Question, what if you put Bill Walton

[MikeWaters]

and Todd Christensen in the same booth together.

And if that isn't good enough, throw in Joe Theismann and Paul McGuire.

And have them cover women's volleyball.

I would pay good money to listen to that.

[il Padrino Ute]

That would be a hoot.

If you want entertainment, you need to hear Bob Uecker call a ball game. Of course, if you've seen Major League, it's pretty much just like that.

On a serious note, nobody is better at what he does than Vin Sculley.

[Detroitdad]

Bill Walton is my favorite announcer. Hubie Brown is my second favorite.

[Surfah]

Originally Posted by Detroitdad

Bill Walton is my favorite announcer. Hubie Brown is my second favorite.

Hubie Brown? Are you for real? He's Captain Obvious. He's the John Madden of the NBA.

[Surfah]

Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

That would be a hoot.

If you want entertainment, you need to hear Bob Uecker call a ball game. Of course, if you've seen Major League, it's pretty much just like that.

On a serious note, nobody is better at what he does than Vin Sculley.

Chick Hearn was the greatest. Vin is right up there. I miss living in LA. And I miss Chick Hearn.

[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by surfah33

Chick Hearn was the greatest. Vin is right up there. I miss living in LA. And I miss Chick Hearn.

Chick was great, but I put Sculley ahead of him because a baseball announcer has to fill more airtime with talk because of the pace of the game. Vin can fill the time between pitches like no other.

Chick was so good and I love that he was the guy who pretty much mentored Hot Rod Hundley.

[Mormon Red Death]

Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

Chick was great, but I put Sculley ahead of him because a baseball announcer has to fill more airtime with talk because of the pace of the game. Vin can fill the time between pitches like no other.

Chick was so good and I love that he was the guy who pretty much mentored Hot Rod Hundley.

Harry Carey was the best....

Cubs Win! Cubs Win!! Holy Cow Cubs Win!!!

[Surfah]

Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

Chick was great, but I put Sculley ahead of him because a baseball announcer has to fill more airtime with talk because of the pace of the game. Vin can fill the time between pitches like no other.

Chick was so good and I love that he was the guy who pretty much mentored Hot Rod Hundley.

I'll give you that. There is a ton of dead air that Vin has to take care of.

[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by Mormon Red Death

Harry Carey was the best....

Cubs Win! Cubs Win!! Holy Cow Cubs Win!!!

Harry was very good, but he declined in his age, with the help of a bit of beer run each inning.

Vin just keeps getting better and better. And I'm not even a Dodgers fan.

[Surfah]

Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

Harry was very good, but he declined in his age, with the help of a bit of beer run each inning.

Vin just keeps getting better and better. And I'm not even a Dodgers fan.

Amen. Will Farell's impersonation of Harry on SNL wasn't too far off.

Chick kept getting better too. His streak of games was amazing. 40 years straight. The guy created most of the vernacular used by commentators today in basketball.

From Wikipedia:

* Air-ball: A shot that draws nothing but air.
* (He sent that one back) Air-mail Special!: A strongly-blocked shot, often sent high into the stands.
* Bloooows the layup! : Missed a very easy layup.
* Boo-birds: Fans who boo their own team when they play badly.
* (He did the) bunny hop in the pea patch: He was called for traveling.
* (You could) call it with Braille: An easy call for an official, e.g. a blatant foul.
* (He got) caught with his hand in the cookie jar: A reaching foul.
* (The) Charity Stripe: The free-throw line.
* (He's got 'em) covered like the rug on your floor: Really good one-on-one defense.
* (They) couldn't beat the Sisters of Mercy: The team is getting beat badly.
* (They) couldn't throw a pea into the ocean: The team's shooting is really awful.
* (It'll) count if it goes ...: A player that is fouled in the act of shooting. It go-o-o-oes! (if the shot is successful)
* (That shot) didn't draw iron: A shot which misses the rim, but hits the backboard.
* Dime store score: A 10 to 5 score
* Dribble-drive: A player drives the basket while dribbling.
* Finger roll: A shot where the ball rolls off the shooter's fingers.
* (He) fly-swatted (that one): A shot blocked with force and authority.
* Football score: A score resembling one often seen in a football game (e.g., 21 to 14).
* (He threw up a) frozen rope: A shot with a very flat trajectory.
* (We're) high above the western sideline: Chick's perch at the Fabulous Forum, from which he called his word's eye views of the game.
* Hippity-hops the dribble: A player dribbling the ball does a little hop step.
* I'll bet you an ice-cream: Hearn and Keith Erickson (his one-time color commentator) often bet ice creams on the outcome of a shot or game.
* (He's got) ice-water in his veins: When a player hits a clutch free-throw.
* (It's) garbage time: The (often sloppily-played) remainder of the game (after it’s in the refrigerator).
* Give and Go: A player passes the ball, makes a quick cut, and receives a return pass.
* (In & out,) heart-brrrreak!: A shot that appears to go in, but rattles off the rim and misses. Sometimes it went in so far you could read the Commissioner's name from below.
* He has two chances, slim and none, and slim just left the building: The player has no chance of success with this play.
* If that goes in, I'm walking home: Similar to a prayer, when the opponent shoots a shot that is a prayer, a streak, or some amazing shot. (Usually on the road)
* Leapin' Lena: A shot made while the player is in the air and off balance.
* (There are) lots of referees in the building, only three getting paid: The entire crowd acts as though they are the officials by disagreeing with a call.
* The mustard's off the hot dog: A player attempts an unnecessarily showy, flashy play which ends up in a turnover or is otherwise unsuccessful.
* Nervous time: When the final moments of a game are pressure-packed.
* 94-by-50 hunk of wood: Simply put, a basketball court's dimensions. (Attacking 47 feet: The front court.)
* No harm, no foul(no blood, no ambulance, no stitches): A non-call by an official when varying degrees of contact have occurred. More adjectives means the non-call was more questionable.)
* Not Phi Beta Kappa: Simply put, not a smart play.
* ...Since Hector was a pup A very long time (e.g., the Lakers haven't had the lead since Hector was a pup.)
* He's in the Popcorn Machine (with butter and salt all over him): Meaning that a defensive player got faked into the air by an offensive player's pump fake.
* (He's) on him like a postage stamp: Very tight defense, simply put.
* Slam dunk!: Hearn's most famous phrase; a powerful shot where a player forces the ball through the rim with one or both hands.
* (He) takes him to the third floor and leaves him at the mezzanine: A move where an offensive player pump-fakes a defender and draws a foul from the leaping player.
* Tattoo dribble: A player dribbling the ball while not moving, as though tattooing the floor with the ball, as he waits for the play to develop.
* This game's in the refrigerator: the door is closed, the lights are out, the eggs are cooling, the butter's getting hard, and the Jell-O's jigglin'!: The game's outcome is set; only the final score is in question.
* Throws up a brick: When a player tosses up a particularly errant shot.
* Throws up a prayer (... it's answered!!!): A wild shot that will need a miracle to score (and does).
* Ticky-tack: A foul called when very little contact has been made.
* Triple-double: A player gets 10 or more (i.e. double digits) in three statistical categories: points, rebounds, assists, steals or blocked shots.
* (On his) wallet: A player fell on his rear end.
* Words-eye view: What listeners received while listening to Hearn call the game on the radio.
* (He's) working on his Wrigleys. A player is chewing gum.
* (He's) yo-yo-ing up and down: A player is standing there dribbling the ball up and down as if it was a yo-yo on a string.

Not to mention some of the best nicknames including Mr. Clutch and Big Game James.