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Matt Harpring apprectiation thread

Chris-L

Chris-L

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I love this guy. **** the haters. He's done nothing but improve since his rookie season. He has yet to reach his ceiling. We are lucky, Utah.
 
He is better than a lot of color guys. He is just corny. Get over yourself and don't be too cool for the cornball and he is pretty good.
 
Chris-L said:
I love this guy. **** the haters. He's done nothing but improve since his rookie season. He has yet to reach his ceiling. We are lucky, Utah.
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I agree. He's putting in the work and it's starting to show. So glad our commentators aren't total homers like some others that I've heard. They display a good knowledge and always exercise humility and respect for the other teams.
 
I like our announcers. Maybe it's just from familiarity. But I like Matty.
 
Harp was terrible his first few years, due to trying too hard. Then he got better, but was kind of a shameless Homer. Now it seems like he's tried to listen to feedback and adjust his game, because he's pretty damn good anymore. He's up there with the best in the league IMO.
 
Harpring is terrible a majority of the time. Primarily because he thinks he is a lot more clever than he is and his feel attempts at levity fall flat 90% of the time. When he sticks to color and limits his jock riding of players like Harden, Durant and LeBron he is tolerable. I much prefer Boone to be honest.
 
Lived in multiple NBA cities and I travel a lot and hear other commentators. We have nothing to complain about. I take Boler and Matty over most I have heard.
 
Cappy_Smurf said:
Harp was terrible his first few years, due to trying too hard. Then he got better, but was kind of a shameless Homer. Now it seems like he's tried to listen to feedback and adjust his game, because he's pretty damn good anymore. He's up there with the best in the league IMO.
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Agree in that Harpring has gotten much better since he started doing color. His jokes are mid-western AM Radio cornball circa 1970's but so what.

As far as how he compares to the rest - he's in a fraternity that includes 102 year old Tommy Heinson, Austin Carr and Sean Elliot - the bar can not get much lower.
 
I used to hate Bill Walton when he did the NBA but he is ****ing hilarious now that he is doin college ball. Crazy old hippie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGKRK2F5YvY
 
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