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Media Approval Ratings: Jay Bilas

Will Leitch — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:05:36 EDT

We would like to repeat our favorite piece of biographical information about Jay Bilas: He once starred in a movie with Dolph Lundgren. The movie was "Dark Angel," and Bilas plays an alien named "Azeck." Man this makes us happy.

Anyway, we tend to enjoy Bilas even more when he's doing courtside analysis than when he's in the studio. This is probably because he's really doing a Bill Raftery impression. There ain't nothing wrong with that.

Also: He went to Duke. Worth noting.

So: Do you like the Jay Bilas? Do you not like the Jay Bilas? Shoot 'em up.

Bilas Vs. Le Batard: Quien Es Mas Macho?

Leitch — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:10:25 EDT

In case you haven't heard it, here's the exchange on Dan Le Batard's radio show between Le Batard and Jay Bilas. It's possible these two don't like each other very much.

Generally speaking, we think Le Batard is more prone to discuss matters of race in sport than most of his colleagues, something we find commendable. But we kind of agree with Bilas here: We're really not sure what Le Batard's point is supposed to be. If Michael Beasley were white? If Tyler Hansbrough were black? Where you going with this?

That said, Bilas is awfully short fused here; the man's pretty serious for a guy who was in a Dolph Lundgren movie.

On TV today, Jay Bilas predicted a title...

sussman — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:10:00 EDT

On TV today, Jay Bilas predicted a title game of Kansas and UCLA. Yet online it says he's picking Memphis and North Carolina. Brilliant. [ESPN]

Jay Bilas Will Sue Your Ass

Leitch — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 11:45:21 EDT

As an analyst, we've always liked ESPN's Jay Bilas. He's smart, low-key, occasionally understatedly funny and looks like the late, lamented Gob. We've been somewhat less impressed with his appearances around the ESPN loop in the last week talking about the Duke lacrosse case. He's a lifelong Dookie and seems more interested in protecting his school's reputation than anything else, though he's still a more intelligent voice that anything you'll find on the cable news networks. (Honestly, Fox News had freaking Mark Furhman on to talk about this case the other day. The only person who might have less to say about this is that dog with its head in a pipe.)

We always forget that Bilas is, in fact, a practicing lawyer, for Moore & Van Allen in Charlotte. His bio page is right here, and it has this great morsel: Representative Cases: Lyons Partnership v. Morris Costumes, Inc., et al. (N.C. Superior Court). Successfully defended costume shop against trademark-copyright action brought by owners of children's television character Barney. "

Not only is Bilas a successful analyst, an accomplished lawyer and actor in Dolph Lundgren movies, he's also against Barney. What's not to love?

Jay S. Bilas [Moore & Van Allen]
"I Come In Peace" [Blogcritics]
Switched At Birth [Deadspin]

Our Own, Demented Version Of "Switched At Birth"

Leitch — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 13:45:43 EST

Because in a month we're going to be the only people who remember the show, we feel obliged to point out — per a reader's excellent, perceptive eye — that ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas and Will Arnett's ridiculously funny "Gob" from "Arrested Development" look so much like each other that it's freaking us out.

Honestly. We suddenly like Jay Bilas so much more.

Wouldn't it be great if, every time they cut to Bilas courtside, all of a sudden "The Final Countdown" started playing? Wouldn't that be outstanding? Somebody give Bilas a candy apple and see if it whistles!

And yes, we know, most of you, if you believe the Nielsen ratings, have no idea what we're talking about. But that's OK. We'll happily amuse ourselves with all things "Arrested Development."

Jay Bilas Archive [ESPN]
Arrested Development [Fox.com]