Never seen an announcer so blatantly routing for one team in a nationally televised game.
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Never seen an announcer so blatantly routing for one team in a nationally televised game.
He's stated in the past that he likes underdogs. Luckily I was able to watch FSSW
Hubie is still one of the best in the business.
I think Memphis was easy to root for in this game. They played with a lot of hustle and heart. They're a very likable squad.
Hubie is the best color commentator there is, ESPN and TNT
Never seen an announcer so often fuck up names and situations (LMA/Duncan, Fouls/Goaltending).
And some germany announcer once called Lindsey Hunter --> Cedric Hunter for a whole game (like 10 times) while another was telling people, the Spurs are two time NBA Champions (back in 2001).
He used to coach Memphis. But most analysts speak in terms of what the underdog or losing team needs to do. He said nice things about the Spurs. And he teaches the game. I loved his bit about if you are going to foul, don't let the player get the ball above his number.
Sucks
Well yeah. He coached em, lol.
The best commentator in the biz though.
http://youtu.be/9JttE4UT74k
Guy is a basketball genius. Way smarter than the usual shitty retired player they stick on commentary.
You guys are morons. He wasn't rooting for the Grizzlies, even though he used to coach them. There was no bias to the broadcast.
That said, he's a fucking idiot. He just says he likes what he sees when someone does something right and he gets calls wrong about 90 percent of the time.
Hubie Brown is one of my favorite color commentators. He's not only very knowledgeable, he gives a grandfatherly vibe that makes you feel like you're learning basketball from a man who's seen and done it all.
Hubie is one of the best commentators of all time
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Sean is the best commentator of all time.
Now, you see...
I've heard people say what a homer he is, and I think they're either trolling or they don't know what a homer is. He's as good as anyone doing color as I've ever heard.Quote:
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A Rockets commentator was the only person that left Kawhi off his DPOY ballot... He had Draymond, Davis, and Ariza :lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Obstructed_View
Those faggots are the definition of homers
He claimed it was a mistake.
Sean was a really bad homer his first couple of years, but he's solid as hell now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Obstructed_View
He is really good but it was very annoying hearing him call Aldridge "Duncan" all night! :lol
Well then congrats on watching your first nationally televised game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wildcat67
He started getting a reputation as a homer nationally, and to his credit, he changed to be a little more even those he still wears Spurs goggles.Quote:
Originally Posted by baseline bum
Hubie is way past his prime. Dude is pure vanilla, goes out of his way to avoid calling anyone out(refs, players & coaches). JVG has a tendency to go on rants but at least he calls it as he sees it. Hubie's balls have withered away, tbh.
It's like he says what I see
Better than listening to Reggie Miller for 3 hours.
Now you see, here is a timeout I like because it says something to the players. It says we need to talk. You know coach Pop is an Academy person under Egan, part of the Naismith, Phog Allen, Dean Smith tree, and you know he's going to have his guys ready.
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Originally Posted by 808
These guys get it. :lolQuote:
Originally Posted by DMC
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I read that with his voice in my head :lolQuote:
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claimed what is a mistake ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Obstructed_View
Not my fave but 100% spot on description of mr BrownQuote:
Originally Posted by Uriel
Of course Sean is homer...he's a former Spur and now a Spurs commentator.
That doesn't mean he ain't one of the best commentators around. He is.
I was going to comment I'd take this duo of commentators over any other, especially Jeff "that rule needs to change" Van Gundy, Mark "hands down, man down" Jackson or Reggie "that's what they need to do" Miller.
I didn't think Brown was a homer (he mentionned several times some calls that went for Memphis when they shouldn't have, like the foul called on Parker in 1Q that should have been an offensive foul). Of course at the end of the game like any other commentator he's going to focus on what the team that's down needs to do to catch up, that's obvious. And I can understand he's rooting for Memphis, they showed the COY ceremony for him in 2004 when he was coaching that team.
All in all though great quality, for once we don't have guys who keep yapping about their personal lives, their personal preferences, "how it would have been in my time" (note to all former players: a) we didn't give a shit about you when you were playing b) we still don't give a shit about you c) just fucking die already). Just basketball, no-nonsense stuff focusing on the current game clear explanations by a top coach, and no takes that haven't been good in years (like finally some guys who did their homework and aren't stuck in 2013 and know that Green hasn't good from 3 this season).
And well you say, what's the big deal?
C'mon now
Love Hubie tbh
Hubie is old - having relatives his age and a little older makes me a little bit sympathetic to his current situation. He is not as strong as a few years ago and a bit annoying at times in his presentation.
Still, he loves the game and was a really good coach. Plus he has ties to the old ABA, which is pretty cool in my book.
Last night he said some really nice things about the Spurs and coach pop regarding an old playoff series in 2001(?) where the Spurs beat the Pau Gasol led Grizzlies.
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He is like 80. Give the guy a break.Quote:
Originally Posted by mudyez
Hubie is already dead he just hasn't layed down yet
He just regurgitates stats all the time
I don't care for duos who venture off into unrelated things and just talk while the game is happening around them. I don't need play by play but I do need to know why a foul was called, how a turnover happened. When they talk through all that about things totally unrelated to the game, it's annoying as fuck. Every duo seems to want their own talk show. This aint it.
He wasn't that bad last night. But like madden he points out obvious shit which is great if you've haven't watched many games.
Now ya see, what you don't like about OP is that he's an asshole.
In fairness, this was the first game that didn't have what Marv Albert calls "extended garbazhe time".Quote:
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Not voting for Kawhi.Quote:
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Hubie is a national treasure and yes of course Sean Elliott is a homer. A lot of color guys are homers and he's one of them.
:lol Complaining about Hubie Brown, one of the GOATs, when your other options are:
:lol Reggie Miller
:lol Jon Barry
:lol Mark Jackson
:lol Doris Burke
Hubie is bad, as I've been saying for years, tbh..he's not as bad as others, though, and I actually don't mind him overall(relatively speaking), but his senility is on display every time he's announcing a game:lol
He's the analyst version of Dick Stockton..
I don't care about the "homer" shit, though, it makes sense that the announcers would lean towards the underdog, especially a historically bad playoff team like these Grizzlies..
Also, let's be honest, Spurs fan thinks every announcer hates them:lol
Hubie sucks dick, tbh.
Yeah I don't get that. You'd figure that mostly what an announcer dreads is a game that isn't close, because they have to start digging to fill up the time in an attempt to keep people from changing the channel.Quote:
Originally Posted by HarlemHeat37
Also, in what universe would sports fans NOT want a decimated team like Memphis to at least keep it close to the Spurs?
:lol