Jordan Kent out, Calabro in talks to come back

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wizenheimer said:
again... I do not believe, for one second, that casual fans will plan to watch Blazer games, when they wouldn't otherwise, because Calabro was the one jabbering the play-by-play.
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Last season if I could watch ESPN or TNT coverage instead of Blazer broadcasting I would because I was not a fan of Kent. I didn't do that with Calabro. I'm not a fan of Calabro, it's just that he doesn't annoy me as much, lol.
 
I'm sure not going to miss "PAINT IT GARY TRENT JUNIOR"
 
MickZagger said:
But Reggie Miller sucks
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lol...so does Calabro

this is all subjective opinion right?


e_blazer said:
Note that it’s the business side of operations that makes these decisions, not the basketball side. Expanding viewership is a hell of a good reason from a business standpoint.
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I do not disagree...but I'll repeat my argument that I don't think Calabro will convince a single person in Seattle to tune into Blazer games if they weren't already doing so. I mean, if Mike Barret had been named the announcer of King's games, would you have tuned in?
 
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wizenheimer said:
lol...so does Calabro

this is all subjective opinion right?




I do not disagree...but I'll repeat my argument that I don't think Calabro will convince a single person in Seattle to tune into Blazer games if they weren't already doing so. I mean, if Mike Barret had been named the announcer of King's games, would you have tuned in?
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If I didn’t have a team in my city, but was an NBA fan I think listening to a known guy would be less annoying than listening to a not all that good former football player for a college team that I viewed as the enemy.
 
Phatguysrule said:
I know, but damn. The NBA didn't want to lose the franchise in Seattle in the first place. sometimes billionaire owners get their way over the NBA.

I don't want to risk it without locking the Blazers in here contractually for decades.
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The move got approved by the NBA (Cuban and Paul Allen were the only ones who voted against it)

I think if they had to redo it they wouldn't approve it; the owners are getting a split of OKC tiny revenue instead of much larger Seattle.
 
e_blazer said:
If I didn’t have a team in my city, but was an NBA fan I think listening to a known guy would be less annoying than listening to a not all that good former football player for a college team that I viewed as the enemy.
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Being a duck offsets much weakness.
Why not just hire Softy another Seatlle guy?
 
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WesleyMatthews said:
The move got approved by the NBA (Cuban and Paul Allen were the only ones who voted against it)

I think if they had to redo it they wouldn't approve it; the owners are getting a split of OKC tiny revenue instead of much larger Seattle.
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Somehow these are the same owners who approved leaving Seattle and Vancouver BC for Memphis Tennessee and Oklahoma.. That’s insane
 
I feel like I've listened to a lot of play-by-play announcers for other teams, as well as the national TV ones. How many are objectively a better announcer than Calabro? Honestly I can't think of many. I like Joel Meyers (New Orleans), Ian Eagle (Nets), Mike Breen (Knicks), Sam Farber (Hornets), Bill MacDonald (Lakers). Honestly there are a lot that are REALLY bad, and we had probably one of the worst. Calabro I would put top 10 at least.
 
LMA is looking for a job. He could retire as the greatest Blazer broadcaster ever!
 
illmatic99 said:
it's hilarious how scared some of you are about all things seattle.
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I used to cover Seattle and for years during the "Battle Seattle' era and Softy and Calabro would trash Portland and the the Blazers big time.
 
e_blazer said:
If I didn’t have a team in my city, but was an NBA fan I think listening to a known guy would be less annoying than listening to a not all that good former football player for a college team that I viewed as the enemy.
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and this is what the pro-Calabro arguments seem to have boiled down to: he's not as annoying as Kent
 
wizenheimer said:
and this is what the pro-Calabro arguments seem to have boiled down to: he's not as annoying as Kent
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I prefer him to Kent. The Blazers have had a lot worse in the past. But then, I mainly watch for the basketball and file this under the heading of “Stuff I Don’t Understand Why Some Folks Get So Worked Up About”.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Last season if I could watch ESPN or TNT coverage instead of Blazer broadcasting I would because I was not a fan of Kent. I didn't do that with Calabro. I'm not a fan of Calabro, it's just that he doesn't annoy me as much, lol.
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I've been watching non Blazer feeds since Mike and Mike... I miss Steve Jones.
 
e_blazer said:
I prefer him to Kent. The Blazers have had a lot worse in the past. But then, I mainly watch for the basketball and file this under the heading of “Stuff I Don’t Understand Why Some Folks Get So Worked Up About”.
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I was glad when Calabro left. I didn't think highly of him at all, although he probably got tainted by Lamar Hurd a bit in my preferences. I didn't know what to think when Kent was hired, but game 1 it became apparent he was going to be an issue

IMO, Calabro & Hurd were a downgrade from Mike & Mike
 
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