OT: I got 15 minutes on Rod Black's radio show

DonkeyPunch · Post #1 » by **DonkeyPunch** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:48 pm

I plan on calling his ass and tsn out for horrible coverage during games. I doubt he knows anything about hoops, or sports in general. Its not until early september though.

Anyone got any suggestions?

I HATE it when he does that stupid huddle report. GAH!

JN · Post #2 » by JN » Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:49 pm

ASk him why he got rid of the stache,

mintsa · Post #3 » by **mintsa** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:50 pm

Where can we listen to this ??

DonkeyPunch · Post #4 » by **DonkeyPunch** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:53 pm

mintsa wrote:Where can we listen to this ??

I'll let the board know. Its part of this (Please Use More Appropriate Word) auction package my brother bought. Technically, it was for Rod's tie (?) but included jays and argos tickets, and 15 minutes on rod's radio show. Whole family is going, and since my bro has a speech impediment, im going on the show.

freamon · Post #5 » by **freamon** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:00 pm

Sorry -- what station is his radio show on?

As a p.s., anyone else think Rod was looking a little strung out or drunk earlier this season? Like his wife kicked him out and he's been sleeping in his back seat clutching a bottle of malt liquor in a paper bag? Know what I mean?

Eating a Book · Post #6 » by **Eating a Book** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:01 pm

They should have given his mustache away instead of his tie.

I'm willing to bet he kept it around somewhere. Ask for it instead.

Silk Wilkes · Post #7 » by **Silk Wilkes** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:03 pm

Make sure you keep it clean enough for them to keep you on, it would be a shame if they cut you off with no answers.

DonkeyPunch · Post #8 » by **DonkeyPunch** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:06 pm

DonkeyPunch wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

I'll let the board know. Its part of this (Please Use More Appropriate Word) auction package my brother bought. Technically, it was for Rod's tie (?) but included jays and argos tickets, and 15 minutes on rod's radio show. Whole family is going, and since my bro has a speech impediment, im going on the show.

no clue, im from new brunswick, ill find out before its aired.

You can't just take a guy who has spent a lifetime covering hockey and the cfl (and not very well either) and declare him a hoops corresponent. It's insulting to us hardcore fans with nothing else to occupy our time.

lhd33 · Post #9 » by **lhd33** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:07 pm

rod black does know some stuff, but he's a bone head.

Post #10 » by **Yuri Vaultin** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:08 pm

Ask if he ever considered getting into porn... His name suits the industry.

Rod Black... bow chika bow chika wow wow

Sk1p · Post #11 » by **Sk1p** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:23 pm

I have a suggestion:

Ask whatever you want.....just try not to be a dick about it.

lhd33 · Post #12 » by **lhd33** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:31 pm

Sk1p wrote:I have a suggestion:

Ask whatever you want.....just try not to be a dick about it.

yes.. do this,
We don't want you giving us fans a bad name.

TheMainEvent · Post #13 » by **TheMainEvent** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:34 pm

It's not until September?

I think this thread could have been created a few months from now, just so atleast some of us would remember.

But TSN basketball sucks.

evilRyu · Post #14 » by **evilRyu** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:37 pm

Youngblood wrote:Make sure you keep it clean enough for them to keep you on, it would be a shame if they cut you off with no answers.

agreed

Ackshun · Post #15 » by **Ackshun** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:49 pm

rod strickland ? oh he gone now

JN · Post #16 » by JN » Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:50 pm

There are some very fair questions to ask him which would indirectly insult his knowledge but would be fair game:

"
A complaint I often here about Canadian network sports broadcasting is that the same core of hosts are used, hosts which lack expertise for that particular sport.

Certainlty Rod you broadcast several sports, which would indeed restrict your ability to totally focus and sharpen your expertise of Raptors basketball. Does this lack of expertise inhibit your ability to convey quality information to the basketball viewer? Or does your perspective gained from broadcasting several sports, including those that are not team oriented sports such as figure skating, give you the ability to actually enhacne the information you are conveying to the basketball viewer"

"As a host do you feel there is any specific requirement or duty to be able to accurately discuss the sport with knowledge. Or do your see role as only making sure others can present this information? "

Then if you don't like his answer

"Are you a fancy guy?"

Post #17 » by **YogiStewart** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 10:28 pm

ask him if his friends and pool partners ever refer to him as "Rod the Bod"

Pr0metheus · Post #18 » by **Pr0metheus** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:26 pm

Ask him if he's really Ron Jeremy.

vexen · Post #19 » by **vexen** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 2:36 am

Ask him to explain the triangle offence, why it worked with Jordan, why it worked with Shaq and why it didn

El Presidente · Post #20 » by **El Presidente** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 3:11 am

JN wrote:There are some very fair questions to ask him which would indirectly insult his knowledge but would be fair game:

"
A complaint I often here about Canadian network sports broadcasting is that the same core of hosts are used, hosts which lack expertise for that particular sport.

Certainlty Rod you broadcast several sports, which would indeed restrict your ability to totally focus and sharpen your expertise of Raptors basketball. Does this lack of expertise inhibit your ability to convey quality information to the basketball viewer? Or does your perspective gained from broadcasting several sports, including those that are not team oriented sports such as figure skating, give you the ability to actually enhacne the information you are conveying to the basketball viewer"

"As a host do you feel there is any specific requirement or duty to be able to accurately discuss the sport with knowledge. Or do your see role as only making sure others can present this information? "

Then if you don't like his answer

"Are you a fancy guy?"

Haha. This is the best post in this thread. Be sure to ask questions like these, this way you don't give them an excuse to cut you off.