Anyone know what's up with Wheeler?

[Natebishop3]

Eddie did radio before moving to TV... it was nutty because of Eddies overuse of metaphor and similies ("the old Ross Perot, in and out and back in again."). My dad once said, "I wasn't listening to a basketball game because there were circus bears and politicians and cowboys and aliens and all sorts of crap on the court instead!"

Didn't they bring in Doucette when Shonz moved to TV? And then, when Shonz retired, didn't they move Eddie to TV? It's been a while, so I really don't remember.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Didn't they bring in Doucette when Shonz moved to TV? And then, when Shonz retired, didn't they move Eddie to TV? It's been a while, so I really don't remember.

Schonz left radio, and Eddie Doucette took over for a season on radio but then Schonz returned and Doucette went to TV with Steve Jones.

http://www.eddiedoucette.com/articles/voice_of_experience.pdf

 

[BlazerWookee]

Eddie did radio before moving to TV... it was nutty because of Eddies overuse of metaphor and similies ("the old Ross Perot, in and out and back in again."). My dad once said, "I wasn't listening to a basketball game because there were circus bears and politicians and cowboys and aliens and all sorts of crap on the court instead!"

I LOVED Eddie Doucette. "Rod Strickland steals the ball! HE'S GONNA LAY IT IN! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?"

 

[magnifier661]

Wheels, I remember that time you and I strolled through pioneer square. You kept talking about my sheer awesomeness. I will never forget that day.

Anyway, get well brother

 

[MickZagger]

Yeah, Eddie Doucette was the shit.

 

[Duvalier]

Get well soon Wheels...praying for you.

 

[Paxil]

Wow, it will be very strange to listen to a Radio broadcast of TV announcers. They don't call play by play on TV... it seems like that would be very weird.

 

[Paxil]

And Wheels! We love you man! Get well soon.

 

[Draco]

Heard a clip of Wheels on the radio this morning saying his illness is nothing life threatening more something that is just annoying.

 

[Strenuus]

Heard a clip of Wheels on the radio this morning saying his illness is nothing life threatening more something that is just annoying.

Very good to hear!

Wheels is the best.

 

[jlprk]

Good luck, Wheels! Keep your dignity! I know what diarrhea is like!

 

[riverman]

Wheels is an old school, classic broadcaster that is very rare to find on the radio these days. I wish him a speedy recovery and he's been my guide for Blazers games for a long time. I did notice that after he lost so much weight last season that he seemed to put most of it back on over the summer. Not a good thing. I want him back on the radio soon.

 

[BrianFromWA]

No truth to the rumor that he's in "treatment" after borrowing HCP's copy of "50 Shades of Gray".

Get well soon, Wheels.

 

[THE HCP]

When we are on the road after a win, Wheels will walk up to us on the bus or plane and say, "don't tell me that it's not more fun to win!"

We missed that last night!

And for those of you who didn't know, Wheels has been a reader of this forum for years. So I'm sure he's seeing all your well wishes.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Get well Wheels of steel.

 

[THE HCP]

Well done Fez! Street Cred acquired!

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[Strenuus]

When we are on the road after a win, Wheels will walk up to us on the bus or plane and say, "don't tell me that it's not more fun to win!"

We missed that last night!

And for those of you who didn't know, Wheels has been a reader of this forum for years. So I'm sure he's seeing all your well wishes.

So, the moderator with the name Wheels is now (I'm assuming) Brian Wheeler?

 

[THE HCP]

^Correct

 

[SlyPokerDog]

So, the moderator with the name Wheels is now (I'm assuming) Brian Wheeler?

I wish but no, the mod with the name Wheels is just a big fan.

 

[Strenuus]

I wish but no, the mod with the name Wheels is just a big fan.

So HCP lied?!?! :MARIS61:

 

[riverman]

I'd like to see Orlando Williams take a shot at subbing for Wheels

 

[Da Bears Oregon]

So HCP lied?!?! :MARIS61:

First Obama and now HCP. What's the world coming to.....

 

[Shooter]

So why didn't they just let Harvey call the game last night?? Am I missing something? The guy has been the "color man" for years, and surely he is capable of doing play-by-play.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

So why didn't they just let Harvey call the game last night?? Am I missing something? The guy has been the "color man" for years, and surely he is capable of doing play-by-play.

Play by play is a specific skill (I've tried both pbp and color in div III basketball) and very difficult to just jump into... Tone's decent at commentary but he'd be out of his depth at play by play.

 

[THE HCP]

PXP vs Color is TOTALLY a different skill set. One paints a picture, while one reacts to said picture.

 

[Shooter]

Play-by-play is a different skill, but this is not rocket science. Harvey's been listening to Wheeler's game descriptions for years and I'm sure he could do a reasonable version of it. Even if he wasn't up to Wheeler's level, it would be far preferable to what they did to the radio listeners last night. I actually felt sorry for anybody trying to follow the game that way, since Barrett and Rice weren't even describing half of what was going on.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Play-by-play is a different skill, but this is not rocket science. Harvey's been listening to Wheeler's game descriptions for years and I'm sure he could do a reasonable version of it. Even if he wasn't up to Wheeler's level, it would be far preferable to what they did to the radio listeners last night. I actually felt sorry for anybody trying to follow the game that way, since Barrett and Rice weren't even describing half of what was going on.

They did a much better job than Harvery would have done by himself. Barrett is great at play by play, he just doesn't get as much time to talk as Wheels does, especially when he has two color guys to deal with.

 

[Strenuus]

Play-by-play is a different skill, but this is not rocket science. Harvey's been listening to Wheeler's game descriptions for years and I'm sure he could do a reasonable version of it. Even if he wasn't up to Wheeler's level, it would be far preferable to what they did to the radio listeners last night. I actually felt sorry for anybody trying to follow the game that way, since Barrett and Rice weren't even describing half of what was going on.

So you could say that Mike Rice could do play by play if Barrett left?

 

[Shooter]

So you could say that Mike Rice could do play by play if Barrett left?

Mike Rice can't even do color, so no.

 

[Strenuus]

Mike Rice can't even do color, so no.

There's a reason they have completely different responsibilities.

Being a play by play guy is insanely difficult. Someone is in your ear constantly, papers are flying at you left and right, and oh yeah, you gotta call that game that's happening.

For a color guy he can kind of meander through the game, peer down at notes, etc. It still takes a focus, but not nearly as much as a PBP guy.