timvp
10-10-2012, 11:44 PM
(Wanted to address this before I forgot. I know a PA announcer doesn't really impact the team but a good PA announcer can enhance game experience for fans -- so it's at least somewhat noteworthy.)
Apparently Big Kev is no longer the PA announcer. Truthfully, I think that's a good decision. Last year it seemed like he lost all enthusiasm for his gig and mumbled his way through games. The only time you could hear him clearly was when someone hit a three-pointer.
But, man, in these first two preseason games, the PA announcing has been amateurish -- to put it mildly. (I'm pretty damn sure it's been two different guys.) Lowlights include: in the first game, three-pointers were announced about half the time while the PA announcer didn't announce three-pointers at all in the second game; there were rarely team fouls announced in the second game and in the first game the announcer announced the "sixth team foul" a couple times :lol; both announcers had dead air after made baskets multiple times; neither announced anything extra like assists or blocks; the first guy never announced substitutions in dead ball situations; the second guy seemed like he was on tape delay whenever the opposition scored.
I realize these guys probably are new to PA announcing but a professional team should be able to find candidates who know the very basics like differentiating three-pointers, calling out the substitutions, knowing elementary NBA rules (sixth team foul :lol), etc. I apologize for the emo rant but either of these guys would be by far the worst PA announcing in the league -- they're basically what you'd expect at a high school game.
Apparently Big Kev is no longer the PA announcer. Truthfully, I think that's a good decision. Last year it seemed like he lost all enthusiasm for his gig and mumbled his way through games. The only time you could hear him clearly was when someone hit a three-pointer.
But, man, in these first two preseason games, the PA announcing has been amateurish -- to put it mildly. (I'm pretty damn sure it's been two different guys.) Lowlights include: in the first game, three-pointers were announced about half the time while the PA announcer didn't announce three-pointers at all in the second game; there were rarely team fouls announced in the second game and in the first game the announcer announced the "sixth team foul" a couple times :lol; both announcers had dead air after made baskets multiple times; neither announced anything extra like assists or blocks; the first guy never announced substitutions in dead ball situations; the second guy seemed like he was on tape delay whenever the opposition scored.
I realize these guys probably are new to PA announcing but a professional team should be able to find candidates who know the very basics like differentiating three-pointers, calling out the substitutions, knowing elementary NBA rules (sixth team foul :lol), etc. I apologize for the emo rant but either of these guys would be by far the worst PA announcing in the league -- they're basically what you'd expect at a high school game.