Rejecting the Screen goes ISO with Chad Finn, the longtime sports media writer and columnist for the Boston Globe and Boston.com. Noah Coslov and Adam Stanco ask Chad about the responsibility that national broadcast partners have to promote the NBA's positive stories. Plus, they talk about ESPN's never-ending quest to match the magic that TNT developed with Charles Barkley on Inside the NBA. They also get into Chad's career covering the early 2000s Celtics and how the team is covered locally now, specifically head coach Brad Stevens, and the drama with Kyrie Irving.
This conversation was recorded prior to the passing of former NBA Commissioner David Stern.
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Whether local broadcasts need to change (0:30)
What the NBA viewing experience will look like in the future (1:30)
Why the NBA ratings are down this season (3:45)
Responsibility of national broadcasts to discuss load management (7:50)
Responsibility of national broadcasts to discuss negative stories (10:25)
Chad gets mad when fans complain that pro athletes are overpaid (11:30)
Why ESPN hasn't found a formula to match Inside the NBA's magic (14:00)
Covering the Celtics in Boston when the Patriots dominate the coverage (23:25)
Kyrie Irving's negative impact on the Celtics (25:25)
Chad thinks Brad Stevens received too much criticism last season (30:35)
The future of the local Celtics broadcasts (34:10)
How Chad got his start with the Boston Globe (38:00)
Covering the Celtics in the early 2000s (40:15)
Why Kendrick Perkins was so much fun to cover (42:00)
How Chad is able to watch and cover different sports & the sports media (45:00)
What people in Boston think of Bill Simmons (47:15)
How we should handle former players reporting breaking news (50:00)
Who he'd want to reject the screen & go ISO in a must-win situation (52:35)
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