If you hated the camera angle as much as I did let ESPN know so we don't have to endure it again.

 

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Terrible angle to watch from... If I wanted to watch the game from from the upper arena I would have gone to the game... Coaches might like the angle to review plays though..

I certainly wouldn't want to watch all or as much of the game with that but I like that view every now and then. An overhead view imo lets you see how certain offenses and defensive schemes are set up and ran.

Terrible angle to watch from... If I wanted to watch the game from from the upper arena I would have gone to the game... Coaches might like the angle to review plays though..

I think it is ideal for replays, but not for viewing as we had to endure. Most of it, imo, has to do with it being that we are not used to it.

I hated it. Terrible idea. I have yet to talk to anyone who liked it.

I think it is ideal for replays, but not for viewing as we had to endure. Most of it, imo, has to do with it being that we are not used to it.

 

I agree, seeing a replay from that angle is pretty cool. Actually game play is just a bad idea in my opinion.

 

I did my part and sent in a concern/complaint.

As a primary, or even frequently used real-time camera, it's awful. I was dizzy most of the time.

Everybody I watched the game with hated it as well.

They must have been getting complaints because they still used it in the second half it wasn't very much compared to the first. I thought it was awful to try and watch. WKYT news said they got tons of people calling them and complaining.

I was at a HS game last night and had no idea what some people on Facebook was talking about until now. Horrible!

ESPN's facebook page was covered in complaints. Its definitely an interesting replay angle, but has no place for live action. Its difficult to read jerseys, impossible to see if a shot is going in, difficult to see fouls. Just bad all around.

 

IIRC they tried to use another odd camera angle once last year. I can't remember if it was the backboard cam, or a floor left camera though.

 

There's simply no need to mess with the elevated mid court camera. Its perfect.

My wife walked in the room at one point and asked what the heck they were doing. I said tick us off and it's working. Absolutely hated it. I would definitely be great for replays but for live action it has to go.

^ I agree, I would like it in some replay instances but no way should anyone have to watch a live game like that. It was almost impossible to tell whether or not a shot was actually going to go in, or if it even had a chance.

It was like playing NBA Live '98 from that one angle nobody liked to play from.

They just emailed me back:

 

Thank you for your e-mail.

 

The use of varying camera angles is part of a larger weeklong initiative to give fans different perspectives of coverage via new and innovative production techniques and enhancements. While some fans are enjoying the different perspectives, we realize that some are not. We will be sure to provide all of the feedback we receive to our Producers for their review.

 

Sincerely,

 

Eric

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