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Petition to have Matt Harpring canned

I wish I liked Mike Smith. I don't. The biggest issue is his timing. He's a full second or more too early with his feedback on the game; so the viewer hasn't even absorbed and started to reflect on the play before he's rushed right in and given a statement. And his vocal pitch is annoyingly consistent throughout all this. FML. Jazz broadcasts are always going to bother me. I guess all TV does, though.
 
Ostertag>Duncan said:
Those are my main gripes. He never shuts the **** up and I'm not sure he really knows his stuff.
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Seems pretty knowledgeable to me. I wasn't crazy about his voice at first but his actual broadcasting seems pretty good and he has grown on me. Plus he kind of stands out as the best color guy we have right now. I actually don't mind Harpring but Smith does a better job.
 
radiohegel said:
I think my biggest issue with him is that he seems to just be talking full steam ahead allllll of the time. I get that he's a broadcaster, and it's his job to talk, but there's still an art to letting the game happen as well. I don't know, he was just really bugging me last night, and I wanted him to just shut up here and there.
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Agreed. I finally had to mute the game.
 
NAOS said:
I wish I liked Mike Smith. I don't. The biggest issue is his timing. He's a full second or more too early with his feedback on the game; so the viewer hasn't even absorbed and started to reflect on the play before he's rushed right in and given a statement. And his vocal pitch is annoyingly consistent throughout all this. FML. Jazz broadcasts are always going to bother me. I guess all TV does, though.
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Good post. He gives good insight but he's too keen. I haven't liked Harpring as much lately either. With both of them I think there needs to be more attention paid to the game and as you said let the viewer reflect a little more. Love Ron Boone, wish we could have more of him.
 
radiohegel said:
I think my biggest issue with him is that he seems to just be talking full steam ahead allllll of the time. I get that he's a broadcaster, and it's his job to talk, but there's still an art to letting the game happen as well. I don't know, he was just really bugging me last night, and I wanted him to just shut up here and there.

He also very clearly doesn't really see Gobert as an elite player, which is foolish, imo. The receipts from last night being:
1) He would take Rudy after Steven Adams in a redraft
2) Calling Jrue the second best player on the court, after Donovan (with no mention of Rudy, at all).
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Good post.
 
I watch all Jazz broadcasts with headphones in. Boler's voice makes for decent youtube vids when I rewatch highlights.

Harpring and this other guy and Boone are all terrible. so is Boler, but it's less offensive when he's just a play by play dude with a good voice.
 
radiohegel said:
I think my biggest issue with him is that he seems to just be talking full steam ahead allllll of the time. I get that he's a broadcaster, and it's his job to talk, but there's still an art to letting the game happen as well. I don't know, he was just really bugging me last night, and I wanted him to just shut up here and there.

He also very clearly doesn't really see Gobert as an elite player, which is foolish, imo. The receipts from last night being:
1) He would take Rudy after Steven Adams in a redraft
2) Calling Jrue the second best player on the court, after Donovan (with no mention of Rudy, at all).
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That's what I'm saying... he doesn't seem like our guy... I don't need a full homer, but I want to feel like the broadcasters are rooting for us... the emotion and connection isn't there.

Just run old replays of hot rod-isms over the game no analysis... just someone pushing a button and hearing "gentle push and a mild arc and the old cowhide globe hits home" and "you gotta love it baby".
 
Watcher said:
Seems pretty knowledgeable to me. I wasn't crazy about his voice at first but his actual broadcasting seems pretty good and he has grown on me. Plus he kind of stands out as the best color guy we have right now. I actually don't mind Harpring but Smith does a better job.
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He does? He thinks Steven Adams is better than Rudy.
 
SCS said:
"When Anthony Davis leaves the game Jrue Holiday is the second best player on the floor behind Donovan." (While Rudy was on the floor) ~ Matt Harpring

GTFOH Matt. How dare you disrespect Rudy like that.
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Idiot!!! Harping didn’t work last nights game, this thread is a giant fail. ROTFL
 
I'm willing to deal with Harpring/Smith/whoever for another 5 years or so as long as its guaranteed that Joe Ingles takes his place the second he retires.
 
LOL I could have sworn it was Harpring. Sounded just like him. I'll hold this L. Apologies Matt.
 
Petition to have SCS canned for even thinking about a petition to have Matt canned ;)
 
NAOS said:
I wish I liked Mike Smith. I don't. The biggest issue is his timing. He's a full second or more too early with his feedback on the game; so the viewer hasn't even absorbed and started to reflect on the play before he's rushed right in and given a statement. And his vocal pitch is annoyingly consistent throughout all this. FML. Jazz broadcasts are always going to bother me. I guess all TV does, though.
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He also just says stuff... like it just gets thrown in and is forced... my sister in law does the same thing... drives me crazy.

Just add sound bites of Hot rod and the nba jam guy... have a board operator pushing buttons “boomshakalaka!” “You gotta love it baby” “gentle push and a mild arc and the old cowhide globe hits home... He’s on fire!”
 
We could have those catch phrases for Boler too.
He slams down another 3.
Buckle up!
He hits another 3... oh, is that a 2... oh, it was a layup?
The 30, the 20, the 10, touchdown! Jazz up by 7.

No need to have him there calling games. He could just pre record what happens, and the color analyst can do the same with some random crap that applies to nothing.
 
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