The necessity and pitfalls of postgame interviews

Photo by Thomas A. Ferrara/Newsday RM via Getty ImagesPicture a particularly tough day at work for yourself, and then imagine discussing that day with members of the media after you clock out. Then the following morning you wake up to a newspaper article or a blog discussing your pitfalls. In essence, this is the nature of a postgame press conference and subsequent analysis in sports.

While other forms of entertainment garner critique and criticism, rarely does it happen in real-time. It must be a challenging situation for a player or coach to immediately assess, analyze, and then articulate your feelings on a particular play or game. I cannot imagine they enjoy it very much, and I often…