Earlier this summer, it was announced that NBC Sports will have their analysts located courtside which will allow them to listen in on team huddles. According to Sports Media Watch, this will afford pundits the opportunity to \u201cprovide real-time insights.\u201d<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t know how I feel about that.<\/p>\n
For one, when TNT used to mic up the coaches, they\u2019d air comments from the bench that were more motivation-based, not strategy-oriented.<\/p>\n
Will the sideline reporters be listening and then responding in a way that may give insight into the specifics of a coach\u2019s instruction?<\/p>\n
If so, that is quite a movement in dynamics from coach to player to reporter to fan.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s an ethical line\u2014albeit a somewhat arbitrary one\u2014when it comes to allowing individuals not directly connected to an organization to listen in on strategic conversations. At the very least, it\u2019s a questionable practice. Think of it like stealing signs in baseball: the whole point of a huddle is to privately discuss the method or strategy for overcoming your opponent. Undermining that privacy compromises the integrity of the process.<\/p>\n
If reporters will not be allowed to discuss specifics of the timeouts, then what keen insight can we feasibly expect?<\/p>\n
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