Finger Roll Rant

If it rolls off his fingers, it's a finger roll. You know how I know? Most pros shoot with their finger tips so I wouldn't think it was a granny scoop. Anyhow, who gives a s!@#.

 

Actually can can imagine that rimrocker is anoyed.
I really hate it when a commentator says:
Nothing But net.(when it clearly hits the ring).
Or the example he gave when they call something a finger roll, when it is clearly not a finger roll. It is just anoying when a commentator uses the wrong words to descripe something.

 

What's ANNOYING is Kevin Harlan's habit of going overboard on everything...

"OHHH! THAT WAS THE GREATEST PLAY I'VE EVER SEEN FROM THE GREATEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD!"

 

You must LOVE Bill Walton.



Everything Walton sees he describes as the greatest (or the worst) thing to happen in the history of Earth, and it somehow reminds him of something Larry Bird once did or something John Wooden once said.

 

I think most annoucers say finger roll because it is basketball terminology. Its just unforunate that alot of players can't do a real finger roll anymore

 

I think Bill Walton's description of Cato as having "the worst hands in the history of the Rockets franchise" was pretty accurate

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQKOFrdaZo8

 

I know it is terminology. But a lot use it in the wrong situations.
It is compairable to calling a lay-up a Dunk. It is just wrong.

 

"that was the worst inbounds play in the history of clippers basketball. "

 

"that was the greatest fast break in Portland Trailblazer history"

"Luke Walton looks terrible" "definatly the lesser of the Waltons"

 

Bill is being sarcastic.

The other commentators take themselves much more seriously. They apply wrong labels to make the game more exciting and action packed. It's as if they report to the lowest common denominator.