least/most favorite buckhantz lines

Post #41 » by **Rafael122** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:25 am

Post #42 » by **pineappleheadindc** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:00 pm

P'Oed wrote:listen to the Celtics announce team and dare to tell me Buck and Phil suck

QFT.

Bulls announcers suck too.

I think the Cs and Bulls announcers, between them, have the monosyllabic market cornered.

Higga · Post #43 » by **Higga** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:13 pm

The Bulls have the absolute worst no doubt. I can't stand the Celtics and Knicks either.

The Lakers guys aren't bad. Doesn't James Worthy do them?

Post #44 » by **miller31time** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 6:28 pm

Higga wrote:The Bulls have the absolute worst no doubt. I can't stand the Celtics and Knicks either.

The Lakers guys aren't bad. Doesn't James Worthy do them?

Really? The Knicks? I love their broadcast team (Breen and Frazier).

As for the Lakers, I don't think Worthy does the color commentary. It's Stu Lantz (IIRC).

Post #45 » by **jmrosenth** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 6:49 pm

P'Oed wrote:listen to the Celtics announce team and dare to tell me Buck and Phil suck

I don't buy into this argument. Just because Buck and Phil are better than the Celtics (or any other team team for that matter) doesn't make them necessarily good. Especially if you remember Mel Proctor as fondly as I do.

Buckhantz irritates the crap out of me. I respect his homerism and hometown fandom, but I don't like him as a play-by-play guy. Wonderful, nice person, who seems to have a good heart - but I wish he would have stuck with being a news anchor. And it's not so much the "lines" that irritate me (and when he's throwing up backbreakers with 5 minutes to go, they irritate me), it's the inane and incorrect use of stats. It's his obsession with free throws and the refs. It's his inability to correctly describe what just happened.

Everybody who's been around knows how unfaltering my support for all things Wizards has been over the years. But I'm not willing to budge on the Buckhantz issue.

no D in Hibachi · Post #46 » by **no D in Hibachi** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:09 pm

When 3shawn hit the game winner last night Buck emphatically screamed DAGGER! He did it with such emotion and zeal. It was absolutely fantasitic. Buck is hands down one of the best announcers in the league.

Will someone change the title of the thread? Also, I love it when Dave Johnson shouts, "It's there!" when the Wizards make a three.

Post #47 » by **jmrosenth** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:13 pm

I will give Buck props for the game-winner calls. He's had a lot of practice these last few years, hasn't he?

wateryd · Post #48 » by **wateryd** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:48 pm

"and the 17 point lead is down to 2"

ok, it's more the situation that makes me dislike that one, but you know it's coming every time the wizards get a big lead. and every time he says it i feel like phil just needs to give him a hug and tell him things are gonna be ok.

Wizards2Lottery · Post #49 » by **Wizards2Lottery** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:58 pm

http://youtube.com/watch?v=IrkaRTwItL0

The most emotional dagger of his career. You can just feel the pain in his voice.

Kanyewest · Post #50 » by **Kanyewest** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:05 pm

"NO NOT POSSIBLE!!!"
http://youtube.com/watch?v=a5d097fAWeI

newslowsad · Post #51 » by **newslowsad** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:40 pm

Gilbert0Arenas wrote:http://youtube.com/watch?v=IrkaRTwItL0

The most emotional dagger of his career. You can just feel the pain in his voice.

i know, right?

Zerocious · Post #52 » by **Zerocious** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:31 pm

http://youtube.com/watch?v=JhGbXOn8q1o&feature=related

not possible! take 2!

OMG i cannot stop watching this clip, Bucks first NOOHOOOOOO is amazing. i was at this game and sitting behind the budwiser sign over the wiz lockerroom exit tunnel and almost toppled over it when it went in. Ivan gave me a look, hahah

Zerocious · Post #53 » by **Zerocious** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:38 pm

maybe rename this thread: Least/most favorite buckhantz lines.

BTW, is there such a thing as a Chenier line?

fishercob · Post #54 » by **fishercob** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 12:19 am

jmrosenth wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

I don't buy into this argument. Just because Buck and Phil are better than the Celtics (or any other team team for that matter) doesn't make them necessarily good. Especially if you remember Mel Proctor as fondly as I do.

Buckhantz irritates the crap out of me. I respect his homerism and hometown fandom, but I don't like him as a play-by-play guy. Wonderful, nice person, who seems to have a good heart - but I wish he would have stuck with being a news anchor. And it's not so much the "lines" that irritate me (and when he's throwing up backbreakers with 5 minutes to go, they irritate me), it's the inane and incorrect use of stats. It's his obsession with free throws and the refs. It's his inability to correctly describe what just happened.

Everybody who's been around knows how unfaltering my support for all things Wizards has been over the years. But I'm not willing to budge on the Buckhantz issue.

Great post. What irritates me about Buck is that in addition to being a homer, he's as much of a baby as many of the posters here. So when things go bad, he gets this resigned, teenage angst in his voice that's sometimes unintentionally hilarious, but mostly just annoying. Exhibit A would be his tone of voice when saying "aaaand the Wizards turn it over."

Post #55 » by **nate33** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 12:26 am

For some reason, this last second audio highlight has always stuck in my mind. It's from a long time ago when Barkley was playing for the Sixers. I think it's Mel Proctor:

Barkley for three!!!

Post #56 » by **miller31time** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:26 am

Buck may be a homer, but not in comparison to other broadcast teams out there. Hell, when the Wiz are on NBATV, I've heard fans compliment us on Buck and Phil, telling us how objective they are and how lucky WE are.

go'stags · Post #57 » by **go'stags** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:22 am

jmrosenth wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

I don't buy into this argument. Just because Buck and Phil are better than the Celtics (or any other team team for that matter) doesn't make them necessarily good. Especially if you remember Mel Proctor as fondly as I do.

Buckhantz irritates the crap out of me. I respect his homerism and hometown fandom, but I don't like him as a play-by-play guy. Wonderful, nice person, who seems to have a good heart - but I wish he would have stuck with being a news anchor. And it's not so much the "lines" that irritate me (and when he's throwing up backbreakers with 5 minutes to go, they irritate me), it's the inane and incorrect use of stats. It's his obsession with free throws and the refs. It's his inability to correctly describe what just happened.

Everybody who's been around knows how unfaltering my support for all things Wizards has been over the years. But I'm not willing to budge on the Buckhantz issue.

And I refuse to buy into the argument that just because Buck is not Mel Proctor, doesn't mean he isn't "good". Buck is the best.

Post #58 » by **penbeast0** » Sat Mar 1, 2008 8:40 pm

Zerocious wrote:maybe rename this thread: Least/most favorite buckhantz lines.

BTW, is there such a thing as a Chenier line?

"You just have to play them one game at a time"
"I'm just here to try to help the team"
"I try to give 110%"

But seriously, even when Phil was playing, he was always known as a quiet, classy guy, he was never a guy to stir things up or create bulletin board material for other teams.