College Bball Thread

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

1 hour ago, BGleas said:

Walton was the lead national announcer for NBC back in the 90's and was really good. 

As someone said earlier, these guys get older and become paradies of themselves, etc., but Walton used to be good on the analysis side. 

I'm just ready for primetime NBC college basketball. That'll be awesome. 

[Hovadipo]

13 hours ago, Demo said:

Because of their roles, I view those guys and what I want from them very differently. I’ve never liked Vitale because his analysis has always been really rudimentary. And not because he’s simplifying things  for casual fans. Bilas is great at that. Dakich used to be. Vitale’s just never been very astute in the moment. Fascinating that he was a former college HC. Most of those guys miss nothing. And his enthusiasm may be genuine, but it also seems to gloss over a lack of prep. Johnson as a play by play guy is a different deal for me. Maybe his energy feels artificial to some. To me it feels like a guy who loves what he’s watching and to me it feels completely genuine. There are plenty of great ones with different styles, but as long as they can convey that they love what they’re watching and a sense of the moment, then I’m good with them. 

My main problem with Gus is that he’s an unprofessional d-bag. If you’re not one of the big boys, he blows you off and doesn’t prepare for you like he does the other team. He then hides that lack of prep with his enthusiasm which leads to my secondary problem: his excited voice is like nails on a chalkboard for me and it comes off really artificial. Again, just my opinion obviously but I can’t stand him lol. 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

54 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

My main problem with Gus is that he’s an unprofessional d-bag. If you’re not one of the big boys, he blows you off and doesn’t prepare for you like he does the other team. He then hides that lack of prep with his enthusiasm which leads to my secondary problem: his excited voice is like nails on a chalkboard for me and it comes off really artificial. Again, just my opinion obviously but I can’t stand him lol. 

Gus used to be great... Back when his excitement was more authentic... Commentators definitely aren't as good as they used to be I feel. It is nice though when you get an old coach or player that's ready to really talk about the game and details in the game... Just not many of those anymore. They are almost there to be a separate show of entertainment instead of being a part of the game. 

[DWB]

Bring back Laz & Kitchell.

Shawn Morris is a great analyst on BTN. Hasn't been around much. I think his day job interferes. I saw and spoke with him at the OSU game in B-town in 2020-2021(?). Nice guy.

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

I actually liked Dakich for the most part. He'd actually explain at times parts of the game and why things were done. Then you get almost the opposite with Bilas who just wants to fanboy over a couple dudes, Duke, Kentucky and Michigan State and complain about how players have no rights. 

[Rico]

4 hours ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

I'm just ready for primetime NBC college basketball. That'll be awesome. 

With Purdue Person Enberg on the play by play.

[IU Scott]

17 hours ago, DChoosier said:

That’s interesting to hear. For some reason I don’t remember him announcing back then. 

I’ll never forget the game a couple of years or so ago when he interviewed his buddy Bruce Hornsby, on a split screen, for 20 minutes during an IU game. Couldn’t believe it and was also surprised the network let it go on for so long.  Kind of funny now but I was pissed during the game.

He did one of our tournament games in 92 and he did NBA games for NBC

[IU Scott]

47 minutes ago, Rico said:

With Purdue Person Enberg on the play by play.

Enberg was an IU guy

[Stuhoo]

1 minute ago, IU Scott said:

Enberg was an IU guy

Ummm.. that was the “d!ck” auto-correction 

[Rico]

5 minutes ago, IU Scott said:

Enberg was an IU guy

Type Enberg's 1st name?  It apparently changed it to that?

[Rico]

5 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Ummm.. that was the “d!ck” auto-correction 

Well you guys need to make an exception for Enberg.

[Hardwood83]

5 hours ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

I actually liked Dakich for the most part. He'd actually explain at times parts of the game and why things were done. Then you get almost the opposite with Bilas who just wants to fanboy over a couple dudes, Duke, Kentucky and Michigan State and complain about how players have no rights. 

Agreed, DD was great when he stayed on topic, was annoying when he tried to be edgy and controversial though. 

Bilas is a front-runner for sure. 

[cthomas]

1 hour ago, Hardwood83 said:

Agreed, DD was great when he stayed on topic, was annoying when he tried to be edgy and controversial though. 

Bilas is a front-runner for sure. 

I don't know what happened to Dakich. He could be so good at adding context to what was happening on the court. Maybe he had some personal issues that got in his head sent him off in a bad direction. Although I don't like what he has become, he gave a lot of years to IU basketball. Something about the radio show, which was very good when it started, went really wrong. I can't listen to him anymore and, in a way, that is kind of sad.

[Stuhoo]

26 minutes ago, cthomas said:

I don't know what happened to Dakich. He could be so good at adding context to what was happening on the court. Maybe he had some personal issues that got in his head sent him off in a bad direction. Although I don't like what he has become, he gave a lot of years to IU basketball. Something about the radio show, which was very good when it started, went really wrong. I can't listen to him anymore and, in a way, that is kind of sad.

DJ White wants to kick his @$$.

If DJ is not okay with him, neither am I.

[cthomas]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

DJ White wants to kick his @$$.

If DJ is not okay with him, neither am I.

Love DJ, but it is seldom that simple. Don't want to get too far off the rails, but when I see someone like Dakich who seems determined to self destruct I want to understand how he got to this point. 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

28 minutes ago, cthomas said:

Love DJ, but it is seldom that simple. Don't want to get too far off the rails, but when I see someone like Dakich who seems determined to self destruct I want to understand how he got to this point. 

I don't know about self destructing. He seems to be doing just fine. Some don't like his politics, many do. Lots of Colts game hate him though because they are all blind as bats and think it's an amazing organization and he calls it otherwise. 

[HoosierHoopster]

11 hours ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

I don't know about self destructing. He seems to be doing just fine. Some don't like his politics, many do. Lots of Colts game hate him though because they are all blind as bats and think it's an amazing organization and he calls it otherwise. 

Dakich is just a straight tool at this point. He self-destructed years ago.

[Stuhoo]

11 hours ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

I don't know about self destructing. He seems to be doing just fine. Some don't like his politics, many do. Lots of Colts game hate him though because they are all blind as bats and think it's an amazing organization and he calls it otherwise. 

 

He's not "doing just fine." And yes, people hate his politics but keep in mind, the IU team that played for him, including some seriously squared-away guys like DJ White and Eric Gordon, wouldn't piss on him if he were on fire. And they knew him five-ten years before Dakich became attached and attracted to 'certain political philosophies.'

You also don't see Woody, Whitman, Buckner, or any of the very high-level, squared-away alums ever giving him the time of day. 

The man has become toxic in so many ways which is a shame, because on the basketball side he's pretty knowledgeable and is an excellent analyst.

 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

17 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

 

He's not "doing just fine." And yes, people hate his politics but keep in mind, the IU team that played for him, including some seriously squared-away guys like DJ White and Eric Gordon, wouldn't piss on him if he were on fire. And they knew him five-ten years before Dakich became attached and attracted to 'certain political philosophies.'

You also don't see Woody, Whitman, Buckner, or any of the very high-level, squared-away alums ever giving him the time of day. 

The man has become toxic in so many ways which is a shame, because on the basketball side he's pretty knowledgeable and is an excellent analyst.

 

I mean that is their choice if they don't like his politics. Pretty immature if you ask me but people can do as they please. That team he "coached" probably aren't happy that Dakich let's everyone know that team was invested with stupidity. I don't base what I like off them. Be was good at his job. And I'd say he is definitely doing fine. Still has a show so. 

[Demo]

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