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Post by Werebeaver on Oct 23, 2021 12:38:06 GMT -8
I know Walton is a polarizing personality. Folks who don’t like him just don’t like him. But I thought he was at the top of his game as the “guest picker”. He even inspired Corso out of his usual stupor. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Post by EmeraldEmpire on Oct 23, 2021 13:02:13 GMT -8
Once I heard he was going to be the guest picker I thought they should devote the entire final hour of the broadcast to him and his picks because he has been known to get a "bit" long-winded lol ... he certainly did during his final pick for the Bruins lol
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Post by korculabeav on Oct 23, 2021 13:18:58 GMT -8
Walton is a buffoon no matter how you stack it.
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Post by korculabeav on Oct 23, 2021 13:54:26 GMT -8
I thought he was hilarious. Looked like Corso didn't know what to think about having another old dude that's as weird as him on the show. yeah his buffoonery can create good laughs. Especially when he is color commentating bball games and his main commentator will “wtf did you just say?”. |
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Post by Werebeaver on Oct 23, 2021 14:04:06 GMT -8
Walton is a buffoon no matter how you stack it. Because seriousness and dignity is so essential in our televised entertainment games. |
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Post by beaver94 on Oct 23, 2021 14:08:54 GMT -8
I thought he was hilarious. Looked like Corso didn't know what to think about having another old dude that's as weird as him on the show. yeah his buffoonery can create good laughs. Especially when he is color commentating bball games and his main commentator will “wtf did you just say?”. My favorite commentator to work with Walton was Steve Jones. |
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Post by rgeorge on Oct 23, 2021 14:11:18 GMT -8
Walton is a buffoon no matter how you stack it. Because seriousness and dignity is so essential in our televised entertainment games. If only the disparaging poster was half the "buffoon" he'd not be so jealous. What a strange hill to take a stand. He's just a commentator that enjoys his work. Completely harmless and actually nice to hear such positive vibes. Ha... guess that may the issue, positivity!? |
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Post by Werebeaver on Oct 23, 2021 14:24:47 GMT -8
yeah his buffoonery can create good laughs. Especially when he is color commentating bball games and his main commentator will “wtf did you just say?”. My favorite commentator to work with Walton was Steve Jones. I like when he works with Ted Robinson - a total pro WITH a sense of humor. When Walton works with an uptight stick-up-his-ass stiff like Dave Pasch, he tends to double down on his schtick when Pasch reprimands him for his levity. |
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Oct 26, 2021 20:28:28 GMT -8
I thought he was hilarious. Looked like Corso didn't know what to think about having another old dude that's as weird as him on the show. yeah his buffoonery can create good laughs. Especially when he is color commentating bball games and his main commentator will “wtf did you just say?”. One of the reason that I find watching foreign commentators so refreshing is that they know that they are glorified entertainers. American sportscasters tend to be so pretentious, condescending and boring in comparison. Now, you can hate Bill Walton. He might not be your brand of sportscaster, but I would posit that American Sports needs more people like Bill Walton. |
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Post by jefframp on Oct 27, 2021 5:55:41 GMT -8
The way I remember it Bill would shy away from the media when he was a Trailblazer. We figured it was because he had a bit of a speech impediment.
He has come a long way since those early days!
I now actually enjoy his histrionics in small doses.
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Post by lefty on Oct 27, 2021 11:00:18 GMT -8
I love Bill Walton both has a player and commentator. He is a very intelligent and knows his stuff. He is unique and totally entertaining and is his own person. Player wise in my opinion was the best center in the history of the game
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Post by ag87 on Oct 27, 2021 11:29:12 GMT -8
I love Bill Walton both has a player and commentator. He is a very intelligent and knows his stuff. He is unique and totally entertaining and is his own person. Player wise in my opinion was the best center in the history of the game I like him also. When we talk about "best" I think you need to differentiate between "career value" and "peak value". Regarding the career, he wasn't much. He never played enough. If you take the about 100 games from November 1976 to March 1978, he may of been the best player, period. The numbers are not mind boggling, but the wins are. And Maurice Lucas was not a Scotty Pippen or Dwayne Wade. |
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Post by sparty on Oct 30, 2021 5:46:51 GMT -8
I thought he was hilarious. Looked like Corso didn't know what to think about having another old dude that's as weird as him on the show. What was Corso doing in Washington D.C.? |
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