A look around the league and the Web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out. C : The Sherman Report . Doris Burke, whose duties on ESPN/ABC coverage include sideline reporting, talks about what those funny few seconds feel like when you're on the other side of the microphone: "I try very hard not to take his reactions personally. I’ll be honest with you. It is not easy." PF : The Oregonian . I really, really enjoyed this piece by Steve Duin on covering Dr. Jack Ramsay, missing the pinnacle of something and picking it up on the downslope, asking the wrong questions and recognizing what you've got when it's, if not gone, then going. SF : The Basketball Jones , twice . Skeets, Tas, Trey, J.D., Matt and Leigh are about to hit their 1,000th episode, which is remarkable/amazing/thrilling/pride-engendering/a million other things. It's also an occasion for celebration by both fans and friends of the world's greatest basketball podcast ... which, awesomely enough, includes some of Turner Broadcasting's favorite NBA faces. (And, while we're not in the videos, us here at BDL, all of whom love TBJ and its creators very, very much.)
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