Richard Deitch

I mean, if you go through the first five broadcast groups or even six, they're all good.

And they could probably all do the finals if they wish.

I think I, no offense to Jim Nance, but Ian Eagle's a better basketball broadcaster than Jim Nance.

And that's an improvement there.

I think the Raftery, Grand Hill, and Eagle team has actually worked.

I'm a big fan of Andrew Catalan and Steve Lapis.

I think that's a great team.

They call a really good game.

So to me, the tournament has been well done.

You're always going to have people who don't love...

studio talent.

Like, I've seen online, like, there's been some criticism of Nate Burleson.

He doesn't really bother me that much.

I get the fact that there are hardcore college basketball fans who don't want the NBA guys there, and they think it sort of cheapens the sport, but you have to remember, this is ultimately, at the end of the day, this is a television show.

You know, and, like, these guys pay a lot of money, and if you pay a lot of money, you're going to have Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley and your, you know, Turner talent, or not Turner anymore, but WBD talent

on, on, on a very, very big property like that.

Um, so I think you just, you have to sort of accept, uh, that's the case.

I'm trying to, you know, like the one thing I would say, like, I actually just happened to hear the, uh, Odyssey Sports Minute.

Not sure who did it, but I couldn't disagree more with the, that 42nd take there because to me, um, the tournament remains great when an underdog can make a play into the second week.

I get it.