http://www.nba.com/games/20140306/OK...fo.html?ls=slt
This was the first time in a while I checked NBA highlights since I was busy last night.... is it just me or is this guy TERRIBLE. Just hearing his voice makes me cringe oh god. I can imagine some of the casual fans checking the highlights in the morning and just cringing at this shit.
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03-07-2014, 02:56 PM #1National High School Star
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Who's the guy that does the NBA highlight commentary?
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03-07-2014, 03:13 PM #2NBA Superstar
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Re: Who's the guy that does the NBA highlight commentary?
That's Van Earl Wright. He's been a prominent broadcaster for at least the past 20 years (which of course doesn't mean you have to like him). He's been around the horn - CNN, FSN, Detroit, commentating baseball video games, etc.
I personally do not mind him and believe there's much worse out there. I don't know if I enjoy his work per se but as always, to each their own. Watching the Suns/Thunder highlight linked above, it sounds relatively standard to me. His inflection starts bouncing about when the highlights step up a notch, but that's kinda par for the course from sports commentators, no?Last edited by Rake2204; 03-07-2014 at 03:16 PM.
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03-07-2014, 05:13 PM #3Davis Bandwagon
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Re: Who's the guy that does the NBA highlight commentary?
I sincerely hate this guy.
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03-07-2014, 05:16 PM #4NBA lottery pick
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Re: Who's the guy that does the NBA highlight commentary?
He sounds like the dude that said 'Boom goes the dynamite' but with 20 mediocre years experience.
He's awful.
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03-07-2014, 05:50 PM #5Local High School Star
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Re: Who's the guy that does the NBA highlight commentary?
He sounds like somebody recording himself on a tape recorder pretending he's announcing the game, I know I did it when I was a kid.
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03-07-2014, 10:05 PM #6Very good NBA starter
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Re: Who's the guy that does the NBA highlight commentary?
Yeah he's going a little crazy there, and also he doesn't ever really say anything that isn't obvious by using your own eyes.
Pretty bad. I'd give him a 3.5/10.
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03-08-2014, 12:18 AM #7National High School Star
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Re: Who's the guy that does the NBA highlight commentary?
Honestly, there were some good highlights last night too I can't believe they let him do the commentaries for it. His voice sounds so forced, and it's just awkward sometimes. Also sounds like he knows nothing about basketball lol. At one point he called Westbrook "westy" and I was just like
I like the guy that usually does it, he's more natural with it and just... Idk flows better with the highlight.
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03-08-2014, 01:01 AM #8Dunking on everybody in the park
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Re: Who's the guy that does the NBA highlight commentary?
He sounds like a pirate
i want him to say ARRRRRR
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03-08-2014, 01:04 AM #9National High School Star
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Re: Who's the guy that does the NBA highlight commentary?
Now that you mention it
Originally Posted by KrizMiz
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03-08-2014, 03:30 AM #10Land o' Lakes
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Re: Who's the guy that does the NBA highlight commentary?
The site probably lets him do it because they're either desperate, or he's just so bad everyone likes him Originally Posted by Fire Colangelo
Now that you mention it
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