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D Locke on Mike and Mike

NUMBERICA said:
Locke isn't perfect, and he knows he isn't. Even less perfect is the medium of radio. He tries too hard, he could scale back his trying to say quirky things, but that's the job. People want a guy that says slick things in a slick way. Locke's not that guy, and he's faulted for trying.

Maybe Locke should just knock back liquor all night. Apparently that's the recipe for champions of guys that sit in front of a mic and say stuff.
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If that helps him tell us the score then I will buy his first round. Or if it helps him stop testing out these ridiculous statements. I honestly would prefer Locke have Alema's job and someone else doing radio. It would be a win win in my book. Locke gets put in a spot where I think he can succeed and add good insight, Alema is out of a job, and we get someone better to do radio. I am not asking for Vin Scully here. I just wish Locke was not the voice of the Jazz.
 
rcb1820 said:
Actually, a lot of us love Locke's passion and knowledgeability. He's not just a no-nothing talking head; he prepares for every game and provides insights you'd never get from the TV guys. I turn off the TV mumbo jumbo and listen to Locke and Boone. Besides, Locke actually cares about the team, and his emotion is appreciated, even if it spins out of control from time to time.
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You think Harpring or Bolerjack don't care about the team?
 
rcb1820 said:
Actually, a lot of us love Locke's passion and knowledgeability. He's not just a no-nothing talking head; he prepares for every game and provides insights you'd never get from the TV guys. I turn off the TV mumbo jumbo and listen to Locke and Boone. Besides, Locke actually cares about the team, and his emotion is appreciated, even if it spins out of control from time to time.
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I don't think BabyPeterzz is saying anything that isn't true. It was a meltdown. It's funny.

As far as Locke by himself v lolerjack and "Matty", it's not even a competition. The Jazz's lead TV guy doesn't know what a skip pass is or that it's a "reach in" foul, not a "reach around" foul. I feel like I'm watching a Christopher Guest movie listening to lolerjack try to call a game.
 
NUMBERICA said:
I don't think BabyPeterzz is saying anything that isn't true. It was a meltdown. It's funny.

As far as Locke by himself v lolerjack and "Matty", it's not even a competition. The Jazz's lead TV guy doesn't know what a skip pass is or that it's a "reach in" foul, not a "reach around" foul. I feel like I'm watching a Christopher Guest movie listening to lolerjack try to call a game.
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Someday, Harpring is going to call Boler out on his misuse of "skip pass" and this is what it's going to end like:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyHkbQ6uics&feature=player_embedded
 
NUMBERICA said:
I don't think BabyPeterzz is saying anything that isn't true. It was a meltdown. It's funny.

As far as Locke by himself v lolerjack and "Matty", it's not even a competition. The Jazz's lead TV guy doesn't know what a skip pass is or that it's a "reach in" foul, not a "reach around" foul. I feel like I'm watching a Christopher Guest movie listening to lolerjack try to call a game.
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Exactly, and I +1 all of Numbs posts thus far.
 
margodydek said:
Someday, Harpring is going to call Boler out on his misuse of "skip pass" and this is what it's going to end like:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyHkbQ6uics&feature=player_embedded
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That was great. If you have not listened to this then go and listen to it right now.
 
NUMBERICA said:
Locke isn't perfect, and he knows he isn't. Even less perfect is the medium of radio. He tries too hard, he could scale back his trying to say quirky things, but that's the job. People want a guy that says slick things in a slick way. Locke's not that guy, and he's faulted for trying.

Maybe Locke should just knock back liquor all night. Apparently that's the recipe for champions of guys that sit in front of a mic and say stuff.
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You must have never heard locke

Like what everyone else is saying, he is a terrible listen. So many times you can't even tell what's going on in the game. I get that its hard and maybe he will get better, but right now I am no fan.

Another thing he does that annoys the heck out of me is the way he talks when he does radio. He is one of those guys who never finishes a sentence, he is always stuttering, pausing, and starting his sentences over. Half the time I am yelling at the radio for him to spit out what he is saying.

and he doesn't know crap about basketball skill. He is way too much of a stat guy for me.
 
margodydek said:
Someday, Harpring is going to call Boler out on his misuse of "skip pass" and this is what it's going to end like:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyHkbQ6uics&feature=player_embedded
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That was unbelievably awkward. The closest thing to a moment like that this year was when Bolerjack and Harpring were talking about Favors inheriting Harpring's numbers 15 and Bolerjack said, "He must have grabbed it out of the trash can." Harpring responded, "At least I had a number."
 
I Think David Locke is great. He loves the team and he really isn't bad on the radio. He may not be the best but he isn't bad. Also, you have to love his passion for the Jazz. He does a lot of in depth stuff which is nice. I think we should give him a little more credit. I do admit that the Hunk of love comment is a little over the top, but he still does a good job. He could work on saying the score more often, but all in all he's good not bad.
 
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