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ESPN lays off Zach Lowe
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2024 4:17 pm
by Rafael122
They have a gaping hole in the basketball space. What an awful decision.
Zach Lowe out at ESPN
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2024 4:17 pm
by Homerclease
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Re: ESPN lays off Zach Lowe
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2024 4:20 pm
by Buckeye-NBAFan
Hard news is more expensive and generates less revenue
All of live TV is moving to the Fox News model of opining on the news instead of breaking the news
Re: Zach Lowe out at ESPN
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2024 4:21 pm
by ThunderBolt
Bummer. I look forward to following his work wherever he ends up.
Re: Zach Lowe out at ESPN
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2024 4:23 pm
by Ice Man
The thoughtful ones get fired, while the trolls get promoted. By now, I should not be surprised.
Re: ESPN lays off Zach Lowe
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2024 4:25 pm
by tdotrep2
One of the few I like listening to talk about basketball on espn
Re: Zach Lowe out at ESPN
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2024 4:25 pm
by Mavrelous
ESPN management wrote:What do you mean we have a level headed, smart and sensible person on our staff?
Off with his head!!!
Re: Zach Lowe out at ESPN
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2024 4:26 pm
by donkeylips
he was the only one i listened to
Re: Zach Lowe out at ESPN
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2024 4:26 pm
by Slava
The ringer or Substack?
Re: Zach Lowe out at ESPN
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2024 4:26 pm
by iLLmatic860
One of the last good analysts espn had
Re: Zach Lowe out at ESPN
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2024 4:27 pm
by WarriorGM
For all the praise he receives, he isn't very edifying.
Re: Zach Lowe out at ESPN
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2024 4:28 pm
by realball
No Woj, no Zach Lowe... no reason to ever check ESPN again. Really wish TNT had taken their package too.
Re: Zach Lowe out at ESPN
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2024 4:29 pm
by Rafael122
Slava wrote:The ringer or Substack?
My guess is he has a no-compete clause but McShay works around that and goes on Russillo's pod every week. Wouldn't be shocked if Bill devotes one pod a week with Lowe during the NBA season.
Re: Zach Lowe out at ESPN
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2024 4:30 pm
by BodieB
He'll be fine. ESPN is going for straight over the top personalities now smh. Wouldn't be surprised to see him get some clock on First Things First down the line.
Re: Zach Lowe out at ESPN
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2024 4:30 pm
by taikibansei
ESPN is really doubling down on retaining only clowns and cartoon characters on their staff. Must be the Disney influence.
Re: Zach Lowe out at ESPN
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2024 4:30 pm
by bubbleball
I know it isn't what the average viewer wants, but ESPN/ABC not having a serious analyst is baffling to me. Maybe they give Legler a bigger role?
Re: Zach Lowe out at ESPN
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2024 4:31 pm
by eyriq
ESPN getting worse. Dayuum
Re: Zach Lowe out at ESPN
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2024 4:32 pm
by YogurtProducer
Slava wrote:The ringer or Substack?
The Athletic maybe
Re: Zach Lowe out at ESPN
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2024 4:33 pm
by NYPiston
Ridiculous decision, one of the few members of their NBA coverage that brings value yet they keep a guy like Perkins who is a walking, talking prop essentially. Sad but unsurprising.
ESPN is weird, I actually like their college football/basketball coverage but their pro sports coverage is abysmal with the NBA being the worst of them and even worse now with Lowe being punted.
Re: Zach Lowe out at ESPN
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2024 4:37 pm
by MoreyWins
To do this before the NBA season is crazy. I hope he gets swooped up soon.