Yeah, ATTENTION JOHN LAKR...BIG JOHN! Pay our old pal Mike Rice a shiny nickle to call Nico, The French Tickler, on air.
Are you on the phone? Usually that's the killer for media, even when you have the code. At least for me
Nah. I just don't know what i'm doing most of the time. Got injured at work so i'm at home dinking around on the computer.
Gotta drop the "s" in the URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLZp0YrEuVs becomes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLZp0YrEuVs
Mike Rice is a treasure - my sister watches the games to hear whatever crazy thing he's going to say next moreso than to see the Blazers. He knows basketball AND is entertaining.
I was going to say the same thing. Don't make me rep you, dammit! Rice makes the game more fun. I like fun.
I think our guys are terrific, both on and off the air. When I was standing courtside during pre-game warmups, Rice spotted me from across the floor and made a point to walk all the way over to me to shake my hand and throw a little bull around. Then I got permission from one of the security guards to go around and talk to Barrett, who also went out of his way to BS with me for a couple of minutes. Big John tried to steal some of my Rice time, but to no avail...
Wow! Rice might not be the greatest but dang! Nothing to bitch about. We could be stuck with an asshole like Jim Barnett. I'm darn glad one of the original Blazers broadcasts Warrior games and we have a Blazer fan doing Blazer games.
Agreed with what most of you guys said about Rice. Say what you want about his homerism and drunk uncle persona, the man not only knows his basketball but he makes watching Blazer games a bit more fun. And when compared to other broadcasters in the league, MB and Rice far and away have the greatest chemistry; their banter is genuine and priceless. Listen to most other team broadcast duos and you'll find that awkward disconnect between the play-by-play guy and the analyst as if they just met for the first time prior to tip-off. We're pretty lucky in that regard.
