I’m probably the only person disappointed to learn today that UVA Basketball alum Malcolm Brogdon is taking a job with ESPN as a basketball studio analyst.
Our guy has a master’s degree in public policy from the University of Virginia; I hope this is just a temporary gig, scratching an itch.
I could justify it if he’s thinking, OK, this gets me on TV, gets people to hear my voice, hear for themselves that I’m a smart guy, as he continues his work with his foundation, which leads initiatives in youth education, civil rights and water access in Africa.
Brogdon’s future is in politics – once we get past the Trump era, which has been 10 years of the most reactionary, reductionist politics in our nation’s history.
We may only be a few days, actually, for a return to a majority wanting actual smart people to run the country.
Brogdon is the smartest guy in basketball; seems a waste for him to use his genius to offer pithy observations about how Gonzaga defended the pick-and-roll in the first half.
If this is something he does for a year or two as he transitions to the next phase, great.
If he’s still talking about basketball on TV in 10 years, the world is missing out on something.
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