Tough Listen

[TWG236]

Candance Parker announcing UCONN game.

 

[Topdawg]

Candace is doing fine. She admitted in a podcast that she has come a long way from the Tenn vs. UConn rivalry. She described Geno as the greatest coach still active today. Her comments today are very balanced.

 

[HuskyNan]

She’s quite good. The sound person needs to up the volume though

 

[RowdyFan]

She just complimented Azzi Fudd and the clinic she put on against the Vols. I have no problem with Candace doing the color.

 

[socalhusky]

Candance Parker announcing UCONN game.

she is fine and, in fact, gushing over Azzi and what she did in the 2nd half against TN

 

[JellyBean]

Candace is a natural. You can see that she puts in the work and feels comfortable announcing. I thought she did a good job.

 

[pvdoggy]

I thought she was very good. I did not know who was doing the commentary until I saw her at halftime.

 

[NoSpamHere]

Candace and Renee are a ton of fun to listen to on Unrivaled.

 

[my2cents]

She’s quite good. The sound person needs to up the volume though

The best mics were on the rims. Can still hear the clanking....

 

[Kurebeach50]

I was quite skeptical but Candace was BY FAR the better of the two announcers !

 

[DemonDeac22]

Candace did a good job and was interesting to listen to. She was able to bring a player’s perspective to the listener.

 

[RSHERMVIKES]

Not a fan of Candace at all but she was a very good color commentary!

 

[bballnut90]

Look at UCONN fans complimenting Candace and Candace saying nice things about UCONN. The world is healing.

 

[Gus Mahler]

Candace did a good job. But I think J.B. Long is very good. Very knowledgeable, very measured.

 

[Jim]

I think Candace went out of her way to say complementary things about UConn, much the same way Rebecca Lobo goes out of her way to not sound like a UConn homer.

 

[HopJim]

Candace and Renee are a ton of fun to listen to on Unrivaled.

Renee tends to be a little over the top and screechs a bit but would take her comments any day over Candaces's overly calm demeanor. Sometimes seems like Candace just got up from a nap. Perhaps I am overly harsh but if women's basketball wants to increase interest, it needs professional, experienced announcers. Both will be good given more time but today are early in their TV/radio careers.

 

[HuskyNan]

Renee tends to be a little over the top and screechs a bit but would take her comments any day over Candaces's overly calm demeanor. Sometimes seems like Candace just got up from a nap. Perhaps I am overly harsh but if women's basketball wants to increase interest, it needs professional, experienced announcers. Both will be good given more time but today are early in their TV/radio careers.

I dunno, maybe it was because the game was, well, boring?

 

[BBallF]

Candace definitely knows the game. First time I heard anyone give the analysis of the diagonal full court dribbling by Kayleigh to set up a shot.

 

[schmendrick]

For the first time in a long time, I did not have to fight the impulse to mute. Found the duo's commentary polished, insightful, and edifying. Hope they do more.

 

[Nolefan]

I think she did great and actually explained some concepts on the court ..

 

[meyers7]

Considering how much she hates Geno and UCONN, she was ok.

 

[msf22b]

I dunno, maybe it was because the game was, well, boring?

Right on

 

[Phil]

I was impressed. I confess I cringed when I heard who was doing the color commentary, not because I don't like her because it's been my clear impression she's not a UConn fan, and that has shown through in the past. Not last night. I hope the opening few seconds were planned, where the other commentator brought up the most recent Tennessee game to start the conversation. I worried about which way it was going to go but I'm not sure I can add much to what others have said about her evenhanded treatment almost gushing at times about UConn (I'm biased but I think gushing about UConn is evenhanded). The one negative was the level of the sound but that's not on her that's on the sound engineer.

I loved the insights she brought to the game. Sometimes when listening to commentators (I notice is mostly with pro football), they will explain what happened but they will do so in jargon that some people understand but many do not. Great play did you see him use the reverse flibber Jack, after noticing that the off guard was in the wrong position? Candace managed to explain the play without dumbing it down but providing insight into what just happened.

 

[vtcwbuff]

Renee tends to be a little over the top and screechs a bit but would take her comments any day over Candaces's overly calm demeanor. Sometimes seems like Candace just got up from a nap. Perhaps I am overly harsh but if women's basketball wants to increase interest, it needs professional, experienced announcers. Both will be good given more time but today are early in their TV/radio careers.

You are overly harsh.

 

[HuskyNan]

From last November. Candace has moved along with her life, as we all should

 

[HuskylnSC]

Someone might need to forgive Candace.

 

[Ozimoto]

Most people do mellow with time over this sort of thing. As one ages and experiences more of life, they realize that a lot of stuff that used to be a part of our twenties and thirties just really isn't all that important.

 

[BRS24]

For part of the commentary, it seemed a bit sluggish, however in thinking about it today, I'm wondering if CP was being measured in her choice of words, knowing that any mis-speak would be dissected ad nauseam by everyone. There are many things that I both like and dislike about some WBB announcers, and the only one that I truly dislike is Antonelli, as she's comes off as the expert and savior of WBB.

 

[OldSchooler]

She’s quite good. The sound person needs to up the volume though

I noticed that, too. I think her mic was too far from her face.

 

[cancontent]

Been a fan of this version of Candace since her joining TNT to do analysis for NBA games. I've enjoyed hearing her perspective and how she breaks things down. It seems to come to her naturally and she works well in any environment (college, NBA, Unrivaled, etc.).