This needs it's own thread. People talk about it all the time in the game threads but this needs to be on the front page. HCP, PLEASE for the love of god stop changing to the overhead/weird camera angles during live action. Just tonight, I remember missing the Ed Davis steal on the inbounds because Blazers Broadcasting decided to switch to the overhead cam while guys were running back. The most pivotal (and the last straw) fuck up was showing a close up of Aminu's stupid face on a offensive rebound tip out while Crowder hit a critical 3 to give the Celtics the lead going into the final minute of the game. Why in gods name did you need to switch to a cam of Aminu's face while the play was still going??? PLEASE do something about this.
To be fair, I don't think those were HCP's decisions to make on the camera angles. However, he can pass along this info to his colleagues.
I don't mind overhead angles for a play or two, but I do dislike the baseline ones on a fastbreak. Even a Courtside-sideline cam would be better.
Yes yes yes. It's too distracting. Completely ruins the flow of the game for the viewer. I've literally not once not ever enjoyed any of the alternate angles. Maybe on free throws.
Get rid of the overhead camera and use the saved money to buy rice more beers and popcorn and let's get the party really crackin
Haralabos Voulgaris @haralabob 2h2 hours ago Haralabos Voulgaris Worst game director of all time. Missed the 3 completely. Even Haralabos was shitting on the production today.
He shits on them all the time. Yeah the Ed Davis steal was missed and the crowder 3, basically just heard mike Barrett call it. It's frustrating. All I heard was mike say "blocked but right to jae crowder, he takes the three...", with a minute left, shouldn't be missing that shot. Don't know who's in charge but it's gotta be changed. Too many plays missed this season, it's not something that drives me that crazy but in certain situations yeah
I think he's been a guest on Bill Simmons podcast and is a high stakes professional gambler who watches lots of NBA games.
Yeah its really bad. We don't need to see close ups of players face reactions. Who has ever been disappointed they missed that? Blazers production is trying to get way too fancy and cram so much shit in the game we can't watch the actual game. Half the audience have DVR or league pass or such if they really want a replay. When they don't show us a play its so very frustrating it negates 30 excellent replays. When game action stops do whatever replays you want. But as soon as an inbounder has the ball show me the damn game.
@HCP knows the issue. He has brought it up to the director Jeff Curtin as per him. I have tweeted @ him, MB, Rice and Chris McGowan multiple times. I've been bring this up since a month into the season. 0 shits are given. I at least have a choice of broadcasts with LP Broadband, and have switched to the opposing team so many times. But keep switching back to listen to Rice. Clearly a mistake. The overhead camera angles and the Aminu close up on the most important play of the game was just emblematic of what's been going on all season. Fuck Blazer broadcasting. Worst in the business, and that's saying something with shit teams like OKC/MEM/NOP/MIL in the league.
