I like what I hear from Calabro. I didn't mind the Mikes. Hurd isn't my cup of tea yet.I actually like hearing Calabro more than many I hear on League Pass. Train wrecks.
Interesting, learned something today. There are freeware apps out there for this already, but since they "blackout" the internet radio broadcasts for NBA games it doesn't work. I'm thinking of rigging up something with a radio, microphone and guitar delay pedal for the playoffs...
I hope that is not the case. Wheels has been awesome as a one man show this year. Agree Calabro is better on radio.
Kevin did it again. Failing to identify who the foul is assigned to, what was the foul, and how many fouls for that man was the story of the game. How can he get by with just saying, there was a foul? Again there was a lot of wasted time about his own personal tastes and activities instead of describing the game. There was a lot to be said, especially about the young players gaining experience. The Blazers deserve a better play announcer. At least present someone who can report those factors that are not otherwise known, like fouls, substitutions, and explanations of contested action.
Yes you can tell Lawler is dated by the fact that his law is "first team to 100 wins". But that doesn't take away from the fact he's a solid announcer. A Blazer fan hating on Lawler is akin to a Clipper fan hating on Mike Rice. At this point from a team broadcasting standpoint I'd definitely say Lawler is top 5 in the league (and that's without even thinking about who is out there), and Clipper basketball absolutely would not be the same without Lawler on the call.
Agreed that Calabro misses some of that but for every example of something he missed, there are many examples of Mike & Mike just getting things dead wrong. How many times a game over the years did I have to put up with Barrett anticipating a call (always in the Blazers favor) that wasn't close to right. Then when the correct call was made by the refs or shown on TV, he was just add, "Rockets ball they say." " Lillard for a deep '3'....long 2 they say." Things like that happened over and over again for years to where it became a drinking game. And Rice couldn't get half the names in the league right. Loved both of those guys because they were familiar but as for calling a good game, not at all IMO.
Turning off sound and listening to Wheels is not an option for me; I only get Blazers broadcast when it's on NBA TV and I can't pick up radio signal. I used to be able to but they don't have as strong a signal as they once did.
