Leila Rahimi

And the analysts doing the work on television, they are the star.

And it takes strong play-by-play people like Adam and Neil to recognize that and let, in this case, Stacy be Stacy.

And that's why people love Stacy.

He had fun.

He didn't take himself too seriously.

But when it came time to say, all right, here's what's going on, he was, like, transparent.

Absolutely.

And it all comes down to chemistry.

I think chemistry is so important, not only in broadcasting and in sports, but in life.

And you've got to have chemistry.

And organically, it's either going to happen or it's not.

You can't pressure it.

You can't set a timetable on it.

And you've got to have it.

And the beauty of what Stacey did with Neil and Adam was that it worked.

And when it works, it's a beautiful thing.

I'm blessed to have Bill, for example.

Our chemistry, I love Bill, and I do love the man, not only broadcasting-wise, but also as a human being.

He is phenomenal.

But when you look at the big picture of Stacy and what he gave this city and how he just, I mean, anyone who wanted a picture or autograph, and it didn't matter.