I am thinking about something to say to Cooper in the "Coop's Scoop" section of the televised games. Can you come up with something to ask and blend in something for her to stutter or to say "awesome"? I see the beginning of another thread. "Coop's Poop" ? "Coop's Bop"? "Coop Stupe"? "Coop's Scoop of Poop"? Help! I am in Comedy heaven and I can't get out! (Anotha Brotha?)
1) trying to coach.... 2) Trying to color comment at half time... 3) trying to act hot while gaining 60 pounds...
I wouldn't know about Coop - I don't watch her 'cause it's too painful. However, I liked this one by Worrell from last night's game against Portland: "Steve put it up but couldn't get the buscket..... uhhh... the backet.... I mean, the uhh.... well, I just don't know what I mean" -- droxford
I simply do not watch the halftimes anymore. It's that simple. I *will not* watch C Coop trying to do her interviews and stories - it's just plain unwatchable. I did notice the 360-degree-turnaround comment last night though, and was sure there would a thread about it, and sure enough there was My all-time favorite broadcaster blunder is part of my signature: Milo Hamilton, calling an Astros game maybe about 7 or 8 years ago, was talking to his on-air partner, and the partner made a comment, something to the effect that 'We have this game all wrapped up, with the lead in the 8th inning', something like that. Milo responded with, 'Whoa, hold on there pardner! Don't count that chicken before it gets laid!' Then there was dead silence on the radio for about 15 seconds.. then you hear Milo say, 'What?' .. then more silence.. then he says, 'Oh you fellas don't let ANYTHING slide do you?' .. you could barely hear the other broadcasters cracking up in the background.. it was just freaking hilarious.. still one of the funniest things I have heard or seen in broadcast blunders.. ciao
I agree. I used to watch the shows but now listening to Cooper studder, and dancing the cheerleader moves just isn't right. I mean, I can't stand it. So I always change the channel during halftime shows.
Ok - here's another GREAT one... It was on Gene Petereson's AM radio broadcast years ago when the rockets were playing the Spurs in a playoffs game (it was one of our championship years). It was a close game, Gene-o was very worked up, and the refs made a really bad call against the Rockets. Gene screamed through my radio "OH! THAT'S BULLS**T!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT CALL!!! I'm sorry, ladies and gentlement, but that was one of the worst calls I've ever seen..." Is that guy a fan, or what? Only Gene can get away with screaming that word over the radio. I wish I had an audio clip of that. -- droxford
OK, this is not Rockets related, in fact it is not sports related, but this is the most shocking thing I have ever heard on the radio, ever. I live in Seattle and listen to the local NPR affiliate in the car on my way home. There is this nice lady that reads the local news. I was listening to her a couple of weeks ago. Very well trained and pleasent voice, very soft and fluent. No stutering and hoarseness, really nice, calm and fluent lady... when all of a sudden in mid-sentence she roared this humongous, monstrous, loud and clear burb!!! I am telling you it was like from a frat-house party. It was unnnnnnnbelievable. A 15 second dead air pause followed, and then her partner barely holding his laughter asked: "Paige, how's that root bear from lunch treating you?" Her reply was an angry and loud "Shut UP!!!!" and then after another 15 seconds she recovered somewhat nicely (I think) with : "If any of you had any doubts that this is live broadcast, they must be relieved now" It was hiiiiiiiilarious!
Did someone say they still have those drummers? Wow. Yall are harsh though. Just watch it for unintentional comedy. Do you really want to hear serious commentary? I used to laugh my ass off when Hardaway was on ESPN.
You know, I generally don't comment unless I have something that I feel adds to the discussion. I don't in this case, but Cynthia Cooper is just so horrible I can't seem to hold myself back from saying so in this thread and any other that may sprout up about how bad she is. my apologies for the lack of content.
Lately she's always saying "I love my job" She's probably trying to make the big wigs feel guilty of thinking about axing her...if they indeed are. Surely she knows she's not good at speaking on the air. Every time I hear, "I love my job", I think to myself, self, she better enjoy it while the job's her's.
Well I have the best radio blunder ON TAPE. Not Rockets related, but it was NPR in Houston, I think. The girl who must have been in training or was young read local and national news in the afternoon for I guess it was a few months. She messed up mid sentence twice while attempting to read a story and then the recorded audio story from the national reporter was playing. Well, her mic must have not been turned off or low enough, but faintly, you can hear her screaming '*** Damnit! *** Damnit!!!'. It was great.
Jason Kidd, when he got drafted by the Mavs, said the same thing Cooper did. Dallas was awful back then, and he said something like, "I want to turn this team around 360 degrees." Here are some other good ones: "I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father." -- Greg Norman "Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein." -- Joe Theismann "I can't really remember the names of the clubs that we went to." -- Shaquille O'Neal on whether he had visited the Parthenon during his off season visit to Greece And my personal favorite... "I have two weapons: my arm, my legs, and my brain." -- Michael Vick
"I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid." -Terry Bradshaw New Orleans Saint RB George Rogers when asked about the upcoming season:"I want to rush for 1,000 or 1,500 yards, whichever comes first." Chuck Nevitt, North Carolina State basketball player, explaining to Coach Jim Valvano why he appeared nervous at practice: "My sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt." Torrin Polk, University of Houston receiver, on his coach, John Jenkins: "He treats us like men. He lets us wear earrings." My favorite: Frank Layden, Utah Jazz president, on a former player: "I told him, 'Son, what is it with you. Is it ignorance or apathy?' He said, 'Coach, I don't know and I don't care.' " Got most of these from here.
heres a good one: During the halftime "Cooper-Bananza Show" from last night..... -she yells with the court in the background ," Man, this place is huge!!!" , like if she has never stepped in the Toyota Center. There was also this one moment during the post-game with Jeff and Cooper where she get on a little roll but all of a sudden she forgets what to say and starts to stutter. WOW! Classic Cooper! itzIce
I reallt dont have a favorite blunder of coop, but after seeing her over and over again this season, I know foreign-exchange students in their first year at Texas that display better subject-verb agreement than she does.
Coop has a major deer in the headlights look during her segments. Some people are just don't have the personality for commentating. Murph and Barkley know how to work an audience, BW has the annoucer voice. Theoretically Coop has the basketball knowledge but she seems to scared to make anything butt fluff remarks, and when she does make 'knowledge' remarks they are often obviously wrong. At this point she is just a horrible commentator. But on the bright side, only one way to go but up.
