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John Brenkus, founder and host of ESPN's 'Sports Science' show, dies

  John Brenkus, founder and host of ESPN's 'Sports Science' show, dies. 2/6/25 By Mediabuzz Rest in peace.     John Brenkus, the innovative

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R.I.P. John Brenkus. I loved his show Sports Science on ESPN.

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The Overhead Compartment with John Brenkus

The Overhead Compartment with John Brenkus

Shining a spotlight on celebrities and athletes who love to travel. Created and developed by Stacy Steponate Greenberg. Sports and Science: who would have thought those two could ever come together as seamlessly as, say, chocolate and peanut butter? One man did, and his name is John Brenkus. The creator of the popular Sports Science features on ESPN, Brenkus has captured audiences across the…

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ESPN SPORT SCIENCE: JEREMY LIN

Speed, strength, and leaping ability are some of the key factors examined when teams draft or acquire young prospects in the NBA. As seen in his meteoric rise, Jeremy Lin owns the other intangibles that are difficult to measure, such as, clutch shooting, leadership, vision, and feel for the game.

As ESPN Sports Science uncovered, Lin is remarkably quick with extreme dribble penetration and he possesses a rapid release. The video proves that Lin’s sudden explosion in the NBA is not a fluke or flash in the pan. He can match or top some of the elite athletes at his position, which is a great sign for the future career for the 23-year old.

Quickness:  The ESPN Sports Science team utilized a specific drive against the Lakers where John Brenkus describes Lin’s amazing quickness, “Within three strides, he can accelerate from essentially zero to roughly 10 MPH in less than one second. That’s acceleration on par with 2010 No. 1 draft pick John Wall.”

Penetration:  In this example, ESPN Sports Science provides visual evidence of his hesitation dribble and spin moves that help create space in the lane for open looks at the rim. “Spin moves that measure at nearly 900 degrees per second, that’s almost as fast as spin speeds measured from the league’s reining MVP, Derrick Rose,” Brenkus stated.

Release:  When Lin drilled the game-winner in Toronto, ESPN Sports Science measured his release angle at 50 degrees, which is a separation of two degrees from the optimal release, according to Brenkus. Additionally, Brenkus explains his quick release, “Getting up three’s on average in only 0.60 seconds, that’s faster than the average release time of the greatest three-point shooter of all-time, Ray Allen.”

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Is Sports Science Really Necessary?

I'm not going to lie when i first saw the show Sport Science when it came out on FSN channel I thought it was a great idea. They were showing how tough it is to be an umpire and cool stuff like that. Then I saw ESPN picked it up n I figured wow what a great idea. Now this takes a lot for me to say but man was I wrong. Either I was completely wrong that the show was cool a couple years ago or ESPN really ruined it. I mean I understand that the concept is a little different and that it is only a short segment instead of a full length episode but still I really cant stand to watch it anymore. I would actually rather watch those dumb infomercials that try to sell me some absolutely useless piece of crap then watch John Brenkus tell me how much rotation Derrick Williams uses when he shoots the ball. Guess what if it goes in I really don't care if it has any spin at all!

This is where I really get annoyed with this show because is it really necessary to prove to me that Derrick Rose is fast scientifically, because it's so freaking obvious! Guess what I do not care how many watts he generates when he spins or whatever other crazy terms they use in that show.  When I am watching Sports Center I simply want to see Rose posterize Goran Dragic and hit a jumper in Lebron's grill. Then as if this show could not get any more ridiculous they continue to prove me wrong. John Brenkus then decides to tell me, wait for this..... that Joey Chestnut can eat a lot of hot dogs! Holy crap, news at 11, call the ambulance I might pass out.

Yes, Sports Science decides to try and show us just how Joey Chestnut inhales hot dogs faster then anyone else on the planet. "Yeah he uses his masetter muscle and then uses gravity" again I DO NOT CARE. Yes the guy shoves hot dogs down his mouth and does it a lot in a very short time period thanks for clarifying that. A five year old could have told me that and not cost me the headache. "Hey does he eat a lot of hot dogs?" "Yes!" "Does he do it fast?" "Yes" and then we could proceed to the not top 10 where we make major league athletes look like complete morons.

I'll end it here for everyone, simply said this show just should not be on Sports Center. The standard person watching ESPN has no idea what the hell you are talking about John Brenkus and he really does not care. Sure it sounds cool when you use big words but if I have to take out a dictionary in the middle of a sports show something is wrong. And seriously you could be making up every single thing that you say and 98.5% of viewers would have no freaking clue. So Sports Center please do the right thing and either give this guy his own show or get rid of the segment because I want to get back to watching Ozzie Guillen throwing dirt at an umpire or Lebron humiliating himself on TV instead of having to get an Advil because of the headache you just caused me.