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THEY are very homer yes, very homer! But Boston announcers are any better? I bet if it were there he would not MUTE IT! WOULD HE?
"Just muted Grizz-Spurs. Couldn't take it anymore. It was like sitting in the stands w/ 2 overbearing Little League parents."
THEY are very homer yes, very homer! But Boston announcers are any better? I bet if it were there he would not MUTE IT! WOULD HE?
I wanted to mute it on Sunday when I thought I heard one of the Raptors' announcers commentating the game on TNT. Sounded exactly like that annoying that would scream "DEROZAN" all the damn time."Just muted Grizz-Spurs. Couldn't take it anymore. It was like sitting in the stands w/ 2 overbearing Little League parents."
I will say, the commentators for his Celtics is way way worse.
A Celtic Fan complaining about homer announcers? I've heard it all now.
haha its that bad a guy that listens to tommy has to turn it off.
But the thing I love about the Celtic announcers is Tommy Heinsohn. Nobody blows a gasket like that and if the Celtics are losing, that's the only reason to listen to that idiot. And yes, sean is an absolute homer but I like Bill Land "OH MAMA!"
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LOL... that's classic. Sean's one of my favorite players all-time, but he's awful doing color.
As if the home broadcasters for most teams are not. GMAB.
It is the same guy, Matt Devlin is his name.
Who cares? I hate it when local announcers try to be neutral.
Another tweet by Bill Simmons: "Who is announcing this Grizzlies-Spurs game? These guys are such homers that even Tommy Heinsohn is disgusted."
and another one: "Shame on NBATV - it's the playoffs, you can't cheap out with local announcers. Who owns that channel, the Maloofs?"
Not that I totally agree with Simmons first tweet, but i think my roommate who is from memphis has a good point when he told me he hated having to watch his team with Spurs announcers, and complained how much of a homer the announcers were. Although Im in college away from Texas and it was great to hear Sean Elliott's commentary for me, i understand where hes coming from. I would hate to have to watch a Spurs game and have to listen to a biased Grizzlies announcers. NBAtv is a joke and should get their own announcers if not at least for the playoffs. Why Playoff games are on NBAtv in the first place is beyond me.
Land and Elliott are to cater to a local market.
He does not notice Heinsohn because he agrees with what he says because he is a fan. He used to have a blog called "Boston Sports Guy."
He has never liked the Spurs and is probably still butthurt over Duncan and their sucking for years.
He is a big market guy. That fine. I like his Red Sox stuff as I am a Red Sox fan.
its the same with Lakers, Rockets, Mavericks, and Knicks games that I have heard.
I would rather listen to any of them than Mark ing Jackson or Reggie dumbass Miller.
The Raptors, Celtics, Rockets, and Utah announcers say go yourself Simmons. Land and Elliott get into the game, but they call it like they see it with a slight bias. It isn't like they misdirect the viewer or don't correct their mistakes.
While he does appreciate what the Duncan-era Spurs have done, I've also noticed that Simmons has also taken some shots at the Spurs crowd and PA announcers in his book and previous articles as well. Something about how playing the Jaws theme during the game is dumb and if you need to use so-and-so sound effect (forgot what it was) to get your crowd on their feet and make some noise then your crowd basically sucks. Imo the dude's just jealous that San Antonio was able to grab Duncan and sustain a legendary amount of success especially since the Celtics had a good chance of drafting him
But the Spurs announcers are indeed huge homers and a Celtics fan should be well accustomed to that. Maybe its just some pent up form of revenge.
Bill Land is the annoying one who orgasms all the time. Bill also does all of the product placement and advertisements.
Sean is much more chill and usually just laughs when he sees a good play. He also drops great one-liners quite frequently.
I wouldn't mind if Bill Land was replaced, but usually I'll seek out the San Antonio feed just for Sean and his player's insight on the team.
Its also a product of how people from the northeast view Texas. They see us all as backwoods hicks and white trash.
You have no idea how many people I have talked to from the NE that ask about cowboy hats and tumbleweeds.
Yes MIT and Harvard are there but the average Bostonian is nothing to write home about. The average joe in the beltway is just as dumb as any other mother er i have met.
But thats why you get so many comments from him to the crowd. NEngladers have been uppity bas s since the 18th century.
Yeah, and those bas s will never admit they lost the civil war.
How dare an announcer point out that Manu put up what in any other NBA city would have been viewed as a historically heroic performance?
I am not sure what that is supposed to mean and the civil war was in the 19th century but whatevs its been since the 18th I guess.
Sean Eliot brings a lot to the table as an announcer. He's a former player good enough for ESPN to hire, but came back to San Antonio because he missed calling Spurs games. He still has a good relationship with a lot of players and knows Pop on a level that other color commentators can't get from interviews.
Bill Land does a good job. He brings a lot to the table and he conveys the emotion of the game at the right spots. When he goes crazy, the Spurs crowd is with him. It's never out of place.
Simmons probably wanted Memphis to win this game so when San Antonio was making all those great plays in the 1st quarter to get the crowd into it, he was disappointed and didn't want to hear "Oh Mama" anymore.
I've been a fan of Land, Eliot and Simmons for a long time, but here I'm taking Land and Eliot. If I have to choose between Bill and Sean or ESPN/TNT, give me the Spurs broadcasters every time.
And they don't have to be neutral AT ALL. ESPN and TNT do, but Bill, Sean, and every other "local" broadcasters are paid by the team. Spurs Sports and Entertainment pays them. So there's no "conflict of interest" in calling the game. They're being PAID to be homers.
And the Heinsohn comments are right on the money. I've watched Celtics games, and you don't learn anything from the commentators. Sean breaks down plays and gives you insight into the players and coaches. While Heinsohn has won championships with Boston, he's much more of a little league parent than Sean. If Sean doesn't like a play, he'll say so and is really quick to point out missed opportunities and even when he's wrong.
Well - Now you can get Joel Meyers back (if you want him) since his contract is not being renewed with the Lakers.
He is pretty good and not disgustingly homer to listen to.
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