What if our biggest problem is... Lamar Hurd?

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I like Hurd too, and he seems very genuine. But I just wish he wouldn’t talk quite so much and that he ‘d let the game speak for itself more often.
 
I like Hurd, he seems nice but he's not exciting and isn't too terribly insightful. I don't know why we can't find a recognizable former pro (player or head coach) to do our color commentary. It would just carry a lot more weight and provide for interesting anecdotes related to what's going on during the game. We're one of the only teams in the league that doesn't have one... a couple of teams have former WNBA all stars. I think if you go to the link below and look at every team's broadcast team Lamar is literally the only color commentator for any team in the league that doesn't have a link to his own Wiki.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_National_Basketball_Association_broadcasters
 
I like Lamar....don't let his work next to Jordan Kent put a bad taste in your mouth...Hurd carried that show...I like his confidence, tone and pacing...he's young but ahead of the curve.
 
blazerkor said:
I like Hurd, he seems nice but he's not exciting and isn't too terribly insightful. I don't know why we can't find a recognizable former pro (player or head coach) to do our color commentary. It would just carry a lot more weight and provide for interesting anecdotes related to what's going on during the game. We're one of the only teams in the league that doesn't have one... a couple of teams have former WNBA all stars. I think if you go to the link below and look at every team's broadcast team Lamar is literally the only color commentator for any team in the league that doesn't have a link to his own Wiki.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_National_Basketball_Association_broadcasters
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not a lot of former players are articulate. hurd is great. perfect mix of excitement, insight, and he speaks well. only critique i'd have of him is pointing out our mistakes/problems more, but there's prolly a directive from above to be overly positive.
 
Hurd is moody...meaning, depending on my mood, he can slide from insightful, to really irritating.

I've never really liked the Hurd/Callabro combination.
 
What if our biggest problem is...Tony Snell?

He is absolutely terrible, isn’t he?
 
Hurd with Collabro is a lot better than Hurd with Kent. That being said not a huge fan.
 
THE HCP said:
Had a nice chat with The Schonz last game…..he is really getting OLD. Sigh…..
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best in the business! The best call made by The Schonz was made one morning back in the Summer of 1977!

Following our winning the Championship there was a raffle that took place at center court one late morning in July and fans were able to attend. Only 750 names were to be drawn, each name pulled would be entitled to purchase (2) season tickets!

After 90 minutes or so, The Schonz drew my Dad’s name - at #681! It will go down as his best call that I ever heard!

When my parents went to the offices, a young administrator - Shari - explained that the seats being offered were seats 2 and 3 and if my Dad wanted to also buy seat 1 (in the row) she would go ahead and sell three season tickets. I was in grade 10 and that REALLY made me happy! This way my Mom and Dad would always go and then swap the third ticket between my younger brother and myself!

The next season began and it was my brother’s turn to go to the game. He must have been around 11 or 12 - just old enough for Mom to allow him to go buy his own hot dog at halftime. This one time my brother returned to his seat and behind him came a little boy and his Mother; Schmohn and his Mother Cynthia - of course, son and wife of our new rookie, TR Dunn! She told my parents that her son and my brother saw each other at halftime several different times and my brother said how he came every other game. Cynthia asked if perhaps he could come every game, sit down next to her and the other wives and babysit her son. She would leave a ticket for my brother every game at will call….and guess what? This was not only too cool, but I then got to go to EVERY game! And after each game, we’d walk down to pick up my brother from the lounge area. So every game I also got to meet all the players over the next couple seasons! Playing basketball myself this was all just too cool - and when I think back on it all, I hear The Schonz making the call, “and at #681, Falen Pierce, you’ve got yourself season tickets!”

:)
 
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