Barry Gossage/NBAE
by Matt Petersen
Charles Barkley. Marv Albert. Skip Bayless.
Eddie Johnson?
Yes, the outgoing and on-point color commentator for Suns basketball is on quite the list. Not just any list. It's a contest titled "The Ultimate Television Personalities Bracket," presented by hoopshype.com.
Johnson, affectionately known as "EJ" by his peeers, fans, viewers, starts the tournament as a seventh seed pitted against second-seeded Jalen Rose of ESPN and Grantland.com. Johnson's "region" of the bracket also includes Marv Albert, Reggie Miller, Mike Breen and Hubie Brown, among others.
Among the factors we feel favor Johnson advancing through the field:
- Candor.