Midnight Madness @ the PK80

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:I think we can all agree that Dickitch is a fuckstick.

OTPT loves that guy.

Turtleneck wrote:

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:I also don't give a shit what Bilas wants to talk about on Twitter. He's always prepared for the game he's calling and he brings a lot of insight that you would never get from Walton.

Walton teaches life lessons. His insight is wisdom.

Bilas is just hot air. Throws in some Xs and Os, throws in some stats, gets in a complaint about the NCAA, makes a joke about how he was a shitty player, and then starts over and we cycle through this the whole game. Fuck Bilas.

I'd read a self help book if I want life lessons, thanks.

Turtleneck wrote:

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:I think we can all agree that Dickitch is a fuckstick.

OTPT loves that guy.

Seriously?

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:

Turtleneck wrote:

Walton teaches life lessons. His insight is wisdom.

Bilas is just hot air. Throws in some Xs and Os, throws in some stats, gets in a complaint about the NCAA, makes a joke about how he was a shitty player, and then starts over and we cycle through this the whole game. Fuck Bilas.

I'd read a self help book if I want life lessons, thanks.

You strike me as a Chicken Soup and Tony Robbins kind of guy.

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:

Turtleneck wrote:

Walton teaches life lessons. His insight is wisdom.

Bilas is just hot air. Throws in some Xs and Os, throws in some stats, gets in a complaint about the NCAA, makes a joke about how he was a shitty player, and then starts over and we cycle through this the whole game. Fuck Bilas.

I'd read a self help book more of the Swill if I want life lessons, thanks.

FIFY

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:I also don't give a shit what Bilas wants to talk about on Twitter. He's always prepared for the game he's calling and he brings a lot of insight that you would never get from Walton.

Meh Bilas is overrated. He’s pretty much a typical by the book announcer if you ask me.

Bill Walton is a very intelligent dude, and he’s much more interesting.

Yup. Bilas is a square there to cash a check. Awful cliches and jokes we have heard since the 90s. Walton is the swill and Bilas is the rcmb. Not shocking that pylon prefers Bilas.

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:Yup. Bilas is a square there to cash a check. Awful cliches and jokes we have heard since the 90s. Walton is the swill and Bilas is the rcmb. Not shocking that pylon prefers Bilas.

You love Dackitch. Your opinion is void.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:I thought Walton was very focused on the game and on message the whole night

Bob will be so sad he missed this sarcasm.

Florida playing like their hair is on fire.

Turtleneck wrote:

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:I also don't give a shit what Bilas wants to talk about on Twitter. He's always prepared for the game he's calling and he brings a lot of insight that you would never get from Walton.

Walton teaches life lessons. His insight is wisdom.

Bilas is just hot air. Throws in some Xs and Os, throws in some stats, gets in a complaint about the NCAA, makes a joke about how he was a shitty player, and then starts over and we cycle through this the whole game.

Bilas is predictable. It’s almost scripted. Walton is unpredictable. I have no idea what weird shit he will say. It’s a bit of an act, but he is also genuinely strange.

Well put.

People that think Walton is an idiot aren’t listening. Dude went to Stanford law school and he’s in the NBA HOF and the Grateful Dead HOF. He’s a huge nerd that’s read tons of books, watched tons of basketball and done tons of drugs at Dead shows.

Meanwhile Duke is getting their poop pushed in.

steveschneider wrote:

Turtleneck wrote:

Walton teaches life lessons. His insight is wisdom.

Bilas is just hot air. Throws in some Xs and Os, throws in some stats, gets in a complaint about the NCAA, makes a joke about how he was a shitty player, and then starts over and we cycle through this the whole game.

Bilas is predictable. It’s almost scripted. Walton is unpredictable. I have no idea what weird shit he will say. It’s a bit of an act, but he is also genuinely strange.

Well put.

People that think Walton is an idiot aren’t listening. Dude went to Stanford law school and he’s in the NBA HOF and the Grateful Dead HOF. He’s a huge nerd that’s read tons of books, watched tons of basketball and done tons of drugs at Dead shows.

Oh, well...if he's in the Grateful Dead Hall of Fame...

Florida walks that fine line between being high-octane or just a bunch of jackers.

Watching the Sunday Night game finish up (Pack/Steelers tied at 28, 1:20 left), Packers ball. Then I'll switch over again.

NigelUno wrote:

steveschneider wrote:

Well put.

People that think Walton is an idiot aren’t listening. Dude went to Stanford law school and he’s in the NBA HOF and the Grateful Dead HOF. He’s a huge nerd that’s read tons of books, watched tons of basketball and done tons of drugs at Dead shows.

Oh, well...if he's in the Grateful Dead Hall of Fame...

Went to over 835 shows.

I really like Florida's PG.

Clarett's Folly wrote:I really like Florida's PG.

Are you going to ask him out?

steveschneider wrote:

NigelUno wrote:

Oh, well...if he's in the Grateful Dead Hall of Fame...

Went to over 835 shows.

I know he's been here every time they played at RiverFest.

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:Yup. Bilas is a square there to cash a check. Awful cliches and jokes we have heard since the 90s. Walton is the swill and Bilas is the rcmb. Not shocking that pylon prefers Bilas.

You love Dackitch. Your opinion is void.

Your first mistake was reading a post by Turtleneck.

steveschneider wrote:

NigelUno wrote:

Oh, well...if he's in the Grateful Dead Hall of Fame...

Went to over 835 shows.

Nigel is a robot. That means nothing.

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:

You love Dackitch. Your opinion is void.

Your first mistake was reading a post by Turtleneck.

Yeah, there is some truth to that.

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:

You love Dackitch. Your opinion is void.

Your first mistake was reading a post by Turtleneck.

Turtleneck lied to me? He's off of my Christmas card list now. Assclown.

That's a sweet Wu Tang sweater.

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

steveschneider wrote:

Went to over 835 shows.

Nigel is a robot. That means nothing.

It means nothing relative to him announcing our game. Unless you think that donut was cool.

And I thought you couldn't watch the game.

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

Your first mistake was reading a post by Turtleneck.

Turtleneck lied to me? He's off of my Christmas card list now. Assclown.

He lies to everyone. I’m not sure there is truth to any of his thousands of wasteful posts here on the swill. Like Nigel, i think he’s a robot. A Russian robot.

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

Your first mistake was reading a post by Turtleneck.

Turtleneck lied to me? He's off of my Christmas card list now. Assclown.

Did I say I lied? OTPT is manipulating you hard right now.

Fucking Duke. I thought Florida had them.

NigelUno wrote:

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

Nigel is a robot. That means nothing.

It means nothing relative to him announcing our game. Unless you think that donut was cool.

And I thought you couldn't watch the game.

It’s impossible to seperate the Grateful Dead from Bill Walton.

Also, I think there’s a lot of parallels between the harsh critics of the Grateful Dead and Bill Walton:. The haters are uptight, angry, dismissive, judgemental about drug use and completely ignorant of the talent on display.

steveschneider wrote:uptight, angry, dismissive, judgemental about drug use and completely ignorant of the talent on display.

That's like a Jeopardy answer for Nigel.

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:Fucking Duke. I thought Florida had them.

I hate those fuckers.  Mostly because they constantly win and always seem to have a guy like Allen on their team that drives you crazy.   greatest running program in my lifetime and I was alive for UCLA and Wooden.

LooseGoose wrote:

steveschneider wrote:uptight, angry, dismissive, judgemental about drug use and completely ignorant of the talent on display.

That's like a Jeopardy answer for Nigel.

Haha!

DWags wrote:

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:Fucking Duke. I thought Florida had them.

I hate those fuckers.  Mostly because they constantly win and always seem to have a guy like Allen on their team that drives you crazy.   greatest running program in my lifetime and I was alive for UCLA and Wooden.

I didn’t have any barf bags in the house so I turned the TV off before Duke ran out on the floor. Glad I did.

steveschneider wrote:

NigelUno wrote:

It means nothing relative to him announcing our game. Unless you think that donut was cool.

And I thought you couldn't watch the game.

It’s impossible to seperate the Grateful Dead from Bill Walton.

Also, I think there’s a lot of parallels between the harsh critics of the Grateful Dead and Bill Walton:. The haters are uptight, angry, dismissive, judgemental about drug use and completely ignorant of the talent on display.

I usually get a little high before heading over to the stadium for home football games, still not a huge fan of Walton. I'm not saying I hate his style, I just would rather the color guys focus more on the game at hand.

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:

steveschneider wrote:

It’s impossible to seperate the Grateful Dead from Bill Walton.

Also, I think there’s a lot of parallels between the harsh critics of the Grateful Dead and Bill Walton:. The haters are uptight, angry, dismissive, judgemental about drug use and completely ignorant of the talent on display.

I usually get a little high before heading over to the stadium for home football games, still not a huge fan of Walton. I'm not saying I hate his style, I just would rather the color guys focus more on the game at hand.

I thought the interview with Knight went a bit long, but understand why.  He's revolutionized how the game is marketed and put billions into players, coaches, announcers pockets, they were paying tribute to him.   

As far as announcing, I leave the sound up for basketball because it's always a background thing for me where I'll look up once in a while.  As far as football, I've turned the sound down when the announcers drive me crazy because I pretty much watch every play as it's happening.

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:

steveschneider wrote:

It’s impossible to seperate the Grateful Dead from Bill Walton.

Also, I think there’s a lot of parallels between the harsh critics of the Grateful Dead and Bill Walton:. The haters are uptight, angry, dismissive, judgemental about drug use and completely ignorant of the talent on display.

I usually get a little high before heading over to the stadium for home football games, still not a huge fan of Walton. I'm not saying I hate his style, I just would rather the color guys focus more on the game at hand.

Fair enough, the majority of the comments against him are ‘he’s so high right now’ they make it sound like it’s a bunch of gibberish he’s spewing out. He’s well read and got into Stanford Law School. He said a bunch of positive things about Michigan State last night that lead me to believe he’s actually really well informed about MSU and it’s rich history. You’d never hear Jay Bilas or Dakich outline Steve Smiths donations to MSU or the impact MSU had on integration in college sports.

I get it that Walton isn’t for everyone but there’s far more substance in his announcing than his harsh critics will let you believe.

steveschneider wrote:

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:

I usually get a little high before heading over to the stadium for home football games, still not a huge fan of Walton. I'm not saying I hate his style, I just would rather the color guys focus more on the game at hand.

Fair enough, the majority of the comments against him are ‘he’s so high right now’ they make it sound like it’s a bunch of gibberish he’s spewing out. He’s well read and got into Stanford Law School. He said a bunch of positive things about Michigan State last night that lead me to believe he’s actually really well informed about MSU and it’s rich history. You’d never hear Jay Bilas or Dakich outline Steve Smiths donations to MSU or the impact MSU had on integration in college sports.

I get it that Walton isn’t for everyone but there’s far more substance in his announcing than his harsh critics will let you believe.

This is a pretty solid answer. Walton isn't everyone's cuppa but you can tell he puts in the homework before he does a game and I respect that.

I think people not talking about our role in integrating college sports is on us. We should be making a bigger deal out of that and make sure people know that story, but for whatever reason we don’t.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:I think people not talking about our role in integrating college sports is on us. We should be making a bigger deal out of that and make sure people know that story, but for whatever reason we don’t.

Bob Apisa has.   I was a bit disappointed that the the Detroit media didn't hit that harder.

Well let’s build a statue or something. God knows they love putting that kind of stuff on tv. That’s more what I mean- that we have to push the story. Maybe get them to talk about that instead of how Izzo is friends with a retired football coach.