Ryan Glasspiegel on Vrabel-Russini, NBA Ratings, Steve Kerr as Broadcaster

About this episode

Ethan Strauss and Ryan Glasspiegel discuss the Vrabel-Russini scandal, NBA ratings, and Steve Kerr's potential as a broadcaster.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com House of Glass is here to discuss an especially fertile week in sports media. Ryan Glasspiegel of Front Office Sports DARED DISAGREE with a few of my takes on Vrabel-Russini. We found considerably more agreement as we shifted to NBA television discussion, as per usual. Topics! * Mike Vrabel-Dianna Russini scandal and press conferences * What are the chances Vrabel actually gets fired by the Patriots? * Whether Patriots knew about relationship pre-hire * Russini’s career fallout and future prospects * How the New York Post coverage (story on Vrabel’s wife) went too far * Steve Kerr’s contract options (coaching vs. broadcasting) * Kerr’s TV analyst potential at ESPN/NBC * NBA playoff ratings trends and measurement disputes * Nielsen vs. streaming metrics fragmentation

People in this episode

Host: Ethan Strauss

Guest: Ryan Glasspiegel

Topics covered

• sports media
• NBA ratings
• Vrabel-Russini scandal
• Steve Kerr broadcasting
• Nielsen metrics
• Patriots coaching situation

Keywords

• Vrabel
• Russini
• NBA ratings
• Steve Kerr
• sports media
• Front Office Sports
• Nielsen
• broadcasting

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Organizations: Front Office Sports, New York Post, ESPN, NBC

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