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What do you think of this guy as ESPN’s play by play guy? I think he’s over enthusiastic and hard to like. I usually love the job Kara Lawson and Rebecca Lobo do but don’t like the three together either. Lobo and Lawson are much better separately as lone color analysts. They say and sound too similar or something. A lot of dead air. Not sure. Thoughts?
 
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HoopsFan21 said:
When Lobo and Lawson are together there's too much non-game chatter because they are friendlier with each other than they would be with another partner.
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Yes they leave the game and go into their own world like they are the stars
 
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shizam said:
What do you think of this guy as ESPN’s play by play guy? I think he’s over enthusiastic and hard to like. I usually love the job Kara Lawson and Rebecca Lobo do but don’t like the three together either. Lobo and Lawson are much better separately as lone color analysts. They say and sound too similar or something. A lot of dead air. Not sure. Thoughts?
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There is really no game coverage. They are having a great , albeit boring, chat while ignoring the game. No indication of who a foul was on or how many fouls a player has.
 
Padutch5 said:
There is really no game coverage. They are having a great , albeit boring, chat while ignoring the game. No indication of who a foul was on or how many fouls a player has.
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It is not the job of the play by play man to reign in the color analysts. That is the job of the producer. Play by play does exactly that, P by P. If Lobo and Lawson want to talk about restaurants and the relative merits of guards over forwards, that's on them.
 
shizam said:
What do you think of this guy as ESPN’s play by play guy? I think he’s over enthusiastic and hard to like. I usually love the job Kara Lawson and Rebecca Lobo do but don’t like the three together either. Lobo and Lawson are much better separately as lone color analysts. They say and sound too similar or something. A lot of dead air. Not sure. Thoughts?
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He's awful.

Shows you how wonderful our SNY team of Culmo, Friel and Ward are. It's really night and day.
 
On top of it all, sounds like he's entering a deep depression on account of South Carolina not being competitive in the game.
 
I sent an email to ESPN during the game to complain about the lack of actual coverage of the game, got a standard reply that they can't respond to every email, blah, blah, blah.
 
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I had my say on another thread but would like to remind that it is not the job of the color commentators to provide info on fouls, player coming and goings etc. That is play-by-play. If there is a director running the show that person does a terrible job or does exactly what ESPN tells them to do. Judging from commercial breaks there is very little interest at the top in women's basketball. Promos are almost all for men's things (which watchers of this game likely have little interest in). Be thankful for what we have - a national broadcast company that puts games we want to see on the air all over the US. One of the reasons UConn gets great players from around the nation. How many pac-12 games do we get to see out here...
 
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Zanzman said:
Makes me want to become a fan of the evil empire can’t stand him
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Come on down - we've been waiting for you!

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BostonCanuck said:
Dave will be doing the play by play on Red Sox games for NESN again this year. Sure do miss him on the call with Doris in women's college hoops.
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He and Remy are great together for the Sox. I was really mad when Boston decided to get rid of Orsillo but O'brien has won me over in a short time.
 
Zinethar said:
... Be thankful for what we have - a national broadcast company that puts games we want to see on the air all over the US. One of the reasons UConn gets great players from around the nation. How many pac-12 games do we get to see out here...
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The Pac-12 Conference has been in a tangle with DirecTV for several years now, which has kept P-12 games off of the largest satellite TV network. Their negotiations and disagreements over subscription fees are pretty much stalled, so it’s not very likely to change. Dish network has carried the P-12 Network almost from day one, but Dish’s subscriber base is much smaller.
 
BigBird said:
The Pac-12 Conference has been in a tangle with DirecTV for several years now, which has kept P-12 games off of the largest satellite TV network. Their negotiations and disagreements over subscription fees are pretty much stalled, so it’s not very likely to change. Dish network has carried the P-12 Network almost from day one, but Dish’s subscriber base is much smaller.
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So very true and of course I get DirecTV. Not sure why the schools out there aren't mad as it hurts their recruiting and national standing. If not for UConn games against them or the NCAA tournament on the east coast if is hard to even know they exist. Must be about the same deal with them and ESPN because I rarely see them there either.
 
Dave O'Brien was horrible.... he couldn't get names right.... booo...

I do like Beth Mowins, I think she's a great play by play caller.

I love Rebecca and Kara together. They are funny, witty and knowledgeable.

I can't understand why ESPN thinks they need a Man to do play by play. Every big game includes a guy. Even when they are on set.
 
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JordyG said:
It is not the job of the play by play man to reign in the color analysts. That is the job of the producer. Play by play does exactly that, P by P. If Lobo and Lawson want to talk about restaurants and the relative merits of guards over forwards, that's on them.
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Well, except for the fact that he doesn't actually DO the Play by Play...I have to go up on the internet to find out who the foul was on.
 
TitleTown said:
He and Remy are great together for the Sox. I was really mad when Boston decided to get rid of Orsillo but O'brien has won me over in a short time.
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Agreed. And he's just as good with Dennis Eckersley. In fact, late last season when Remy came back early from cancer treatment there were eight or so games where NESN tried a three man booth with O'Brien, Eckersley and Remy. The chemistry among them was superb, so good that it garnered mentions in regional media, and proof that two analysts and a play by play can sometimes work, at least in baseball. I hope they do that again on a regular basis this year, and that Steve Lyons returns to the studio for the pre and post game shows.
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BostonCanuck said:
Agreed. And he's just as good with Dennis Eckersley. In fact, late last season when Remy came back early from cancer treatment there were eight or so games where NESN tried a three man booth with O'Brien, Eckersley and Remy. The chemistry among them was superb, so good that it garnered mentions in regional media, and proof that two analysts and a play by play can sometimes work, at least in baseball. I hope they do that again on a regular basis this year, and that Steve Lyons returns to the studio for the pre and post game shows.
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I agree 100%! They had a great chemistry together and very rarely talked over each other. It was also great to have 2 former players in the booth able to tell stories of when they played. NESN has a great 3 man team right under their nose and I hope they are smart enough to use them.
 
Shenandoah said:
Well, except for the fact that he doesn't actually DO the Play by Play...I have to go up on the internet to find out who the foul was on.
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It was kind of tough for the P by P guy to get a word in edgewise with those two at his elbows, nonetheless stay on point.
 
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