Bill and Sean

[Libri]

Sean constantly gives props to opposing teams and players.

[easjer]

See for me, watching LP has given me a whole new appreciation. I want the color commentary/hometeam commentary to be a little biased. Why not? I like it when the people calling the game are obviously fans of the team, and that is I love getting Spurs broadcasts. I would be annoyed if Sean were doing that on ESPN, but I love it with the Spurs.

And no way are they anywhere near as bad as some (cough, Houston, cough). They are always willing to criticize the players and coaching decisions. I've listened to Sean make fun of Manu flopping or acknowledge that Tony got away with a travel or call out Timmy for his free throw shooting. I've heard them talk about bad calls against other teams and sincerely hope another team's player isn't injured and give props to good plays by the other teams.

To me - it's a great balance between knowledge of the game, the team, what they are trying to do, being fans but not being blind homers. Here in Houston, you'd have to believe that the Rockets never commit a foul and the refs just hate on them if you listened to Drexler. He's truly awful.

Much as I enjoy listening to other teams give props to the Spurs, I always feel a little bad when we get the other team's broadcast and they are going on and on and on about how much they like the Spurs/Pop/Duncan/Etc. because I wouldn't want to hear that if I were watching at home.

I think Bill and Sean are near the top at what they do.

[new_N_town]

whos the one that goes OHHHH MAMMAAA???

[xtremesteven33]

Elliott has always been overconfident. That's part of what made him such a good player. In 1995 when the Spurs fell down 0-2 against the Rockets, he said that they'd go win both in Houston. And they did. Even in 2001, he said the Spurs still had a good chance to climb out of the 0-3 hole against the Lakers.

And last time I checked, a color commentator doesn't control how a team plays on the court. Spurs fans melting down after that Celtics game was one of the dumbest Spurs fans meltdowns of all time .... and that's saying something.

Fans/Players are always supers ious about little things like that. The commentators saying things like "Hes a great clutch FT shooter" and the player misses it. or "This player NEVER gets hurt" and the player gets hurt.

As a BIG Spurs fan it does bother you when a commentator says a game is over in the 1st or 2nd quarter when the Spurs are notorious for blowing leads. It doesnt really piss me off but it does bother me. Dont get me wrong Sean is VERY entertaining to listen to and his insider info is top notch but i like to listen to him be a little more objective and not insult the other teams as much as he does.

[imagevo]

Sean Elliott and Bill Land are great! Even though they are biased towards the Spurs I'd much rather have a little bias and enthusiasm when it comes down to the team I watch. I hate when I turn on a game and instead of commentating on the actual game I hear Bill Walton choking on his spit and talking about some old man basketball glory days and how he got his son a pony for his birthday.