Mashburn with ESPN

This may not be news to the most die-hard Kentucky fans, but it was to me when I saw Jamal Mashburn as an NBA analyst on ESPN. Mashburn retired from the NBA in 06 after having knee problems and after being on the inactive list the whole 05-06 season. I have to be honest with you, I haven't followed Mashburn's career as closely as the average Kentucky fan possibly has, but I think it's good he's in broadcasting. He's articulate, well spoken, and he's someone who knows what he's talking about - he's played the game. So good luck to Jamal Mashburn, here's to hoping that he rises up the ranks with ESPN and becomes one of the best ESPN has ever had.
He also writes at ESPN.com's Daily Dime page where he has written several columns already. In his DD Column, he talks about why Kobe Bryant is the league's MVP. It's kinda funny too, he talks about Kobe having an off night scoring 23 points. Yeah, even though it snapped a 5-game streak of scoring 40 pts, when you're describing a guy's performance as an off-night after scoring 23 pts, then maybe Kobe should be the league's MVP.

The sound quality is terrible, terrible, terrible, but here's a sample of Mashburn in action on ESPN, {not the segment I saw last night} …



And here are some links to Mashburn's other columns he's written over at ESPN,

· Iverson Primed For A Restart
· Resilience Is Riley's Game
· Mavs Show Rebounding Skills
· Substance Is Webber's Style