Or maybe I've never found her to be talented, and don't like more and more time on the sidelines taking away from seeing the court. We'll see how others feel as the season goes on, but I always found her analysis on ESPN to be annoying. Does anyone else like sideline reporting? At least Kristen got very little reporting time other than post-game. Sideline reporting is annoying. Don't care if it is Kristen, Holly or some dude. The more you go to the sideline, the more disruptive and annoying it is.
I'm happy to have women in sports. No problem with women referees (other than Violet Palmer, because she was a horrible referee), coaches, etc. Off-hand, Rachel Nichols does a good job, and Doris Burke has a good voice for announcing, just doesn't do enough research on small market teams, but that is often the case for national broadcasters.
My understanding is they are going to use her more and more for sideline takes, which I always find annoying anyway. She's probably better than Steve Brown or Alema, but that isn't saying much.
I tend to rate people for their ability. Frankly, I'm not sure why the producers in every league tend to give women announcers more "face time" vs just hearing their voices. I just want to watch the game.
That said Holly Rowe has always annoyed me. Bonnie Bernstein always seemed to have done much better analysis and she is much more articulate, yet Rowe seemed to get more games.
I will say, that deep, male voices are easier on the ears for a full broadcast. Marv Albert is a great example. If you watch most news programs or sports broadcasts, the females also tend to have lower voices, and that is for a reason. Holly's voice is annoying...
