Dave Pasch and Bill Walton calling the UConn/Arizona game.

[CL82]

Bill Walton has forgotten more about basketball then the average fan has ever learned.

Probably, but that doesn't take away from the fact that he was stunningly ill prepared for the broadcast. Being funnily inept is cute for 5 year old soccer, bu not so much for a national sports broadcast.

 

[Bomber36]

Walton is the least of our problems.

Well, he’s really everyone’s problem. He needs to go. He made Dickie V sound listenable.

 

[Northbound]

In the 1st half his colleague tried to get him to focus on the game and asked something to the effect of “ what can UConn do to get back into the game”? Walton replied with one word “0ffense” and the talked for a minute or so about passing and guys touching the ball. He knew exactly what was going on in the game, but to him it was not worth talking about.

Likely because he had already figured out that UCONN had no interest in doing one of the key things that could help them get back in the game - passing and moving the ball.

 

[JellyBean]

Dude had me cracking up with his random trivia stuff. I was actually looking crap up!!

 

[Huskybass]

Bill Walton is awesome. I feel bad for those who don't enjoy listening to him.

 

[mauconnfan]

Dude had me cracking up with his random trivia stuff. I was actually looking crap up!!

Me too lol

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Sad reality: he was better than UConn
Besides, if you weren't multi-tasking during that game, shame on you.

 

[8893]

Probably, but that doesn't take away from the fact that he was stunningly ill prepared for the broadcast. Being funnily inept is cute for 5 year old soccer, bu not so much for a national sports broadcast.

How about for national office?

 

[CL82]

How about for national office?

Walton is not fit for national office.

 

[8893]

Keep it in the Cesspool, but, yeah, Walton is not fit for the Presidency.

 

[uconnfan68]

Walton is not fit for national office.

Says who?

 

[HooperScooper]

This is funny. Comments from Arkansas coach Mike Anderson on Walton.

“He talked about so much stuff, man,” Anderson said. “The thing about it is, for him to do a game of ours — I don't mean it in a bad way — it kind of does a disservice to our kids because we play an exciting brand of basketball.

“Not only us, but the teams that are playing. I mean, there's action that's going on, man. It's good basketball. And you've got all this talking about stuff that doesn't have anything to do with basketball.”

Arkansas Razorbacks head coach Mike Anderson gives his opinion of Bill Walton at the Phil Knight Invitational PK80

 

[8893]

This is funny. Comments from Arkansas coach Mike Anderson on Walton.

“He talked about so much stuff, man,” Anderson said. “The thing about it is, for him to do a game of ours — I don't mean it in a bad way — it kind of does a disservice to our kids because we play an exciting brand of basketball.

“Not only us, but the teams that are playing. I mean, there's action that's going on, man. It's good basketball. And you've got all this talking about stuff that doesn't have anything to do with basketball.”

Arkansas Razorbacks head coach Mike Anderson gives his opinion of Bill Walton at the Phil Knight Invitational PK80

Anderson needs to get over himself. And maybe take a cue from his players, who answered a lot smarter.

 

[Palatine]

Well, he’s really everyone’s problem. He needs to go. He made Dickie V sound listenable.

Walton didn't mention Duke every five seconds which makes him much better than Vitale.

 

[borninansonia]

Bill, like most humans, talks too much.
But Bill, who played for some of the best coaches ever, said some nice things about Geno. (A friend told me).
I still prefer to mute him and most announcers. The more I watch games without human voices distracting me, the more I enjoy them.

 

[Travelman6]

Multi task!

I have my a psp, tablet, other websites, a cat, my wife to bother...Makes it more bearable.

 

[8893]

Multi task!

I have my a psp, tablet, other websites, a cat, my wife to bother...Makes it more bearable.

I was on my treadmill for the first half of the Arkansas game and it was maybe the third time in my life I've done cardio without listening to music, but listening to the TV instead. I couldn't have done that without Walton's commentary.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

Walton is wildly entertaining. We're all self proclaimed experts that watch every UConn game, so does anything a national broadcaster say about a player provide any real insight anyways?

For an early season tournament, people just need to lighten up and enjoy Walton.

A great line from the Maui last year was when Gilbert had hurt his shoulder.

Play by play guy goes, "So Bill, the Huskies young star Alterique Gilbert hurt his shoulder and has been listed as day to day"

Walton "Aren't we all?"

 

[8893]

A great line from the Maui last year was when Gilbert had hurt his shoulder.

Play by play goes, "so Bill, the Huskies young star Alterique Gilbert has been listed as day to day?"

Walton "Aren't we all?"

A+

Just made my day remembering that.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

A+

Just made my day remembering that.

It's obviously hilarious, especially coming from Walton, but nonetheless kinda true when you think about it haha.

 

[AdamaNation]

Bill Walton is awesome. I feel bad for those who don't enjoy listening to him.

Yeah. He seems like the nicest guy with an exciting life but shares the most mundane and useless knowledge. I bet his iq is through the roof and a lot of his eccentricities are elaborations of his true persona. Cracks me up.

 

[8893]

It's obviously hilarious, especially coming from Walton, but nonetheless kinda true when you think about it haha.

Reminds me of one of my favorite quotes, from Father Mychal Judge, the N.Y.C. firehouse chaplain who died on 9/11:

Do you want to make God laugh? Tell him what you have planned for tomorrow!

 

[BLUEDOGHOUSE]

College Basketball Power Rankings: Is Texas A&M the Class of the SEC?

"Walton is funny. That’s it. That’s my entire argument. I watch basketball to be entertained, and Bill Walton talking about weed and volcanoes and the Grateful Dead and John Wooden teaching him how to put on his socks is hysterical and therefore entertaining to me. You might read this and say, “I think he’s funny, too. I just don’t think it’s appropriate for him to talk about these things during a basketball game. I mean, with that logic, we might as well get Dave Chappelle to do color commentary. Is that what you want?” And to that I’d say: Abso-freaking-lutely. Chappelle calling games would be a dream come true."

 

[tcf15]

If UConn was actually competitive against Arkansas, Bill Walton's ramblings would have likely been much more tolerable for everyone.

 

[geohusky]

Imagine Walton and Doris Burke doing a game together