Doris Burke bids farewell to WCBB

[BigBird]

I happen to be a huge fan of DB. She's a consummate professional, uniquely articulate, the true thinking fan's analyst....I can't help but wonder if Doris's detractors remember the quality of analysts that WBB used to get stuck with. Ann Meyers, anyone?

I have never heard of a current or former NBA player mentioning her negatively. Nor do I hear fellow broadcast professionals throwing shade on her. Possibly they see something in her work that others do not. Fair enough.

The difference between producing media coverage and being in the audience is about the same as eating at McDonalds versus working there. Viewers certainly have a right to criticize, and people who sign on to work in the medium understand that criticism as "going along with the territory." Again, fair enough.

I would just point out that, in my opinion, the best discussions of sports broadcasting here on the BY involve facts, concrete examples, and specific performance issues. The worst posts have been characterized by mostly nastiness and snarky invective.

 

[CamrnCrz1974]

I have never heard of a current or former NBA player mentioning her negatively. Nor do I hear fellow broadcast professionals throwing shade on her. Possibly they see something in her work that others do not. Fair enough.

Doris was a guest on Ryen Rusillo's ESPN NBA podcast a few years ago, after she made history by being the first female to be a regular color commentator for NBA games. Ryen is not a fan of the women's game, but he was definitely a fan of Burke, because of the knowledge she brought to the table and her observations about the game.

And as Ryen noted, Burke had a big fan in one current NBA head coach - Gregg Popovich. Pop does not tolerate fools or stupidity and is not afraid to speak his mind. He has the utmost respect for Burke, which says a lot about her abilities, her qualifications, and her performance.