why do we keep having mike patrick do our games?

[Letsgohuskies11]

Didnt he used to do most of the ACC games in years past? Guy puts me to sleep, he should be doing Golf, not any sort of sport where there may be a possibility of excitement.

 

[Fishy]

He was one of the losers in conference realignment.

ACC invited Jay Bilas and let Patrick go the AAC.

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

He was one of the losers in conference realignment.

ACC invited Jay Bilas and let Patrick go the AAC.

shouldn't there be a warning in the beginning to "Mute" this broadcast? i know posters on here like doris burke, i cant stand either

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Why do we always complain about the damn commentators? Stop taking it out on them and blame out players for never showing up to begin games

 

[Huskyforlife]

Burke is just awful

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

Why do we always complain about the damn commentators? Stop taking it out on them and blame out players for never showing up to begin games

uhhhhhhhhhhhh, what are u talking about? Stick to the topic or dont post at all. i'm not complaining about the players, im complaining about the announcers

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

Burke is just awful

i cant stand her, she's been hurting my ears since 08' when she started doing our games

 

[Huskyforlife]

i cant stand her, she's been hurting my ears since 08' when she started doing our games

She just babbles too much

 

[Stainmaster]

We don't "have" Patrick do our games. We're assigned commentators by the network.

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

We don't "have" Patrick do our games. We're assigned commentators by the network.

thanks for clarifying pops

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Calhoun cannot pass

 

[BUConn10]

Mike Patrick is a worse version of Verne Lundquist, which in its own right is impress. Only thing is I have a soft spot for Verne because he was at MSG with Raftery in last years tournament.

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

Mike Patrick is a worse version of Verne Lundquist, which in its own right is impress. Only thing is I have a soft spot for Verne because he was at MSG with Raftery in last years tournament.

they really need to go younger, whoever it is that controls the announcing group, they need to have people that add to the excitement of the game

 

[RichZ]

I don't think he actually watches the game. It's up to the color commentator to tap him and let him know something's happening. He just makes so many factual errors. On one sequence in the 1st half, boat tipped a temple pass and Rodney picked it off and broke down court. Patrick says the pass was thrown away. Then, after we scored, he said it was interesting to see us fast break off a miss rather than a turn-over. Huh? What the hell was he watching?

 

[specialisthusky]

He was at the game at Memphis and is given a stat sheet and still just said UConn shot only two free throws Thursday night. Lol he's bad

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

LOLLL Doris Burke just said " I like getting double teamed"

 

[Danzz]

They were fine it was our team that stunk today

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

they are terrible, they just add to the awfulness that is our conference and the way this team plays

 

[Kitaman]

Sorry but if our team was playing great the announcers would have something 'real' to talk about. Sure they may not be good/appealing but I really believe our team is partly contributing to this.

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

Sorry but if our team was playing great the announcers would have something 'real' to talk about. Sure they may not be good/appealing but I really believe our team is partly contributing to this.

this is more than just their knowledge of the game for me. They just dont relate well to the current game. They feel outdated. Watch a gus johnson or Kevin Harlan game and then watch one with Mike Patrick and Doris burke and tell me which one seems more exciting/ done better. Mike patrick no matter what game it is puts u to sleep, and doris burke just is annoying.

 

[uconnell]

Mike Patrick is a worse version of Verne Lundquist, which in its own right is impress. Only thing is I have a soft spot for Verne because he was at MSG with Raftery in last years tournament.

Indeed.

 

[Kitaman]

this is more than just their knowledge of the game for me. They just dont relate well to the current game. They feel outdated. Watch a gus johnson or Kevin Harlan game and then watch one with Mike Patrick and Doris burke and tell me which one seems more exciting/ done better. Mike patrick no matter what game it is puts u to sleep, and doris burke just is annoying.

I never cared for Patrick, Doris at least has her head in the game, to me. She was spot on with Brimah not protecting the lane (think Shaq). Also her comment on Purvis going back into the lane was a decent observation. She is not for everybody but she has some bball knowledge.

 

[UCFan1513]

I remember seeing somewhere that with some audio systems you can cut the sound of the broadcasters and just get the crowd and playing noise like being at the game. Not sure if this is a real possibility. Does anyone have any knowledge on this?

 

[CTBasketball]

The Mike Patrick/Len Elmore is frustrating to listen to. I much prefer Sean McDonough/Jay Bilas/Bill Raferty from the ole' Big East Tournament days.

 

[BUConn10]

The Mike Patrick/Len Elmore is frustrating to listen to. I much prefer Sean McDonough/Jay Bilas/Bill Raferty from the ole' Big East Tournament days.

Well then keep waiting for those guys to cover our games, because unless its a big OOC matchup or a rare Top 10 AAC matchup, we will probably almost never see those guys, they are property of ACC now (Raf is FoxSN and CBS too), its like ESPN is single handedly re-writing CBB history with the death of the BE.