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Post by silverchloride on Dec 2, 2023 15:57:23 GMT -5
The commentators for this match were bad. I get you're for the home team, but for a playoff game there needs to be more of a neutral tone.
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Post by mikegarrison on Dec 2, 2023 16:01:09 GMT -5
The commentators for this match were bad. I get you're for the home team, but for a playoff game there needs to be more of a neutral tone. Do you mean on the stream or at the court? NCAA rules are that the on-court announcers have to be neutral, but I don't think they tell the networks what they can or can't say. |
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Post by VT Karen on Dec 2, 2023 16:08:49 GMT -5
Way to go Ducks! Such a fun match to watch. A slow start, as always, especially at home. Last night’s atmosphere at MKA was pretty quiet and the crowd was small, compared to Thursday night’s match (and especially compared to last years’ 1st and 2nd round!). Lots of people home watching the football team lose. But Morgan Lewis during playoffs has been so amazing - I loved it when she rotated back in and I knew she was going to get fed. And HANNAH PUKIS - she is so fun and special to watch. Her setting is amazing and there were a couple of times on defense she came flying out of nowhere to save a ball. Hawai’i targeted Gabby on serve receive the whole night even before she was injured. I was really worried when she got injured and wondered if she’d be able to finish. They first taped her ankle during a challenge review, then I think it was too tight and they retaped it during a timeout, then put a bulky brace over it. (Ice pack brace, do they make those?) You could tell she was hurting, she was barely transitioning to hit and adjusted her serve jump also. But she hung in there; I’m glad ducks won in 3 so she could get off the court and off her ankle! Fingers crossed she’ll be ok for Thursday. I was bummed we didn’t get to see more of a battle between Amber and Kara, but that’s what happens when passing isn’t stellar for both teams. Amber got a couple of beautiful kills, which were so fun to see. Hawai’i fans - were all the players playing the ones who have been playing most of the season? I saw a few not dressed/injured on the bench and wondered if they are usually in the rotations. The players on the court were the ones who played majority of the season. Though the line up has been in constant flux since about week 3 of the season. |
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Post by silverchloride on Dec 3, 2023 16:07:26 GMT -5
The commentators for this match were bad. I get you're for the home team, but for a playoff game there needs to be more of a neutral tone. Do you mean on the stream or at the court? NCAA rules are that the on-court announcers have to be neutral, but I don't think they tell the networks what they can or can't say. I was referring to the ESPN+ stream. I didn't know that about the on-court announcers, but the Oregon announcers (Students?) were very biased in their approach. I only have ESPN+, but for contrast BYU and Hawaii commentators do a great job IMO, for example the ASU BYU match yesterday. I notice this in my DD's conference as well, but those are mostly small, student produced streams. |
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