Please fire Bill Walton ESPN

[husky8273]

rode a NYC hotel elevator with him years ago and regrettably talked about UConn hoops rather than seeing the Dead at the Great Pyramids

 

[Aaron1995]

He just said “Arizona is losing touch with Reality”. If that isn’t the pot calling the kettle black.

 

[uconnphil2016]

Bill Walton Lifetime Achievements:

(1) Shooting 21/22 in the 1973 NCAA Championship Game
(2) Asking Dave Pasch "Have you ever been to a volcano when it's erupting?"
(3) Winning the 1977 NBA Finals MVP Award

He and Pasch calling our game versus Arizona last year was the high point of our whole season

 

[gtcam]

I think he's upped his game and is on a higher level this year.

if so, he still cant breath fresh air yet- as an announcer
but spoke with him at a Dead concert when he was standing next to me - an encyclopedia of Dead knowledge and very down to earth

 

[ConnZag3]

I think he's upped his game and is on a higher level this year.

A "higher" level is an appropriate description...

 

[Lynyrd]

 

[JimHurley]

Personally can’t stand his announcing. I want to hear game insight not rambling about nonsense.

 

[Purple Stein]

It's nice to have Bill back.

Walton: You look like a player.
Pasch: Of what?
Walton: Well.

And then segue into a conversation about Croatia, the World Cup, and how Boris Diaw is like Chopin.

 

[tuvent08]

Love when he’ll just randomly refer to something as the greatest thing in the history of western civilization.

 

[Jaker]

poor bastard next to walton, lol

 

[CAHUSKY]

You are years behind in your take:
OT: UCLA/Alabama- Bill Walton
I think I don't care for Bill Walton
OT- Bill Walton
I absolutely LOVE Bill Walton
Bill Walton sighting
OT: what drugs is Bill Walton on?
Bill Walton=insufferable
Semi OT - Bill Walton
OT - Bill Walton
is walton stoned?
OT: - Bill Walton
OT: Walton
The only thing worse than UConn offense; Listening to Bill Walton
Dave Pasch and Bill Walton calling the UConn/Arizona game.

I knew one or those had to be mine. The only thing worse than UConn offense; Listening to Bill Walton. Jesus I can’t stand Walton announcing a game.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Bill Walton : Bad Weed :: Clyde Frazier : Good Weed

 

[QDOG5]

Stayed up late to watch Zags-Illinois(which ended up being closer than was predicted). The play by play guy is Jason Benetti who is taking over full time for Hawk Harrelson with the White Sox. He has a very good sense of humor and goofed on Walton a few times. He was actually able to steer Waltons ramblings back towards the game or at least basketball in general. He's a Cuse grad so I will hold that against him.

 

[UCfor3]

Today during Xavier/SD St game. Benetti mentioned some random town or city and then the exchange went as follows....Bill: Dick Butkus is from there. Jason: Oh yeah? Bill: Have you ever competed against him? Jason: In what? Bill: Perhaps Wheel of Fortune. Jason: Why in the world would I be competing against Dick Butkus in Wheel of Fortune? Bill: Have you ever been on the Wheel? Jason: No. Bill: I have. I was victorious and it was the greatest moment of my life.

 

[Greathusky]

I want to see Doris Burke and Walton paired up. Two parallel universes colliding!

 

[joober jones]

If you're not a deadhead (and I'm not) Walton is unbearable to listen to. John Celestand - now there's a guy who can call a game.

 

[browndog319]

That's because he's stoned out of his mind most of the time.

Funny... I was thinking the whole time during that awful game that it was like pot talk with some basketball thrown in.
I get he's an icon. I thought I was the only one who found him awful.
Granted, the material for that game wasn't very good. Someone had to fill the air time.

 

[browndog319]

1. There's a 12-14 story, wooden sky scraper being Built.
2. Voodoo doughnuts
3. 60% of the land in Oregon is public
4."Clifford Anderson"

I would like to try Voodoo Doughnuts, but I did before that game.

 

[UConnNick]

I now refer to the mute button as the "Dollar Bill Button" because he's the only announcer I mute. Early in his NBA career, many Portland fans referred to him as "Dollar" Bill because he missed all or substantial parts of a few seasons with various, seemingly inconsequential nagging injuries. They were accusing him of only being interested in collecting paychecks.

 

[Rocktheworld]

I’ll never forget, I think it was the last time we were in Maui, he was there not shutting up about the spinning dolphins jumping through rainbows or some other inane crap. I think it was around that time he started to go full caricature.

People think he’s stoned on tv because, besides based on the pure crap he says, he always has some half-vacant expression in between bouts of verbal diarrhea

 

[Doheny]

What I learned from Cosell: Turn off the sound and watch the game.

 

[Mr. French]

Best in the biz.

 

[HooperScooper]

I watched the second half of the San Diego St. - Xavier game that Walton did with Jason Benetti. Omg Walton is so freaking strange! After about 10 minutes of the game I couldn't listen to him any more. His commentary is cringe worthy.

 

[August_West]