ESPN Commentators are very biased.

LDLemu4U · Post #21 » by **LDLemu4U** » Sat May 24, 2008 9:11 pm

I agree totally.....everybody in the ESPN panel really sucks! Esp. Barry...he is nonsense. I'm very happy with the TNT panel. They are not biased and at least really former champions or all stars.

TommyPoints · Post #22 » by **TommyPoints** » Sun May 25, 2008 3:50 am

I love JVG and Jackson is pretty good with him. I dont care much for Breen and I hate Stew, Wilbon, and Barry together.

Al n' Perk No Layups! · Post #23 » by **Al n' Perk No Layups!** » Sun May 25, 2008 4:00 am

I like JVG and Jackson but I can't stand Breen. I think they should just have JVG and Jackson talking throughout the game, I don't need the play by play, I can see the game.

TheSheriff · Post #24 » by **TheSheriff** » Sun May 25, 2008 4:04 am

I love Van Gundy. He also has pretty good chemistry with Jackson. I actually really like this ESPN crew. It maybe the best national crew i have heard in any sport in a long while.

TommyPoints · Post #25 » by **TommyPoints** » Sun May 25, 2008 4:05 am

I think everytime I've seen them do a game Breen has trouble saying how much a team is winning or losing by and screws it up.

Ed Pinkney · Post #26 » by **Ed Pinkney** » Sun May 25, 2008 4:14 am

While I miss Mike and Tommy, I can't believe people are pissing and moaning about the ESPN guys. Personally, I think they are fine and don't see any bias and I have heard Breen get excited about plenty of Celtic plays.

You can't compare national broadcasters to the local guys, particularly Mike and Tommy. They are of course going to be overly critical of the Celtics and excited of the other team. Just like they will be critical of the Cavs or Pistons and excited about the Celtics. THEY ARE NATIONAL BROADCASTERS!!!!!

And to be honest, the Celtics up and down play these playoffs deserves every bit of critical analysis it gets.

Al n' Perk No Layups! · Post #27 » by **Al n' Perk No Layups!** » Sun May 25, 2008 4:33 am

TheSheriff wrote:I love Van Gundy. He also has pretty good chemistry with Jackson. I actually really like this ESPN crew. It maybe the best national crew i have heard in any sport in a long while.

It'd be great to have those guys doing the game and the TNT overtime crew doing pre, half and post-game. Best of both worlds.

heyjohnny · Post #28 » by **heyjohnny** » Sun May 25, 2008 4:56 am

These guys are great. I don't get what's wrong with them?

GuyClinch · Post #29 » by **GuyClinch** » Sun May 25, 2008 6:03 am

Not a huge fan of Breen. Mark Jackson is tolerable - but JVG is the best of the 3. Who would have guessed?

Pete

TommyPoints · Post #30 » by **TommyPoints** » Sun May 25, 2008 6:14 am

JVG was one of the best parts of the ESPN commercial with the big 3 too. The dude is great.

Taget · Post #31 » by **Taget** » Sun May 25, 2008 2:32 pm

BrokenLeftyJumper wrote:They are all out to get us. Stern, the refs, the announcers, ESPN, Charles Barkley, Bill Simmons, everybody!!!! Trust nobody!!! That is unless they profess clear objectivity like Tommy Heinsohn.

I couldn't agree more. We need Tommy calling national playoff games again! He can team with JVG.

Post #32 » by **canman1971** » Sun May 25, 2008 2:41 pm

I feel this crew is a good as you can get from a national broadcast team. As long as I don't have to listen to Dick Stockton, everything else is gravy IMO.

hickfromfrenchlick · Post #33 » by **hickfromfrenchlick** » Sun May 25, 2008 4:28 pm

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

This is such BS. ESPN has given the Celtics about 75% more coverage than any other team. Celtics this, Celtics that. ESPN2 had a special, for chrissakes.

As for Breen/LeBron, announcers announce. LeBron does special things, and Breen's voice will get high when he does them. Breen didn't want Cleveland to win. He doesnt want Detroit to win. The NBA doesn't. ESPN doesn't. They all want a Celtics-Lakers Finals.

I love the disproportionate amount of Celtics coverage, but to suggest there's an anti-Celtic bias is so delusional, I really want you give me your dealer's number.

FadeAway · Post #34 » by **FadeAway** » Sun May 25, 2008 6:37 pm

Only thing that got me a little ticked off about last nights commentary was when Posey fouled Stuckey on the break and Breen was like, "OHHHH HARD FOUL, THAT COULD BE A FLAGRANT!!!!"...but Van Gundy covered him during the replay saying, "That's a simple good hard foul."

Post #35 » by **ParticleMan** » Sun May 25, 2008 8:03 pm

I don't think they're biased. Breen is fine. He was the first to call out the refs on the KG/Rip foul. I actually like Jackson the least of the 3, not sure what he brings. JVG is hysterical (the "who took yours?" line is an all-time classic).

Datruth345 · Post #36 » by **Datruth345** » Sun May 25, 2008 8:08 pm

van gundy is the man

but everyone else is horrid on the espn/abc crew

DelMonte West · Post #37 » by **DelMonte West** » Sun May 25, 2008 11:11 pm

I really wish I recorded last night's game. The banter between Gundy and Jackson had me on the floor, along with some zingers for Breen:

*Breen shoehorns "trajectory" into his play-by-play*
Breen: "That's a difficult word to say."
Jackson: "It is...for you."

And a ton of others. JVG is a riot.

hickfromfrenchlick wrote:I really want you give me your dealer's number.

Noah wouldn't let me.

SuigintouEV · Post #38 » by **SuigintouEV** » Mon May 26, 2008 3:51 am

Datruth345 wrote:van gundy is the man

but everyone else is horrid on the espn/abc crew

Walton is amusing..