Bill Walton

[david]

I enjoy him but he can be a bit much. You shouldn't constantly be asking 'what the hell is he talking about?' during a college basketball game.

 

[huskyjawz]

This board right now

And that's with a blow out victory; imagine if we had lost!

 

[SCNCHuskie]

I generally like Bill Walton. That split screen stuff where the game was going on but they were discussing everything but was excruciating. To complicate things for me, I was watching on a phone, so with the split screen I couldn’t even see the game.

 

[UCTitleTown]

I actually mute the TV because I'm embarrassed for him. I just hope he doesn't say something to get himself I'm trouble.

Two gems from tonight were: predicting the game would be decided on the final possession.... (admittedly he hasn't watched UConn this season) and when UConn broke the school 3 point record he asked If it was for both men's and women's? ("Because they are too different sports..." His colleague wisely moved past that comment....).

 

[elmcityboy]

the espn production was horrific. the split screens were completely useless -- i thought the endless interview with phil knight was bad, but the needless shot of jay bilas stunned me.

walton is fun when your team is up by 25 though lol

 

[MrSec238]

He legit said he needed a napkin haha

 

[Deadrody]

This is Bill’s world. You are just living in it. Show some GD Respect. Thank you.

I love the guy, but on a basketball broadcast he's an insufferable buffoon

 

[Deadrody]

the espn production was horrific. the split screens were completely useless -- i thought the endless interview with phil knight was bad, but the needless shot of jay bilas stunned me.

walton is fun when your team is up by 25 though lol

It was. I mean, I get that this is his tournament, but the man started a sneaker company. He didn't cure cancer

 

[Devland]

Love people who don't take themselves too seriously. Bill is the opposite of a politician.

 

[phillionaire]

Bill walton is a national treasure

 

[jleves]

Bill walton is a national treasure

As such, he should be buried and dug up on a couple thousand years.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Walton is the ideal color commentator for a game you don’t actually care about or want to watch.

 

[Punkbo]

My favorite Walton ever was when we were playing Arizona a few years ago and he asked about his partner’s dog, Baxter. The other guy had to tell him that Baxter died three years ago. I’m still laughing and the game was like 5 years ago.

 

[caw]

Actually felt bad for Walton when he was trying to interview Phil Knight. That was painful.

 

[nomar]

Walton is the ideal color commentator for a game you don’t actually care about or want to watch.

When you’re watching the Pac-12 quarterfinals because you can’t fall asleep, you may as well hear Bill Walton ask Dave Pasch if he’s ever been to a volcano while it’s erupting

 

[CTBasketball]

I appreciate how he called out Jay Bilas when he said “first time in the history of the world, that Jay isn’t calling a Duke game, congrats!”

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Nothing makes for a better announcer than constant stories about people and places in your past that no one else has any knowledge of and for which no context is provided, even when the other announcer tries to prompt you to provide any context at all.

 

[August_West]

I would never go to a game with someone who is so humorless that Bill Walton ruins their watching experience. That’s just me. And I’ve probably went to more uconn games with the biggest list of vastly different by’ers than anyone here.

 

[August_West]

I appreciate how he called out Jay Bilas when he said “first time in the history of the world, that Jay isn’t calling a Duke game, congrats!”

I think he was calling him “ Jake” lol

 

[auror]

He just made me laugh out loud during the Ala-Mich St. game. After the play by play guy said Alabama was leading the country in rebound margin, Bill asked who they played. He said Jacksonville, Longwood, Liberty (Bill interjected "God save us") and play by play guy continued "South Alabama." Bill asked, "That's in the southern part of the state, right?"

 

[WhereistheDove?]

I would never go to a game with someone who is so humorless that Bill Walton ruins their watching experience. That’s just me. And I’ve probably went to more uconn games with the biggest list of vastly different by’ers than anyone here.

I wouldn’t say he ruins the experience. You do get the silver lining of hearing whoever he’s matched up with try desperately to keep him focused and from going too far off on his irrelevant tangents. It really adds an additional level of difficulty to the job.

 

[UconnU]

He was so annoying in the last 10 minutes. As the game was over and they were transitioning to the new game he was heard on the hot mic saying stop interrupting me.

Hahaha really? I shut the game off to put my daughter to bed.

My take on Walton is that he’s absolutely nuts and is a good color guy to have once in a while, you kind of need to be in the mood, but you don’t want him every game.

 

[Punkbo]

He just made me laugh out loud during the Ala-Mich St. game. After the play by play guy said Alabama was leading the country in rebound margin, Bill asked who they played. He said Jacksonville, Longwood, Liberty (Bill interjected "God save us") and play by play guy continued "South Alabama." Bill asked, "That's in the southern part of the state, right?"

That’s a legitimate question. South Florida (USF) is in Tampa. Some of these schools are geographically challenged.

 

[huskyjawz]

I think he was calling him “ Jake” lol

I thought so too.

 

[CTBasketball]

I think he was calling him “ Jake” lol

I wish he’d elaborate more on his memories of Dead shows he’s seen.