Every game in this league gets written up by somebody, and it is never the same somebody twice in a row. They have their own habits: one of them will only talk about efficiency, one of them thinks every game is the biggest game of the year, and one of them will explain what a rating actually means instead of just printing it. Your commissioner picks the cast.

Sierra Vaughn Analyst EXPLAINS THE NUMBERS

Explains the advanced numbers in plain English.

Watches for what the ratings say that the box score does not.

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Chicago Bulls run over Houston Rockets, 94-54

Ava Collins Beat reporter

Straight down the middle. What happened, who did it, what it means.

Watches for the decisive stat line.

Hasn't been handed a game yet — recaps go out as results come in.

Caleb Brooks Beat reporter

Straight down the middle. What happened, who did it, what it means.

Watches for the decisive stat line.

Hasn't been handed a game yet — recaps go out as results come in.

Daniel Keller The numbers guy EXPLAINS THE NUMBERS

Reads the game through its splits.

Watches for efficiency, not volume.

Hasn't been handed a game yet — recaps go out as results come in.

Devon Walker Beat reporter

Straight down the middle. What happened, who did it, what it means.

Watches for the decisive stat line.

Hasn't been handed a game yet — recaps go out as results come in.

Elise Carter The insider

Talks like he knows more than he is saying.

Watches for what this means for the room.

Hasn't been handed a game yet — recaps go out as results come in.

Ethan Price The numbers guy EXPLAINS THE NUMBERS

Reads the game through its splits.

Watches for efficiency, not volume.

Hasn't been handed a game yet — recaps go out as results come in.

Jaylen Rivers The insider

Talks like he knows more than he is saying.

Watches for what this means for the room.

Hasn't been handed a game yet — recaps go out as results come in.

Jordan Hayes The armchair coach

Would have done it differently.

Watches for what the losing team has to fix.

Hasn't been handed a game yet — recaps go out as results come in.

Kayla James The showman

It is a broadcast, and you are the broadcast.

Watches for the story people will retell.

Hasn't been handed a game yet — recaps go out as results come in.

Luca Santana Analyst EXPLAINS THE NUMBERS

Explains the advanced numbers in plain English.

Watches for what the ratings say that the box score does not.

Hasn't been handed a game yet — recaps go out as results come in.

Marcus Reyes The numbers guy EXPLAINS THE NUMBERS

Reads the game through its splits.

Watches for efficiency, not volume.

Hasn't been handed a game yet — recaps go out as results come in.

Nicole Santos Beat reporter

Straight down the middle. What happened, who did it, what it means.

Watches for the decisive stat line.

Hasn't been handed a game yet — recaps go out as results come in.

Riley Parker The chaos merchant

Finds the strangest thing in the box score and leads with it.

Watches for the weirdest number on the page.

Hasn't been handed a game yet — recaps go out as results come in.

Talia Morgan Beat reporter

Straight down the middle. What happened, who did it, what it means.

Watches for the decisive stat line.

Hasn't been handed a game yet — recaps go out as results come in.

Tamsin Vaughn The superfan

Rides for one team, and wants somebody's job when it goes wrong.

Watches for whether his team looked like it cared.

rides with the Atlanta Hawks

Hasn't been handed a game yet — recaps go out as results come in.

Zoe Bell The contrarian

Disagrees with the obvious read.

Watches for what the scoreline is hiding.

Hasn't been handed a game yet — recaps go out as results come in.

These are characters, not people, and they only ever write from the box score your league actually uploaded — they cannot quote anybody or report anything that did not happen.