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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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