Long time lurker, first time poster. The Burke/Gobert acquisitions have invested me enough to change my lack of posting.
Here's the thing: I read a lot of people on this board bitching about Locke, and yeah - the guy is clearly in the front office's pocket - but I have to say I'm impressed by how hard he works. Seems like he's putting out tip offs and podcasts constantly, and even if he's got the basketball knowledge of a middle school student, at least he puts out the effort to get people like Chad Ford and Pelton and members of the Jazz roster on to discuss things. Frankly, he's probably one of the hardest working (and best connected) team broadcasters out there.
What I'm surprised by is that we haven't seen more hate on these boards about Bill Oram. I mean, seriously, who the **** is this guy? From reading his twitter, I'm of the sense:
-He doesn't work that hard. Anything he says you can get better from Jody Gennesy, these forums, SLC Dunk, or even Locke.
-He thinks he's so damn clever. Read his tweets, every single one is some snarky comment or another that isn't nearly as funny as he thinks it is.
-He comes off as a total dick and an egomaniac, but without anything to back that up. It's like he thinks he's Bill Simmons.
I'd put him up for a worst beat writer in the country award, but he's going to have to fight Kragthorpe for it.
Here's the thing: I read a lot of people on this board bitching about Locke, and yeah - the guy is clearly in the front office's pocket - but I have to say I'm impressed by how hard he works. Seems like he's putting out tip offs and podcasts constantly, and even if he's got the basketball knowledge of a middle school student, at least he puts out the effort to get people like Chad Ford and Pelton and members of the Jazz roster on to discuss things. Frankly, he's probably one of the hardest working (and best connected) team broadcasters out there.
What I'm surprised by is that we haven't seen more hate on these boards about Bill Oram. I mean, seriously, who the **** is this guy? From reading his twitter, I'm of the sense:
-He doesn't work that hard. Anything he says you can get better from Jody Gennesy, these forums, SLC Dunk, or even Locke.
-He thinks he's so damn clever. Read his tweets, every single one is some snarky comment or another that isn't nearly as funny as he thinks it is.
-He comes off as a total dick and an egomaniac, but without anything to back that up. It's like he thinks he's Bill Simmons.
I'd put him up for a worst beat writer in the country award, but he's going to have to fight Kragthorpe for it.