Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Smart's actually a really good player. Not sure I'd ever describe Bill Walton as a good broadcaster. He's unique, though, and I enjoy it. :-)
Have that on TV, this on computer.
I was flipping through all of the CFB NC coverage and he was annoying the shit out of Keyshawn Johnson... Keyshawn was the only person in the room trying to watch the game and Walton kept asking the most basic, dumbest questions. It was so stupid, it was actually kind of amusing. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bearcat:
I was flipping through all of the CFB NC coverage and he was annoying the shit out of Keyshawn Johnson... Keyshawn was the only person in the room trying to watch the game and Walton kept asking the most basic, dumbest questions. It was so stupid, it was actually kind of amusing.
I wish they had that feed of the NC on a channel in Canada. I would have watched it instead of the regular one. [Reply]
Glad Walton was there to keep it interesting because both teams sort of passively went through the motions in this one. KU could use a few of these wins, though, after their gauntlet of a schedule.
Should end up winning the conference by 3-4 games, which will be the largest margin since 2010. [Reply]
Originally Posted by A Salt Weapon:
What was Walton saying about someone buying something at auction and donating to Kansas, did anyone catch what that was about?
James Naismith's original rules of basketball. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Glad Walton was there to keep it interesting because both teams sort of passively went through the motions in this one. KU could use a few of these wins, though, after their gauntlet of a schedule.
Should end up winning the conference by 3-4 games, which will be the largest margin since 2010.
I imagine this is exactly how the Oklahoma game will go at home as well.
I could see them getting run out of the gym in Stillwater. KU has nothing to play for at that moment, Mason needs rest, Coleby needs minutes, and Oklahoma State would love a win like that to cap off their resume for March Madness. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
I'll never understand the hate for Lucas these days. The guy has been an instrumental part of the last two KU teams being as good as they are.
His play is night and day in comparison to Nov / Dec.
Never had any hate for the dude, though. Some fans, I think, fail to recognize that it's not the pros, so you can't- or shouldn't put the same expectations on a backup who is now forced into the starting lineup for circumstances beyond control.
Makes about as much sense as hating on a Civic because it didn't win a race against a Porsche. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bearcat:
I'm not even 10 minutes into the game...
"I'm sixty-(whatever) and I've watched a lot of basketball... and I always thought of Kansas as this slow team, you know Kansas farmers, and now I look up and they're the fastest team in the country"
"TCU is in the Big 12?"
Few people across sports broadcasting annoy me all that much... hell, I don't even mind Vitale that much, never really understood the Joe Buck hate, etc... .but holy shit Walton is terrible.
Walton 10 years ago wasn't nearly as scatter brain. Now, he's like a ferret, who naturally get fixated on shiny objects, and somebody dropped him in Trump's gold room. HE'S EVERYWHERE.
Vitale is just old, can't keep up with the basketball landscape and is referencing crap 10+ years ago as a crutch because if you're a color guy your entire point of being there is filler and hopefully some insight. These days, few color guys ever tread into the technical aspects of the game, unfortunately. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Glad Walton was there to keep it interesting because both teams sort of passively went through the motions in this one. KU could use a few of these wins, though, after their gauntlet of a schedule.
Should end up winning the conference by 3-4 games, which will be the largest margin since 2010.
This game was definitely a snoozer. I hope the starters can get some MUCH needed rest down the stretch, and Bill will play the bench a lot more to recharge for MM. [Reply]
