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CMV: NBA commentators and analysts spend too much time speculating about the personal lives of the players

I get that it’s the playoffs and that the off season is approaching, but there is quite a bit of coverage in the NBA that spends a significant chunk of time speculating about the psyche or psychological state of the players with little legitimacy. I noticed this most with the reactions to Kyrie Irving after the Celtics recent loss to the Bucks. Kyrie had probably the worse 3 games of his career at the worst possible time and the Buck played exceptionally but the main topic of conversation on espn is about Kyrie’s presumably flawed character. The Lakers negotiations with Ty Lue fall flat and the speculation is about how this is an indication of Lebron James supposedly self evident desire to force his coach into the organization. The Sixers loose and we talk about Embiids maturity levels. 

I cant exactly remember or imagine what commentary was like in the 80s and 90s but I want to say that commentator spent less time making claims about players psychological states than they do now. I understand that players have more of a voice and are more visible than previous eras and that this has contributed to more of an interest in their personal lives but I feel like espn in particular is more similar to something like TMZ than traditional sports analysis. 

I get that ratings are a factor and sensationalism has the potential to increase these numbers, but considering the advanced metrics available there could easily be more interesting and in-depth commentary and analysis of the game and the players performances. 

I’m not sure if this is a current trend with all sports but It feels like commentary is becoming too psychoanalytical and getting farther away from the game itself.
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> Kyrie had probably the worse 3 games of his career at the worst possible time and the Buck played exceptionally but the main topic of conversation on espn is about Kyrie’s presumably flawed character.

He literally declared himself as a "Basketball genius", kept playing like shit, and after the game during interviews he said "Who cares?". Well, yea people are going to talk about his flawed character. There's nothing to talk about his basketball at this point.  It's not his basketball but his attitude is hurting Celtics.

> speculation is about how this is an indication of Lebron James supposedly self evident desire to force his coach into the organization

Player with the most exposure is on the team with the most exposure. Every small thing is a breaking news. And it's not really a secret that Lebron is happier when the headcoach doesn't coach him. Ty Lue is that guy.

> but considering the advanced metrics available there could easily be more interesting and in-depth commentary and analysis of the game and the players performances. 

To be honest, this "let's make former players commentators" and "players only baby!" idea is what's causing this. Almost none of hte player's can really make these in-depth analysis, the one's that can do are coaches at various levels, sometimes in the NBA sometimes in colleges.