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The Works: Sympathy for Mr. Bosh, Dissecting Melo

In The Works today: Denver sleuths Melo out of town; we all jump too fast on the latest Anthony news; and the quandary of covering the Knicks. But first, a brief defense of newest arch-fiend Chris Bosh. Bosh Ain't So Bad: Yesterday, I was sure that Chris Bosh had leaped beyond the pale. It was like he had watched the...

Nothing Black and White About Reporting of Brown Firing

Within hours after Mike Brown's Cleveland Cavaliers were eliminated from the NBA playoffs, a report from arguably the most recognized name in sportswriting surfaced that the coach had been fired. And minutes after those reports emerged, a reporter from the most visible entity in sports broadcasting vociferously refuted...

ESPN's New Twitter Policy Seems Short-Sighted, May Be Oddly Sensible

ESPN recently issued a new stance for its employees regarding social media (the full policy is after the jump). Presumably, Twitter and Facebook are the primary causes of the edicts coming from on high; and ESPN immediately received a substantial amount of backlash regarding the new policies.That's logical of course --...

ESPN's Ric Bucher Throws Stones Over a Rumor Gone Right

Most of ESPN's NBA media contingent has a great reputation. Marc Stein is a stone-cold killer; Chris Sheridan has had strong moments (particularly in FIBA/Olympic coverage). John Hollinger and Chad Ford have their haters, but hold good records in total. The analysis and style of Chris Broussard and J.A. Adande are...

Ric Bucher, Foot Firmly in Mouth, Will Hop to Salt Lake City Next Weekend

Update: Actually, no this isn't going to happen at all. According to Sports Media Watch, ESPN has changed their schedule so that Bucher will work in Atlanta, instead. Coincidence? When trying to explain the Utah Jazz's home court advantage, ESPN's Ric Bucher opened wide and practically swallowed his foot: "Let's be honest....