duncan228
02-16-2011, 04:20 PM
A Calling From Behind The Mic (http://www.nba.com/spurs/features/110216_rodriguez.html)
Ken Rodriguez
When No. 15 swishes a 25-footer for the Spurs, it’s hard to tell which is sweeter. The sound of the ball falling through the net or the sound of the call that follows: "Matt Bonner, for THREEEEEEEE!!!"
The call begins low, from the depths of a rumbling baritone, then rises for five, six counts until it explodes across the AT&T Center. Fans on their feet. Screams in the air. Electricity crackling everywhere.The only thing missing is a blast of confetti.
Kevin "Big Kev" Brock turns a routine three-point call into a celebration with enough energy to kick start the Macy’s Day Parade. The call lasts almost long enough for you to leave your seat, grab a hot dog and return to "EEEE!!!" ripping through the air.
The man has pipes. Passion, too. "I’m a huge basketball fan," he says. "I’m the original cheerleader. I call the game the way I want to hear it."
There’s a little growl of former Bulls’ PA announcer Ray Clay in Brock’s voice.There’s a touch of the late Myron Cope (Pittsburgh Steelers) in Brock’s introduction of DeJuan Blair. Like a skilled musician, Brock weaves the influences of others into his work to create an original sound.
Keep reading... (http://www.nba.com/spurs/features/110216_rodriguez.html)
http://www.nba.com/spurs/features/110216_rodriguez.html
Ken Rodriguez
When No. 15 swishes a 25-footer for the Spurs, it’s hard to tell which is sweeter. The sound of the ball falling through the net or the sound of the call that follows: "Matt Bonner, for THREEEEEEEE!!!"
The call begins low, from the depths of a rumbling baritone, then rises for five, six counts until it explodes across the AT&T Center. Fans on their feet. Screams in the air. Electricity crackling everywhere.The only thing missing is a blast of confetti.
Kevin "Big Kev" Brock turns a routine three-point call into a celebration with enough energy to kick start the Macy’s Day Parade. The call lasts almost long enough for you to leave your seat, grab a hot dog and return to "EEEE!!!" ripping through the air.
The man has pipes. Passion, too. "I’m a huge basketball fan," he says. "I’m the original cheerleader. I call the game the way I want to hear it."
There’s a little growl of former Bulls’ PA announcer Ray Clay in Brock’s voice.There’s a touch of the late Myron Cope (Pittsburgh Steelers) in Brock’s introduction of DeJuan Blair. Like a skilled musician, Brock weaves the influences of others into his work to create an original sound.
Keep reading... (http://www.nba.com/spurs/features/110216_rodriguez.html)
http://www.nba.com/spurs/features/110216_rodriguez.html