Just checking in. Is Bollerjack still announcing?

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Boler did 80 games this season. Locke filled in for two due to an illness.

I really enjoyed the Locke games. It was wild having an announcer who knew who was on the court/had the ball.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

This thread made me wonder if the Jazz could do a computer generated play by play and use Hot Rod's voice?

 

[infection]

On a more serious note, Boler doesn’t bother me. It’s easy for me to tune things out. In fact, people getting aggravated by him kind of endears me to him. He may be this or that, but he’s our this or that. With all historical identity being systematically stripped out of this franchise over the past few years, I cherish the things that are actually “ours,” and we’re now reliant on guys like Boler being a connection to the past. I mean we’ve got Thurl, Boone, and Dan Roberts. Is there anything else in this entire franchise connecting us to the past? Boler has worked his way up to 4th in seniority. We’re pretty much to the point where we’ll be honoring Jason Terry as a connection to the past for the 2003 offer sheet he signed with us before Atlanta matched. He’s like one rung below Boler.

I’ll tell you what does drive me nuts about broadcasts: when we don’t get replays of bad calls because it’s awkward to embarrass the officiating. Or when there’s something being disputed or something is going on behind the scenes and we can’t get real time explanation of WTF is happening.

 

[NUMBERICA]

This thread made me wonder if the Jazz could do a computer generated play by play and use Hot Rod's voice?

We’re not there yet, I don’t think a computer can read the game well and fast enough as an input to the machine-learned Hot Rod voice. You would also have to have whatever AI interpret the game as Hot Rod did and put it into his lingo.

In other words, mayyybe kind of impossible to do well. As it should be.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

We’re not there yet, I don’t think a computer can read the game well and fast enough as an input to the machine-learned Hot Rod voice. You would also have to have whatever AI interpret the game as Hot Rod did and put it into his lingo.

In other words, mayyybe kind of impossible to do well. As it should be.

Would still be better than Boler, but yeah, the reality is it would make me sad.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

AI announcing would be awful. AI in general is a pile of **** for most things, but I cant imagine if ever being capable of doing something as nuanced and artful as quality announcing. It would be like NBA 2K were you've heard everything over and over again.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

AI announcing would be awful. AI in general is a pile of **** for most things, but I cant imagine if ever being capable of doing something as nuanced and artful as quality announcing. It would be like NBA 2K were you've heard everything over and over again.

FWIW, I rarely listen to games with sound. I think most announcers are distracting rather than augmentative.

 

[kcgar]

But we undoubtedly banged down many a 3.

I like when he says “throws it down for 3”. If only I had any hair left

 

[gandalfe]

Bollerjack is unbearable and refuses to hear customer input. Utah Jazz refuse to hear customer input.

Does it make you want to talk to the manager? Maybe post a bad Yelp review?

 

[silesian]

Miss u bro.

Fact:
Under Quin Snyder, the Jazz’s offense shoots to the top of the league in skip passes. They become one of the staples of their “advantage offense.” Meanwhile, Bolerhack—the team’s lead communicator with the fans—tone-deafly marched on with his own cute idea that a skip pass is a pass that hits the floor somewhere between the passer and his intended target.

I guess “skip pass” just sounded so cool to him when he was listening to his own voice. “Bounce pass” just couldn’t get the job done.

Boler’s skip pass irritated me to an irrational level.

Had to do with the fact that absolutely no one had the balls to inform him if the terminology error.

 

[idestroyedthetoilet]

If you’re not willing to be a fan during hard times then don’t bother being one when it’s easy. I’m sure that if the jazz do win the lottery most off you quitters will be Bach singing praises like the rest of us. Don’t act like you’re some holier than thou fan. I don’t want to hear any raw raw from the anti tankers if we get a top two pick.

I suppose this is fair but I quit when the Jazz still had Rudy and Mitch. Didn’t watch a single bubble game or whatever the Covid playoffs were called. I went from watching or attending nearly every single Jazz game for two decades to complete blackout. Bollerjack was the reason. I considered becoming a Lakers but luckily I didn’t go completely bat **** crazy.

You text me when it’s safe to watch again okay.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

I suppose this is fair but I quit when the Jazz still had Rudy and Mitch. Didn’t watch a single bubble game or whatever the Covid playoffs were called. I went from watching or attending nearly every single Jazz game for two decades to complete blackout. Bollerjack was the reason. I considered becoming a Lakers but luckily I didn’t go completely bat **** crazy.

You text me when it’s safe to watch again okay.

You quit because of Bollerjack?! That’s kinda pathetic. Sorry but true.