On a side note, many years ago I was watching American Gladiators and KPRC (Channel 2) used to have 30sec-1 min news updates at the top of the hour. Well, this new newscaster comes on and tries to run down the news, stumbles on a sentence, tries repeating it, screws it up again, shakes his head and says "****". They cut to commercial. Never saw that guy again.
man, after hearing all the hype on coop during the preseason and the first few games, i didn't think she'd be able to live up to it. but damn, the 1st time a rockets game was on league pass, she surpassed all expectations of crappiness. she's more nervous than me talking, can't speak very good english, and thinks of the most simplistic phrases to move from point to point or back to the broadcast team. i feel bad for her and pretty much can't watch the halftime show b/c of it. i almost start to feel embarrassed like i'm screwing up or something. i saw her again over thanksgiving and it was no better. i don't have a favorite blunder b/c i haven't watched enough to remember one. no idea how she got the job. i yearn for tim hardaway when i watch her.
I was annoyed from the second she was introduced, cause it was plain that all they wanted was WNBA cross-promotion. Insight? None. Humor? None. Speaking skills? Mutes have more. The arena announcer does suck, bad. HOWEVER What kills me more than anything.....ANYTHING....is how the guys running the show at Toyota Center don't even understand what goes on with team fouls! "That's the Rockets 4th foul, so the Nuggets will be in the penalty shooting free throws." WHAT?!?!?!?!?! They've done that all.season.long. Even the scoreboards show it. 4th team foul, and the OTHER team is in the penalty..... I'm going to lose it tonight if it's still there. Evan
It was 93 and it was the last game of the season. That BS call cost us home court against Seattle who beat us in a series in which the home team won every game (round 2, I believe). The next year we won it all.
I always skip the halftimes too -- I used to watch them when Lisa was the commentator, but now I'll just flip the channel . . . Air Bull would've been the best!!!! Perhaps next year?
Possibly the most GHETTO of them all is the blunder that Cynthia Pooper made getting together with those kids to sing "birthday... it's his birthday" at the Toyota Center. Was that ultimate ghetto, or what...? Here is another LONG GONE, but not missed, GHETTO Announcer: "He gone try to drop the ball in the basket, but they not gone block it because of his power" - Magic Johnson on NBC ( not "going to", or "will", but "gone") At least Calvin is funny: "There you go, my brotha! THERE YOU GO!!!!"
I love her general disposition. You know that, "ooh, did someone fart?look that she gives just before going to a break". Take a look at her just before commercial, the look on her face is priceless, as if to say, "ooh, someone did, I can smell it, was it me? did I just fart...". (It's juvenile, I know, but look at her face just before commercial break, or when Jeff is talking, and you will see exactly what I'm commenting on.)
They should just let Calvin talk during halftime, and when he runs out of things to say go to commmercial....
The Cynthia Stuttering Drinking Game is the best. (one must take a drink every time she stutters.) The second half is a lot more fun to watch after that. Did anyone catch Bill telling Calvin to "Calm Down!" the other night? I forget whch game it was (too much Cynthia Stuttering Drinking Game). That was crazy. I think Calvin was up choking Bill during the final part of the game!
I just wonder how Jeff Hagedorn has been able to keep from walking off the set, or from strangling Coop repeatedly.. You can see it in his eyes, especially the other night, when she showed that caricature the lady made, which was just the face of a big mouse or something, and she handed it to him, and said, 'This is you!' He looked off camera as if to say 'Why me? Can I please shoot her?' hehehehe it is starting to be entertaining to watch the halftimes now just to watch Jeff try to muddle through.
THANK YOU!!! Now if I could just find an audio clip of that somewhere. Sombody's got to have it! Anyone? -- droxford
