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The colorman has to be funny. The only semi-funny guys named in this thread so far are Snapper and Walton. As I said in the It's Calabro! thread,

jlprk said:
Calabro is better than Shonz was. And Calabro used to be even better, especially in his Sonic years with humorous colormen like Mychal Thompson and Marques Johnson. Brent Barry is weak and unfunny when paired with Calabro. Terrible. Calabro is not as funny now, and not as deep-throated. His speech is more clipped (he used to dwell on the last syllable longer) and a little higher pitched than 20 years ago.
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jlprk said:
The colorman has to be funny. The only semi-funny guys named in this thread so far are Snapper and Walton. As I said in the It's Calabro! thread,
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Snapper was funny? I remember him as good, but never as funny. Actually other than Rice I am not sure there are any funny color commentators in the NBA.
 
Mychal Thompson and Marques Johnson had many laughs per game in their years paired with Calabro. I read that Thompson is still funny as the Laker colorman. Snapper's chemistry with Walton is legendary. Mike Rice, and Jerry Reynolds of Sacramento, are funny. The rest try, but it doesn't come naturally.
 
jlprk said:
Mychal Thompson and Marques Johnson had many laughs per game in their years paired with Calabro. I read that Thompson is still funny as the Laker colorman. Snapper's chemistry with Walton is legendary. Mike Rice, and Jerry Reynolds of Sacramento, are funny. The rest try, but it doesn't come naturally.
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Have you thrown your hat in the ring? With your extensive Idaho experience it seems like a natural.
 
Get the real thing, Alan Crabbe. I'm a poor facsimile. He's the natural.
 
Kenny Mayne

McGowan just started following him on twitter....AND he's from Kent Wa.
 
Chris Craig said:
He would be kicked out the arena every game for yelling and talking crap to officials
" Hey Mauer, ball don't lie you piece of #$%%"

"I'll see you at your car"

It'd be very colorful
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Hearing, "ball don't lie" after EVERY opponent's missed FT would get old REAL fast. In some cases, the ball tells the truth - the truth that guys like DeAndre Jordan are just plain shitty FT shooters.

BNM
 
If we sign Mychel Thompson for summer league, we'll know Mychal Thompson is coming home to call games with Calabro
 
Mediocre Man said:
Can I ask why? This isn't to be combative, but I am really wondering what he would bring that you would want?
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Every time I have seen him on NBA TV or as a color commentator for a game. I have found him to be very informative, well spoken, and non irritating. Being low on the irritation scale is extremely important to me. If I am going to listen to someone for 82 games.....that person can't bug the shit out of me. I doubt I would ever mute Smitty. He might not be a home run....bu I can see why OB and others would want him. Again we have Calabro for the excitement portion.

Would he be too boring? That is possible too. Brent Barry would fall into the same category as Steve Smith. Quality color guys, but maybe not enough "homerism" for our taste.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
Every time I have seen him on NBA TV or as a color commentator for a game. I have found him to be very informative, well spoken, and non irritating. Being low on the irritation scale is extremely important to me. If I am going to listen to someone for 82 games.....that person can't bug the shit out of me. I doubt I would ever mute Smitty. He might not be a home run....bu I can see why OB and others would want him. Again we have Calabro for the excitement portion.

Would he be too boring? That is possible too. Brent Barry would fall into the same category as Steve Smith. Quality color guys, but maybe not enough "homerism" for our taste.
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Actually, with Calabro's high energy play-by-play, I'd be fine with a more laid back, but knowledgeable color commentator like Smitty, Brent Barry or Greg Anthony. All three know the game, are insightful and articulate. All three have ties to Oregon, but two of the three have also been tainted by Seattle.

BNM
 
Looking at the Sporting News Top 5 gives me one of those Butch Cassidy moments:

Who are those guys?
 
Boob-No-More said:
Actually, with Calabro's high energy play-by-play, I'd be fine with a more laid back, but knowledgeable color commentator like Smitty, Brent Barry or Greg Anthony. All three know the game, are insightful and articulate. All three have ties to Oregon, but two of the three have also been tainted by Seattle.

BNM
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I'd welcome any of those 3.
 
crandc said:
Looking at the Sporting News Top 5 gives me one of those Butch Cassidy moments:

Who are those guys?
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Seriously? There are some recognizable names on that list!

Steve Smith
Dale Davis
Rick Fox
Stacey Augmon
Billy Owens
Larry Johnson
Luc Longley
Dikembe Mutombo
Steve Smith
Kenny Anderson
Greg Anthony
 
Fonzthecpt1 said:
Seriously? There are some recognizable names on that list!

Steve Smith
Dale Davis
Rick Fox
Stacey Augmon
Billy Owens
Larry Johnson
Luc Longley
Dikembe Mutombo
Steve Smith
Kenny Anderson
Greg Anthony
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Dale Davis would be hilarious.
 
Fonzthecpt1 said:
Seriously? There are some recognizable names on that list!

Steve Smith
Dale Davis
Rick Fox
Stacey Augmon
Billy Owens
Larry Johnson
Luc Longley
Dikembe Mutombo
Steve Smith
Kenny Anderson
Greg Anthony
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Sure there are recognizable names but would you call Longley for example a top 5?
 
HailBlazers said:
Dude knows the game really well. Well spoken and insightful every time I've listen to him broadcast. Big Plus, Ex Blazer and overall likeable guy.

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Pretty accurate, but Bobby Phills should have been listed above Steve Smith.

I don't sense any personality in current national (ESPN and TNT) colormen, all with straight shooter personalities. If one comes here, he'll need a personality implant. Keep Portland weird.

Calabro is full of funny small talk and brought it out in Marques Johnson and Mychal Thompson in his Sonic years. I expect Calabro will Portlandize whichever bore like Steve Smith or Brent Barry whom we hire.
 
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Boob-No-More said:
Hearing, "ball don't lie" after EVERY opponent's missed FT would get old REAL fast. In some cases, the ball tells the truth - the truth that guys like DeAndre Jordan are just plain shitty FT shooters.
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He said "Ball don't lie" once, not after every play. Your modus operandi is to create a straw man, stomp all over the scarecrow with stats, then declare victory.
 
jlprk said:
He said "Ball don't lie" once, not after every play. Your modus operandi is to create a straw man, stomp all over the scarecrow with stats, then declare victory.
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Yeah, pretty sure he said it a LOT more than once.



Yep, here's a few of them, and like I said, sometimes a guy is just a shitty FT shooter (Kwame and Bogut both missed a pair and got multiple "ball don't lies").

BNM
 
"search for the color commentator"

Why does he or she have to be black? :)

May get me in trouble, but I had to say it
 
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