I caught it and thought it was a bit tasteless but I just assumed MB forgot about that incident. I honestly can't imagine MB saying something like that intensionally. Unlike, say, the fucking asshats that announce games for the Celtics. Fuck Tommy Heinishon (or however you spell that worthless fucks name).
Not an MB fan either, but getting up in arms over him using the word knife is silly. Would you have preferred he used gun?
In a semi-related question, how is it that the volume and pitch of whining created between Tommy Heinsohn and Mike Rice doesn't shatter every piece of glass in the arena?
Well, he could have a friend that got shot. Or it could have been taken as a racial slam, saying that black people shoot people and think nothing is wrong with it. His intent was just to show Pierce never thinks he commits a foul. As HCP said, email Barrett if you truly are offended by his use of the word knife. I am sure he would apologize and not do it again.
Somebody listens to Mike Barrett? Hell I always turn the sound off and put on some agressive music to listen to while watching the game!
Perhaps. But we KNOW Pierce was stabbed. No need to speak in hypotheticals there. I'm not going to take any time to email the man any more than I'm going to take the time to email Cho to let him know that he shouldn't have traded Bayless or email Nate about his slow-paced teams throughout his career. Ed O.
This now holds the title of Most Foolish Blazer-related Complaint of 2010-11. It takes over the spot held by the poster who complained how Nate never changes, then subsequently complained in two threads he posted about Nate changing the starting line-up by inserting Matthews over Batum. We're going to have to go deep inside of ourselves to find something more irrelevant and ridiculous to get upset about this year than Mike Barrett's capital offense. Then again, it is only December, and we have a looonnnnggg way to go, so I'm sure we'll see even more silly complaints as the season plods toward its disappointing finish.
Chances are if you get pissed off over shit like this, it probably only a matter of time before you blow a fuse over some random event anyhow. Try growing a thicker skin.
I heard the comment and cringed. But I could almost FEEL him regret the choice of words afterward. He didn't say it on purpose. It just came out. Relax.
Considering all the NBA players who have been shot or otherwise involved in shootings, I've decided the next time Barrett says the word "shoot" during a Blazers broadcast, I'm boycotting the team!! And he better not say someone got "hacked!" That really hacks me off!! I mean it!!! Who's with me?
Barrett has a superiority complex. Some how since he was never part of such a thing and would never, gives him a right to facetiously take a shot at Paul Pierce. It's not only Paul, he does it to everyone including his broadcast partners Rice being one, who deserves it btw.
I think that's why he said "use it" instead of "stab". He seemed to hesitate mid sentence. Oh, and I love Mike Barrett and Mike Rice. Maybe it's cause my favorite team is the Blazers and no other commentators know shit about them.
I agree. I think his built-in censor tried to kick in as he realized that what he was saying was a bad choice of words. His point about Pierce was on target, IMO, but he shouldn't have said what he did. Given the number of hours he spends talking in public, it's bound to happen from time to time. Give the guy a break. Same here. I think they strike a nice balance of giving you information and keeping it light. They're the Blazers broadcasting crew and, while they should be objective about things overall, a little homerism is a good thing from my viewpoint.
I've listened to other commentators. For the national TV games, you can tell the commentators only see the games they call and then 2 minute highlights of Blazer games. Other team's commentators only see them when their team plays the Blazers. I realize that Mike and Mike are basically the same, but I like them because what they know and seem to care about is the same as what I know and care about. They are both actually very knowledgeable and they admit when calls against the Blazers are correct as much or more than any other team's commentators. The Boston guy thinks no Celtic has ever committed a foul. I'm very impartial about fouls and calls when it comes to basketball. When I play with my friends and I think a guy on my team made a bullshit call I tell him. I know Mike and Mike get some calls wrong, all fans do. I don't get the hate for Rice or Barrett. So MB likes to stay positive, so what? If you actually listen to him and forget your own prejudice towards him, he has been swaying a lot of negative things recently too.
His voice and tendency to emphasize completely arbitrary words while calling a sequence in his PbP bug me. Also, I hate when he says the opponent "traveled WITH the ball....AND scores," when clearly the guy wouldn't have traveled, but if someone on the Blazers does the same thing, he goes something like, "... drives INTO the lane...and puts IT in." (note the emphasis on arbitrary words in my example). Just those quirks add up, and I don't think he's a good announcer, and it's my personal preference. We should have replaced him with the legend, Kevin Calabro, who was available after the Sonics left (he's not available now). I feels sorta similarly about Wheels. He's really good at calling quick action, but he sounds like he's cutting himself when the opposing team makes a run.
