Colabro says it ALL the time, and it drives me nuts every stinking time. It makes no sense. A cup in golf is about the same diameter as a coffee cup, and like a coffee cup, it has sides and a bottom. The rim in basketball is way bigger than a coffee cup, and has no rigid sides and no bottom. Calling it a cup makes no sense at all. Makes me think I'm watching golf when Calabro says it, which makes me want to sit on my hands and whisper, not leap to my feet, clap and cheer my fool head off. So, poor analogy that kills excitement, instead of encouraging it. Especially when there are already plenty of perfectly usable things to call it: basket, rim, hoop etc. But I jump up and clap my hands and cheer my fool head off anyway. 50 years as a basketball fan is not to be dissuaded by a play-by-play announcer co-opting a term from another, less exciting sport. BTW, this is my only real complaint about Colabro. Other than this, he's fine. Not perfect, but perfectly fine. BNM
Well not nearly to the degree that Mike would haha. It's one of the reasons I can stand Kevin. Although I tend to listen to the other teams broadcast though.
"Cup" doesn't bother me at all. I wouldn't even notice it if I didn't read about it here all the time. Every announcer tries to develop colorful iconic signature phrases. Rrrrrrip City!
I'm just having a hard time believing the phrase "pull a boner" is a euphemism for making a mistake. That shit is hilarious.
Calabro should desperately try every phrase he finds in this thread. I last read it used that way in the mid-60s, but Lanny appears to be older than me. It was in a fan magazine, and some famous young actor (the teen media was much stronger then) wrote, "I made a lot of boners on dates," then recounted amusing anecdotes of embarrassing errors with famous young actresses. Even then his use was anachronistic and seemed ghost-written by someone older. Otherwise, it meant the same as now.
I gotta admit. Calabro has grown on me. Outside of saying "drives to the cup!" every few minutes, its all good.
It's weird/funny that he's not a fan of the HCP. Every night at the end of the broadcast, "Our great producer... wonderful cameramen... fantastic this and that... HCP on tape."
Just having fun with you. Just giving someone a hard time who enjoys giving others a hard time. You can dish it out. Just seeing if you can take it. BNM
I don’t mind Hurd, he’s about a B-. Calabro just to me is tough to listen to. I prefer Barrett all day everyday.
You have to test me after all this time? I give and receive more shit than anybody here in NerdVille. You know that.
Well then, just doing my share to balance it out. You've been giving out a lot of shit lately, only fair that you should also be on the receiving end. Plus, you've been making it easy lately. Your predictions have been WAY off. This makes two of the last three years that you seriously underestimated this team. BNM
