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Gee, We Wonder Who Tim Legler Is Referring To?
Published 5/1/2008 by Brooks at SPORTSbyBROOKS
Dan Le Batard interviewed ESPN NBA analyst Tim Legler on WAXY-AM in Miami this week ( audio starts at 5:36) , and asked him, “What one thing would you change that bothers you about the (sports) media ?” Legler’s response: “The thing that bothers me the most is what has become a very blurred line between a journalist and ex-players as analysts - people that actually played the game.” Stephen A. Smith Tim Legler (*Mystery*: A “writer” spouting “inaccurate” analysis who “isn’t qualified”? )“That’s not to say that everybody that’s an analyst who was an ex-player is good at this job, because we both know there’s a lot of guys out there that probably shouldn’t be on TV or radio.“ “But more and more journalists (sportswriters) now cross over into doing real, hard ...

Tim Legler Might Be In Trouble With Upper Management
Published 5/1/2008 by Awful Announcing- at Awful Announcing
It's extremely extremely rare that someone in Sports Media bashes their own, but it's happened to ESPN again. Tim Legler was on Dan Le Batard's radio show yesterday and when asked about the state of Sports Media he had this to say about his network's dealings with the Sport he covers. Via Sports by Brooks... Tim Legler Audio (790 The Ticket, 5:30in) “I look at our network (ESPN) as much as any and think it’s become a situation where it’s a great time to be a journalist, because there are so many opportunities on television and I know that it pays more and you get greater exposure … now there’s a lot of guys (sportswriters) that are household names. That’s how they started out, and that’s fine when you’re giving information, and you’re ...