For me, partially disagree.
Megan was great, as usual. Fanta not so much. Having Nika on was the highlight.
Horses for courses.
Fanta is below average play-by-play talent, a very average voice, and way too much time rhapsodizing, instead of the calling out mildly important things, such as who substituted, who fouled, etc.
Will probably get slated for this, but, Culmo, definitely not for me.
She rarely engages in meaningful analysis, preferring instead to act as though she's a fan watching the game. E.g. "<insert players name here> is amazing." For me, the analyst is to be, um, analysing things such as, the defensive approach and formation, matchups, what the offense is doing to counter, detail UConn's approach to prevent the opponents leading scorer from doing so, how Azzi Fudd leverages elite lateral quickness to guard opponents, how Aubrey Griffin sees the court and anticipates on both offense and defense, using her positioning and jumping talents for offensive rebounds, why the offense sometimes sets Jana El Alfy at the low post versus the high, rotations, how Paige Bueckers is able to get so many rebounds and blocks despite a relatively thin frame (anticipation and positioning - court IQ), how substitutions impact the offensive and defensive approach.
Off last years last second loss in the national semi-final, call out the moving screens, which remain omnipresent. How what works in this game, won't against a different opponent (e.g. Notre Dame's tendency to flop on screens). Respect the chess match, offer tactical analysis, in the same fashion as the men's game. Instead, she repeats the same things intra-game, game to game, incessantly. "It's important for Sarah Strong to hit her open threes." Lather, rinse, repeat.
There's (understandable) massive bias for coach, out of a lifelong friendship, first as a recruited player, then as an assistant. Understandable, but inappropriate for a paid game analyst. Nobody's perfect, everyone makes mistakes (even coach!), she is to call them out when they happen, then offer alternatives.
Perhaps this goes to the perception the women's audience is not as sophisticated as the men's, hence the need to dumb-down broadcasts. For me, this is complete and utter (G-rated) bulldinky.
Using the football model, I'm not looking for Tony Romo here, but something between him and Chris Collinsworth (I love Chris Collinsworth anyway lol) would be nice...
