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USA Today
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
NBA fans roasted ESPN's absurd 'virtual reality' replays during the playoffs
NBA fans roasted ESPN's absurd 'virtual reality' replays during the playoffs CHET'S DUNK IN VIRTUAL REALITY 🤯🕹️ 📺 InsightCast on ESPNews — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) May 23, 2025 ESPN is trying out some new technology for its broadcast of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals. There are some occasionally very cool advances in tech that can enhance the viewer experience when watching sports. A couple years ago, I tried watching an NBA game through a Meta virtual reality headset and it was mildly enjoyable. Earlier this year, USA TODAY wrote about how Dan Orlovsky brought virtual reality analysis to the masses for the NFL. ESPN's Tim Legler successfully used VR for ESPN's InsightCast. Recently, former NHL player PK Subban tried something similar for his hockey analysis. This could work for pregame or postgame analysis, especially when it incorporates shot charts or advanced stats. But it simply doesn't work as a replay: But ESPN's latest effort is, which you can watch above, is not nearly as impressive and fans were unimpressed. Here are more details about the replays from Tim Corrigan, who is the ESPN Senior Vice President of Sports Production (via ESPN Press Room): "Beyond Sports is going to provide virtual replace literally from any angle you can imagine based on what the action was, what it looked like. And we'll go into this environment with the Avatars. The Avatars will match the uniforms they're wearing, the court they're playing on. It's just kind of an insight into the future of what this might all look like. [...] Again, that's going to be all new to a live broadcast and the ability to turn these things around like the virtual replays could be the first replay in a sequence of what we're doing on this broadcast. These are ways it's going to look and feel different than the main broadcast. Vivid Arc is a company, again, we're tying them and their Avatars and what everything looks like from what the players are wearing, which will match with what they're wearing in the game and the courts they're playing on and everything." It sounds nice in theory, but here is the thing: This isn't even technically virtual reality, it's just 3D. It isn't interactive without using a headset. It's just boring. More: MLB hyped up a video game-like replay view from the Tokyo Dome and fans justifiably hated it I like basketball, but I wish it looked like it was generated in MS paint. I just wish ESPN had an option for viewers like me. — Harrison Faigen (@hmfaigen) May 23, 2025 'What if I told you that you could spend a bunch of money to generate the worst possible graphics you could ever produce and add nothing to the coverage?' ESPN: 'Sold!' — Daman Rangoola (@damanr) May 23, 2025 Nobody is gaining anything from this You don't learn anything, you arguably understand less about the play, and it doesn't even look cool 'We can so we probably should, right?' is how we got here — Kris Pursiainen (@krispursiainen) May 23, 2025 NBA Live 2004 looked better respectively — Kofie (@Kofie) May 23, 2025 Wanna know how many millions were wasted on this garbage and how many jobs this will ultimately cost ESPN — Blazer Banter (@blazerbanter) May 23, 2025 What is the point of this? — Andy Bailey (@AndrewDBailey) May 23, 2025 Not the NBA Live 99 graphics — Jasmine (@JasmineLWatkins) May 23, 2025 Recession indicator, why y'all using PS2 graphics for something you just recorded in 4K — Tristan (@AyoTristan) May 23, 2025 As you can see, fans all seemed to agree with each other that this highlight of a Chet Holmgren dunk would have looked far cooler if it were just a replay of him putting the ball in the basket. There is clearly an effort for ESPN and others to push for VR on the telecast, but fans don't want it to replace highlights. The technology just isn't there quite yet, even if it may get there eventually.
NBC Sports
21-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
NFL allowing Olympic participation is 'brilliant'
Dan Orlovsky joins Dan Patrick for his insight on the both sides of the tush push ban proposal and the significance of the NFL allowing players to compete in Olympic flag football.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Pickens Good-News Headaches Await Cowboys Fans
FRISCO - What if the Dallas Cowboys find George Pickens to be a "headache'' ... In the very best ways? Dallas' trade for the controversial Pittsburgh Steelers receiver brings with it an element of unpredictability. Advertisement That goes for his new employer, as the Cowboys are vowing to work with Pickens in a way that will have all of his emotion funneled in the right direction. But it also goes for Dallas rivals. "That's why the addition of Pickens matters so much," ESPN analyst and former NFL QB Dan Orlovsky said of Dallas 1-2 punch of CeeDee Lamb and Pickens at wideout. "Very rarely can you just line up defensively when I, as an offense, have a really good player on one side, really good player on the other side, and allocate four people to them. Because one of those guys is going to get singled up more than not, if not, then we get to run the football. "This now presents a lot of problems for a defense before a ball is even snapped, just structurally, how do you want to handle us?" Advertisement In other words ... Having Lamb and Pickens on the field, the defense won't be able to take one away as they did last season because that means either Lamb or Pickens is left one-on-one. And with Dak Prescott, that is a matchup he'll take every day of the week. Additionally comes the trickle-down impact, as Orlovsky notes, of new coach Brian Schottenheimer seeing the opposing defense dropping into coverage to curtail the explosive pair ... and reacting with his physicality-first running game taking charge. And the step after that? Dak play-action, another tool Schottenheimer likes to use, with defenses now completely off-balance. Advertisement So the headaches can ensue when it comes to Cowboys opponents ... And the hope is they greatly offset any headaches caused by Pickens' infamously erratic behavior. Related: Cowboys Micah Parsons Speaks Out Strongly 'Handshake' Deal Report Related: Cowboys Going Back To The Future With Tyler Booker?
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
ESPN Analyst Makes Shocking Prediction For Steelers First Six Games
The Pittsburgh Steelers recently released their 2025 schedule, but one analyst believes that the worst is awaiting the team in the early going. On Wednesday, some of the ESPN crew were discussing what is interesting to them about some of the team's schedules. But when discussing the Steelers, Dan Orlovsky predicted the team to have a very rough start. Advertisement "I think you're staring at 0-6 in the face," Orlovsky said. Here are the Steelers' first six opponents that they will face in the first month and a half of the season: Week 1 at New York Jets Week 2 vs. Seattle Seahawks Week 3 at New England Patriots Week 4 vs. Minnesota Vikings Week 5 BYE Week 6 vs. Cleveland Browns Week 7 at Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday Night Football The main reason Orlovsky and the rest of the ESPN crew make this claim is because they would rather have the quarterback situations of every one of those teams besides the Steelers with Mason Rudolph. But he has shown in the past that he can get the job when the team needs him to. He led the Steelers to three straight to end the 2023 season, which got the team into the playoffs. Advertisement So he is by no means a bad NFL QB. Would the Steelers rather have someone else under center? Probably. But that does not mean Rudolph cannot beat a team like the Browns, who have five quarterbacks, none of which are the solidified starter. The team might have a tough go to start the season, but saying they will start 0-6 could be stretching it. Related: Steelers Might Have New Competition Signing Aaron Rodgers Related: Jim Nantz Gets Honest About Steelers
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
NFL analyst says Steelers will start season 0-6 under QB Mason Rudolph
The NFL Schedule Release has come and gone — and with it, Steelers fans now know what important dates to look forward to in 2025. However, according to former NFL QB turned ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky, Mason Rudolph may lead the Steel City to a disappointing 0-6 start in 2025. Louis Riddick was asked whether or not the Steelers' supporting cast could help bail out Rudolph to start the 2025 season — and Orlovsky jumped in, shooting down any glimmer of hope for Pittsburgh: Advertisement "No. I think you're staring at 0-6 in the face." The first six opponents that Orlovsky is referencing, who would beat the Steelers to open the 2025 season, are the Jets, Seahawks, Patriots, Vikings, Browns, and Bengals. Out of these six, one could easily argue that the Vikings and Bengals pose the biggest threat to the Steelers — but even under Rudolph, beating Seattle, New York, Cleveland, and New England is absolutely plausible. This article originally appeared on Steelers Wire: Dan Orlovsky: Steelers will go 0-6 under QB Mason Rudolph
