Bill Walton

[WarriorInNYC]

Just because you have a fond memory of him doesn't make him good at his job. He talks history, but can't really talk about the game in front of him. He regularly gets names wrong, often in multiple different wrong ways. He also tends to go down nonsensical rabbit holes that have nothing to do with the game.

Yeah, when I've watched PAC12 games in the past, I've always been annoyed by how he spends most of the game talking about things other than the game.  The PBP guy has to work extra to provide some actual commentary on what is happening on the court.

Though I do think Walton was good last night.  Perhaps it was a lot of the love he was showing to Marquette that has me biased towards his performance last night, but I thought he didn't stray too  much from game commentary.

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

I would guess Over half of the color commentators do not add much to the game or actively detract.

Last night wasn't some sort of ideal commentary, but it was enjoyable and relevant to an MU fan. 

Would I like to hear that 20 times a season, no. Was it better than the average Marquette game with Simpkins or Elmore.  Absolutely. 

[naginiF]

Yep, the game was "plenty competitive" until, with a lot of time left, we ended up getting curb stomped by 20.

NM - i'm an idiot

[BM1090]

Yep, the game was "plenty competitive" until, with a lot of time left, we ended up getting curb stomped by 20.

Games can be competitive despite a lopsided final score and can be blowouts despite a closer final score. We beat Butler 76-57 last year. It was a competitive game. We lost to SC by 20. It was a competitive game. We lost to Murray state by 19. It was not a competitive game.

A game tied for 30 minutes where one team pulls away at the end is more competitive than a game where one team leads by 15+ the entire way and ends up winning by 9.

[bilsu]

I don't need someone to wax poetically about Marquette's history.  We have the Meat Eaters for that.

I need someone who is going to make observations about the game in which they are working.

This is the first game I had to listen to on the radio in many years. I rather listen to Walton than Tony Smith.

[Lennys Tap]

I don't need someone to wax poetically about Marquette's history.  We have the Meat Eaters for that.

I need someone who is going to make observations about the game in which they are working.

Walton was great. Funny and informative about Marquette past and present. His observations about the game were solid.

Sorry if he didn't meet your "needs". Sad that those "needs" involve a college basketball color man.

[5DollarPitcher]

The people that whine about Bill Walton must be, unfortunately, chronically upset individuals.

Lighten up - he's a color guy and basketball legend with a unique POV. I hope you survived our one game of the year we had to listen to him.

[Silent Verbal]

What?

Here you go:

I don't need someone to wax poetically about Marquette's history.  We have the Meat Eaters for that.

I need someone who is going to make observations about the game in which they are working.

There is definitely a growing hostility towards the Al era on this board, and I think a good deal of it has to do with Wojo's lack of success.

[The Sultan]

Walton was great. Funny and informative about Marquette past and present. His observations about the game were solid.

Sorry if he didn't meet your "needs". Sad that those "needs" involve a college basketball color man.

You are trying SOOO hard.

Anyway my "needs" were obviously in the context of what a broadcaster can provide when watching a game. Most people would understand that.

At one point he had no idea who was on the floor. At another he said he hasn't seen anyone on Marquette play.

I expect more than someone telling stories about things that happened 50 years ago.  Sorry that you want to live in the past while watching a basketball game. But I guess since your best days were long ago, that makes sense. 

[The Sultan]

Here you go:

There is definitely a growing hostility towards the Al era on this board, and I think a good deal of it has to do with Wojo's lack of success.

Uhhh.  I'm not hostile toward the Al era at all. I just don't need to hear someone ramble on and on about it while watching a game in 2020.

[wadesworld]

Yeah I have no idea who's "hostile towards the Al era." Some things that people make up on this board are just...odd.

[Silent Verbal]

Some things that people make up on this board are just...odd.

Oh I agree with you there.  I remember shortly after Wojo was hired somebody on here said that he'd take Marquette to heights not seen since the 70s.  No real basis for the statement.  It was very odd, indeed.  And ultimately false.

[wadesworld]

Oh I agree with you there.  I remember shortly after Wojo was hired somebody on here said that he'd take Marquette to heights not seen since the 70s.  No real basis for the statement.  It was very odd, indeed.  And ultimately false.

So getting something wrong is comparable to making stuff up that was never said. Makes sense coming from you.

I believe that was said shortly after MUWarriorPilot told us he flew a B1G AD that told him Wojo would knock it out of the park at MU.

But please. Tell me more about how ProJos hate Al. Lol. What a nut.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Here you go:

There is definitely a growing hostility towards the Al era on this board, and I think a good deal of it has to do with Wojo's lack of success.

I can honestly say I've never seen something hostile about the Al era posted on this board.

Hostile about posters who were around during the Al era? Absolutely seen it. I think that has more to do with politics and views on the current era of MU basketball.

I said this in the other Bill Walton thread but I enjoyed him last night. It was nice to hear a fan of the program talk glowingly about Marquette (and criticize the reffing)...I would hate it if I had to listen to him for multiple games a season.

[Viper]

I don't need someone to wax poetically about Marquette's history.  We have the Meat Eaters for that.

I need someone who is going to make observations about the game in which they are working.

chill out. Have some fun. Walton does.

[The Sultan]

chill out. Have some fun. Walton does.

Yeah talking about the past endlessly is not my idea of fun.

[Silent Verbal]

I can honestly say I've never seen something hostile about the Al era posted on this board.

Hostile about posters who were around during the Al era? Absolutely seen it. I think that has more to do with politics and views on the current era of MU basketball.

I said this in the other Bill Walton thread but I enjoyed him last night. It was nice to hear a fan of the program talk glowingly about Marquette (and criticize the reffing)...I would hate it if I had to listen to him for multiple games a season.

Yeah, I think I'm conflating hostility towards the Al era with hostility towards some of the posters who were around then (which absolutely does exist).  I tend to share their views when it comes to the current era of Marquette basketball.  As for politics, I stopped reading the Covid board a long time ago and wouldn't know about that.

[The Sultan]

Yeah, I think I'm conflating hostility towards the Al era with hostility towards some of the posters who were around then (which absolutely does exist).  I tend to share their views when it comes to the current era of Marquette basketball.  As for politics, I stopped reading the Covid board a long time ago and wouldn't know about that.

Lol. So you quote me about having hostility toward the Al era, and now you say "oh never mind." 

🙄🙄🙄

[Lennys Tap]

Yeah talking about the past endlessly is not my idea of fun.

I don't think you have an idea of "fun". You're joyless pretty much all the time. For that I feel genuinely sad.

[The Sultan]

I don't think you have an idea of "fun". You're joyless pretty much all the time. For that I feel genuinely sad.

Lol, what?  You should probably focus a little more on your perceptive and cognitive abilities.