Re: Gorman

[Bob George <bgeorge7018@geocities.com>]

It's definitely a lisp.  I'm familiar with the French language, and what Cousy
has is a speech impediment.  Obviously it hasn't bothered many legions of
Celtic fans over the years, as he has been calling Celtic games on TV for many
years now.

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Brian R. Boisvert wrote:

> >> As for Cooz, one more time - he's probably the best point guard to ever
> >> play professional basketball and his knowledge of the game is awesome.
> >> He is critical only because he knows the team watches the tapes and he
> >> thinks they can profit from what he's saying.  Who has a better right?
> >> He (and Tommy, too) are part of the Celtic Dynasty.  Who has a better
> >> right?  So he has a speech impediment?  So what?  You can understand
> >> him, can't you?  Believe me, we could do much worse in the announcer
> >> field.
> >
> >Dorine -- I don't think Cooz has a speech impediment.  French is his
> native
> >tongue and he pronounces his "R's" as one would in French.  Ed
>
> Sorry, I'd have to disagree with you there.  I also have a 100%
> French-Canadian ancestry and the vast majority of my relatives spoke French
> as a native tongue.  Cooz's "pronounciation issues" are definitely not due
> to an accent.
>
> --Brian