by Big Blue » Fri Mar 07, 2014 3:50 pm
First off, I thought everything looked great yesterday especially in HD!! For a first time, I thought it was very strong overall. On the announcing front, I felt Sweeney and Nelson were very good together. Pat did a great job leading Dave and asking questions to get more of a coaching perspective. Nothing against Izzo, he's a very good announcer with a nice voice and strong presence. But he did not seemed very well versed on the teams, Class B or really basketball rules at all. Due to that, he and Dave seemed a bit off, but I am sure it will get better with time! The only other thing I missed was another sideline reporter (preferably Jon Cole). I liked it when they would talk to parents who had previously played at the state tournament. I also miss having a reporter talking to a player from the team that didn't win. For whatever reason, I always thought it was nice to have Jon or someone encourage the player and tell them that they nothing to hang their head about. But as a whole, the telecast has been an upgrade in several ways! Good job to all involved.