This deserves its own thread... Was that the worst post-game interview in the history of ever? MB was like - "wing it, you'll be fine.." That bastard set Rice up for that trainwreck.
I like that he basically asked, "Man, how about that game?" twice to LA. Rice was awesome in a senile way, and the players did a good job covering for him. MB sounded like he'd give any player he talked to a 4-game vacation with a bottle of Robatussin, so I'm glad Rice did most of the interview. He's fine when scripted; all the ad reads MB normally does, Rice did great at.
Yeah, MB sounded like death warmed over tonight. Too bad it wasn't a home game. It would have been cool to hear Shonz fill in for him tonight. BNM
And yeah, interviews aren't Rice's thing, but good for him giving it his best shot. At least Aldridge and Rolo did their best to cover for him. At least they were upbeat after the win. That interview would have been 1000x worse if we would have lost. BNM
I loved the interview style of Mike Rice. It wasn't the cut and dry style that so many teams/broadcasters do.
Yeah I didn't mind the Rice interview. He doesn't do that often so he was a little rusty, but it had a non-scripted genuine feel to it.
I loved at halftime when MB sent it back to the guys in the studio, saying: 'now we'll send it back to Portland where we have two people with voices' and Rice added 'yeah because they don't do anything!'.
I'll give Rice a break though. Totally not his forte - he's all about analyzing, not interviewing. RoLo had two saves last night - the game .......and Rice.
This. He did fine. In fact, I prefer his style to every one else's attempt to be slick and packaged. He's enthusiastic. He's happy. He's casual. He's friendly. He's a fan. He's your grandpa. What's not to like?
Honestly, that bears repeating. Watch any sporting event, college football, NBA basketball, whatever, the talking faces ask the stupidest, most mundane, and what's worse, LEADING questions at halftime and at the end of the game. It's just so pointless and meaningless. They literally give the coaches and players the answer, only in question form. I SMH every damn time. I'll take Mike Rice for the WIN!
Am I mistaken or did Rice call the Blazers the Pacers on his game interview with LA and Rolo? No denying Rice's basketball knowledge but I'm not a fan of his stumbling, off track interview style. When fans send him questions or guest ask him questions on a podcast, he wanders off topic and never answers the question. I know he's been around a long time but Rice needs to retire
Who cares? Mike rice is awesome. Plus, you know he wants to go full on f-bombing during games like last night (like most of us did). He is a fan, bottomline. That's how we would've interviewed last night as well lol
I have no problem with Rice being a fan. My problem is he is not a good interviewer or broadcaster and that's what he's paid to do.
He may not be great, but he is genuine. Something the sports world is missing. I much prefer my broadcaster of my home team to be biased and a bit of a nut job, makes wins feel better and losses hurt less. The day the Blazers and Mike rice part ways will be a tough day, you just can't replace crazy. Unless... Is rasheed Wallace available? Lol [video=youtube;jv40uSpUJPA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv40uSpUJPA[/video]
