I believe dogs chase bitches for fun and the survival of the species. Not for a living. Sly? Can we get an expert ruling here?
And THIS is what I was mad at. Do people understand what I was mad at? I'm over it now, anyway. People just failed to realize what bothered me, and kept thinking it was one thing when it was THIS. I'm done explaining myself, 1) because people never got it and 2) I'm over the Mcgowan thing. At least he hired someone good.
I'm not following. Entering the national spotlight? What does that even mean? How was a professional team not in the national spotlight, and if it wasn't, how does changing broadcasters suddenly make those who were unaware of the Trailblazers aware of them, let alone care about them? It certainly doesn't make it a bigger market, or make Portland less weird, and it will certainly not influence whether an all-star game is played in Portland. The franchise is the same today as it was two days ago, just without two beloved TV personalities. An announcer isn't going to convert Seattle fans, just like if Mike and Mike became the Laker announcers we wouldn't suddenly become Laker fans. What's done is done, moving on, but acting like this is going to make Portland a national brand, or somehow give them more clout, is just plain delusional.
Wish I could give more than one like to this. McGowan was brought in to freshen up and grow the brand. I think he's done an amazing job of balancing the local die hard fan experience and looking to expand in the future.
Give yourself a reach-around. Wait 60 seconds. If you don't feel better after that, then I don't.... Don't worry. You WILL feel better.
Certainly possible back then he did TV and they simulcasted it on the radio too. EDIT: Or did radio and they used the radio broadcast for their tv audio. He's certainly less detailed doing the TNT playoffs on TV.
I follow a lot of Seattle people and sports media on twitter and the Calabro news is really starting to infiltrate them. I have already seen a few Sonic fans publicly convert to Blazers. Or, rather, convert from complete anti NBA to Blazers because of Calabro. I've also seen a lot of despair. As this feels like the final nail in the Sonics coffin. These people interest me. Once they get over the initial sting I wonder if they will slowly start to convert as well? There is a very real northern ripple effect to this hire and the Blazers knew it.
This guy was the Kansas City Kings announcer until they left, then he was the Sonics announcer until they left, panic! For real though, I don't think it's a coincidence he decided to come here a month or so after the Sonic arena deal got voted down. He must think that place is a lost cause for at least the rest of his career.
