Season is almost over, opinions on Calabro and Hurd?

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Personally I don’t give a shit about either but I’d prefer to have Rebecca back out of anyone.

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I will say that Rice was more entertaining than Calabro and Hurd combined.
 
Jade Falcon said:
Hurd is an absolute nerd. I don't like that.

Kevin is a tool who wishes he was still up in Seattle.

I miss Mike and Mike.

I wouldn't mind seeing Brooke and Holton try it out and see what they got. Or maybe Brooke and Jordan Kent? Or Kent and Holton?

I like Holton. Seems like a down-to-earth guy. And Brooke is a sweetheart with, IIRC, broadcasting experience....but I could be wrong there.

But I suppose it could be worse than Calabro and Hurd. I just want to try someone else; preferably people that have been here and know the team.
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Sorry, but those are terrible combinations for game commentators...
 
HUMOR and ANECDOTES

For me it seems the two now try and force humor.

While obviously over the top, guys like Walton, and even Rice have great stories. I don't need to hear Hurd talk about something I just saw, or Calabro explaining what I'm seeing. I need fun. Guys Like Barnett are a great example. Throws in humorous stories in the broadcast.
 
Jade Falcon said:
How do you know? To my knowledge, none of them have ever even tried to commentate a Blazer game.
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How do you know Brooke couldnt play in the NBA? To my knowledge. Shes never tried to play in an NBA game...
 
BonesJones said:
How do you know Brooke couldnt play in the NBA? To my knowledge. Shes never tried to play in an NBA game...
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That's the dumbest strawman you've ever used in the years I've been here. Is there any chance you could actually answer the question?
 
Jade Falcon said:
That's the dumbest strawman you've ever used in the years I've been here. Is there any chance you could actually answer the question?
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Its hyperbole, but applicable.

You think someone with 0 experience calling play-by-play could come in and do it for an NBA team better than someone who's been doing it for decades? Seriously?

Jordan Kent has little experience either, so you expect him to be a good color commentator?

Sideline reporting isnt directly transferable to game commentary... Some can do both but just because someone can give a news report doesnt mean they can call a basketball game.

People love to hate on our broadcasters. They're not bad.
 
BonesJones said:
Its hyperbole, but applicable.

You think someone with 0 experience calling play-by-play could come in and do it for an NBA team better than someone who's been doing it for decades? Seriously?

Jordan Kent has little experience either, so you expect him to be a good color commentator?

Sideline reporting isnt directly transferable to game commentary... Some can do both but just because someone can give a news report doesnt mean they can call a basketball game.

People love to hate on our broadcasters. They're not bad.
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I didn't say they could do it better. All I've said is that I wouldn't mind seeing them get a chance.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
That is a head scratcher for me. Rebecca's interview style bugged me. (Just the way she talked) Brooke on the other hand is the best we have ever had.
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No comparison as Rebecca Harlow always seemed forced and unnatural while Brooke comes across very natural and informed. I wouldn't be surprised if one of the nationals grab her up.
 
BonesJones said:
Its hyperbole, but applicable.

You think someone with 0 experience calling play-by-play could come in and do it for an NBA team better than someone who's been doing it for decades? Seriously?

Jordan Kent has little experience either, so you expect him to be a good color commentator?

Sideline reporting isnt directly transferable to game commentary... Some can do both but just because someone can give a news report doesnt mean they can call a basketball game.

People love to hate on our broadcasters. They're not bad.
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Yes, they are.
 
Calabro, is actually starting to get to me. I was glad last night when Hurd corrected him when he said we had a great third quarter... as the third quarter was beginning. He misspeaks alot and I hope Hurd keeps calling him out on it, because I don't think he is aware of how often he mispeaks. Scores, minutes, quarters, I hear him wrong quite often.
 
SIeepwalker said:
I have absolutely no clue why Calabro and Hurd are hated on by so many. I find them great
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I enjoyed Mike and Mike, but I think Calabro and Hurd have improved and still better than many of the ones for other teams which are bad.
 
Orion Bailey said:
Calabro, is actually starting to get to me. I was glad last night when Hurd corrected him when he said we had a great third quarter... as the third quarter was beginning. He misspeaks alot and I hope Hurd keeps calling him out on it, because I don't think he is aware of how often he mispeaks. Scores, minutes, quarters, I hear him wrong quite often.
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I listened to a national broadcast the other day with Marv Albert and he made many mistakes during the day and he's suppose to be one of the best.
 
CupWizier said:
I listened to a national broadcast the other day with Marv Albert and he made many mistakes during the day and he's suppose to be one of the best.
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Made me wonder last night. How often to other announcers flub up, cause I don't watch many other games. I remember Kevin in Seattle and he seemed to be much sharper than he is now, but then maybe that's false memory.

Dont get me wrong. IM still in the minority around here and think we still upgraded. Really the only thing I miss are Rices cookey stories at times. Barrett was great, but bland.
 
Like Hurd, don't like Calabro.
Please go back to Mike and Mike. Put Hurd with Wheels.
Calabro is a nice guy and has a good broadcaster's voice but he makes too many errors. He also has a lot of fluff in his broadcasting.
 
CupWizier said:
I listened to a national broadcast the other day with Marv Albert and he made many mistakes during the day and he's suppose to be one of the best.
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I don't care for Marv but it's because of his incredible behavior in a NY hotel with a prostitute.
 
CupWizier said:
No comparison as Rebecca Harlow always seemed forced and unnatural while Brooke comes across very natural and informed. I wouldn't be surprised if one of the nationals grab her up.
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I don't pay much attention to either one of them.
 
The only sad thing about tonight's game with Boston was that Doris Burke is clearly so much better than C & H, that it's appalling.

C & H are fine, but M & M, and DB are actually very good.
 
I am a Calabro fanboy as far back as his days in Seattle. Sure his blooper reel is growing but he is at least enthusiastic and has some good catch phrases. No one could celebrate a shawn kemp "two handed tomahawk jam" like KC.
 
Kevin Calabro did it again in the TOR Mar 1 game, incompetently failing to recognize that in a game with 2 guys named Leonard who have distinctive first names Meyers and Kawhi that he should refer to them by their first names. After all these games, Kevin can't learn Meyers name to allow us to understand who he is talking about. With failing to call out, give the numbers, or explain the fouls and his hit or miss reporting of substitutions, his mistakes, and his non-game babbling, he is annoying.

Perhaps nothing is as annoying as those awful Intensive Outsider ads that they have inflicted on us so many times (they have driven me away as I bristle when I hear those guys voices), but still quite an annoyance. Let's replace Kevin Calabro.
 
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