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Together they have two kids named Matthew and Sarah. Doris Burke Gregg Burkeĭoris is divorced from Gregg Burke a head golf coach at the University of Rhode Island). At the moment, Doris calls the conference finals and the NBA Finals on ESPN Radio, alongside play-by-play Mark Kestecher. Doris replaced Doug Collins, who left ESPN for a job with the Chicago Bulls but proceeded sideline coverage for the conference finals and the NBA Finals until 2019.

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She became a regular NBA game analyst at ESPN, in 2017, becoming the position one woman at the national level to be assigned a full regular-season role. Doris debuted on ESPN’s NBA pre-game show “NBA Countdown”, on November 13, 2013, together with analysts Jalen Rose and Avery Johnson. So what did you see (in Game 6), every time that happened, Jae Crowder, quite often, or maybe Torrey Craig, quick switched him out of that or they came with a double and everybody scrambled around that.She signed a multi-year contract extension in October 2013, to work as an NBA commentator at ESPN. They were looking to get him into the pinch post and have Paul George play out of that action. 'If you downsized, Devin Booker was on him. 'Paul George goes for 41 (points in Game 5 win for Clippers), he played a lot of bully ball,' Burke said. While Ty Lue was being deservingly praised for his adjustments in the Clippers reaching the conference finals for the first time in franchise history, Burke pointed out moves Williams made that helped the Suns push past them. You name it, he's got every attribute you would want in the modern NBA.' I think it's different than it was 10 years ago and I think Monty, both in temperament, and experience and in flexibility and basketball IQ. 'I can't say enough about the job he's done because I think NBA coaching is hard. 'You have to navigate commanding respect with cooperating with the entirety of the group,' said Burke in describing what is required of any NBA head coach.

Paul and Booker are throwbacks in the sense that they maximize midrange shots, a quality Burke sees will benefit the Suns in the finals.Īs important as Paul and Booker are, having Monty Williams hoist the Western Conference championship trophy in the air with his players all smiles around him was so appropriate because the turnaround began when the Suns hired him after winning just 19 games in 2018-19 in having their second-worst season in franchise history. Yes, his offensive arsenal is majestic, but it's the competitive edge that he brings.' 'If it were my turn to guard Paul George, I may not win that battle on every single possession, but he is going to feel me on every single possession,' Burke said. 'How he prides himself in preparation, taking care of his body, eating all the right things and taking all the necessary steps to put himself in the best position, but I'm almost thinking as majestic as Devin Booker's offensive arsenal is, what I observed this season was a commitment to the defensive end.'īurke saw the latest example of that in the conference finals when Booker got matched up against Clippers All-Star Paul George. 'We all know what a fanatic he is for the details,' Burke said. That 'competitive edge' starts with Chris Paul, but it doesn't end there. 'The thing I found most appealing about this group, beyond the fact that I think they are a complete basketball team, that there is this competitive edge about it,' Burke said. Phoenix went out and took down the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in six games, swept the third-seeded Denver Nuggets and eliminated the fourth-seeded Clippers to reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 1993. 'Competitive edge' goes beyond Chris Paul

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