Also while I'm griping about them, fire Nantz and let literally anyone else do that job. Preferably Eagle or Harlan, who I think are good. Though ESPN has like a half dozen guys better than any of them for calling basketball play by play.
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I feel like Nantz and Raftery deserve each other and my mute button
Why on earth do we not have Gus Johnson anymore?!
He works for Fox. And your blasphemy against Raftery will not stand.
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Raftery would be ten times the announcer he is if he did commentary while mildly inebriated. He just doesn't talk basketball, he tells you basketball. Until he decides it's time for a catch phrase.
I dunno, I've got nothing against his insights but listening to him grates
That game and Michigan/Texas Tech might as well not be the same sport.
On this note, apparently the Over/Under for this game is 14 points lower than any other Sweet Sixteen game. And at 126, you should take the under.
Oregon/Virginia's O/U is listed at 119.5. It's a real shame, because Wisconsin is 3 spots lower on the tempo rankings than Oregon and a few spots higher on defense, so that game could have been even lower.
Meanwhile UNC/Auburn is 165, 16 points higher than any other Sweet 16 game. Just to really drive home the difference.
Raftery would be ten times the announcer he is if he did commentary while mildly inebriated. He just doesn't talk basketball, he tells you basketball. Until he decides it's time for a catch phrase.
I dunno, I've got nothing against his insights but listening to him grates
I don’t want to agree with the premise of this, because I love Raftery on commentary, but I can say from personal experience that Raftery with some alcohol in him is one of the most entertaining people I’ve ever met.
Raftery would be ten times the announcer he is if he did commentary while mildly inebriated. He just doesn't talk basketball, he tells you basketball. Until he decides it's time for a catch phrase.
I dunno, I've got nothing against his insights but listening to him grates
I don’t want to agree with the premise of this, because I love Raftery on commentary, but I can say from personal experience that Raftery with some alcohol in him is one of the most entertaining people I’ve ever met.
Based on how everyone talks about him, that is literally all of the time, no?
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Raftery would be ten times the announcer he is if he did commentary while mildly inebriated. He just doesn't talk basketball, he tells you basketball. Until he decides it's time for a catch phrase.
I dunno, I've got nothing against his insights but listening to him grates
I don’t want to agree with the premise of this, because I love Raftery on commentary, but I can say from personal experience that Raftery with some alcohol in him is one of the most entertaining people I’ve ever met.
Based on how everyone talks about him, that is literally all of the time, no?
Oh I’m sure he’s just as entertaining while sober too.
Raftery would be ten times the announcer he is if he did commentary while mildly inebriated. He just doesn't talk basketball, he tells you basketball. Until he decides it's time for a catch phrase.
I dunno, I've got nothing against his insights but listening to him grates
I don’t want to agree with the premise of this, because I love Raftery on commentary, but I can say from personal experience that Raftery with some alcohol in him is one of the most entertaining people I’ve ever met.
Based on how everyone talks about him, that is literally all of the time, no?
Oh I’m sure he’s just as entertaining while sober too.
I meant inebriated.
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Raftery would be ten times the announcer he is if he did commentary while mildly inebriated. He just doesn't talk basketball, he tells you basketball. Until he decides it's time for a catch phrase.
I dunno, I've got nothing against his insights but listening to him grates
I don’t want to agree with the premise of this, because I love Raftery on commentary, but I can say from personal experience that Raftery with some alcohol in him is one of the most entertaining people I’ve ever met.
Based on how everyone talks about him, that is literally all of the time, no?
Oh I’m sure he’s just as entertaining while sober too.
I meant inebriated.
I think he used to be?
I remember, maybe a decade ago or so, he seemed a lot more loose on the mic. He still seemed too much in love with his catchphrases to me, but his commentary to catchphrase patter was much slicker than I think it's been in recent years.
Also, he just strikes me as (and this surely says something about my family) that uncle who you learn is a blast to shoot the shit with during the 2-3 beers phase, but anything outside of that range is a total no-go
Yeah, CBS sent him to the top spot way too late because they loved Billy goddamn Packer. He's not as great as he used to be (and him and Uncle Verne were amazing together) but he's still way more entertaining to listen to than 90% of announcers because he loves the game so much.
EDIT: I think other than Doris Burke, there's still no one I'd rather have doing color of a basketball game I was watching.
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Also the dude who apparently has “the first ever perfect bracket entering the Sweet 16” sweating bullets in the stand cause he has Tennessee over Purdue.
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Why on earth do we not have Gus Johnson anymore?!
He works for Fox. And your blasphemy against Raftery will not stand.
I dunno, I've got nothing against his insights but listening to him grates
Can't believe they fired the guy who's got the most NCAA tournament wins in program history.
Well he's tied with me, but still.
On this note, apparently the Over/Under for this game is 14 points lower than any other Sweet Sixteen game. And at 126, you should take the under.
Oregon/Virginia's O/U is listed at 119.5. It's a real shame, because Wisconsin is 3 spots lower on the tempo rankings than Oregon and a few spots higher on defense, so that game could have been even lower.
Meanwhile UNC/Auburn is 165, 16 points higher than any other Sweet 16 game. Just to really drive home the difference.
I don’t want to agree with the premise of this, because I love Raftery on commentary, but I can say from personal experience that Raftery with some alcohol in him is one of the most entertaining people I’ve ever met.
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Based on how everyone talks about him, that is literally all of the time, no?
Oh I’m sure he’s just as entertaining while sober too.
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I meant inebriated.
I think he used to be?
I remember, maybe a decade ago or so, he seemed a lot more loose on the mic. He still seemed too much in love with his catchphrases to me, but his commentary to catchphrase patter was much slicker than I think it's been in recent years.
Also, he just strikes me as (and this surely says something about my family) that uncle who you learn is a blast to shoot the shit with during the 2-3 beers phase, but anything outside of that range is a total no-go
EDIT: I think other than Doris Burke, there's still no one I'd rather have doing color of a basketball game I was watching.
Also the dude who apparently has “the first ever perfect bracket entering the Sweet 16” sweating bullets in the stand cause he has Tennessee over Purdue.
Their defense is legit.
Meanwhile the Zags are hoisting up shitty garbage time alley oops, missing them and embarrassing themselves instead of dribbling out the clock
This game is nuts
Cline is fucking NBA Jam fire mode for Purdue
Purdue fouled on 3 or attempt with 1.7 seconds left and down 2
Of fucking course he misses the first FT and makes the next 2
OT!!!!
Bullshit
Cline is out though and he was the shooter that kept them in this.
It's the year I finally stopped picking them, naturally.
First to 30 wins
I'm sick and it's literally in the contract I can't call in tomorrow because it's the day before spring break. I'm not happy at all.
FWIW I root for UM basketball. Columbus is actually pretty cool about UM b-ball despite being total lunatics about football.
Fuck Drew Neitzel forever though
West coast will carry on for you
Summary so far: fuuuuuck