During Tuesday night’s NBA game between the Warriors and Knicks, NBC Sports Bay Area once again experimented with a three-person booth as newcomer Kelenna Azubuike squeezed in next to veterans Bob Fitzgerald and Jim Barnett.
It wasn’t the first time NBCSBA has presented the three-headed lineup this season, but it was my first look at the trio and, for the most part, I enjoyed the setup.
Azubuike and Barnett play pretty well together, managing to avoid stepping on one another’s toes. When strategical moves were addressed — like the proper way to set a screen, or how to guard a left-handed player — one generally managed to supplement the other’s analysis, instead of repeating (or refuting) it, while taking viewers deeper into the game.