Thurl

[Ellipse]

Boone clearly has Alzheimer's disease, he's hard to listen to sometimes. I like Harpring, I don't understand the hate he gets on the board here.

Boone doesn't have Alzheimer's; he knows basketball, but has always struggled to put his thoughts into words, which leads to a lot of incomplete sentences. I love the guy.

Harpring was slightly annoying his first year or two of broadcasting, because he couldn't do color for the Jazz without it quickly becoming all about him and his playing days. I thought he settled into his role as a broadcaster and became quite good.

This year, Harp seems to be auditioning for an ESPN or TNT gig. His non-stop praise for certain players on opposing teams can be irritating, at least for this Jazz fan. I don't mind him pointing out exceptionally good plays by non-Jazz players, as long he remembers he is a Jazz broadcaster.

 

[gomretat]

I like most of our announcers but I really hope Michael Smith doesn't stick. Don't care for him.

 

[Ellipse]

I like most of our announcers but I really hope Michael Smith doesn't stick. Don't care for him.

The Jazz are unlikely to dump a former BYU basketball player, unless he is really, really bad. Michael Smith is good enough to stick.

 

[SoUjazzfan]

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This year, Harp seems to be auditioning for an ESPN or TNT gig. His non-stop praise for certain players on opposing teams can be irritating, at least for this Jazz fan. I don't mind him pointing out exceptionally good plays by non-Jazz players, as long he remembers he is a Jazz broadcaster.

This right here is my biggest pet peeve. If I wanted to hear about how great the opposing teams players were I'd listen to their feed. There are times when an unbelievable play by a Jazz man goes uncalled while Harpring is praising the other teams star over some insignificant point.

 

[NAOS]

This right here is my biggest pet peeve. If I wanted to hear about how great the opposing teams players were I'd listen to their feed. There are times when an unbelievable play by a Jazz man goes uncalled while Harpring is praising the other teams star over some insignificant point.

Years of hearing Boler say only one thing about opposing players has probably had a hell of an effect on Harp. Poor guy. I mean, how many hundreds of games has Harp sat there and heard Boler just say the name of a player’s college and then segue into ****ing up the call of the gameplay?

I wonder how many different ways Harp is over-correcting for Boler in his daily life? I bet he had no idea his job would come with an involuntary lobotomy.

 

[whiffspree]

I like most of our announcers but I really hope Michael Smith doesn't stick. Don't care for him.

Calling it now... Next year, Mike Smith will be doing color commentary on the games Harp misses, while Big T will transition back to his studio role.