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Minor gripe here -- shouldn't Locke know how to pronounce players names?

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Last couple days when I've heard Locke mention Miye Oni he has been pronouncing it "Meeyuh Ohnay". That didn't sound right so I looked it up.



"Meeyay Ohnee" just like I thought it was supposed to be.
 
He mispronounces a ton of names. He said Bonyanovic for a long time. I stopped giving him **** for it after he said he says a form of dyslexia that makes it hard for him to translate written word to spoken (auditory dyslexia). That being said, since it is his job doing this, he should ask people if it's correct or have someone correct him on some of them.
 
There are some things to gripe about with Locke, but one things is clear - He works his heart out for the Jazz. I’m not familiar with other play-by-play announcers, but I doubt they provide as much content as Locke. He rolls out of bed and does a podcast and then before going to sleep he does the Empty Your Noggin.

We are lucky to have a guy that is so dedicated.


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Interesting. Fortunately I just said it was a "minor gripe". I do appreciate the amount of info he provides.
And for the record, I wouldn’t characterize you or your sentiment as that of a hater or a baby. I actually have ranted about broadcasters just generally ever getting names wrong.
 
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