wondering for those who live outside the area or have the league pass, how do M and M stack up against the rest of the league? barrett kills me in his over the top praising of everything blazers and rice is quickly losing his cred with the bs that comes out of his mouth sometimes. they're not horrible but they get on my nerves and i'd love to turn them off and listen to wheels but he's even worse, and that's not mentioning harvey.
I have heard a lot more of the Blazers' crew this season (here in Seattle) since Comcast Sportschannel picked up the Blazers here. There are significantly worse broadcast teams (Golden State's is like Portland^2 on the homer meter, for example) but I prefer to hear what other teams and crews think about our team. I'd put M&M somewhere in the middle in terms of listenability, mainly because of the near-constant complaints about refereeing and their general homerism. Ed O.
I've actually warmed up to the two of them this year, ever since they toned down the incessant bitching about calls (whether or warranted or not) Rice has also been much more complimentary of other team's players this year too. on a league wide basis, I couldn't really say, but I've heard some truly awful guys like Tommy Heinsohn for Boston and apparently the NO crew was brutal the other night (based on game thread comments). If I had to guess I'd say they are probably somewhere in the middle of the pack.
i really don't mind the blazers guys. the hornets guys were some of the worst that i've ever heard. not sure if it was an uncharacteristic night and they just have something against the blazers or what, but it was garbage. sean elliot doing spurs games is consistently one of my least favorite guys. i liked the rockets with bill worrell and calvin murphy. drexler for home games and bullard for road games to go along with worrell is not as good.
i didn't even think of luftman, that guy could be the worst i've ever seen in a studio setting. i've seen MANY college kids who do a better job than tony. as for holton, he's terrible but the way i get by that is to play a game, in fact it should be a drinking game. you have to chug your beer until he figures out which camera he's on. i don't know if it's him, the floor director or what, but dude still hasn't figured out that the big red light means that is the camera that is on.
M & M are both great, but sometimes their constant apologies for bad shots or turnovers gets on my nerves.
They are actually quite good - exciting, entertaining, knowledagble. All local announcers are homers. I've listened extensively to the Lakers with Chick and Stu, the Kings with Garry Gerould, and the Warriors with Tim Roye. They are all good (well, Chickie was the best), but our guys easily match up.
Hornets were *awful*. It doubled the pleasure when the Blazers pulled it out. I don't think our crew actually laughs at opponents when the Blazers are winning... and they are cautious to a fault about whether being up 5, 10, or 15 really means the game is won. iWatas
The Mikes make me laugh, but they are way too homerish. I think they might be the most entertaining crew I have heard. I really like GS, Char, NJ and HOU with Clyde. The wrost to me are Boston and NO
TELL THEM WHAT THEY'VE WON, MICHAEL!! A BASKETBALL GAME!! You can't write genius material like that. It has to be ad-libbed.
I was pretty impressed with the Kings' Television PBP and Color guys when watching the first exhibition game. They were remarkably unbiased and pretty knowledgable about the game.
Keep in mind, last year there wasn't a team of commentators with anything positive to say about the Blazers. M & M have been pretty fair to other teams considering. Rice was a coach and will always call the game from that perspective. MB is brilliant with stats. The is no hiding the chemistry between these two on or off the air.
Eh, I'd say they are pretty homerish. Rice makes a lot of subtle insults that we don't catch a lot of the time. Worst pbp are the Cavs and Celtics though imo.
Jesus, I have to completely agree with you about the Celtics announcers. The sense of smugness and entitlement that oozes from their calls of the games is vomit-inducing.
I "thought" the Cavs announcers were bad ..... until we were graced with the Hornets announcers. That was literally the first time all year that I just muted the tv in certain spots of the game. Do you have to try to that bad and that big of duchbags or does it just come natural???
I can only remember back to the last game and yes the hornets announcers where bad. I like the Mikes... I love that I get them most of the time on the league pass too. Its kind of like I am home. I remember myself making the comments a few times of these guys suck.. Another thing... stadium announcers are another thing. Charlottle's PA announcer is the worst I have ever heard. Wanted to jump off the second level when this guy talked.
