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An article by Kelly Dwyer from SI.Com rates the television analysts for all NBA teams. Below is the excerpt for Sean Elliott and Dick Stockton. He gave them an "A" but I wouldn't read too much into it. He also rated some individual national analysts and gave both Hubie Brown and Bill Walton an "A+". ![]() The link below is for the entire article. Quote:
__________________ It is what it is -- Bruce Bowen When everyone thinks alike, no one thinks.-- Bill Walton |
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Sean has improved immensley this season - he toned down the jokes and puns and gave us more insight. He still has a way to go - but he's a solid B+ this season. Not perfect, but very, very solid. |
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I agree with that coyotes geek, though many people complained about Hubie and don't understand Bill Walton. I really enjoy Walton. Tonight, he all but announced the Pistons as the NBA Champs. All I could do was laugh.
__________________ It is what it is -- Bruce Bowen When everyone thinks alike, no one thinks.-- Bill Walton |
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Dick Stockton is a legend. How we got him is a mystery to me, cause I know the guy isn't hurting for a job. He is still on the TNT line-up and he is still a Top NFL announcer. And I can remember him calling games from way back. Sean is just a brilliant personality that fits in well as an anylyst with just about anyone. I like both of them but I am more impressed that Stockton joined the Spurs team.
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I'd give Hubie an A only. Walton gets an A+ * ducks under flying brick. My favorite is Jim Barnett from the warriors for his knowledge. He knows every player's scouting report, knows what they do on offense and how to defend them. Every player. His assessment of fouls and no-calls is almost always spot on, and if he didn't see it properly or got it wrong on first look, he actually says so. Of course he knows the Warriors team very very well. To top it off he has great stories about his own playing days. Warriors announcers got an A- Quote:
__________________ Whatcha gonna do when Huxamania runs wild on you?!! |
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Hubie is a very good commentator. ... for the Pistons. ![]() *waits for Carnac to start overturning tables*
__________________ Are you: A) Female? B) Attending UTSA? Then chances are good that YOU ALMOST FREAKING KILLED ME IN THE PARKING LOT |
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__________________ "...and with the hiring rate that Hallmark Institute has of this graduates, that's only more incentive for you want to do something here." -Bruce Bowen |
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Bill Land and Sean Elliot do most of the games, and I really enjoy there broadcasts. Sean is great imo, he is always cutting on the guys and I think that is hilarious and his insights into the game are great.
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Sean Elliot does a wonderful job on TV. He is funny, friendly, insightful and a Spur. I still haven't gotten over his line a while back about Jake Tsakalidis not being able to jump over a New Braunfels phone book. ![]() Dick Stockton is OK but he is really starting to make a lot of errors. You can't take his word on the score. Always best to actually look at the screen to get it yourself. Sometimes I wonder why Sean never corrects him but I guess he doesn't want to come off as being too critical. Bill Land is certainly more reliable. |
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My favorite Bill Walton hyperbole(these are both when Horry was a Laker): "Robert Horry is the greatest inbound passer in the history of basketball!" or... "Robert Horry...such composure, so clutch, what a great leader, what a talent, blah, blah, blah, wouldn't you just love to play with Robert Horry?" Tom Tolbert: What?! No! I'd rather play with Shaq or Kobe! |
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[Walton] Money4Nothing has got to be the greatest poster in the history of the internet. Such poise, such precision, such overwhelming awesomeness and coolness. How can hot latina chicks keep their hands off him? I know I wish I was a hot latina.[/Walton] Yea! LoL! $ |
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Some of the funniest Walton moments are when he directs his "legendary" hyperbole toward players' physiques. Just this past season, he and Mike Tirico were calling a game that featured the Miami Heat. At one point in the game, during clock stoppage, the camera was focused on a sweating Dwyane Wade and Walton had this to say (paraphrasing): "Look at Dwyane Wade... those shoulders... the physique... sculpted by Michaelangelo, as if in a dream." The best part was when Mike Tirico was literally stunned into silence for all of four seconds. His next words were something about a player "stepping to the line to shoot two". My description just doesn't do the moment justice. Last edited by bossu; 04-13-06 at 09:26 PM. |
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[quote=Lord Deimos]Hubie is a very good commentator. ... for the Pistons. ![]() Hubie is "very good" for the refs! "Oh, oh. Great call. Oh, OH! Great call! OH!!! GREAT CALL!!!!" I swear, the refs have to wipe his slobber off after every game. Nasuating. |