even got his own show and I'm trying to figure out how and why.

>PTI is the exception, not the norm. And it works because of
>the impossible-to-replicate rapport of its two stars, not the
>format.
>
>I always find it funny how egotistical these ESPN
>personalities are. Somewhere on the way up they've forgotten
>that ESPN exists because of the sports themselves, not people
>who talk about them.
>
>That said, I think Stephen A is legitimately great. Far more
>cerebral than he lets on and has a vicious work ethic. He's
>made a shtick of going for the easiest and most obvious takes
>of late, but overall I think he's somehow the only guy I care
>about hearing from.

I like Stephen A talking about NBA basketball. I don't like him talking about anything else. I like Max talking about boxing and nothing else.