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Scal is a horrible announcer
« on: October 23, 2017, 04:40:29 PM »

Offline Jamilmac99

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I flipped on the game the other night called by Gorman and Scal and it did not take long to realize that Scalabrine is just a terrible announcer. It was surprising how far the drop off is when Tommy is not there. I think Gorman should step down as well when Tommy retires. It would be cool as hell in my far fetched dream if somehow they convinced McHale and M.L. Carr to do it. Fresh blood I say!

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Offline kozlodoev

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I flipped on the game the other night called by Gorman and Scal and it did not take long to realize that Scalabrine is just a terrible announcer. It was surprising how far the drop off is when Tommy is not there. I think Gorman should step down as well when Tommy retires. It would be cool as hell in my far fetched dream if somehow they convinced McHale and M.L. Carr to do it. Fresh blood I say!
Eh. Tommy's best days are long gone. He's sounded every bit his age for seasons now. Scal's fine -- if you want to hear terrible announcing, you should tune into a national game.. or perhaps the Red Sox :P
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« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2017, 05:08:57 PM »

Offline DarkAzcura

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Love Tommy, but Scal is way better. Scal better  understands the way the game is played today and gives much better analysis as a result.

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« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2017, 05:54:35 PM »

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Scal is awful.
I keep hoping someone gives him an assistant coaching job.

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« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2017, 05:58:47 PM »

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Former Celtics are my preference for color commentators. They understand the culture and usually have respect from current players. Play by play is for motor mouths like Gorman.

I do agree with the ML Carr sentiment but our current crew is fine by me.
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« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2017, 06:01:07 PM »

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I wish every game was offered with optional Grande and Max audio. I visualize the game listening to them. Those two need to be the tv guys when Tommy and Mike retire.

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« Reply #6 on: October 23, 2017, 06:06:34 PM »

Offline MattyIce

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totally disagree

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« Reply #7 on: October 23, 2017, 06:21:17 PM »

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First of all, ML Carr?  Can't stand him.

Second, Tommy isn't exactly breaking anything down. Love him, but he is no analyst. Commentary, but no analysis.

Third, anyone listen to Scal do the morning radio show on XM with Frank Isola?  Excellent. Scal will have a very long career in sports media. He's actually one of the best I've heard.

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« Reply #8 on: October 23, 2017, 06:30:57 PM »

Offline Chris22

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I don't need an announcer to break down plays.
I love Mike Gorman, Cousy, and Bill Russell the best.
Great guys all.

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« Reply #9 on: October 23, 2017, 06:46:07 PM »

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I don't mind him at all. He's not nearly as fun as Tommy, but nobody really is
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« Reply #10 on: October 23, 2017, 06:46:49 PM »

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Scal is great, way better than listening to Tommy ramble about.

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« Reply #11 on: October 23, 2017, 07:21:05 PM »

Offline Bostoncelticsforlife7

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Scal is my favorite out of the 3, but I don't like any of our announcers really. They too boring and painfully biased for my taste. Sometimes I could hear the slap of the arm and Tommy would still complain. I always choose to listen to the other teams announcers because I do not live in Boston. I would absolute LOVE Mchale to be our new announcer.
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« Reply #12 on: October 23, 2017, 07:26:25 PM »

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I wish every game was offered with optional Grande and Max audio. I visualize the game listening to them. Those two need to be the tv guys when Tommy and Mike retire.
You can try both on, but I found the radio is about 6-8 seconds ahead of the televised action.  We always did this in the old days with Johnny Most, the greatest basketball announcer ever.

Hey, what's the beef with Scal?  I think he's great and agree with DarkAzcura:
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Love Tommy, but Scal is way better. Scal better  understands the way the game is played today and gives much better analysis as a result.

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« Reply #13 on: October 23, 2017, 07:33:28 PM »

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Scal is great, way better than listening to Tommy ramble about.

Watch your mouth bud

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I like Scal. He’s not Prime Tommy, but nobody is.

I’m not a Max fan.


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