RE: NBA announcers & Marv Albert

["Sampath, Venkatesh" <Venkatesh.Sampath@microcell.ca>]

Right on about the announcers and asking for Marv to come back. I think
the guy's been out in the cold for long enough. 
As for the game, man, was I mad - I had set the VCR for 3 hours and I
ran out of tape just when the Pacers were leading 87-86 with about a
minute left in the game! (the stuff nightmares are made of).
Fortunately, CNN Sports came on a couple of minutes later and I was able
to see all the clutch shots - some made and some missed. So now the
Bulls are at the receiving end of the foul calls - and do they like it?
Man, is Phil Jackson whining or what? Welcome to Planet Earth, old chap,
where "ornery" people get called for the fouls they actually commit.
Michael Jordan playing with 4 fouls at the beginning of the 4th!! That's
right, count 'em, 4 fouls. Guess that "bump in the road" has become a
hill that can't be climbed as easily as you once thought. 

Smits had a monster game, followed closely by Jalen Rose (why was he on
the bench for so long?). And of course, Killer Miller delivering the
knock-out punch! 

Through it all, Bird sat - calm, serene, unruffled, - I can only think
of Bjorn Borg - the original "Ice-Borg" who never lost it thru' umpteen
Wimbledon championships, even when he was playing McEnroe (Rodman's
tennis counterpart, but with far more talent).

Wednesday night NBC, here I come! 

venkat

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>From: 	Sherry & Hart[SMTP:hartleyo@ix.netcom.com]
>Sent: 	26 May 1998 02:35
>To: 	celtics@igtc.COM
>Subject: 	NBA  announcers & Marv Albert
>
>Watched the Bull/Pacers today.  Don't know about you all out there but
>this is one man's opinion; Costas/Collins/Thomas could be the worst set
>of announcers ever to broadcast BB nationally.  Collins screams, Thomas
>sounds like a man sucking on helium with that whiny weasel voice and
>Costas is just horrible, over rated and should stick to Baseball, where
>if you aren't already asleep from watching the game, he surely will cure
>your insomnia.  Boy, do I miss Marv Albert who is just flat out the best
>announcer for Baskets.  Why Marv is unemployed is absolutely mind
>boggling.  He paid his debt to society for doing the sex thing and it is
>time to forget and hire him back again.  We have players in BB that have
>done worse and now one of those mental midgets is suing the league for
>back pay since all he did was choke a coach and threaten his life, but
>he will be playing again next year and poor old Marv bit off more than
>he can chew so to speak while doing the Clinton conga and he can't get
>his job back.  What is wrong with this scenario?  Getting back to the
>original discussion I finally had enough of the TV trio and put on the
>ESPN radio broadcast of the 4th qtr. and got Musberger and Jack Ramsay,
>both did a terrific job and called the game without the continual
>fawning and drooling over MJ and the Bulls.  Called the Rodman foul
>deserved but ill-timed, said that Harper was the instigator in the
>Miller melee and when Pippen sucked on the old chicken bone that there
>was probably a better time for him to lose his concentration and clang a
>couple, than when there is about 30 seconds left in the game.  I don't
>know what was said on TV but I am sure that the 3 Stooges (don't mean
>any disrespect towards the great Moe/Larry & Curly) must have been
>trying to come up with one excuse after another.
>	The Bulls will probably win in 7 but aren't they starting to look old.
>I can't remember the last time they blew a good size lead in the
>playoffs in the 4th Qtr, although I do remember with much glee that the
>C's did it to them on opening night this past year.
>	Any of your thoughts will be appreciated .
>Regards,
>Hart
>