John Fanta

[dingaling]

I don't get it. There are a thousand like him.

Whats not to get? He seems like a nice guy and always speaks well of UConn and the Big East.

 

[Palatine]

Whats not to get? He seems like a nice guy and always speaks well of UConn and the Big East.

I don't get why we have to "protect this man at all costs."

How many lives do we have to lose before the cost is too high? How many billions of dollars is the limit?

 

[Huskyforlife]

He doesn’t have the voice for it, but he’s fine compared to most awful announcers these networks throw out year after year. The bar is very low.

 

[NJHusky]

Okay, one question, name the tough question, big insight, or famous call, that Fanta gave us that no one else did.

He's not Raf. Raf will talk about stuff that happens on the court that others don't notice. Raf is sometimes ahead of the game pointing out things that will happen. Fanta is not in that league.

It’s also not Fanta’s job. That IS Raf’s piece of the equation.

 

[TheChamps990411]

Protect this man at all costs.

He's a great ambassador for Fox Sports, The Big East, and college basketball in general. He's extremely knowledgeable about the sport, personable, and great to listen to on Spaces.
He's the best in the business and it's not even close.

Hes a good egg.

 

[Palatine]

Hes a good egg.

Protect this egg at all costs!!!

 

[Hunt for 7]

I see him as being a lifer who in time will get the biggest college basketball gigs and branch out to get the other big gigs in sports if he goes after it. Think Verne Lundquist.

He doesn't have the voice Verne has but nobody does.

His voice is the only thing that may keep him down. But he is still young enough to modify it and add some more texture and tone to it. They teach that. Or he has to come up with a shtick that sets him apart.

 

[Kolumbo]

He really is passionate and does his research. He pulls out one of these and I'll donate to his personal NIL

 

[prankster]

He totally reminds me of Chris Farley

 

[UConnSwag11]

Him and TO are great together when they do their podcasts.

 

[UConnSwag11]

He’s all over the place appearing on people’s podcasts.

 

[dingaling]

I don't get why we have to "protect this man at all costs."

How many lives do we have to lose before the cost is too high? How many billions of dollars is the limit?

Hyperbole?

 

[StllH8L8ner]

He really is passionate and does his research. He pulls out one of these and I'll donate to his personal NIL

That’s worth $100.

 

[inWV]

Okay, one question, name the tough question, big insight, or famous call, that Fanta gave us that no one else did.

He's not Raf. Raf will talk about stuff that happens on the court that others don't notice. Raf is sometimes ahead of the game pointing out things that will happen. Fanta is not in that league.

Fanta is an experienced fan. Raf is a basketball man. Guys like him and JC are seeing a different game than the rest of us. Fanta does not half ass it, but his delivery is very natural. He gives a sh#t.

 

[HuskyHoosier]

His interviews right after the BET were great. Questions obv were scripted in advance but you couldn't tell because they flowed naturally. That's good preparation.

He also then stepped back and let the answers flow naturally and with their intended emotion.

It just really flowed well, kudos to him.

 

[SkyWalker2011]

John Fanta? You mean the star headliner from that popular Providence College documentary?

 

[Kitaman]

Out of the thousand out there can you name anyone who is just like Fanta?

@Scrappy3

 

[kobe]

john fanta is the pope of the church league. put some gosh darn respect on his name!

 

[uconnfan68]

Okay, one question, name the tough question, big insight, or famous call, that Fanta gave us that no one else did.

He's not Raf. Raf will talk about stuff that happens on the court that others don't notice. Raf is sometimes ahead of the game pointing out things that will happen. Fanta is not in that league.

That’s not the role of the play-by-play person. Raf is the color person.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

I don't get it. There are a thousand like him.

I believe you when you say you don't get.

Still, the only thing that makes your, "There are a thousand like him" look good by comparison is @freescooter's claim last year that there were 50 (or was it 100?) head coaches out there who'd be better for UConn than Dan Hurley.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

I don't get why we have to "protect this man at all costs."

How many lives do we have to lose before the cost is too high? How many billions of dollars is the limit?

Not a bad recovery from prior posts when you went with a vague pronoun ("it") rather than quoting the hyperbolic language to make your point about "all costs," but you did come in late on that.

 

[UConnSwag11]

 

[Umami Zen]

Fanta loves the Big East. Is becoming part of its brand through his media affiliations. And the coaches and players are comfortable with him in interviews because they know he's setting them up with questions that make them look good. At the same time-- He's improving as a likeable play-by-play guy.