Do we get Walton Friday night?

[bazzdog]

I know he’s polarizing but I love that dude!

 

[Kenny11]

I don’t know enough about the geography of Washington state so I’m all for it.

 

[Rico444]

I don’t know enough about the geography of Washington state so I’m all for it.

Agreed. Specifically, I'd like to learn more about its topography.

 

[firstnline]

Love him or hate him, he had a lot of good things to say about UConn in the PKI tournament last year. Don't mind him at all.

 

[my2cents]

He is always very complimenting about UCONN. Can't hurt to have the main "voice" on West Coast telecasts praising your program.

 

[Mister P]

I can already hear him rambling on ….

 

[RedStickHusky]

I know he’s polarizing but I love that dude!

I always end up listening to the Dead's Europe '72 after hearing him call a game.

 

[ScottCT]

His compliments of Uconn is not enough compensation for the headache of listening to everything else he says.

 

[TerryBoyz]

I hope so. We all know he’s a PAC12 guy and I hope he compares Arizona v uconn.

 

[FreeKlaiber]

His compliments of Uconn is not enough compensation for the headache of listening to everything else he says.

idk about this right here. If it wasn't Bill friggin Walton, one of best and most interesting to EVER do it, his shtick wouldn't work. Plus he's so positive and uplifting in general. I'll take him 100 times over Donny. When he compliments our offense, that's one step from Wooden, from the key change agent of the 86 Celtics. I'm willing to learn more about rivers to have Bill do a game

 

[jibsey]

Walton is great, having him do games is fun like Al McGuire used to be. At this time of the season. Now in our NCAA tourney games when it’s serious I might turn the sound off to not be distracted or annoyed by announcers.

 

[Tyler2Rings]

I always end up listening to the Dead's Europe '72 after hearing him call a game.

Cornell 77

 

[willie99]

mute for me

don't want to hear about hiking and sunsets and hallucinating and "the conference of (volleyball) champions"

 

[RedStickHusky]

Cornell 77

Hey, there's one for everybody out there....

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Speaking of Deadheads who burned out a few too many brain cells; has A-Dub been banned,?

 

[aburks41]

I love Bill Walton

 

[ucp990411]

Pretty sure I heard Bilas say he was doing the Gonzaga game which means no Walton, thank goodness. Best announced game I heard was our game a few years ago when Lappas and another announcer did the game as if they were coaching. I want to hear announcers talk about basketball not Grateful Dead concerts.

 

[formerlurker]

I watched the replay of the Carolina game yesterday and I swear Bilas said he couldn't wait to call our game with the Zags. They wouldn't team him with Walton.

 

[bazzdog]

Pretty sure I heard Bilas say he was doing the Gonzaga game which means no Walton, thank goodness. Best announced game I heard was our game a few years ago when Lappas and another announcer did the game as if they were coaching. I want to hear announcers talk about basketball not Grateful Dead concerts.

He doesn’t talk about Dead shows. Much deeper stuff

 

[Hoops91]

Walton is the worst - he talks basketball about 5% of the game. Nothing but nonsense the rest of the time. Bilas would be good.

 

[Kembacity]

Love him or hate him, he had a lot of good things to say about UConn in the PKI tournament last year. Don't mind him at all.

This makes it easier to like him. I think he’d be happy to see his friends Clingan and Karaban again, so much that he may even talk about them for a few minutes before devolving into bridge talk.

In all seriousness though I have begun enjoying his brand of insanity these past few years. If he called all our games I’d hate it but he’s good in small doses

 

[Fan1978]

mute for me

don't want to hear about hiking and sunsets and hallucinating and "the conference of (volleyball) champions"

How else would you know the rivers in Portland run north. Remember, he was the first to say UConn was the best team in the country last year. He also is not bias like dick vitale. I think they are still trying to extract his head from coach K’s butt

 

[Palatine]

Yes, he is off topic A LOT. But he does know basketball. He gives good analysis of players. And he has been very complimentary of UConn in the past. Like all things, some good , some bad, some neither.

 

[Rocktheworld]

I watched the replay of the Carolina game yesterday and I swear Bilas said he couldn't wait to call our game with the Zags. They wouldn't team him with Walton.

Looking ahead, we are the only real game being played Friday, on ESPN 2; NBA is on ESPN. So if anyone is calling the game, it’ll probably be Bilas and co.

 

[Huskybass]

Cornell 77

5-8-77 to be exact.