Mike and Mike are OUT? Same with 'Tone.

I've been doing that for years..Wheels to me is the best of the four

 

If they pry the Utah Jazz crew, I'd be thrilled...I think they're the best in the league and the least biased.

 

Why the heck do so many of you prize "least biased"? I don't want some boring tools broadcasting the game and not being at least somewhat in the tank for the Blazers. I fricking hated watching the national broadcast of the Blazers-Warriors series in the second round. No humor, no real knowledge of the team, and totally ignoring botched calls by the refs. Yuck.

 

I don't want unbiased. I want someone who bleeds Blazer red like I do.

 

you can be both...I like a game called evenly on both sides of the court and I like a color commentator who takes the time to learn the names of the players

 

I want to like Wheels' broadcast. I really do, but man, when he goes into whine mode he drives me nuts. Besides, broadcasting on 620 am is about like listening to your best friend talking to you on a 1960's vintage walkie-talkie. Annoying as hell as they fade in and out as you drive.

 

I like the way they call games..it's that simple.

 

Well this woke up the dead ass forum. All you guys have already voiced how I feel about it... Which is "what the fuck". Stupid.

 

That is what I did for years with the Mike's. They got better recently talking about something other than how bad the refs were calling the game though.

 

Petitioning paul allen
Keep Mike Barrett and Mike Rice as Trailblazers TV broadcasters.

 

Haven't listened to them, so I'll take your word for it. My comment was more about people who ragged on Mike & Mike for homerism. They had just the right mix as far as I am concerned.

 

I think many here are over-reacting to this news. Sad, yes for the 3 involved. But a normal part of business life.

I would guess that the team has made its decision about a broadcasting partner (Comcast, Root, etc.) and that the new broadcaster wants some say-so in who the Blazers might have in the chairs. Just a guess.

Personally, I was ready for Tone and Rice to move on to other gigs. But, I liked Barrett just fine.

 

Ed O?

I thought you were dead, man?

 

I'm anticipating: This

 

I would like to add my voice to the chorus of:

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And Fuck Chris McGowan

 

Did the Sonics broadcast on Root/FSNW? Does Calabro have some ties there? Previous relationships always are a big deal in business.

 

One of the best in the business.

Whenever there is a change like this, it's tough for it not to come across as a blindside type of announcement. Even if some type of Ambassador=like transition had been announced, people would still be wondering why and the people that liked any or all 3 would be incensed. This likely has to do with a bigger business negotiation and if they were going to keep any 1 of the 4, they kept the right one even though I do also worry about Wheels bouts of depression when left alone.

If somehow they were let go because of a negotiation that allows the Blazers to be seen on almost ANYTHING but Comcast, that will be worth the change.

 

They are going to bring in someone who can speak Chinese after the Blazers sneak into the draft & take Zhou Qi. It's all part of the master plan to expand the Portland market.