Re: Bill Walton

[Dorine Pratt <norine@sover.net>]

I'm not about to bite your head off.  I don't believe anyone in their right
mind would condone what he did, but it's a sign of the times that we seem to
think we deserve to know everything about anyone in the spotlight.  I think
Marv was a knowledgeable, well prepared announcer, I just never cared for
the hesitation in his speech, so he was not one of my personal favorites.  I
think Walton is fine, even though his method of speaking can be irritating.
I mind Isiah Thomas much more.  As a TV analyst, he's better off playing
basketball, even though he threw temper tantrums.
Dorine

Sampath, Venkatesh wrote:

>



> tendency to bite women when aroused (or dress up like one), but I still
> want to see him back at his job - announcing games. Which takes me into
> a topic that's off the list, so I'll stop here. (No, Dorine, I don't
> condone his predilections, so please don't bite my head off!!).
>
> venkat
>
> >



Sampath, Venkatesh wrote:

> At the risk of getting flamed, let me come out here and say that I'm one
> of the very few who likes Walton's commentary. Yes, he makes outrageous
> comments, but he does so in a sarcastic vein and they are not to be
> taken seriously. Yes, he also makes some ill-advised comments (he once
> said "Dennis Rodman should take over the game" and when asked
> "Heeooowww?" by Steve Jones, couldn't come up with an answer!), but I
> prefer his honesty to Isiah's arrogance or Bob Costas' drooling over
> Jordan and Bryant.
>
> Damn, I really do miss Marv and his dry sense of humour. True, he had a
> tendency to bite women when aroused (or dress up like one), but I still
> want to see him back at his job - announcing games. Which takes me into
> a topic that's off the list, so I'll stop here. (No, Dorine, I don't
> condone his predilections, so please don't bite my head off!!).
>
> venkat
>
> >