Tuesday marked my last day at KTUL in Tulsa.
It also marked my last day in local TV.
From Erie, PA back to Louisiana and Oklahoma, it’s been one hell of a ride over the last seven years in the business.
I’ll miss a lot, but it’s time for a change.
#howyalldointonight#dowork
@Austin__Smiley@BTrusty504ever@AndreJohnsonTV No, but we did win a Super Bowl whereas our biggest rival failed to win theirs when they lost a huge 28-3 lead vs the Pats. Hope this helps
Just some random thoughts:
- The Spurs are so good. I think Castle & Harper are stars. I think Vassell and Champagnie are Championship necessary role players. Wemby is Wemby.
- Spurs over the Knicks in 6?
- Injuries suck. They happen. They mattered a lot.
- Chet stuff can’t go ignored. He looked timid this series. I have no words for tonight. idk, man.
- The Shai narrative throughout the Playoffs felt gross. It wasn’t fair to him as a player or as a man, IMO. Honestly shocked how many media members I respect bought into the engagement baiting.
- No doubt in my mind this team is a top tier contender next year.
- So impressed with the character of this team. They could have responded verbally and physically in uNeThiCaL ways. And they didn’t. I like cheering for good dudes.
- Thunder up. Always.
I think the best course of action is to realize a lot of the discourse is bots, 12 year olds, trolls, and casuals. Giving attention to it is what makes it grow. That’s why the broadcasts must focus on the real storylines and not feed in to it.
OKC bouncing back from a blowout to beat the Spurs in a pivotal Game 5 without JDub and Ajay Mitchell should be the #1 talking point the last 2 days.
Instead, that headline was buried under these stories:
Wemby skipping media.
Plumlee elbowing McCain.
A (correct) non-challenge.
Wemby bad game.
A gambling company negatively using a player’s image without permission.
Free throws and flopping, of course.
And that is sports discourse summed up in 2026.
Spurs/Thunder might be the most interesting chess match between two coaching staffs in NBA history.
The constant battle between the Spurs trying to keep Wemby at the basket, and the Thunder adjusting their spacing in each game to get him out.
The Spurs trying to keep Shai away from the middle of the floor and out of the paint completely, while the Thunder change screening angles, floor alignments, etc. to get him space to operate.
Then in Game 4, the Spurs going away from doubles, and the Thunder finding a way to consistently force 2 on the ball in Game 5.
On the other side, the Spurs trying to get Wemby free in the paint on offense, and the Thunder doing everything in their power to push him to the perimeter.
Every game of this series has looked completely different. It’s been a masterclass for anyone who cares about more than “falling” and ref discourse.
It’s crazy what NBA postgame coverage has become. It used to be about game stories and interesting storylines and columns and analysis and coach and player quotes.
Now online postgame coverage is mostly deliberately misleading clips to bait engagement.