JayMac Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Malik Rose is a good analyst for the Sixers. Too bad not too any around here care enough about the Sixers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin W. Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Eddie Olczyk does a great job alongside Pat Foley and Doc Emrick. Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (CHL - 2018 Orr Cup Champions) Chicago Rivermen (UBA/WBL - 2014, 2015, 2017 Intercontinental Cup Champions) King's Own Hexham FC (BIP - 2022 Saint's Cup Champions) Portland Explorers (EFL - Elite Bowl XIX Champions) Real San Diego (UPL) Red Bull Seattle (ULL - 2018, 2019, 2020 Gait Cup Champions) Vancouver Huskies (CL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaffa Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Former Manchester United full back Gary Neville has attracted a lot of praise for his post-career punditry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FGM13 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Gregg Zaun does analysis up here in Canada, and he's pretty bad. I think he wants to be baseball's version of Don Cherry, but can't pull it off. Buck Martinez and Pat Tabler (Sportsnet baseball) do a fine job of announcing, though. GO OILERS-GO BLUE JAYS-GO ESKIMOS-GO COLTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garydavison Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Damn lot's of hate for every NFL broadcaster on these forums it seems. I actually like Gruden, Simms and Collinsworth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hailstateunis Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Former Alabama and NYJ quarterback Greg McElory had done pretty good for the SEC Network. Also, some dude named Tim Tebow has gotten a lot better than he was when he first started. http://www.hailstateunis.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadmanLA Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Bill Walton is the best. I have no idea what he's saying half the time, but I loved listening to him when he did Clippers games.I second that...he made a lot of otherwise unwatchable Clipper games entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 On the flipside, Walton made a lot of Knicks games excruciating. When NBC had the NBA, he always seemed to get Knicks games and always crapped all over the team. I still prefer him to most others though. 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninersdd Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Walton does Pac 12 basketball for ESPN now. He mostly talks about 60s bands from the locations(CCR from Berkeley, Grateful Dead from Palo Alto, Linda Ronstadt from Tucson), plus he loves the use of hyperbole. BEAR DOWN ARIZONA!2013/14 Tanks Picks Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Eric Byrnes does radio work in the Bay Area and he's pretty much fantastic. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Germanshepherd Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Matt Davidson (the guy with the catch against Mizzou in 1997) does a great job doing husker football games on the radio. i have unquantifiable corpses on my conscience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 I don't have strong "anti" feelings about many broadcasters. I actually like Phil Simms, for example.But I always hated Bill Walton. He favors big men to a nauseating degree. His worst performance, though, was when he covered an NCAA tournament game involving his son Luke. It was Arizona vs. Michigan State. Close game all the way and he kept saying things like "Arizona's gonna have to play a lot better if they are going to beat a team like this." At one point late in the game, Luke Walton made a tremendous move to the basket; quintessential Walton big man move. They showed the reply and ... silence. Bill was shy to praise his kid...guess I cannot blame him and that was his and the network's error. He should have been in the stands. Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 I suppose he's not obscure at this point but Jim Kaat was a great broadcaster for the Twins in the 1990s. He was good enough that he was eventually pulled away by the YES network. I could not tell you whether he was still there, but a decade ago when I lived in Connecticut I watched some games and he was there and did a terrific job telling fans about the opposing team. Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_prankster Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Here in San Diego, we still have Jim Laslavic doing the sports reports for the channel 7 news.Funny how he started with the Lions in the last years they played at Tiger Stadium and their first couple years at the Silverdome before coming to the Chargers at the height of Air Coryell. The Fictional Story of Austus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrysleraspen08 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Buck Martinez and Pat Tabler (Sportsnet baseball) do a fine job of announcing, though.Some people disagree:http://www.buckblunders.comFor the record I like them, and of course every announcers have mistakes like this, but some of the early season blunders are pretty good. Sporting Venue Count (for games): OHL: 19 (28 Total)- 770 games (after 18-19), MLB: 13 (15 Total), NHL: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Boy Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Luke Walton made a tremendous move to the basket; quintessential Walton big man move. They showed the reply and ... silence. Bill was shy to praise his kid...guess I cannot blame him and that was his and the network's error. He should have been in the stands.The network could have adjusted the assignment or Walton could have opted out, but once he was there, he has to be able to analyze the play, even if his son was involved. I remember years ago, Bob Griese calling a Michigan game when his son, Brian, was the QB. The Michigan passing offense was controlling the game, and Bob's key point for the second half was that the other team needed to do a better job of pressuring the quarterback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewp80 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Matt Davidson (the guy with the catch against Mizzou in 1997) does a great job doing husker football games on the radio.I loathe that man...Jim Edmonds has been doing in-studio work on some Cardinals broadcasts this season. Safe to say he's probably the worst I've ever seen, and this from a guy who watches college students mess up all the time on the local NBC affiliate here. Plus he still wears too much eye liner. Cardinals -- Rams -- Blues -- Tigers -- Liverpool Check out my music! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedleyLamarr Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Atlanta's got no shortage of athletes that turned to TV/radio after their playing days have ended.Doing actual game broadcasts, the Braves have Don Sutton on radio and Joe Simpson on TV, and Tom Glavine does a few of the games on TV (mainly the weekend home games). The Falcons have David Archer on radio. The Hawks have Dominique Wilkins doing TV. UGA football has Eric Zeier on radio. Georgia Tech football has Roddy Jones on radio. They do ok. Of that bunch, I think the best at giving insight are Sutton and Archer. The Braves have a few former players that pitch-in during pre- and post-game shows for TV and radio: Mark Lemke, Paul Byrd, Brian Jordan, Matt Diaz, Ryan Klesko. The Falcons have Coy Wire on their pre- and post-game shows. The Hawks have Mike Glenn.A handful of former athletes also have daily or weekly shows on local radio: Buck Belue, Brian Finneran, Randy Cross, Jamie Dukes, Chuck Smith, Ray BuchananRon Gant is co-host of one of the local morning TV/news shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeypower Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 The weirdest I think is Michael Strahan. Went from the NFL to replacing Regis Philbin on a daytime talk show with Kelly Ripa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DustDevil61 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 On the flipside, Walton made a lot of Knicks games excruciating. When NBC had the NBA, he always seemed to get Knicks games and always crapped all over the team.I still prefer him to most others though.Uh-oh!Nowadays, fans of the Utah Jazz have Craig "Got it! No!" Bolerjack...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAujl7SIwq8And former Jazzman Matt Harpring: Uh, yea. But enough of my tangent. This is about half-decent announcers. AKA @LanRovr0 on Twitter LED Sig Credits to packerfan21396 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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