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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Aug 8, 2021 12:46:25 GMT -5
Enh, Barney’s OK. His commentary is like a slice of jalapeño cheese bread - a little acidic, might occasionally give you heartburn, but has a little kick to it. In comparison, most of the other names bandied about on this thread - Blanton, English Guy, Karch etc - are a loaf of Wonderbread.
Plus, he always buys Girl Scout cookies from my kids, so there’s that.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2021 13:09:17 GMT -5
I like him. FWIW.
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Post by schwartzie on Aug 8, 2021 14:23:50 GMT -5
One thing we can always count on from the Volley Talk crowd. The complete trashing of any announcer who dares to act like they know more than the Volley Talk crowd does. Who is arrogant?
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Post by timduckforlife on Aug 8, 2021 14:34:11 GMT -5
Enh, Barney’s OK. His commentary is like a slice of jalapeño cheese bread - a little acidic, might occasionally give you heartburn, but has a little kick to it. In comparison, most of the other names bandied about on this thread - Blanton, English Guy, Karch etc - are a loaf of Wonderbread. Plus, he always buys Girl Scout cookies from my kids, so there’s that. I'm not sure what you mean by a loaf of Wonderbread, but personally I can't stand Karch as a commentator. He's just boring. He talks like the audience is 5ys old and is dull and bland. We need people that can get jump out their seats excited about the game, if anything that's what the English guy(s) bring to the table. Examples, if you have the chances, listen to other countries broadcasts, like Poland and Italy, and even if you don't understand them, you get the sense of the game and the excitement of the game from them.
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Post by Riviera Minestrone on Aug 8, 2021 14:41:17 GMT -5
One thing we can always count on from the Volley Talk crowd. The complete trashing of any announcer who dares to act like they know more than the Volley Talk crowd does. Who is arrogant? I did not like Barnett at all when I first watched some matches he was calling. After a while like most anyone, he slowly improved IMO. He's lightened up quite a bit; stopped taking himself so seriously. Prefer Don Shaw & others. Better than Karch!
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Post by netsetter on Aug 8, 2021 15:16:47 GMT -5
I love watching college broadcasts with Barnett and Scates. Accurate analysis and you learn a ton of context from Big Al.
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Post by bruingal on Aug 8, 2021 16:20:48 GMT -5
Someone please apologize to Paul Sunderland for having to spend days working with this jerk. Pure class paired with total @#*. He brings zero to the commentary other than childish, snarky comments. Bring on Salima!
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Post by Mark Richards on Aug 8, 2021 17:04:26 GMT -5
One thing we can always count on from the Volley Talk crowd. The complete trashing of any announcer who dares to act like they know more than the Volley Talk crowd does. Who is arrogant? schwartzie the sooner you quit Volleytalk the better.
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Post by gurnee50 on Aug 8, 2021 17:49:30 GMT -5
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Post by InTheKnow on Aug 8, 2021 18:21:15 GMT -5
I think they should draw on some retired HOF type coaches: Petit, Shaw, McLaughin, Gimarillo, etc Or some current coaches: Either on the women’s or men’s side when not in season.
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Post by schwartzie on Aug 8, 2021 18:47:55 GMT -5
One thing we can always count on from the Volley Talk crowd. The complete trashing of any announcer who dares to act like they know more than the Volley Talk crowd does. Who is arrogant? schwartzie the sooner you quit Volleytalk the better. I will ask my dear friend Lexi what she thinks.
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Post by azvb on Aug 8, 2021 21:03:09 GMT -5
Enh, Barney’s OK. His commentary is like a slice of jalapeño cheese bread - a little acidic, might occasionally give you heartburn, but has a little kick to it. In comparison, most of the other names bandied about on this thread - Blanton, English Guy, Karch etc - are a loaf of Wonderbread. Plus, he always buys Girl Scout cookies from my kids, so there’s that. I'm not sure what you mean by a loaf of Wonderbread, but personally I can't stand Karch as a commentator. He's just boring. He talks like the audience is 5ys old and is dull and bland. We need people that can get jump out their seats excited about the game, if anything that's what the English guy(s) bring to the table. Examples, if you have the chances, listen to other countries broadcasts, like Poland and Italy, and even if you don't understand them, you get the sense of the game and the excitement of the game from them. Rowdy Gaines? Talk about enthusiasm. He’s the only reason I watched the 4 heats of the 1500 freestyle.
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Post by hammer on Aug 8, 2021 21:27:31 GMT -5
Enh, Barney’s OK. His commentary is like a slice of jalapeño cheese bread - a little acidic, might occasionally give you heartburn, but has a little kick to it. In comparison, most of the other names bandied about on this thread - Blanton, English Guy, Karch etc - are a loaf of Wonderbread. Plus, he always buys Girl Scout cookies from my kids, so there’s that. And his dancing is underrated ...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2021 5:19:09 GMT -5
I'm disappointed, where's the respect for MBH's name? Robert misspelled Bartsch's name several times; he forgot the "s".
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Post by rstclaire1 on Aug 9, 2021 9:48:37 GMT -5
Someone please apologize to Paul Sunderland for having to spend days working with this jerk. Pure class paired with total @#*. He brings zero to the commentary other than childish, snarky comments. Bring on Salima! Salima Rockwell is so much worse then Kevin Barnett it can't even be measured...the two of them together were a BAD duo for Athletes Unlimited. Barnett is not a play-by-play guy, and Salima is terrible at translating what's going on on the court into words, regardless of the role.
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