Feinstein vs. Katz

[GuessWho]

Apparently there were some fireworks at the US Basketball Writers awards breakfast at the Final Four when some USBWA members took offense to the ESPN schmoozefest that reportedly took place.

Rumors were that John Feinstein and outgoing USBWA prez Andy Katz got into a loud, heated argument. Any eyewitnesses care to report?

Oh, and winner of the best column category in the USBWA's annual writing contest? Jay Bilas, ESPN.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

When Bilas stops playing an ACC cabana boy with such stunning conviction, please let us know.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

Apparently there were some fireworks at the US Basketball Writers awards breakfast at the Final Four when some USBWA members took offense to the ESPN schmoozefest that reportedly took place.

Rumors were that John Feinstein and outgoing USBWA prez Andy Katz got into a loud, heated argument. Any eyewitnesses care to report?

Oh, and winner of the best column category in the USBWA's annual writing contest? Jay Bilas, ESPN.

Did the meeting last less than a day and a half this year?

 

[jfs1000]

Bilas won the writing contest?

These things are frauds. What did Bilas write to warrant mention? I am about sick of these awards. There has to be some integrity in the process. If someone has a link to the Bilas winner, and it is worthy, I will apologize.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Good to know Bilas won the writing award... I would have hated to see it go to Weiss or Tipton or someone who is actually, what is the term I'm looking for? A writer...

Feinstein is a brilliant writer. But, he is also widely known as one of the highest-maintenance, most argumentative egos in the business...

I love the guy. But it doesn't take much to send him on a rant.

 

[Steak Snabler]

Good to know Bilas won the writing award... I would have hated to see it go to Weiss or Tipton or someone who is actually, what is the term I'm looking for? A writer...

I'm sure all the TV lifers thought the same thing when PTI won a Sports Emmy ...

 

[Alma]

I heard they were arguing over who's cooler: Freddie Couples or Billy Donovan.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

PTI was deserving. There's a difference.

 

[Elliotte Friedman]

Mizzou,

I don't see how any person working on television could have a problem with PTI winning. I would like to see what Bilas wrote before commenting, because just as Howie Long also won an Emmy (and deservedly so), there's no reason Bilas shouldn't win a writer's award -- if it's a good piece.

 

[Ace]

I heard they were arguing over who's cooler: Freddie Couples or Billy Donovan.

Alma with the slam!

 

[PeteyPirate]

Jay Bilas may not be a writer for a living, but he did graduate from Duke Law and is a (seldom) practicing attorney. To say that this disqualfies him from being able to string together sentences at the same level as someone who works exclusively as a sportswriter seems a little disingenuous.

But I haven't read his work either, so I don't know for sure.

 

[Ace]

Jay Bilas may not be a writer for a living, but he did graduate from Duke Law and is a (seldom) practicing attorney. To say that this disqualfies him from being able to string together sentences at the same level as someone who works exclusively as a sportswriter seems a little disingenuous.

But I haven't read his work either, so I don't know for sure.

Save it for the Best of Bilas thread.

 

[pseudo]

Bilas won the writing contest?

These things are frauds. What did Bilas write to warrant mention? I am about sick of these awards. There has to be some integrity in the process. If someone has a link to the Bilas winner, and it is worthy, I will apologize.

Hounds, you're on in five...

http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/awards/writing/index.html

Bilas won for column, Feinstein for game story. The link to the column:
http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/awards/writing/2007/column.html

Can't say I'm a huge fan of Bilas's writing style, but Donovan did deserve the beatdown.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

Still no details on the blow-up?
C'mon, we're better than this.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

Bilas won the writing contest?

These things are frauds. What did Bilas write to warrant mention? I am about sick of these awards. There has to be some integrity in the process. If someone has a link to the Bilas winner, and it is worthy, I will apologize.

Hounds, you're on in five...

http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/awards/writing/index.html

Bilas won for column, Feinstein for game story. The link to the column:
http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/awards/writing/2007/column.html

Can't say I'm a huge fan of Bilas's writing style, but Donovan did deserve the beatdown.

That's fine -- I like the sequencing, and the pacing -- but I really dislike columns which ask coaches to pay some kind of reparations, on principle.

Packer loves to play judge-and-jury with other people's wallets, as well.

An ACC thing?

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Still no details on the blow-up?
C'mon, we're better than this.

Somebody here had to have been there...

 

[GuessWho]

Still no details on the blow-up?
C'mon, we're better than this.

Agreed. Would gladly pay for a ringside seat and bag of popcorn for that one.

 

[VJ]

Jay Bilas may not be a writer for a living, but he did graduate from Duke Law and is a (seldom) practicing attorney. To say that this disqualfies him from being able to string together sentences at the same level as someone who works exclusively as a sportswriter seems a little disingenuous.

But I haven't read his work either, so I don't know for sure.

Thank you. People are making it sound like Vitale won.

 

[Steak Snabler]

Jay Bilas may not be a writer for a living, but he did graduate from Duke Law and is a (seldom) practicing attorney. To say that this disqualfies him from being able to string together sentences at the same level as someone who works exclusively as a sportswriter seems a little disingenuous.

But I haven't read his work either, so I don't know for sure.

Thank you. People are making it sound like Vitale won.

"1,001 Reasons Why I Love Duke" got honorable mention ...

 

[friend of a friend]

Jay Bilas may not be a writer for a living, but he did graduate from Duke Law and is a (seldom) practicing attorney. To say that this disqualfies him from being able to string together sentences at the same level as someone who works exclusively as a sportswriter seems a little disingenuous.

But I haven't read his work either, so I don't know for sure.

Thank you. People are making it sound like Vitale won.

"1,001 Reasons Why I Love Duke" got honorable mention ...

He must have had a tough time paring down the list.