Bill Walton on the call for Wednesday’s game against Golden State

[Scalma]

Throw. It. Down.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Sweet! Love Walton!

 

[e_blazer]

Sweet! Love Walton!

The red-headed fountain of hyperbole.

 

[theprunetang]

Walton is quite possibly, the best announcer of all time.

 

[andalusian]

The greatest WABC in the history of Western Civilization

 

[riverman]

He's improved...I gotta say when he started out...Snapper had to steer him back to the game constantly...the dude can wander off like a tumbleweed on mushrooms...the photo negative of Hubie Brown although neither can shut up

 

[Optimistic Bob]

Walton is just the best !! I mean, people imitate him......and that is success

 

[riverman]

Walton can be hilarious but the best was Steve Snapper Jones and it's not even close...

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

Walton is quite possibly, the best announcer of all time.

Then he's a double threat because he's the best post player I ever saw.

 

[Optimistic Bob]

Then he's a double threat because he's the best post player I ever saw.

You saw Walton play IN PERSON ??!! AS A BLAZER ?!!

 

[BoomChakaLaka]

You saw Walton play IN PERSON ??!! AS A BLAZER ?!!

What you laugh’n about boy? I saw game 6 in person, June 5, 1977. [I was finishing up grade 10]

 

[THE HCP]

Sorry guys, he makes watching the games almost unwatchable. It would be one thing if he actaully was funny, but he really isn’t. I think he gets a pass in these parts by viewers because of his history here.

 

[riverman]

Sorry guys, he makes watching the games almost unwatchable. It would be one thing if he actaully was funny, but he really isn’t. I think he gets a pass in these parts by viewers because of his history here.

this

 

[riverman]

I've been around Bill Walton away from basketball...watched him play pickup games in San Diego before he was famous and ran into him in N Cal many times as we have mutual friends there...nice guy but basketball announcing is not his strong suit at all in my view...he does better on Pac12 network than NBA games....he knows the college game well...he just likes to play Ram Dass the spiritual hippie when he should keep his attention on the game

 

[Scalma]

The good thing is it’ll be a three person crew so Walton can just focus on getting high and going off on Bach.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Great, great news. Love me some Walton.

 

[Mediocre Man]

What you laugh’n about boy? I saw game 6 in person, June 5, 1977. [I was finishing up grade 10]

I was there also. Pre teen....barely

 

[Mediocre Man]

Sorry guys, he makes watching the games almost unwatchable. It would be one thing if he actaully was funny, but he really isn’t. I think he gets a pass in these parts by viewers because of his history here.

Not at all. Walton is hysterical. His hyperbole is awesome

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Hard pass

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

You saw Walton play IN PERSON ??!! AS A BLAZER ?!!

Yes sir.

 

[ripcityboy]

I will never understand the hate for Bill Walton. He's different. So fucking what! Remember we used to have people like that. Before we shot them up with tranquilizers and castigated them. I grew up with old hippies. They were my family and their friends, basically. You find out cool things from old hippies about Frank Zappa and drugs. Bill is just an extention of that weird subculture that is rapidly disappearing.

 

[riverman]

I will never understand the hate for Bill Walton. He's different. So fucking what?! Remember we used to have people like that. Before we shot them up with tranquilizers and castigated them. I grew up with old hippies. They were my family and their friends, basically. You find out cool things from old hippies about Frank Zappa and drugs. Bill is just an extention of that weird subculture that is rapidly disappearing.

I like Bill....I just think he sucks at broadcasting more often than not...I live in Lane County....hippies are alive and well trust me

 

[ripcityboy]

I like Bill....I just think he sucks at broadcasting more often than not...I live in Lane County....hippies are alive and well trust me

Yeah. Lane County, Ashland and Yreka. The hippy retirement communities. Thank God!

 

[H.C.]

So I'll be watching the game on mute.
Just like I did during players only when CJ went for 50? I think that was the game.

 

[Orion Bailey]

Throw. It. Down Bigman. THROW IT DOWN!!!! B.B.

Fify

 

[Optimistic Bob]

What you laugh’n about boy? I saw game 6 in person, June 5, 1977. [I was finishing up grade 10]

Our only championship !! I still lived in LA back then so I never saw Walton play not even at UCLA. My dad did take me to see West and Chamberlain and the Lakers in '72 though. My first basketball love

 

[ripcityboy]

Our only championship !! I still lived in LA back then so I never saw Walton play not even at UCLA. My dad did take me to see West and Chamberlain and the Lakers in '72 though. My first basketball love

My dad was a huge basketball fan (in his youth) and went to see the Bruins practice when they had Jabbar. He said the practice was better than the games themselves. He said the games were basically like warmups.

 

[BoomChakaLaka]

I was there also. Pre teen....barely

Best basketball ever - and until another Blazer team wins a championship, Walton ranks as “Best Trailblazer Ever”

 

[Optimistic Bob]

My dad was a huge basketball fan (in his youth) and went to see the Bruins practice when they had Jabbar. He said the practice was better than the games themselves. He said the games were basically like warmups.

He was still Lew back then

 

[MarAzul]

What you laugh’n about boy? I saw game 6 in person, June 5, 1977. [I was finishing up grade 10]

Was that game in Philly? I think that is the game I saw, guest of the Federal Reserve Bank guys.