Comments on: Bill Walton on the Taste of Foot http://KnickerBlogger.Net/bill-walton-on-the-taste-of-foot/ The NBA's indispensible, premier analytical blog. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:49:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: STEVE http://KnickerBlogger.Net/bill-walton-on-the-taste-of-foot/#comment-134353 STEVE Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:16:20 +0000 http://www.knickerblogger.net/2007/08/30/bill-walton-on-the-taste-of-foot/#comment-134353 Clyde Frazier forgot more basketball than any of these hacks will ever know. He talks about the game that these players never knew or will never know how to play. Passing, moving without the ball, defensive play, fundementals. I watched both Clyde and Walton play in their primes, (Kareem and Walton were the greatest College Players ever); these guys know the game on the HIGHEST level, not for SPORTSCENTER replay value. You all should listen to the content behind everything Frazier says; How the Knicks don’t let him work with their guards is a Travesty.

]]> By: Mike K. (KnickerBlogger) http://KnickerBlogger.Net/bill-walton-on-the-taste-of-foot/#comment-124697 Mike K. (KnickerBlogger) Sat, 01 Sep 2007 01:33:01 +0000 http://www.knickerblogger.net/2007/08/30/bill-walton-on-the-taste-of-foot/#comment-124697 I can see how people might be annoyed with Clyde’s rhymes, but I have to say that he does a good job keeping an eye on the defense. All too often announcers only concentrate on the offensive aspects of the game, making it seem as if every score is solely based on the skill of the man with the ball, not the lack of skill by the man defending. Clyde does use his trademark phrases too often, but I’ll never tire of hearing him say “matador D”, since few announcers will take a defender to task.

As for Bill Walton, he surely is the Joe Morgan of hoops. The funny thing is, when he’s not announcing a game, he speaks very softly. I recall a UCLA documentary, where he came across as very educated. (Although come to think of it, it might have been good editing.) But in-game, you’ll not find a more annoying person. On top of his screaming, everything to him is momentum. Which of course only makes sense until the other team scores, and in basketball that happens about every 2 minutes.

]]> By: Jersey J http://KnickerBlogger.Net/bill-walton-on-the-taste-of-foot/#comment-124453 Jersey J Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:50:56 +0000 http://www.knickerblogger.net/2007/08/30/bill-walton-on-the-taste-of-foot/#comment-124453 Doc Rivers was good!!!

]]> By: Dan Panorama http://KnickerBlogger.Net/bill-walton-on-the-taste-of-foot/#comment-124398 Dan Panorama Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:00:33 +0000 http://www.knickerblogger.net/2007/08/30/bill-walton-on-the-taste-of-foot/#comment-124398 Clyde’s fantastic. End of story.

]]> By: Mike C. http://KnickerBlogger.Net/bill-walton-on-the-taste-of-foot/#comment-124232 Mike C. Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:37:29 +0000 http://www.knickerblogger.net/2007/08/30/bill-walton-on-the-taste-of-foot/#comment-124232 am i the only that thinks Clyde Frazier is way worse than Walton on a bad day? The guy is terrible.

My favorite duo of all time was Tolbert and Walton because at least once a game Walton would say something so weird, Tolbert couldn’t take it any more and just start saying the things everyone at home was thinking.

]]> By: Z http://KnickerBlogger.Net/bill-walton-on-the-taste-of-foot/#comment-124141 Z Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:17:24 +0000 http://www.knickerblogger.net/2007/08/30/bill-walton-on-the-taste-of-foot/#comment-124141 I used to hate the silly devils advocate schtick he and “Snapper” Jones had. Made me get blisters on my thumb from hitting mute.

Hate listening to Hubie too.

And The Jet.

Favorite of all time was Danny Ainge. He was funny and candid. He said stuff that I would have thought would have been off the record, except for the fact that a national audience was listening…

]]> By: thefatkid http://KnickerBlogger.Net/bill-walton-on-the-taste-of-foot/#comment-124040 thefatkid Thu, 30 Aug 2007 21:08:20 +0000 http://www.knickerblogger.net/2007/08/30/bill-walton-on-the-taste-of-foot/#comment-124040 I just pray that MSG uses a heavy rotation of Gus Johnson and Clyde this season. If Mike Breen and Kenny Smith were confined to national television, I might not be forced to watch Knick broadcasts on mute.

]]> By: 94by50 http://KnickerBlogger.Net/bill-walton-on-the-taste-of-foot/#comment-124039 94by50 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 21:02:18 +0000 http://www.knickerblogger.net/2007/08/30/bill-walton-on-the-taste-of-foot/#comment-124039 It seems to me that announcing quality is inversely proportional to the time spent either playing or coaching the game that one is announcing. Alternatively, it seems the more prominent a player or coach is/was, the worse they are as an announcer. I could be overgeneralizing, but that seems to be the rule. Kevin Harlan works for me. The college duo of Bill Raftery and Verne Lundquist is always entertaining. Vin Scully in baseball. Jon Miller.

]]> By: retropkid http://KnickerBlogger.Net/bill-walton-on-the-taste-of-foot/#comment-124024 retropkid Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:50:36 +0000 http://www.knickerblogger.net/2007/08/30/bill-walton-on-the-taste-of-foot/#comment-124024 Tom Tolbert, LOL…I actually enjoyed his shtick and he is smarter than he looks…of course,we are all smarter than he looks!

Any of you guys old enough to have heard Tommy Heinsohn announce? Godawful… The worst may have been Rick Barry — nobody used the word “situation” more than he did…everything was a situation…

]]> By: Rabidchickens http://KnickerBlogger.Net/bill-walton-on-the-taste-of-foot/#comment-124023 Rabidchickens Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:47:11 +0000 http://www.knickerblogger.net/2007/08/30/bill-walton-on-the-taste-of-foot/#comment-124023 Marv is a sick perv, i cant get over that, ever time i hear him

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