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Inconsistency of language by commentators
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 6:59 pm
by T-Mac for MVP
"Team A by 5" - are they in the lead by 5 or do they trail by 5?
"Player A draws the foul" - did player A give the foul or did he force (what I would call "draw") a foul ?
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:01 pm
by wetsthebed
"Team A by 5" means the team is leading by 5, and if a player draws a foul, they got fouled..
I don't think I've heard either any other way.
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:04 pm
by TMU
Good point.
"Player A draws the foul" - did player A give the foul or did he force (what I would call "draw") a foul ?
I believe it means that Player A got fouled.
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:07 pm
by ss1986v2
westthebest wrote:"Team A by 5" means the team is leading by 5, and if a player draws a foul, they got fouled..
I don't think I've heard either any other way.
same here.
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:40 pm
by deeney0
I thought this was going to be about Walt Frazier's verbose verbage and versatile vernacular.
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:57 pm
by RobertGlory
the lack of fact-checking irks me more
for the hornets vs. boston last week, we had 18,280, "the largest crowd to attend a new orleans hornets game in the new orleans arena" according to bob and gil.
ummm no
this was when we were 17-54:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=250402003
this was the lakers' first game here in 2003:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=230115003
game 6 of the sixers' playoff series:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=230502003
the lakers' visit here in november '03:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=231107003
this was after the hurricane so they can't use that qualifier
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=270323003
check your facts people
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 9:42 pm
by exkonvict
I'll show you consistent commentating:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=6fVJpeo7PvE
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 9:47 pm
by Magic All The Way
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 9:51 pm
by MagicNolesFSU
dunked on three people haha nice.
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:37 pm
by Philly Fresh
zO/\/\g N00B!!!
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:43 pm
by Cevap
Magic All The Way wrote:http://youtube.com/watch?v=3nHAuZdEH9Q&feature=related
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Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 12:11 am
by carrottop12
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Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 12:56 am
by High 5
RobertGlory wrote:the lack of fact-checking irks me more
for the hornets vs. boston last week, we had 18,280, "the largest crowd to attend a new orleans hornets game in the new orleans arena" according to bob and gil.
ummm no
Maybe 18,280 was the actual number of fans in attendance and those boxscores are just the number of tickets sold?