Season is almost over, opinions on Calabro and Hurd?

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So with the season almost over, what is everyone's thoughts on Calabro and Hurd?

Personally, I've gotten used to them but I still miss Mike and Mike. Calabro is so cringey sometimes and Hurd seems like he's trying too hard. Neither are very "Portland".
 
I like them but feel like they got an awful season to start being the voice of the team....we only now are starting to have a core that fans are identifying with and most of the season there hasn't been a lot to generate positive buzz for a broadcast team...I think they'll be a great team given some more time and a better season to cover.
 
I think I miss the teams that Mike and Mike covered and it seems they were part of the excitement of the time, but Calabro and Hurd got stiffed with a dysfunctional roster that lacked consistency and identity
 
I just wish they could have stayed on in some kind of roll. They had that 'Portland vibe" to them.

Sometimes I wonder who the new guy's are rooting for.
 
As much as I respect Rice's BBIQ....I didn't respect his broadcasting skills...he should have gotten Jaynes job at Comcast...perfect job for Rice.
 
I don't pay attention to much to broadcaster that don't get excited. Especially when go on run in the game. This two guys are to mono tone while they call the game. I do like Mike and Mike better.
 
I haven't watched much of the Portland broadcasts this year. I tend to watch the other team's broadcast just for something different each night.

I did the same when Mike and Mike worked too.

But from the little I've seen of Kevin and Hurd I like them.
 
Really miss Mike and Mike.

These guys haven't grown on me. Calabro is just there. Generic broadcaster. Any excitement he's able to muster seems forced and on a one second delay. Whatever.... But I can't stand Hurd. I've actually found myself muting the broadcast sometimes because he starts going off on these tangents that he thinks are funny/entertaining but he couldn't be more wrong. And his delivery is amateur, much like Antonio Harvey. It's just brutal.
 
I like them much better. I hope they start to interject a little more of the player's personalities/conversations they've had. Some of that takes time to develop.
 
Hurd is getting better.

Calabro is getting worse. How does he still mistake Dame for CJ (and vice versa) 6 months into this gig?
 
Do not like them very much. They talk too much.
We are watching the game via TV not Radio.
What I want from these/any anouncers is comemtary that I can't see.
Like who came in for who and time outs and time left etc. And get the names right Calabro.
Hurd is ok except they are too long winded with their antidotes and get in the way of the game info.
He has fairly good insite to play info, screens etc. but is too long winded.
They both talk too much about the other player/team.
AND GET THE DAMM ADDS OFF THE SCORE INFO AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN.
The experiance is supposed to be the content of the game and our teams players.
They ride the team plane surely they can get some interesting background on players and coaches.






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gatorpops said:
Do not like them very much. They talk too much.
We are watching the game via TV not Radio.
What I want from these/any anouncers is comemtary that I can't see.
Like who came in for who and time outs and time left etc. And get the names right Calabro.
Hurd is ok except they are too long winded with their antidotes and get in the way of the game info.
He has fairly good insite to play info, screens etc. but is too long winded.
They both talk too much about the other player/team.
AND GET THE DAMM ADDS OFF THE SCORE INFO AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN.
The experiance is supposed to be the content of the game and our teams players.
They ride the team plane surely they can get some interesting background on players and coaches.






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@HCP maybe you can relay this to your boss?
 
Horrible decision by McGowan and Allen. I miss Mike and Mike. I watch the games, but I tune out Calabro and Hurd.

Recently, I heard a commercial done by Barrett and a Rip City Flashback that had Rice in it. They loved the Blazers and that passion cannot be duplicated.
 
I don't think McGowan realized that Blazers fans had such a connection with Mike and Mike. Were they blatant homers? Absofuckinlutely. But we didn't give a shit, they were corky and unique to us and we loved that. Who gives a shit if we weren't up to the professional standards of national announcers, we had a real relationship with those guys. And btw, I thought Mike and Mike did a tremendous job of making a blowout interesting and keeping a peaked fan interest.

McGowan is an LA prick who doesn't understand the philosophy and culture of Portland, and more so blazer fans specifically. He made a move that he thought was big market. I think he found out quick that we have no desire to be like the others. Mike and Mike embodied that.

Oh and side note; the whole nerdy old white guy and trendy black guy thing that Calabro and Hurd play is so fucking pathetic. Create another dynamic, that shit is so played out and such a crutch.
 
AFully22 said:
Oh and side note; the whole nerdy old white guy and trendy black guy thing that Calabro and Hurd play is so fucking pathetic. Create another dynamic, that shit is so played out and such a crutch.
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This. It's totally unnecessary. Hurd has played bball. Calabro hasn't. I'd much rather they emphasize that knowledge, than quibbling over who the The Weekend is, etc.
 
I tuned out the Mike's in favor of Wheels even though the radio broadcast has some lag...Wheels is my voice for the Blazers and has been for a long, long time...I hear Calabro and Hurd on replays, highlights, etc....I think it's been a really confusing season to build a backstory with but once we have a 9 man rotation that is set...they have to work around the experimental rotations and development of new guys...Mike and Mike knew more about Wes, Nico, La, Rolo and Dame....they had a history of backstory to rely upon when things were slow....if guys are complaining that Calabro made some mistakes with names...at least he pronounced them correctly...Mike Rice after decades didn't bother to try half the time.
 
Please, bring back Mike and Mike. Even the years that the Blazers flat out sucked balls, Mike and Mike made it fun to watch. They made the fans understand the game better, understand where the team was going and brought hope as well as knowledge.
 
Garbage.


For a more substantial answer, they don't feel like hometown announcers. Some may like that better, but I don't. The Mike's felt like friends that were lucky and giddy about calling the games. Calabro and Hurd make it seem like a job. The Mike's were fans of tge team and the players...or seemed that way. Calabro and Hurd seem like they give zero fucks.

Awful hire, IMO
 
Norman Dale said:
Horrible decision by McGowan and Allen. I miss Mike and Mike. I watch the games, but I tune out Calabro and Hurd.

Recently, I heard a commercial done by Barrett and a Rip City Flashback that had Rice in it. They loved the Blazers and that passion cannot be duplicated.
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I think that is a missing ingredient. Give them time. It takes time to let the infection fester & grow.
 
I liked the new voices and perspective in the beginning, but found I started missing Mike and Mike as the season went further into the schedule. Kind of like having a great pickup and deciding it was time to trade in on a new one with all the bells and whistles only to realize after the new wore off you really wish you had your old and really great pickup back.
 
Real tough. I hear fakeness in their voice, but man they are trying to stay positive, or put off a positive vibe amidst a season that has gone the opposite of what was expected. Our record should be reversed.
I am sure they too feel like they got punched in the gut.
 
Hurd's got better as the season goes on.
Calaboro is still the same, seems pretty average.. Not sure what the hype was pre-season.

My biggest issue with either of them is Hurd calling for a replay from @HCP and missing live game action.
All because Hurd wants to talk about what "CJ or Lillard" just did.
Frankly everyone I know has tvo, if they want to watch it again rewind themselves. Don't make me miss game action to watch something I just saw.
And yes, bringing the ball up the court, free throws and in bounds plays are game action. Far too often this season have I missed game action because Hurd wants to "educate people", or look again on how "mean" CJ/Lillard just were.
Fuck off Hurd, most Portland fan's are educated on basketball, it's the only professional sport Portland has had for a long time.
 
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