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Hubie Brown Appreciation Thread

Posted: Sun Feb 9, 2025 9:11 pm
by Laimbeer
Great basketball mind, accomplished coach, long time broadcaster, and genuinely good guy. Today is his last broadcast. Congrats, Coach!

Any favorite memories or little known facts about him?

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Re: Hubie Brown Appreciation Thread

Posted: Sun Feb 9, 2025 9:12 pm
by Homer38
Amazing career,I will miss him!

Very impressive he was still able to call game on TV at 91!

Re: Hubie Brown Appreciation Thread

Posted: Sun Feb 9, 2025 9:43 pm
by adubmac
"If they make a 2, you're not happy but it's not a 3."

Re: Hubie Brown Appreciation Thread

Posted: Sun Feb 9, 2025 9:48 pm
by bisme37
Read on Twitter

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Re: Hubie Brown Appreciation Thread

Posted: Sun Feb 9, 2025 9:48 pm
by tsherkin
Definitely going to miss him.

Re: Hubie Brown Appreciation Thread

Posted: Sun Feb 9, 2025 9:56 pm
by UglyBugBall
He was great in his 'prime', but the last few years have been really tough. He really should have retired 5-10 years ago.

Re: Hubie Brown Appreciation Thread

Posted: Sun Feb 9, 2025 9:56 pm
by druggas
If you listened to what he was saying, you would learn about basketball. His delivery wasn't as exciting as others, but his knowledge far surpassed them.

Re: Hubie Brown Appreciation Thread

Posted: Sun Feb 9, 2025 10:17 pm
by bledredwine

Watch on YouTube


He told it like it is and was also a pedagogue of sorts.


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Re: Hubie Brown Appreciation Thread

Posted: Sun Feb 9, 2025 10:20 pm
by C0bR
Now you gotta give him credit, even in his later years he was still the only color commentator on the national TV who did his actual job - analyze the play.

Re: Hubie Brown Appreciation Thread

Posted: Sun Feb 9, 2025 10:22 pm
by HomoSapien
You felt smarter by just hearing this man announce a game. It's a big loss for the basketball community that he's retiring. There will never be another Hubie Brown, but sadly, sports telecasts aren't encouraging that type of analysis anymore either.

Re: Hubie Brown Appreciation Thread

Posted: Sun Feb 9, 2025 10:32 pm
by Palma Dutch
that season with the grizz where he won the COY award was comfy
love hubie

Re: Hubie Brown Appreciation Thread

Posted: Sun Feb 9, 2025 11:23 pm
by AleksandarN

Re: Hubie Brown Appreciation Thread

Posted: Sun Feb 9, 2025 11:26 pm
by NCHeels2008
tsherkin wrote:Definitely going to miss him.


Sad that a whole generation of fans already have no idea what he did for the Grizzlies franchise

Re: Hubie Brown Appreciation Thread

Posted: Sun Feb 9, 2025 11:29 pm
by EmpireFalls
Best color guy even in his 90s. What a king.

Re: Hubie Brown Appreciation Thread

Posted: Sun Feb 9, 2025 11:33 pm
by EmpireFalls
HomoSapien wrote:You felt smarter by just hearing this man announce a game. It's a big loss for the basketball community that he's retiring. There will never be another Hubie Brown, but sadly, sports telecasts aren't encouraging that type of analysis anymore either.

He genuinely made you want to pick up a basketball and go play right after watching a game. Everything he said was tinged with the excitement and passion that only true love of the game can bring.

One of the few who truly understood how to teach the game. Honestly, an incalculable loss. Even in his 80s he still taught you something nearly every game. I don’t think these younger guys truly love the game like Hubie did.

Re: Hubie Brown Appreciation Thread

Posted: Sun Feb 9, 2025 11:39 pm
by DavidSterned
One of the few good aspects of ESPN's coverage over the last decade.

Re: Hubie Brown Appreciation Thread

Posted: Sun Feb 9, 2025 11:52 pm
by MavsDirk41
Much respect for Hubie. GOAT.

Re: Hubie Brown Appreciation Thread

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2025 12:03 am
by durden_tyler
Still hate the Memphis' 10-man rotation with him at the helm-- selfish reason though, i wanted J-Will to get more minutes so kind of default frustration against this coach.

But obviously, i was wrong and J-Will needed to mature and this system plus Hubie's guidance made my favorite player less-flashy but more efficient, and he eventually got a ring in Miami so not hating on Hubie now. :D Thanks Hubie!

Re: Hubie Brown Appreciation Thread

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2025 1:10 am
by Up-And-Coming
Man put decades of work in. Props to Hubie. Enjoy retirement.

Re: Hubie Brown Appreciation Thread

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2025 1:38 am
by cocktailswith_2short
Thanks Hubie the basketball world adores you .