[qwerty49]

I eventually had to watch the game with the sound off, because I couldn't take the "analysts" patter.  I can't think of one really good observation from them the entire game.

The "analysts" were too busy rooting for Missouri State to do any analysis.

Boy was that the truth. And whoever was in charge of the cameras was on the same bandwagon. Apparently there were zero Stanford fans in the stands — at least the camera never showed any of them...

Maybe if Tara bleached her hair, she'd get as much airtime as CTT, Kim Mulkey, Brenda Frese and, last night, MOST Asst Coach Jackie Stiles... Of course, Tara doesn't gesticulate much, and her face never goes all Brian Kelly.

In a train wreck of a game where neither team can make more than 20% of its shots, the announcers have to troll hard for a storyline. “Cinderella makes it close” was as good as they could get. Every other plot line was really boring, especially to anyone who wasn’t a big fan of either team. It was indeed annoying, but I can’t blame the announcers for trying to add some hype to what was otherwise a prime example of embarrassing offensive ineptitude. 

The three things that are really cool for a casual fan to see — Alanna’s versatility, DiJonai on the attack, Kiana’s money threes, were just missing. At least the announcers figured out what a great contribution Anna wilson was making.

I do agree Andy Landers is kind of past his sell-by date. Hard to believe that ESPN couldn't find someone better. But 64-team tournaments are the full employment act for announcing and halftime teams.

[qwerty49]

I eventually had to watch the game with the sound off, because I couldn't take the "analysts" patter.  I can't think of one really good observation from them the entire game.

The "analysts" were too busy rooting for Missouri State to do any analysis.

Boy was that the truth. And whoever was in charge of the cameras was on the same bandwagon. Apparently there were zero Stanford fans in the stands — at least the camera never showed any of them...

Maybe if Tara bleached her hair, she'd get as much airtime as CTT, Kim Mulkey, Brenda Frese and, last night, MOST Asst Coach Jackie Stiles... Of course, Tara doesn't gesticulate much, and her face never goes all Brian Kelly.

In a train wreck of a game where neither team can make more than 20% of its shots, the announcers have to troll hard for a storyline. “Cinderella makes it close” was as good as they could get. Every other plot line was really boring, especially to anyone who wasn’t a big fan of either team. It was indeed annoying, but I can’t blame the announcers for trying to add some hype to what was otherwise a prime example of embarrassing offensive ineptitude. 

The three things that are really cool for a casual fan to see — Alanna’s versatility, DiJonai on the attack, Kiana’s money threes, were just missing. At least the announcers figured out what a great contribution Anna wilson was making.

I do agree Andy Landers is kind of past his sell-by date. Hard to believe that ESPN couldn't find someone better. But 64-team tournaments are the full employment act for announcing and halftime teams.