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On 6/6/2023 at 12:40 PM, UpperWestside said:

I don’t care what people think of this man. He is awesome and his spirit of happiness and thankfulness is really cool to behold. He was quite literally once at a point of having to lay on the floor of his house just to be able to not hurt every moment of the day.
 

His commentating is crazy, but that makes him who he is. We could all stand to take ourselves less seriously and just enjoy life like Bill Walton.

he's the second worst cbb announcer behind only lowell galindo. his inane, meandering style of speaking over the game which he is completely ignoring is an abomination which thankfully is relegated to late night pac 12 games that nobody watches. he is objectively unfit for/terrible at his job. if people want to celebrate his kookiness and his ability to inanely drone on for hours then he should start a podcast. i megaloathe the rare times when he the color guy for a Texas game.

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16 hours ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

I’ve told this Walton story on here before. He was calling a spurs lakers playoff game way back in the day and we’re sitting pretty close to the broadcast table. Good seats obviously. Halftime rolls around and Kobe spent the first half trying to distribute to his teammates and they were missing everything in sight and you could tell he was getting pissed. Walton walks by and I say, “Hey Bill. How many times do you think Kobe passes the ball in the second half?” He looks me dead in the eye in full Walton voice and says, “Not very many” and starts laughing. Halftime is almost finished and he comes back to the table holding one of those Where’s Walton tie dye tshirts. He comes looking for me and hands me one. So great. I love Bill Walton. 

every good walton story is like this one- it's about an interaction with him away from the announcers table. interesting/nice guy; horrible color commentator.

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he's the second worst cbb announcer behind only lowell galindo. his inane, meandering style of speaking over the game which he is completely ignoring is an abomination which thankfully is relegated to late night pac 12 games that nobody watches. he is objectively unfit for/terrible at his job. if people want to celebrate his kookiness and his ability to inanely drone on for hours then he should start a podcast. i megaloathe the rare times when he the color guy for a Texas game.

We’ve all seen thousands of basketball games and can dissect what’s happening in front of us.

We’ve never once heard Boris Diaw be compared to Beethovens fifth symphony in E-Flat
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3 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

he's the second worst cbb announcer behind only lowell galindo. his inane, meandering style of speaking over the game which he is completely ignoring is an abomination which thankfully is relegated to late night pac 12 games that nobody watches. he is objectively unfit for/terrible at his job. if people want to celebrate his kookiness and his ability to inanely drone on for hours then he should start a podcast. i megaloathe the rare times when he the color guy for a Texas game.

Wrong the worst announcer is Jeff Van Gundy followed closely by Mark Jackson, Bill Walton doesn't come near them in awfulness 

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5 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

his inane, meandering style of speaking over the game which he is completely ignoring is an abomination which thankfully is relegated to late night pac 12 games that nobody watches. he is objectively unfit for/terrible at his job.

Can't argue with any of this. Walton's comments are tangential, unfocused, biased (toward UCLA/Pac-12) and largely oblivious to the game being played.

And, yet, I dunno. I just find my ears hanging on to his commentary to hear what he'll say next while my eyes stay glued to the court to see what happens next.

In contrast, Galindo's comments are so forced, so wanna-be hip that I can only give one groan or eyeroll after another.

That's a lot of words to say this: Despite his shortcomings and unconventional style, Walton adds something to the TV spectator experience. It is inimitable and it will be missed once he's gone.

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5 hours ago, chainsaw said:

I think he's entertaining as hell.

I do not have the opportunity to listen to him as often as I used to, but he always made me laugh. If there is commentary I do not enjoy I just turn the volume down, but I have never done that with Walton. Just a human being that genuinely enjoys life. People like that are awesome to be around. My mother is close to Walton’s age and she has that same personality where she just enjoys life and does not really care what anyone thinks. Great way to be.

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If they're waiving CP3 they're almost assuredly dumping Ayton on somebody. 
Waiving CP clears $14.2M in cap for next season in case anyone was curious. It also takes CP off the team, obviously. 

They are 1 million under the cap with 6 guys on the roster. They have enough in cal holds to put them over the first apron. They almost have to trade Ayton for 2 guys with short contracts.
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39 minutes ago, Brothahorn said:

Zion Williamson loves the crazy. Holy shit.

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I truly hope for his sake she just crazying and he wasnt fucking with her.     She is all kinds of nasty...........and not in the good way

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57 minutes ago, d2o said:

I truly hope for his sake she just crazying and he wasnt fucking with her.     She is all kinds of nasty...........and not in the good way

Pornstar Moriah Mills claimed that NBA star Zion Williamson had recent sexual relations with her, and did not tell her that his girlfriend is pregnant.

She looks so innocent and demure. I guess you never can tell.

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1 hour ago, ChickenSandwich said:

An average point guard?

 

Smart is a bad fit in Boston. 

Disagree completely.   They dont even use him a PG for one thing but more importantly, he is the heart of that team.   And I say that despite hating the guy and pretty much everything he stands for LOL

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4 minutes ago, SilasCoade said:

Who hates Marcus Smart? This ain't Pat Bev out there just agitating and calling it defense. Dude legitimately plays great on ball defense within the rules of the game.

Hate?  No. 
 

Just think Boston’s offense is missing a true point guard and why they had to rely more and more on White to play that role. They played some of their best team offense the two weeks smart was out and White took over. 
 

Everything else you posted is why he would make a great fit with Booker and KD. 
 

just MO

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1 hour ago, SilasCoade said:

Who hates Marcus Smart? This ain't Pat Bev out there just agitating and calling it defense. Dude legitimately plays great on ball defense within the rules of the game.

He's also the floppingest of flopping bitches

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19 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

They’re never just a stripper. 
 

 

 

switching gears, Lavar was charging 895 for some of his shoes

Correct.   They just aint found the person willing to pay them what they want........or they aint missed enough rent payments LOL

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I have been thinking CP3 for Smart would be a good trade for a while.  Boston could use some veteran leadership. And Smart takes way too many end of game shots to be as inefficient as he is.  And Phoenix needs perimeter defense and toughness.  I think both teams would win more if they made it.

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