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Just saw this. Not sure it's been posted yet. Apologies for the misspelling. Not sober.
 
Pretty hastily put together nuthin' burger of an interview. Not one bit of new or interesting information and Calabro was in complete "fluff softball" mode. It's like he could have easily been selling new cruise packages or lottery tickets.
 
I really like listening to the guy, both he and Sergi Oliva are really thoughtful communicators. It's obvious they study the game and business.
 
bemac said:
I really like listening to the guy, both he and Sergi Oliva are really thoughtful communicators. It's obvious they study the game and business.
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bemac said:
I really like listening to the guy, both he and Sergi Oliva are really thoughtful communicators. It's obvious they study the game and business.
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Yeah if it wasn't Calabro interviewing him I probably would have listened... Maybe. Maybe not...
 
I for one totally expected some hard hitting questions from the blazer broadcast 10 minutes before a blazer game from people who are paid by the organization

why do we suck?
When are we trading our vets?
what do we hope to get back in a trade?
Why isn’t scoot progressing like we hoped?
Should we have drafted someone else?

JFC people.

the narrative was correct…blazer fans don’t know how to live through a rebuild
 
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riverman said:
Pretty hastily put together nuthin' burger of an interview. Not one bit of new or interesting information and Calabro was in complete "fluff softball" mode. It's like he could have easily been selling new cruise packages or lottery tickets.
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You need to remember that most “blazer fans” don’t hang on every little trade rumor or things revolving around that. Some people, casual fans, KIDS, etc. just like the team…for the GM to have a quick little interview before the last game of the season isn’t weird. It isn’t supposed to be some profound information wheeling segment.
 
blazedanugz said:
You need to remember that most “blazer fans” don’t hang on every little trade rumor or things revolving around that. Some people, casual fans, KIDS, etc. just like the team…for the GM to have a quick little interview before the last game of the season isn’t weird. It isn’t supposed to be some profound information wheeling segment.
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I agree...I didn't find it newsworthy ..I thought it was a fluff piece. I actually like Joe The Blazers marketing dept does quite a few of these little fluff videos for the kids to enjoy.
 
bemac said:
I really like listening to the guy, both he and Sergi Oliva are really thoughtful communicators. It's obvious they study the game and business.
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Sergi's interview last game had me think he was tapped as the next (interim?) coach, disciple of Quinn Synder. All about pace and tempo.
 
blazedanugz said:
I for one totally expected some hard hitting questions from the blazer broadcast 10 minutes before a blazer game from people who are paid by the organization

why do we suck?
When are we trading our vets?
what do we hope to get back in a trade?
Why isn’t scoot progressing like we hoped?
Should we have drafted someone else?

JFC people.

the narrative was correct…blazer fans don’t know how to live through a rebuild
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I just don't like Calabro... And I don't care for the puff piece.

Let him be interviewed by a real reporter and I'd probably be more interested. But even then, he can't say anything that will tell us anything.
 
Calabro is the best I've heard at play-by-play. No one claims he's a reporter, much less an investigative one.

I know you guys love to stay up late to read my histories.

In the 70s radio post-game shows, the play-by-play man would interview a player (usually the most talkative one...Chick Hearn's go-to was Laker Jerry West, and Bob Blackburn's default was Sonic Fred Brown), then announce the player's payment, a watch or $40 gift certificate from a sponsor. The player would say thank you and leave. The payment ritual was gone by about the 90s. My guess: They were paid so much by then that it seemed tacky. Interview payment was probably in their contract.
 
Phatguysrule said:
I just don't like Calabro... And I don't care for the puff piece.

Let him be interviewed by a real reporter and I'd probably be more interested. But even then, he can't say anything that will tell us anything.
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you can get league pass and choose to watch the other teams broadcast
 
The player interview was about 4 minutes, not just 3 laughing questions/flattering like now. Some players like John Q. Trapp struggled to speak white English, and Chick might finish their sentences. I liked them all. West would just go on and on; you could see why he was the media's favorite.
 
blazedanugz said:
JFC people.

the narrative was correct…blazer fans don’t know how to live through a rebuild
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So in order for me to know how to live through a rebuild I have to hang on every word of every puff piece the team puts out? Have we even chosen a rebuild? We're still playing Simons, Ayton, and Grant a ton.

No, I'm living just fine.
 
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I'd like to hear why you dislike him. Something deeper than the usual:

1) "Waah, he uses the word 'cup' for the basket."

I love his signature coinages. It's like reading descriptive writing vs. just-the-facts-ma'am journalism. But don't worry, in response to dullard Blazer fan criticism that he's too bright, he has greatly toned down his literary lexicals. And he talks more slowly.

2) "He describes every play in detail. This is TV, not radio. I don't like to listen intently. It hurts to concentrate. So I flunked 5 grades."

That's the best thing about him. Radio commentary is by necessity superior to TV.

3) "He's from Seattle. I hate everything from Seattle and have never been outside of Oregon."

I first heard him after Bob Whitsitt hired him from the Kansas City Kings. Before that...I'll let Wikipedia say it:

Calabro is a 1974 graduate of Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. He called high school basketball games in Indiana on WBDG. He graduated from Butler University (1978) where he called Butler Bulldog basketball for four years. Calabro had stops in the Central Hockey League, where he broadcast games for the Indianapolis Checkers, as well as at Purdue University and University of Missouri where he called basketball games. He began his professional career as the play-by-play announcer for the Kansas City Kings in the 1983–84 season.

In the 1987–88 season, Calabro came on board with the SuperSonics alongside the SuperSonics original play-by-play announcer Bob Blackburn....Calabro stated he would not continue with the team should they relocate to Oklahoma City, which they ultimately did.[6]
 
jlprk said:
I'd like to hear why you dislike him. Something deeper than the usual:

1) "Waah, he uses the word 'cup' for the basket."

I love his signature coinages. It's like reading descriptive writing vs. just-the-facts-ma'am journalism. But don't worry, in response to dullard Blazer fan criticism that he's too bright, he has greatly toned down his literary lexicals. And he talks more slowly.

2) "He describes every play in detail. This is TV, not radio. I don't like to listen intently. It hurts to concentrate. So I flunked 5 grades."

That's the best thing about him. Radio commentary is by necessity superior to TV.

3) "He's from Seattle. I hate everything from Seattle and have never been outside of Oregon."

I first heard him after Bob Whitsitt hired him from the Kansas City Kings. Before that...I'll let Wikipedia say it:

Calabro is a 1974 graduate of Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. He called high school basketball games in Indiana on WBDG. He graduated from Butler University (1978) where he called Butler Bulldog basketball for four years. Calabro had stops in the Central Hockey League, where he broadcast games for the Indianapolis Checkers, as well as at Purdue University and University of Missouri where he called basketball games. He began his professional career as the play-by-play announcer for the Kansas City Kings in the 1983–84 season.

In the 1987–88 season, Calabro came on board with the SuperSonics alongside the SuperSonics original play-by-play announcer Bob Blackburn....Calabro stated he would not continue with the team should they relocate to Oklahoma City, which they ultimately did.[6]
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Don't know why. He just comes off as insincere and fake. Phoney.

Not my cup of tea.
 
jlprk said:
I'd like to hear why you dislike him. Something deeper than the usual:

1) "Waah, he uses the word 'cup' for the basket."

I love his signature coinages. It's like reading descriptive writing vs. just-the-facts-ma'am journalism. But don't worry, in response to dullard Blazer fan criticism that he's too bright, he has greatly toned down his literary lexicals. And he talks more slowly.

2) "He describes every play in detail. This is TV, not radio. I don't like to listen intently. It hurts to concentrate. So I flunked 5 grades."

That's the best thing about him. Radio commentary is by necessity superior to TV.

3) "He's from Seattle. I hate everything from Seattle and have never been outside of Oregon."

I first heard him after Bob Whitsitt hired him from the Kansas City Kings. Before that...I'll let Wikipedia say it:

Calabro is a 1974 graduate of Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. He called high school basketball games in Indiana on WBDG. He graduated from Butler University (1978) where he called Butler Bulldog basketball for four years. Calabro had stops in the Central Hockey League, where he broadcast games for the Indianapolis Checkers, as well as at Purdue University and University of Missouri where he called basketball games. He began his professional career as the play-by-play announcer for the Kansas City Kings in the 1983–84 season.

In the 1987–88 season, Calabro came on board with the SuperSonics alongside the SuperSonics original play-by-play announcer Bob Blackburn....Calabro stated he would not continue with the team should they relocate to Oklahoma City, which they ultimately did.[6]
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Calabro is much more polished, professional, than Mike Barrett or a half dozen of the prior play by play guys.

He also was a sonic and national guy, I think many fans liked the homer Mike and Mike style back to Schonley that lived rip city.

It wouldn't surprise me at all if next season Calabrao was doing Amazon prime games or something. Shows he's skilled - but also not really a Blazer.

The color guy the Blazers have doesn't contribute much, can't even remember his name.

I normally watch the other team broadcast, some announcers are better and a few other broadcast show more of the game with less highlights interrupting game action which I prefer. But plenty of other teams broadcasts have problems too.
 
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