Three-Man Booth

Bill Simmons updated his blog today and it's a good read all around. Some good insight on Oden, things to consider as March Madness and ultimately the draft approach, and a fantastic dunk contest from YouTube as well. Definitely check it out. And towards the end he rails against the three-man booth:

"ESPN keeps trying a three-man booth with Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas and Bill Raftery. … Since when did we decide we needed three guys to announce a two-hour college basketball game? After actually attempting to provide color for two games (we're running that column Wednesday on Page 2), I can't even fathom what it would have been like with a third guy in there. What's the point? I like Bilas on his own, and Raftery remains one of my favorite color guys ever (in any sport). Why team them together? So they can accidentally interrupt each other for two hours? These are the things I don't get."

- These are the things I think about (scroll down) when Donny Marshall is announcing Celtics games. It's as if the people at FSN wanted to make this season as miserable as possible. Are they trying to drive down ratings? What is their angle?