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Do we get Walton Friday night?

I'll be in a casino in Nevada Wednesday night - don't care who does the game as I won't hear it.
 
firstnline said:
Love him or hate him, he had a lot of good things to say about UConn in the PKI tournament last year. Don't mind him at all.
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Wow, okay, that’s good different strokes different folks as they say…

I remember last year him going completely AWOL as far calling the game for long periods highlighted by that inane interview with P Knight which bordered on unwatchable.

If he could give us less memory lane and more game comments, I’d be happy w/ him calling the game.
 
ucp990411 said:
He certainly does talk about Dead shows and he does talk about deeper things. I want to hear basketball talk during a basketball game. Great guy but terrible color commentator
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Great player, Interesting guy, book was enjoyable.

Would probably enjoy having a few beers with him.

But NO to listening to him on a basketball telecast
 
jleves said:
I'll be in a casino in Nevada Wednesday night - don't care who does the game as I won't hear it.
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Can't hear what's not happening...
 
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It’s gotta be Shulman/Bilas I’d imagine. That’s by far the marquee ESPN matchup for the entire weekend. Unless they send them to Houston/Texas A&M (meh).

Arizona Purdue is on Peacock (lol) and Kentucky/Kansas is always a CBS thing.

Love Walton though.
 
bazzdog said:
I know he’s polarizing but I love that dude!
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I have my grinder ready just in case he shows up.
ucp990411 said:
Pretty sure I heard Bilas say he was doing the Gonzaga game which means no Walton, thank goodness. Best announced game I heard was our game a few years ago when Lappas and another announcer did the game as if they were coaching. I want to hear announcers talk about basketball not Grateful Dead concerts.
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You'd rather have Bilas. That man sounds like he's running through cue cards all game and the only calls he doesn't like are the ones that go our way. Nothing against him personally but he really thinks, we need to hear his nonstop biased opinion on everything. I don't think it's intentional but I'll pass.
 
Jimdish255 said:
I have my grinder ready just in case he shows up.

You'd rather have Bilas. That man sounds like he's running through cue cards all game and the only calls he doesn't like are the ones that go our way. Nothing against him personally but he really thinks, we need to hear his nonstop biased opinion on everything. I don't think it's intentional but I'll pass.
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In the North Carolina game it was like he was one of our own announcers. He loves us.
 
karstenkibbe said:
It’s always Dick’s Picks Vol. 8 for me. Insane set, played at my alma mater, the year I was born (1970).

How can anyone not love hearing Walton gush about Clingan?
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That has a totally different meaning these days…
 
jleves said:
I'll be in a casino in Nevada Wednesday night - don't care who does the game as I won't hear it.
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Mr. Walton? Could it really be you?

After you finish time traveling, please send me a message so I know who to bet on.
 
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Maybe like 10 years ago, I used to work in West Hartford, and I guess Bill Walton was working for ESPN in Bristol and lived nearby. He went to the same Gym I did and one day I happened to pick a locker underneath his (not know at the time I chose it). After working out, I came back and was getting my stuff and out of the shower comes Bill Walton in his towel. I'm sitting on the bench facing the locker and he walks up next to me, standing, and drops his towel and starts opening his locker. Now his junk is right in my face. I'm hoping he gets his clothes on ASAP so that I can maybe say hi and it not be awkward. True to his quirky personality, the guy first put on his t-shirt, then his socks (still no underwear), and then fumbles around in his locker for a while, combs his hair, puts on some lotion, then finally busts out underwear and pants as the last step, just hilarious. By that point I had to go as it was too long of a period for me to be waiting there without it being too weird. My one chance to meet Bill Walton and never got to talk to him cause of how weird he is.
 
JayKoz said:
Mr. Walton? Could it really be you?

After you finish time traveling, please send me a message so I know who to bet on.
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Good catch - for some reason I keep thinking it's Wednesday. But I'll be there on Friday night as well :)
 
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ucp990411 said:
In the North Carolina game it was like he was one of our own announcers. He loves us.
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A Dukie loving us over a North Carolina team. Blows my mind.
 
UCann said:
Maybe like 10 years ago, I used to work in West Hartford, and I guess Bill Walton was working for ESPN in Bristol and lived nearby. He went to the same Gym I did and one day I happened to pick a locker underneath his (not know at the time I chose it). After working out, I came back and was getting my stuff and out of the shower comes Bill Walton in his towel. I'm sitting on the bench facing the locker and he walks up next to me, standing, and drops his towel and starts opening his locker. Now his junk is right in my face. I'm hoping he gets his clothes on ASAP so that I can maybe say hi and it not be awkward. True to his quirky personality, the guy first put on his t-shirt, then his socks (still no underwear), and then fumbles around in his locker for a while, combs his hair, puts on some lotion, then finally busts out underwear and pants as the last step, just hilarious. By that point I had to go as it was too long of a period for me to be waiting there without it being too weird. My one chance to meet Bill Walton and never got to talk to him cause of how weird he is.
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Maybe he put on his pants last so he would not talk to you knowing it would be awkward and you did end up leaving him alone…..
 
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