After the Shocking Decision to Let Jeff Van Gundy Go
It was jarring last summer when ESPN fired NBA Finals game analysts Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson. It was part of the network layoffs that Disney seems to be subjected to every couple of years, much like an NFL team pruning its books to make room for future multimillion-dollar expenses. Van Gundy's pay cut in particular didn't make sense, given that he was perhaps the best game analyst in sports with his gym rat mentality and "Inside the NBA" weirdness. In the wake of these moves, ESPN is no longer as good as it once was. With venerable play-by-player…