the "optics" balanced.

 

For those who have NYT access. How ESPN Went From Disney’s Financial Engine to Its Problem

 

A biz news take on Iger/ESPN's future. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/02/dis...-minority-partners-but-deal-wont-be-easy.html

 

Sports betting is the apparent solution. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/08/esp...nches-via-penn-entertainment-partnership.html