[TriangleTree]

I watched virtually the whole game with the sound on.  I've been annoyed with Bill Walton's jabber in the past, but I was ok with it today.  Maybe the fact that Stanford was doing well most of the game helped.   He certainly says a lot of positive things about a lot of things (including Las Vegas and GSB today).  But he did point out things that weren't the best (Stanford's offense was not working in the 4th,  the choice of the last shot for Oregon, etc.)

Lexie Hull got a nice tip of the hat from him, as well as Stanford WBB & Tara.  And Nneka (who was at the WBB game) too.  He also said that Haase was a good (or was it great) coach.  He liked the last Stanford play and complimented Haase on drawing that up.

If you missed it, Adam Keefe was at the game for his son's first start.

So, if you watch a replay, try leaving the sound on and see what you think.  Maybe Walton's changing his style a bit.

It helped quite a bit that his partner, Ted Robinson, is an experienced play-by-play guy who did his best to rein in Walton. 

I think the last game (and most often, I think) Walton's partner has been Dave Pasch, who, for whatever reason, thinks it's a good idea to encourage Walton's stream of consciousness/buffoonery while acting exasperated.

I'll admit to liking Bill Walton and his commentary. I don't even mind when he goes off track into his long and weird introspective journeys. I particularly don't mind his over-the-top homer support of the PAC12, even if it's a bit much it doesn't begin to make up for how commonly the PAC gets dismissed. Last year he got proven right in ways no one imagined.

He's unconventional and plain weird but he earned it on the court and does provide interesting commentary and insight. When we were up by 12 or so with 10 minutes to go and he says the game had all the hallmarks of one which will go down to the wire, I didn't want to believe it but I had a strong suspicion he was right, which of course proved to be the case. 

I say give me 10 Bill Waltons before subjecting me to 1 Dick Vitale

[TriangleTree]

I watched virtually the whole game with the sound on.  I've been annoyed with Bill Walton's jabber in the past, but I was ok with it today.  Maybe the fact that Stanford was doing well most of the game helped.   He certainly says a lot of positive things about a lot of things (including Las Vegas and GSB today).  But he did point out things that weren't the best (Stanford's offense was not working in the 4th,  the choice of the last shot for Oregon, etc.)

Lexie Hull got a nice tip of the hat from him, as well as Stanford WBB & Tara.  And Nneka (who was at the WBB game) too.  He also said that Haase was a good (or was it great) coach.  He liked the last Stanford play and complimented Haase on drawing that up.

If you missed it, Adam Keefe was at the game for his son's first start.

So, if you watch a replay, try leaving the sound on and see what you think.  Maybe Walton's changing his style a bit.

It helped quite a bit that his partner, Ted Robinson, is an experienced play-by-play guy who did his best to rein in Walton. 

I think the last game (and most often, I think) Walton's partner has been Dave Pasch, who, for whatever reason, thinks it's a good idea to encourage Walton's stream of consciousness/buffoonery while acting exasperated.

I'll admit to liking Bill Walton and his commentary. I don't even mind when he goes off track into his long and weird introspective journeys. I particularly don't mind his over-the-top homer support of the PAC12, even if it's a bit much it doesn't begin to make up for how commonly the PAC gets dismissed. Last year he got proven right in ways no one imagined.

He's unconventional and plain weird but he earned it on the court and does provide interesting commentary and insight. When we were up by 12 or so with 10 minutes to go and he says the game had all the hallmarks of one which will go down to the wire, I didn't want to believe it but I had a strong suspicion he was right, which of course proved to be the case. 

I say give me 10 Bill Waltons before subjecting me to 1 Dick Vitale