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Post by nabeav on Jan 11, 2016 13:28:19 GMT -8
Personally, I think he's great. Color commentators by and large a pretty interchangeable, and it drives me nuts when they say stuff like "Oregon State is going to have to start making some shots if they want to win this game" or "Brown is thinking 'I've got an easy two points here' but GPII says "oh no you don't!'" That stuff always drives me up a wall. My favorite moment from the broadcast was when Roxy mentioned his appearance at the Blazers-Warriors game the night before, saying "I think you have a connection with the Warriors, don't you?" in reference to his son being their coach. Bill deadpans back "I know some people with the Blazers as well," as if offended that Roxy didn't mention that he won a freaking championship in Portland in 1977.
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Post by seastape on Jan 11, 2016 13:39:16 GMT -8
Personally, I think he's great. Color commentators by and large a pretty interchangeable, and it drives me nuts when they say stuff like "Oregon State is going to have to start making some shots if they want to win this game" or "Brown is thinking 'I've got an easy two points here' but GPII says "oh no you don't!'" That stuff always drives me up a wall. My favorite moment from the broadcast was when Roxy mentioned his appearance at the Blazers-Warriors game the night before, saying "I think you have a connection with the Warriors, don't you?" in reference to his son being their coach. Bill deadpans back "I know some people with the Blazers as well," as if offended that Roxy didn't mention that he won a freaking championship in Portland in 1977. I put "love him" but only like him. But I do like him. He tells it like it is and when he goes off on a tangent, it is usually a fairly interesting tangent.
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Post by obattack on Jan 11, 2016 14:01:20 GMT -8
I would say that he tells it like he thinks it is, not always how it actually is. That being said, I like him
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Post by Beavcat on Jan 11, 2016 14:26:03 GMT -8
Hate is pretty strong... drives me nuts; but mostly when the game is close and I'm trying to focus on the action. When things are a little tense I don't want to play Trivial Pursuit!
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Post by Tigardbeav on Jan 11, 2016 14:52:31 GMT -8
I refuse to vote. Obviously a biased "push poll"
I "like" Bill. Won't you "like" me too?
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Post by georgevonbeaverstrom on Jan 11, 2016 14:54:18 GMT -8
I think Walton has gotten a lot better over the years IMO. Doesn't take himself as serious as he used to. I have some buddies who will mute the game if he's doing color.
I know I'm in the minority, but there are times when Parker absolutely drives me nuts. (I will say that I enjoy him during baseball season as long as Big Jim is in the booth, think they are very good together).
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Post by beaverstever on Jan 11, 2016 15:03:44 GMT -8
When watching the Beavs, I don't like him because I want more insightful information about my team. When he does teams I don't particularly care about, I like him because he talks like he's still inhaling smoke in the '70s, and I find it amusing.
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Post by nabeav on Jan 11, 2016 15:19:55 GMT -8
I refuse to vote. Obviously a biased "push poll"
I "like" Bill. Won't you "like" me too?
Do You Like Bill Walton is biased? Had I said "Do you agree that Bill Walton is awesome?" that would be biased. Yes, I did give my opinion below the poll, but it only took about three posts on here for me to realize that my opinions weren't the most popular in this forum. If I wanted people to like me, I'd talk about how awesome Gary Andersen is and how clearly we have no good football players on our team currently, but Mason Moran and Shurod Thompson are less than a year away from leading us to a Civil War victory and a berth in the Holiday Bowl. BELIEVE!
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Post by Tigardbeav on Jan 11, 2016 15:41:28 GMT -8
Ok, Ok. I voted
I'm not telling who I voted for. This is 'merica
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2016 16:53:38 GMT -8
I loved Bill, he praised the Beavers and state of Oregon as a whole. He loves GP2, Corvallis and Gill coliseum. Said its a great place to come play for with great fans and that the community is behind the Beaver teams. I agree sometimes you want to focus on the game but he is that crazy uncle who sits on the couch and gives you crazy facts out of the blue that just makes you laugh. I loved that he said GP2 planned on getting the ball stuck cause he knew the defense would of got the ball and now they can waste another 30 seconds. I mean come on thats funny. Of course love Lamar Hurd the most, but Bill had me cracking up and entertained me through out. Of course most importantly the Beavers won!!
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Post by ostate on Jan 11, 2016 17:04:19 GMT -8
I think he is a hoot...
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Post by beaverdreams on Jan 11, 2016 22:05:50 GMT -8
Walton is classic......I find myself laughing out loud at half at what he says.....
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Post by goline on Jan 12, 2016 11:26:31 GMT -8
my only issue with Bill is that he loves everyone and everything. Every player is amazing, every team one step away from being the next champs. It just gets over the top syrupy sweet sometimes. And then he gets going and seems to be more into his stories than he is into the game. other than that he's a hoot and can be fun to listen to.
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Post by beaverstever on Jan 12, 2016 11:31:28 GMT -8
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Post by orangesocks on Jan 12, 2016 16:34:11 GMT -8
I can't tell you how many times I laughed out loud during the OSU vs Cal broadcast. Walton is hilarious. Thing is, I'm not sure if I'm laughing with him or laughing at him. He's so over the top in his praise of absolutely everything. Either way, it's entertaining, and he really is knowledgeable.
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