Mike Wargon

So finding that balance is a really big part of the job. And, you know, I struggled with it at first. And then you get more comfortable with with letting the crowd take over and just back it off a little bit. Sometimes we want to let the fans at home hear how intense the crowd is. And that part just takes a while to get used to doing that.

So finding that balance is a really big part of the job. And, you know, I struggled with it at first. And then you get more comfortable with with letting the crowd take over and just back it off a little bit. Sometimes we want to let the fans at home hear how intense the crowd is. And that part just takes a while to get used to doing that.

So finding that balance is a really big part of the job. And, you know, I struggled with it at first. And then you get more comfortable with with letting the crowd take over and just back it off a little bit. Sometimes we want to let the fans at home hear how intense the crowd is. And that part just takes a while to get used to doing that.

There's no question. To me, it's the most... underrated part of what we do is fighting that chemistry because it takes time. Every once in a while, you have somebody that instantly you connect with, but it takes time. Like a team with new players, look at Minnesota. It took them a while to get to where they are and they just stop writing. All systems go. Same thing with a broadcast team.

There's no question. To me, it's the most... underrated part of what we do is fighting that chemistry because it takes time. Every once in a while, you have somebody that instantly you connect with, but it takes time. Like a team with new players, look at Minnesota. It took them a while to get to where they are and they just stop writing. All systems go. Same thing with a broadcast team.

There's no question. To me, it's the most... underrated part of what we do is fighting that chemistry because it takes time. Every once in a while, you have somebody that instantly you connect with, but it takes time. Like a team with new players, look at Minnesota. It took them a while to get to where they are and they just stop writing. All systems go. Same thing with a broadcast team.

It takes time. And especially when it's not a two-person booth, it's a three-person booth because the key for that, I've always felt,

It takes time. And especially when it's not a two-person booth, it's a three-person booth because the key for that, I've always felt,

It takes time. And especially when it's not a two-person booth, it's a three-person booth because the key for that, I've always felt,

When you have two analysts, where it's a three-person booth, that chemistry between the two analysts is vital because they come from different angles, often will disagree, and they've got to be able to get to a point where, you know what, okay, I agree with that, but sometimes they have to go at each other and disagree because we don't all agree on everything.

When you have two analysts, where it's a three-person booth, that chemistry between the two analysts is vital because they come from different angles, often will disagree, and they've got to be able to get to a point where, you know what, okay, I agree with that, but sometimes they have to go at each other and disagree because we don't all agree on everything.

When you have two analysts, where it's a three-person booth, that chemistry between the two analysts is vital because they come from different angles, often will disagree, and they've got to be able to get to a point where, you know what, okay, I agree with that, but sometimes they have to go at each other and disagree because we don't all agree on everything.

You know, like Mark and Jeff, for the example, there were two or three times a game where Jeff would say something and Margaret would say, what are you talking about? Are you out of your mind? They completely disagree. And that's fun for the viewer, but it's also just good, honest debate.

You know, like Mark and Jeff, for the example, there were two or three times a game where Jeff would say something and Margaret would say, what are you talking about? Are you out of your mind? They completely disagree. And that's fun for the viewer, but it's also just good, honest debate.

You know, like Mark and Jeff, for the example, there were two or three times a game where Jeff would say something and Margaret would say, what are you talking about? Are you out of your mind? They completely disagree. And that's fun for the viewer, but it's also just good, honest debate.

And I think that's important for the two analysts to get on that page where they're comfortable criticizing, comfortable disagreeing. I always tell whoever I'm working with, whether it's just one analyst or two, that if I say something on the air, that they disagree with, come at me. Tell me, no, that's not right. And we can have a debate. I might back off. I might go back.

And I think that's important for the two analysts to get on that page where they're comfortable criticizing, comfortable disagreeing. I always tell whoever I'm working with, whether it's just one analyst or two, that if I say something on the air, that they disagree with, come at me. Tell me, no, that's not right. And we can have a debate. I might back off. I might go back.

And I think that's important for the two analysts to get on that page where they're comfortable criticizing, comfortable disagreeing. I always tell whoever I'm working with, whether it's just one analyst or two, that if I say something on the air, that they disagree with, come at me. Tell me, no, that's not right. And we can have a debate. I might back off. I might go back.

I think that's important to... to be able to do that and trust each other that nobody's trying to put each other down. We're just trying to have good basketball debate out there. And then the other time, you know, when it's, when it's not necessarily a point, just kind of feeling the rhythm of, like you said, feeling the rhythm of when I'm finishing a thought, when they're finishing a thought.

I think that's important to... to be able to do that and trust each other that nobody's trying to put each other down. We're just trying to have good basketball debate out there. And then the other time, you know, when it's, when it's not necessarily a point, just kind of feeling the rhythm of, like you said, feeling the rhythm of when I'm finishing a thought, when they're finishing a thought.