Marchand Sports Media The coach in the truck, Tim Corrigan on producing the NBA Finals
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In the 38-minute podcast, ESPN’s long-time NBA Finals producer, Tim Corrigan, is the guest on The Main Event with Andrew Marchand. Corrigan, a Sr. VP of production, has been in the business for nearly four decades and has produced the Finals for nearly 20 years.
Here’s what is discussed:
* Why Corrigan went from a star college lacrosse player into media and not into the family business of coaching
* How Corrigan received his big break into television
* How his dad, a coach and administrator, Gene Corrigan, was so influential on his life
* The way Corrigan moved up to the NBA
* How coaching guides Corrigan
* How producing is like coaching in preparation and performance
* How trust is so important in producing
* How being with Mike Breen for nearly two decades makes it easier
* In 2008, he became the lead NBA producer on Lakers-Celtics
* What it has been like to document Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Steph Curry in the Finals
* How Corrigan evaluates a broadcast
* What made the Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson team special
* How Corrigan felt when Van Gundy and Jackson were let go
* What Corrigan looks for in a play-by-player and how they need to be unselfish
* What he looks like for in the analyst role
* What he thinks of the NBA Finals team of Breen, Doris Burke and Richard Jefferson
* What are the chances LeBron or Steph steps into a broadcast booth
* Why he would like to see LeBron or Steph or Chris Paul in a booth
* Why he thinks the WNBA can grow even more
* What he thinks about the “Inside The NBA deal” coming over to ESPN
* Shoutouts to his crew and the bubble performance
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