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cmonkee Star Player
Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 5301 Location: Redondo Beach
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Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2017 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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I will say it was a little weird to have Stu repeatedly refer to Giannis as "the freak" instead of the "the Greek freak" |
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kobeandgary Star Player
Joined: 18 Apr 2004 Posts: 6339 Location: Virginia
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Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2017 12:52 am Post subject: |
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Lopez misses a layup "you really have to try and dunk everything around Thon Maker" following play Thon Maker blocks a dunk "you really have to be aggressive with your dunks around Thon Maker" |
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epak Retired Number
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Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2017 12:54 am Post subject: |
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"it really wasn't" |
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KeepItRealOrElse Retired Number
Joined: 11 Oct 2012 Posts: 32767
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Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2017 12:56 am Post subject: |
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Billy Mac is the absolute worst to me. The way he emotes sounds so forced |
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VicXLakers Franchise Player
Joined: 08 Feb 2006 Posts: 11823
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Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2017 1:14 am Post subject: |
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KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | Billy Mac is the absolute worst to me. The way he emotes sounds so forced |
he's thinking about how it will sound on the highlight reel |
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panamaniac Franchise Player
Joined: 28 May 2011 Posts: 11239 Location: PTY
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Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2017 2:42 am Post subject: |
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KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | Billy Mac is the absolute worst to me. The way he emotes sounds so forced |
Easy to be off your game when you have to put up with grumpy Stu on a daily basis. |
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kobeandgary Star Player
Joined: 18 Apr 2004 Posts: 6339 Location: Virginia
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Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2017 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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.4 wrote: | Stu is a legend. It's sad that this thread even exists. |
No, he's just old. |
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12 Star Player
Joined: 03 Sep 2010 Posts: 8617
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Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2017 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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Stu has a career because of Chick.
Without Chick, no one in LA would give a rats ass about him.
I feel like LA puts up with his nonsense because of the soft spot that fans had for Ol' Golden Throat. |
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B_P Star Player
Joined: 28 May 2003 Posts: 8598 Location: (physically) West Seattle (heart) Venice Beach
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Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 8:33 am Post subject: |
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KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | Billy Mac is the absolute worst to me. The way he emotes sounds so forced |
OMG, THANK YOU!!
That gruff "satchmo" thing he does is sooooo forced and soooo not natural.
Then, on top of that, he does that annoying "sing/talk" thing. "Here comes LonZooOOooOO!"
Both are completely cringe-worthy.
He used to never do that stuff before. I don't know if it was last season, but one day, he just started doing it. Is that something him and his manager sat down and talked about?? Like, he's trying to manufacture his "signature sound" or his "brand" or something?? Whatever it is, he should stop, because, IMO, it's awful.
But, that's why I now turn down the sound and just listen to dope music while I watch the games! It's waaay better.
But, really, I'm just waiting until LFR does another livestream of a game! _________________ Everything. Changes. |
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LongtimeLakerLover Starting Rotation
Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 785 Location: Murrieta, California
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Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 8:42 am Post subject: |
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I didn't really think Stu could get much more annoying, but then I moved out of state for a year and had to get NBA League Pass. With NBALP you have to listen to the announcer of whomever is the home team, so you get to eventually hear them all. Stu and Billy Mac are BY FAR the best out there. Believe me, if you had listened to them all, you might just agree. He gets on our nerves because we hear him all the time and it's never anything different, but truly, he's a class act comparatively speaking. _________________ I love LA........WE LOVE IT! |
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kobe_4_mvp Star Player
Joined: 13 Apr 2008 Posts: 3798
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Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 8:45 am Post subject: |
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wasn't billy mac always a bit hammy? always entertaining too. the very young looking girlfriend, that haircut, constantly getting dumped on by stu, etc. |
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12 Star Player
Joined: 03 Sep 2010 Posts: 8617
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Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 8:53 am Post subject: |
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Man, it'd be amazing to get Ireland and Thompson on TV instead of the radio. Spero was incredible too. They should have offered him the TV job. Although, I doubt Spero would put up with Stu's bs. |
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Lamar's Bud Star Player
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Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 10:23 am Post subject: |
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12 wrote: | Man, it'd be amazing to get Ireland and Thompson on TV instead of the radio. Spero was incredible too. They should have offered him the TV job. Although, I doubt Spero would put up with Stu's bs. |
Pretty sure they did offer him the job. The problem is that Spero has other gigs (NCAA, NFL) that he was not willing to give up because the Lakers organization wanted him to be exclusive as their TV announcer.
I would have loved to have Spero as the TV PBP announcer, and I can also understand the Lakers wanting him to be there for every game, but it's near impossible to do if he's doing any NCAA or NFL games. So with that impasse, it just wasn't in the cards.
Think back to when Joel was our TV guy, and he missed Kobe's 81 because he had been out calling an NCAA Football game. That's the kind of stuff I think the Lakers organization wants to avoid. |
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12 Star Player
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Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 10:34 am Post subject: |
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Lamar's Bud wrote: | 12 wrote: | Man, it'd be amazing to get Ireland and Thompson on TV instead of the radio. Spero was incredible too. They should have offered him the TV job. Although, I doubt Spero would put up with Stu's bs. |
Pretty sure they did offer him the job. The problem is that Spero has other gigs (NCAA, NFL) that he was not willing to give up because the Lakers organization wanted him to be exclusive as their TV announcer.
I would have loved to have Spero as the TV PBP announcer, and I can also understand the Lakers wanting him to be there for every game, but it's near impossible to do if he's doing any NCAA or NFL games. So with that impasse, it just wasn't in the cards.
Think back to when Joel was our TV guy, and he missed Kobe's 81 because he had been out calling an NCAA Football game. That's the kind of stuff I think the Lakers organization wants to avoid. |
I see. Didnt know that information.
Thanks! |
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kevin61 Star Player
Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 1332
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Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 11:12 am Post subject: |
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I like Stu,. He's is a smart guy and the last connection to Chick. That works for me. |
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kevin61 Star Player
Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 1332
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Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 11:21 am Post subject: |
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12 wrote: | Man, it'd be amazing to get Ireland and Thompson on TV instead of the radio. Spero was incredible too. They should have offered him the TV job. Although, I doubt Spero would put up with Stu's bs. |
Never understood all the love for Spero, he was good, had a nice voice, but his overall demeanor always struck me as a bit depressed. Billy Mac is a barely competent play by play guy, but his enthusiasm is undeniable. He and Stu have a chemistry that Joel and Stu didn't. Joel was a great voice with an empty head and Stu didn't care for him at all. |
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LakerFan87 Franchise Player
Joined: 25 May 2008 Posts: 18984 Location: The High Desert
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Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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"Contrarian" Stu pisses me off the most and it's no wonder Joel Myers hated him. My brother does this all the time whenever I make a point about something in a family conversation and it makes me want to punch him in the face.
(On a side note, I liked Joel Myers and never quite understood all the hate he got from LG.)
Another thing that drives me crazy is when Stu says (bleep) like "The Lakers are shooting 100% from the field and *insert opponent* is shooting 0% from the field and the Lakers are only up by 2! You can't let teams hang around like that" when it's 2-0 Lakers and the Lakers are 1-1 from the field and the opponent is 0-1.
(The above point is an exaggeration, but you get the idea.) _________________ ...in my opinion. |
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SGV-Laker fan Star Player
Joined: 23 May 2013 Posts: 8860
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Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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I just can’t stand John Ireland’s voice, and it does not help he never brings anything new to any discussion, it’s either company lines or stuff we talked about 3 days ago on LG. |
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FanOfFour Star Player
Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Posts: 1761
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Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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12 wrote: | Lamar's Bud wrote: | 12 wrote: | Man, it'd be amazing to get Ireland and Thompson on TV instead of the radio. Spero was incredible too. They should have offered him the TV job. Although, I doubt Spero would put up with Stu's bs. |
Pretty sure they did offer him the job. The problem is that Spero has other gigs (NCAA, NFL) that he was not willing to give up because the Lakers organization wanted him to be exclusive as their TV announcer.
I would have loved to have Spero as the TV PBP announcer, and I can also understand the Lakers wanting him to be there for every game, but it's near impossible to do if he's doing any NCAA or NFL games. So with that impasse, it just wasn't in the cards.
Think back to when Joel was our TV guy, and he missed Kobe's 81 because he had been out calling an NCAA Football game. That's the kind of stuff I think the Lakers organization wants to avoid. |
I see. Didnt know that information.
Thanks! |
Yep, that's how it went down. Unfortunately, now we're stuck with 82 games of mediocre PBP as opposed to 70+ games of good. I don't blame the Lakers for wanting exclusivity, but I do think they panicked when they promoted Billy Mac AND Ireland almost immediately afterward. That Plan B is the announcing equivalent of signing Mozgov and Deng to my ears. |
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WeDidItReddit Star Player
Joined: 10 May 2015 Posts: 1087
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Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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If Stu says IT'S ALOOIVE one more time I'm driving straight down Interstate 5 from NorCal where I live to Staples Center to smack him upside his bald ass head. |
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non-player zealot Franchise Player
Joined: 05 Nov 2007 Posts: 21365
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Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 3:00 am Post subject: |
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LakerFan87 wrote: | "Contrarian" Stu pisses me off the most and it's no wonder Joel Myers hated him. My brother does this all the time whenever I make a point about something in a family conversation and it makes me want to punch him in the face. |
Haha. I advise you to do it. I got your back. _________________ GOAT MAGIC REEL
SEDALE TRIBUTE
EDDIE DONX! |
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JamaalWilkes Star Player
Joined: 25 Oct 2006 Posts: 1175
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Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2017 12:34 am Post subject: |
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Stu really overdoes it with the bold, extra-deep voiced declarations of “K...C...P!” We get it, his nickname is three initials and he made a basket. Calm down.
He’s also really been selling “The Slasher!” every time Corey Brewer cuts to the basket. That’s not as egregious as the K..C...P!, but still, Stu gets borderline WWE. |
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Krispy Kreme Franchise Player
Joined: 30 Mar 2003 Posts: 12252
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Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2017 1:18 pm Post subject: |
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stu is awful. like someone said, people think he's good because he used to be with chick. they won't admit that though and pretend he's a good analyst on his own. _________________ Dominating every day. |
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Treble Clef Franchise Player
Joined: 20 Nov 2012 Posts: 23899
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Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2018 4:03 pm Post subject: |
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I have to add "the phonebooth" to the list now that he's saying it upwards of 10 times a game. Please retire |
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tofulakers Sixth Man
Joined: 21 Nov 2007 Posts: 69
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Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2018 4:08 pm Post subject: |
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I know it's blasphemous, but Stu has lost it. It irks me when he goes on and on about a minor point and two possessions have passed already. Just let it go Stu!
Billy Mac isn't that great either. Can Jeanie just give more money to Kevin Harlan than what TNT is paying him? |
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