The saying "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" is stupid sometimes. This is not one of those times.
Change is cool and necessary for innovation, but testing out a new camera angle during a major Big Ten rivalry game (Michigan-Ohio State on Tuesday) might be one of the sillier things ESPN has ever done. It was awful. Why change the camera angle that's worked for ... oh, I don't know ... forever.
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You couldn't see anything that happened in the paint or the opposite corner. Even the hoop was blocked sometimes. Naturally, people were irate.
Nice move, I think? pic.twitter.com/9f2krCvEm1
— Big Ten Geeks (@bigtengeeks) February 17, 2016
Every jump shot is like its own mini trivia game: Did this Zak Irvin shot go in? pic.twitter.com/P25SH2m7Ta
— Alejandro Zúñiga (@ByAZuniga) February 17, 2016
She told me that she's sure fans are "blowing them up" on Twitter...I assured her that they were.
— Kelly Hall (@KellyHall20) February 17, 2016
with this camera angle (for mich-osu), we're pretty much guessing at everything that happens in the paint. ugh. https://t.co/64OmFjVynq
— Ryan Fagan (@ryanfagan) February 17, 2016
Why couldn't they test this on the Rutgers vs. Minnesota game?