I usually don’t like TV announcers. When I’m watching a game I can see what’s going on and I don’t really need someone telling me, especially those I consider dumber than myself. ESPN’s coverage of the Kentucky @ Tennessee game is showing me how right I am.
First, they mentioned how Tennessee causes a lot of turnovers in the Bruce Pearl defense. Here’s where ESPN could be very informative. They could talk about how Bruce Pearl brings that kind of intensity to his team which is shown in the defensive schemes. They could talk about the kind of player Pearl recruits to play that defense. I mean just something interesting. Instead, they displayed a graphic.
The graphic was an ariel view of Tennessee’s court. One half was shaded red. Jimmy Dykes stated that this was the area for a “bad turnover”. There are a couple of problems with this. 1. There is no such thing as a good turnover. 2. Umm duh? I think a 7-month-old-baby monkey would realize that turning the ball over in your own half was “bad”.
The area between the 3-point-line and the half was shaded yellow. Dykes explained that this area was still a bad place to turn the ball over because Tennessee could get quickly into transition defense. Wow.
The rest of the court was shaded green. Dykes remarked “If there’s such a thing as a good turnover, this is the place to have one.” Can you even begin to imagine going into the huddle after turning the ball over when you’re in position to score?
Coach Gillispie: What the hell was that? You passed the ball to no one you idiot!
Player: But Coach, it was in the green area for good turnovers!
They also keep mentioning how they are surprised that Jodie Meeks is playing so well in this game. Brad Nessler has commented at least twice that if you’d seen Meeks over the last two seasons you’d never expect this type of performance. Maybe that’s because MEEKS HAS BEEN INJURED THE LAST TWO SEASONS. I feel like I’m taking crazy pills.
Brad also noted how many points Patrick Patterson had against Georgia last weekend. I only have a slight problem with that. Kentucky has not played Georgia this season.
Where do they get these guys?
Actually, Jason Jones’ report last night explains quite a lot.
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