Funny enough that’s what ESPN and Adam Silver told the officials last night.
Enough-Remote6731
They gotta learn what keeps it sexy, hips and nips, otherwise I’m not eating.
egregious888
An explosive and fast past offense isn’t “sexy enough?” I will be dancing in the streets the day we are free of ESPN
Past-Mousse-4519
Nurse or Maid outfit? Choice is yours Indiana.
SquimJim
People who don’t think the Pacers are “sexy” have not watched their offense
Their offense is fucking beautiful
Edit: And I’m not just talking about their transition offense or running and gunning, their half-court offense is just as pretty
PabloShwartz
Confirming what we know, ESPN execs don’t watch sports
OnlyMamaKnows
The Skipper era got a ton of criticism for being “woke” but I feel like a lot of the “woke” folks watched games. It’s all nonsense now. Get Up is like 3 hours of Cowboys talk every day even in the off-season.
RobbobertoBuii
ESPN has been trying to keep Legler under wraps for years in favor of SAS, honestly no idea why he chooses to stay with them (maybe NBC or Amazon next yr?)
edit: also was shocked last yr when he survived the mass ESPN layoffs that got rid of JVG and others
benevenstancian0
The fact that ESPN would have likely far preferred a hobbled Knicks team grinding their way to 85pts a game in the ECF vs a healthy, deep, and fun to watch Pacers team that scores a ton and moves the ball well tells you exactly what’s wrong with sports broadcasting nowadays.
LoWE11053211
Considering ESPN know nothing about sexy
Pacers fans should take this as a compliment.
stay-at-homie
I haven’t seen Russilo’s face in a while.
ShankyShoe
“Y’all motherfuckers don’t watch us play” is Pacers scripture at this point. Put every Pacers player in a Knicks uniform and suddenly they’d be very sexy to them
omgWTFyouSUCK
Do the Pacers have to let their players wear swimsuits instead of jerseys to gain national media attention?
dmavs11
Legler has been one of the best analysts in the national media
BlackMathNerd
Indiana not a big enough market, we know this.
Cowboys, Lakers, Knicks, LeBron move the needle at ESPN
AncientScratch1670
This is how they do it. All we heard all year was LeBron this and Golden State that with an occasional sprinkling of Knicks reports. Very little about OKC or the Wolves even though they were winning a ton in the stacked western conference.
tarnyarmy
Not sexy enough? Look at their panels of talking heads, just a bunch of nerds.
Hot_Cockroach_7625
Fuck ESPN. The Pacers have one of the most exciting, fast paced offenses in the NBA. Anyone who says otherwise clearly doesn’t watch games.
Uebelkraehe
This bubble here is sometimes something else. As a hardcore fan of NBA Basketball i’d obviously prefer if media coverage would primarily be dictated by what a team can do on court. However i am aware that this is not the only or probably even just the primary determinant of what gets the clicks and views. And as long as these media outfits work on capitalist principles, popular teams will therefore be prioritized, fair or not.
CoyotesSideEyes
This is the problem with ESPN/the NBA.
NFL will convince you two teams that are a combined 3-25 are must see TV. They will promote even the unpromotable.
NBA coverage looks at a fun young team with marketable stars and an interesting narrative and goes “meh, who cares”
They would rather talk about LeBrons kids than Haliburton and Siakam.
MoooonRiverrrr
I hate basketball media. They did the same thing with the Bucks, Suns, Nuggets, etc.
A-Centrifugal-Force
Obviously you have to give more coverage to the major brands in sports like the Cowboys, Lakers, and Yankees, but ESPN takes it a step too far. You can’t completely devalue 20 of your 30 teams and then wonder why fans lose interest.
ESPN has the ECF, they should have hyped up that whoever wins will have a great series against the Celtics. Obviously the Knicks should have gotten more of the coverage since they have more fans, but not to the extent they did.
There’s also a confusion at ESPN that they think they can treat all big brands the same. The Knicks are a big brand, but they’re not the Lakers. The reason why you can cover the Lakers they do and get away with it is that everyone who isn’t a Lakers fan hates the Lakers, to the point where people hate watch them. The same goes for the Cowboys, Yankees, Alabama, and Duke. The Knicks are a big brand in New York, but most of us don’t particularly care about them one way or the other lol, it doesn’t drive hate watching viewership the way the Lakers or even Celtics and Warriors do.
Danny886
So what Legler is saying is the Pacers gotta show some more leg?
SpursExpanse
Spurs fan here and i wish our wings and backcourt had the defensive presence and tenacity as The Pacers. Not enough coverage and profiling their players. I really enjoyed that series with the Knicks
flamingviper3175
ESPN really had to get that contract didn’t they
binhpac
Its their job to write stories to make them sexy.
A good journalist can write a compelling story about their neighbour to make them interesting.
Dame2Miami
ESPN is garbage who gives AF
The_Crown_And_Anchor
The dumbest narrative in the NBA media and within the NBA itself is that only the big market teams or teams with bankable stars are worthy of being covered
It’s no wonder the NBA viewership is constantly declining
CanalVillainy
Of course. They only want to focus on big markets. ESPN has been guided by myopic bullshit for decades now.
kingofplasticbeach
Him and Zach lowe are the actual analysts at ESPN. Redick is getting there but is getting too much publicity for him to focus on the analysis portion of his job
FrankSamples
I hate the overuse of the word “sexy” in sports
ebenizaa
Nuggets Wolves was so sexy they had games starting at 10pm
john_t_fisherman
What does ESPN know about sports. Stick to selling shit like DUDE WIPES LOL
bochanegra1
ESPN is rubbish
regularhumanbartendr
It’s not just ESPN. The NBA itself doesn’t want teams like the Pacers to succeed over teams like the Knicks or Celtics.
Boston is a better team than Indiana, but you’ll never convince me this series has any chance of being called evenly. Game 1 showed that.
Roronoaa
If you’re espn why not hype up all these new young stars? We won’t be watching Lebron and steph in a couple years
SigmaColts
It’s because they know ESPN talking head shows are consumed for stupid people that need their opinion formulated for them
Litmonger
no diddy
slothrop_maps
ESPN is hot garbage.
BurgeroftheDayz
Can’t wait until the drama free clickbait free sport shows return. Just show me highlights and tell me what happened and have someone break down the tape.
HipnotiK1
what does that even mean
PROFsmOAK
ESPN says shit like the Pacers give kids the ick.
MG_022
Legler is good.
Surprised he stuck it out with ESPN, doesn’t fit their current archetype.
Would love to see him on an FS1 show or in a Russell-type role at a big media outlet.
BiGgmoney91
I wish it was ESPN losing NBA coverage instead of TNT. Outside of Mike Breen, the NBA on ESPN is such a terrible product and a disgrace to the game.
sportsthatguy
Caitlin Clark is proof that if you follow a star and build them up, the market doesn’t matter. And o yeah, she plays for… the Indiana Fever.
The reality is, a lot of people will tune in to something that feels like a big deal. How do you do that? Get people excited about something. Cross-promote it. Follow the highs and lows but always keep your eyes peeled for what’s coming and who’s next. There should always be a pipeline with sports media. Who’s here or who could be here, etc.
We’ve been brainwashed to think markets are the end all be all, but the NFL proves that’s not the case. It can help sure.
Market Ant, Jokic, SGA, Wemby with the same fervor as Curry and you’ll see the shift. People want to watch greatness. Follow the trail ESPN.
DASreddituser
ESPN shows are so lame these days. Anything decent I can see on YT or listen on a podcast, too.
CloseVirus
Because of Idiots like that most of the time they talk about shitty Teams like LAL or NYK.
jetpack_operation
Pacers are one of the most fun teams to watch and have been all season. ESPN, as usual, does not know ball. Any fucking ball.
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Funny enough that’s what ESPN and Adam Silver told the officials last night.
They gotta learn what keeps it sexy, hips and nips, otherwise I’m not eating.
An explosive and fast past offense isn’t “sexy enough?” I will be dancing in the streets the day we are free of ESPN
Nurse or Maid outfit? Choice is yours Indiana.
People who don’t think the Pacers are “sexy” have not watched their offense
Their offense is fucking beautiful
Edit: And I’m not just talking about their transition offense or running and gunning, their half-court offense is just as pretty
Confirming what we know, ESPN execs don’t watch sports
The Skipper era got a ton of criticism for being “woke” but I feel like a lot of the “woke” folks watched games. It’s all nonsense now. Get Up is like 3 hours of Cowboys talk every day even in the off-season.
ESPN has been trying to keep Legler under wraps for years in favor of SAS, honestly no idea why he chooses to stay with them (maybe NBC or Amazon next yr?)
edit: also was shocked last yr when he survived the mass ESPN layoffs that got rid of JVG and others
The fact that ESPN would have likely far preferred a hobbled Knicks team grinding their way to 85pts a game in the ECF vs a healthy, deep, and fun to watch Pacers team that scores a ton and moves the ball well tells you exactly what’s wrong with sports broadcasting nowadays.
Considering ESPN know nothing about sexy
Pacers fans should take this as a compliment.
I haven’t seen Russilo’s face in a while.
“Y’all motherfuckers don’t watch us play” is Pacers scripture at this point. Put every Pacers player in a Knicks uniform and suddenly they’d be very sexy to them
Do the Pacers have to let their players wear swimsuits instead of jerseys to gain national media attention?
Legler has been one of the best analysts in the national media
Indiana not a big enough market, we know this.
Cowboys, Lakers, Knicks, LeBron move the needle at ESPN
This is how they do it. All we heard all year was LeBron this and Golden State that with an occasional sprinkling of Knicks reports. Very little about OKC or the Wolves even though they were winning a ton in the stacked western conference.
Not sexy enough? Look at their panels of talking heads, just a bunch of nerds.
Fuck ESPN. The Pacers have one of the most exciting, fast paced offenses in the NBA. Anyone who says otherwise clearly doesn’t watch games.
This bubble here is sometimes something else. As a hardcore fan of NBA Basketball i’d obviously prefer if media coverage would primarily be dictated by what a team can do on court. However i am aware that this is not the only or probably even just the primary determinant of what gets the clicks and views. And as long as these media outfits work on capitalist principles, popular teams will therefore be prioritized, fair or not.
This is the problem with ESPN/the NBA.
NFL will convince you two teams that are a combined 3-25 are must see TV. They will promote even the unpromotable.
NBA coverage looks at a fun young team with marketable stars and an interesting narrative and goes “meh, who cares”
They would rather talk about LeBrons kids than Haliburton and Siakam.
I hate basketball media. They did the same thing with the Bucks, Suns, Nuggets, etc.
Obviously you have to give more coverage to the major brands in sports like the Cowboys, Lakers, and Yankees, but ESPN takes it a step too far. You can’t completely devalue 20 of your 30 teams and then wonder why fans lose interest.
ESPN has the ECF, they should have hyped up that whoever wins will have a great series against the Celtics. Obviously the Knicks should have gotten more of the coverage since they have more fans, but not to the extent they did.
There’s also a confusion at ESPN that they think they can treat all big brands the same. The Knicks are a big brand, but they’re not the Lakers. The reason why you can cover the Lakers they do and get away with it is that everyone who isn’t a Lakers fan hates the Lakers, to the point where people hate watch them. The same goes for the Cowboys, Yankees, Alabama, and Duke. The Knicks are a big brand in New York, but most of us don’t particularly care about them one way or the other lol, it doesn’t drive hate watching viewership the way the Lakers or even Celtics and Warriors do.
So what Legler is saying is the Pacers gotta show some more leg?
Spurs fan here and i wish our wings and backcourt had the defensive presence and tenacity as The Pacers. Not enough coverage and profiling their players. I really enjoyed that series with the Knicks
ESPN really had to get that contract didn’t they
Its their job to write stories to make them sexy.
A good journalist can write a compelling story about their neighbour to make them interesting.
ESPN is garbage who gives AF
The dumbest narrative in the NBA media and within the NBA itself is that only the big market teams or teams with bankable stars are worthy of being covered
It’s no wonder the NBA viewership is constantly declining
Of course. They only want to focus on big markets. ESPN has been guided by myopic bullshit for decades now.
Him and Zach lowe are the actual analysts at ESPN. Redick is getting there but is getting too much publicity for him to focus on the analysis portion of his job
I hate the overuse of the word “sexy” in sports
Nuggets Wolves was so sexy they had games starting at 10pm
What does ESPN know about sports. Stick to selling shit like DUDE WIPES LOL
ESPN is rubbish
It’s not just ESPN. The NBA itself doesn’t want teams like the Pacers to succeed over teams like the Knicks or Celtics.
Boston is a better team than Indiana, but you’ll never convince me this series has any chance of being called evenly. Game 1 showed that.
If you’re espn why not hype up all these new young stars? We won’t be watching Lebron and steph in a couple years
It’s because they know ESPN talking head shows are consumed for stupid people that need their opinion formulated for them
no diddy
ESPN is hot garbage.
Can’t wait until the drama free clickbait free sport shows return. Just show me highlights and tell me what happened and have someone break down the tape.
what does that even mean
ESPN says shit like the Pacers give kids the ick.
Legler is good.
Surprised he stuck it out with ESPN, doesn’t fit their current archetype.
Would love to see him on an FS1 show or in a Russell-type role at a big media outlet.
I wish it was ESPN losing NBA coverage instead of TNT. Outside of Mike Breen, the NBA on ESPN is such a terrible product and a disgrace to the game.
Caitlin Clark is proof that if you follow a star and build them up, the market doesn’t matter. And o yeah, she plays for… the Indiana Fever.
The reality is, a lot of people will tune in to something that feels like a big deal. How do you do that? Get people excited about something. Cross-promote it. Follow the highs and lows but always keep your eyes peeled for what’s coming and who’s next. There should always be a pipeline with sports media. Who’s here or who could be here, etc.
We’ve been brainwashed to think markets are the end all be all, but the NFL proves that’s not the case. It can help sure.
Market Ant, Jokic, SGA, Wemby with the same fervor as Curry and you’ll see the shift. People want to watch greatness. Follow the trail ESPN.
ESPN shows are so lame these days. Anything decent I can see on YT or listen on a podcast, too.
Because of Idiots like that most of the time they talk about shitty Teams like LAL or NYK.
Pacers are one of the most fun teams to watch and have been all season. ESPN, as usual, does not know ball. Any fucking ball.
American media can be insufferable at times.
Someone actually said the quiet part out loud…