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Austin Nichols was just dismissed from Virginia. UT missed on him the first two times, but maybe the third time is the charm???
 
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jcv0010 said:
I love Bill Walton as a commentator. He cracks me up.
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Have you read that one book. It's in my top 5 favorite books. Also have you been to that one random place on the map that no one has ever heard of before in their life...it'll change your life.
 
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Stoked said:
Have you read that one book. It's in my top 5 favorite books. Also have you been to that one random place on the map that no one has ever heard of before in their life...it'll change your life.
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Haha.. I love it man. It's refreshing compared to "know it all" commentators who spend the majority of their time pushing their personal agendas.
 
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jcv0010 said:
Come on man.. he's not that bad.

I can think of 30 others far worse than him.
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Far worse in what way though? I tune in to listen to basketball commentary, not horticulture lessons, Hawaiian history, or to hear him drone on about how much he likes...excuse me, "LOVES" Maui. The guy is perpetually lit, and generally embarrasses himself with every comment that isn't relative to the game taking place, which is about 9 out of 10 comments.

It amazes me the number of people (not you necessarily, though you may be one as well) who hate Dick Vitale but love Bill Walton. They are equally obnoxious, but one is obnoxious about basketball-relevant topics and the game going on while the other his obnoxious about the Grateful Dead and King Kamehameha.
 
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cncchris33 said:
Far worse in what way though? I tune in to listen to basketball commentary, not horticulture lessons, Hawaiian history, or to hear him drone on about how much he likes...excuse me, "LOVES" Maui. The guy is perpetually lit, and generally embarrasses himself with every comment that isn't relative to the game taking place, which is about 9 out of 10 comments.

It amazes me the number of people (not you necessarily, though you may be one as well) who hate Dick Vitale but love Bill Walton. They are equally obnoxious, but one is obnoxious about basketball-relevant topics and the game going on while the other his obnoxious about the Grateful Dead and King Kamehameha.
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Can't stand either one.
Going to try pausing the video to sync up with kesling today.
 
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cncchris33 said:
Far worse in what way though? I tune in to listen to basketball commentary, not horticulture lessons, Hawaiian history, or to hear him drone on about how much he likes...excuse me, "LOVES" Maui. The guy is perpetually lit, and generally embarrasses himself with every comment that isn't relative to the game taking place, which is about 9 out of 10 comments.

It amazes me the number of people (not you necessarily, though you may be one as well) who hate Dick Vitale but love Bill Walton. They are equally obnoxious, but one is obnoxious about basketball-relevant topics and the game going on while the other his obnoxious about the Grateful Dead and King Kamehameha.
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I wasn't specifically talking about Bball commentators, just commentators in general.

Sure Bill gets off topic from time to time but there is never a dull moment. I like Vitale too because he is animated, his voice gets on my nerves after a while but I like his excitement for the game.
 
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I love Dickie V. Say what you will about his voice, but nobody can deny that he's always 100% in-tune with the game. Walton gets into these 3-4 minute rants about God knows what and it takes away from the game when someone hits a corner 3 or throws down a fast break dunk all because Bill hasn't finished his story about the hammock he once slept in for 26 days on a beach in Costa Rica while he searched for the true meaning of life with native tribe members.

Comparing those two guys is like comparing John Ward with Cheech Marin. I'm sorry.

I like to smoke a j and watch basketball just as much as the next man, and I admire his free spirit, but I can't handle the man for 40 minutes.
 
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IndianapolisVol said:
I love Dickie V. Say what you will about his voice, but nobody can deny that he's always 100% in-tune with the game. Walton gets into these 3-4 minute rants about God knows what and it takes away from the game when someone hits a corner 3 or throws down a fast break dunk all because Bill hasn't finished his story about the hammock he once slept in for 26 days on a beach in Costa Rica while he searched for the true meaning of life with native tribe members.

Comparing those two guys is like comparing John Ward with Cheech Marin. I'm sorry.

I like to smoke a j and watch basketball just as much as the next man, and I admire his free spirit, but I can't handle the man for 40 minutes.
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How would you like to burn one down with ol Bill?
 
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