Jordan Kent out, Calabro in talks to come back

I used to cover Seattle and for years during the "Battle Seattle' era and Softy and Calabro would trash Portland and the the Blazers big time.

 

and this is what the pro-Calabro arguments seem to have boiled down to: he's not as annoying as Kent

 

play by play and color commentators are quite a bit different. One gets to where they’re at based on skills. The other because of name recognition.

 

I prefer him to Kent. The Blazers have had a lot worse in the past. But then, I mainly watch for the basketball and file this under the heading of “Stuff I Don’t Understand Why Some Folks Get So Worked Up About”.

 

I've been watching non Blazer feeds since Mike and Mike... I miss Steve Jones.

 

5G

 

Seriously though, bring Brandon Roy in as the color commentator. Bonus is he's from Seattle!

 

I was glad when Calabro left. I didn't think highly of him at all, although he probably got tainted by Lamar Hurd a bit in my preferences. I didn't know what to think when Kent was hired, but game 1 it became apparent he was going to be an issue

IMO, Calabro & Hurd were a downgrade from Mike & Mike

 

I think Lamar has that on lock. I really like him.

Also, Brandon wants nothing to do with the Blazers.

 

Does he actually or is this just speculation?

 

He's attended one game since he left Minnesota....and if you've heard Brandon talk, he's not a public speaker by any stretch of the imagination. Lamar Hurd has skills in my view.

 

been reported that the team has reached out multiple times to bring him, at least to a game, and he's not interested.

 

I liked Mike & Mike, but a lot of people around here hated them because they were such total homers. When viewed in a small market NBA universe where we've been subjected in the past to Pete Pranica, Pat Laugh-at-me, and Eddie Doucette, I just can't get worked up over Calabro and Hurd.

 

Paul Allen offered Brandon a job with the organization when he medically retired, then he refused and signed a two year deal with the Wolves...that broke him and he came to one game right after retiring and never returned.....I don't see BRoy as a guy who has any loyalty to the franchise at all.
He grew up a Sonics fan

 

and a Huskie!

 

If your job is to do color commentary for a game you should at least be prepared enough to pronounce players names properly.....Rice has an incredible BBIQ but he was not a great color guy....he would have been better suited to a talkin' ball or courtside job, etc....toward the end he was slipping even worse with names....he always called Gasol....Kuh Saul.......example....I loved to hear Rice interviewed though by Casey or someone...he knew his hoops. Really glad I got to meet him and talk to him. Seems like a great guy.

 

EUGENE!!!!! Mathew Knight Arena rocks!

 

Barrett was good. Rice was garbage.
Should be Barrett & Hurd right now.

 

Is he salty that we amnestied his contract?

 

Yep. MB should be there. Why don't they kiss his ass and beg him to come back.

Seattle fans don't care about the Blazers. They do not like the team. It is not the same as the Seahawks because we have never had a NFL team.