The tv broadcast was only a second behind the radio broadcast so I just listened to Wheels while watching the game on mute. Hopefully Playstation Vue is as well synced so I can continue to do that.
Seriously? Yes he was the voice of the Sonics but he has been doing National games for TNT, TBS, ESPN and NBA TV along with doing the Finals multiple times. He is a legendary voice and considered one of the best in the business in the entire country.
When I turned on the game and heard the guy ( my first Blazer game with him calling it), I thought, Sonics! But my other questions where about the dude working with him.
I totally get what you're saying, but we clearly have a difference of opinion regarding who is more distracting. I felt that Calabro's voice and tone blended into the game and I never found myself wishing he'd shut up - I could easily tune him out and let the action speak for itself. OTOH I found M&M to be exceedingly distracting. Hurd...I get the complaints and even agree with them, to a point. But given it was his first game I'm not worried about it...much like Evan Turner's performance. On the whole I think this crew will be far less distracting than M&M. I think what's probably distracting some people is the difference, not the content. C&H don't have history with the players, and that "missing ingredient" might be distracting to some. Personally, I don't care about the announcers personal connections to the players, or their golf handicap, or whatever M&M would yammer on about - I just want to watch the BLAZERS, and Calabro makes it easier for me to focus on what's most important to me.
Pretty sure you didn't even own a computer, let alone heard of the interwebs when I made my first post FAMS! Ever heard of the usenet forum rec.basketball? That's where I started posting back in the late 80s. It split into rec.basketball.pro and rec.basketball.college and grew from there until it was moved to the alt.basketball usenet hierarchy. Ah, good times when young punks like you knew their place. BNM
Just so you have a bit of a clue... Starting around 1981 there were these things called usenet newsgroups. They were text based online forums back in the days when dorks used modems and dial up connections to talk shit with other dorks. End of history lesson. BNM
I hated Mike&Mike getting the boot so sudden but I really like this duo. They're only 6 or so game deep. Way too early to judge. Hurd is a talent.
Indeed--I'm loving watching the white Blazer fan base freaking out "What?! A black guy commentating?! I can't understand his speak!!!"
why does it have to be about his race, or how he speaks? Maybe it could be that he's trying too hard. A lot of people aren't too keen on Callabro, and guess what, he's white. Most people thought Steve Jones (not white) crapped gold. Pat Lafferty (white) was disliked by most. Pete Pranica (white) was disliked by most.
Pretty sure us white folk didn't freak out when we had Snapper. This has nothing to do with Hurd's race. He just needs to relax, slow down and stop trying so hard and he'll be fine - and still black. BNM
Yeah, and didn't a lot of people bitch about the guy who replaced him (Barrett)? change is hard to accept, regardless of the hue of the guys skin.
I'm not talking about people on here--just various tweets I've been ready from people about the new broadcasting team.
We're still a race here.... this message board just doesn't up and make us transparent. lol. I'll just say be careful about the blanket statements. And yes, Hurd will be fine when he finds his groove.
