Steve Kerr’s done fine work as a color analyst in CBS’ three-man booth during the NCAA tournament. His insights are solid, he doesn’t step on takes from co-analyst Clark Kellogg and rolls with the play-by-play of Jim Nance.
In all, he’s earned some fans. But this won’t sit well with some of them.
In a wide-ranging interview with Michael Hiestand of USA Today, Kerr talked about several items, but the most interesting was this:
But Kerr also suggested the so-called First Four could be tweaked: “Have all eight teams in those from power conferences — just the bubble teams rather than league winners — going head-to-head.”
The First Four this season featured four games. Two were between teams who earned automatic bids; the other two games were between teams that earned at-large berths. Two of those at-large berths (VCU and UAB) weren’t from the power conferences, but Kerr’s point remains. Don’t make the small schools who won their conferences tournaments play an extra game.
Steve Kerr, sticking up for the little guy. Who knew?
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- tifosi73 - Apr 5, 2011 at 12:06 AM
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I don’t know what is more embarrassing:
-The fact that you cannot spell Jim Nantz correctly OR
-the fact that you cannot even look up his name before writing this piece (the internet works wonders these days) OR
-Jim Nantz being Jim Nantz with his “top dog” commentJim Nantz has been calling the Final Four since 1991 and you still cannot spell his name.
Jim Nantz, you have been calling the Final Four since 1991 and you still cannot end the tournament without a cheesy phrase.
Pathetic.
