If it rhymes, or it's an alliteration, you can count on our announcers to think it's super clever and overuse it.
Or if it's just stupid. For instance:
Bull in a Kanter shop????? Millsnacks????? Millsnaps??
Harp's the worst at that crap, but I think it's becoming institutional among the broadcast team. I think the organization must think that the fans like Harpring's lame nicknames.
Boler's Bench burrito idea was horrible from the start. "You start with a warm tortilla." So what's the tortilla represent in your scenario?
Even Alema was doing it in the post game. Thurl says something like Kanter is doing what he does best, waste management. And Alema enthusiastically says "Is that his new nickname?" Thurl backed away from that one really quick.
The only things they have come up with that I like are "Commisioner Gordon" and "Officer Favors"
Sometimes I even miss Ron Boone qualifying every sentence with "for the most part".
Oddly, even after saying all this, I still like our crew. Harpring's insights when he isn't trying to be witty or funny. He's like the dork in school that is good at match but tries to be class clown. Unfortunately he doesn't know what's funny.