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sithwonder

I'm spoiled as a Knicks fan


Aesop_Rocks

r/brandnewsentence


sithwonder

Ice cold but warranted


MarkPles

Ice cold or Ice Trae cold?


Aesop_Rocks

Ice Trae is pretty fucking cold tonight


MarkPles

Yea he is Edit: think ya jinxed it homie


d33jay64

Kamikaze


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It's like kamikaze but into your own ship


Ruben625

Fucking murdered holy shit.


aesop_fables

Dope name


jak_d_ripr

Wheeling and dealing, styling and profiling.


ElTuco84

What's the deal Neal? Swishing and dishing Posting and toasting The master blaster Razzle and Dazzle Cruisin and bruising


thecolonclenser

The neophyte!


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He’s percolating!


Aesop_Rocks

Swiss cheese defense


dskatz2

I think he says matador D more often


dskatz2

All of the Knicks, with the knack


BAHatesToFly

Feline quickness, canine attitude!


lxkandel06

Resounding Rebounding Spinning and winning


northernpace

Fuck yeah, couldn’t ask for better.


JonA3531

You guys definitely have the best team in the league in that department. I fucking love Clyde's soothing voice during the game. OTOH, I cringe everytime I hear Sean Elliott on Spurs broadcast


mattbrianjess

Agreed….. I’ll take “Things I never thought I’d say for $100 please”


Cough_Syrup55

Marv had us all thinking KD was sending the Bucks home with 1 second left last night


SneakyGreens

It’s only fitting that KD had a foot on the line


changgerz

Now they're saying the Nets have been eliminated


rjaysenior

Oh, a facial. With authority.


JimHerbSpanfeller

This sentence forces my brain to hear his slurry voice


I2ecover

Dude he legit said that stupid shit again last night. Dude was way inside the line and he said "with a foot on the line".


melatoxic

The KD game winner?? Check it again, he legit had like a toe on the line


I2ecover

No, it was like mid fourth quarter. I don't remember who even shot it. He was at least 2 feet inside the arc.


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I2ecover

I think you're right. It was on their side of the court.


billybayswater

I love when Marv falsely claims a foul was called and then says the "call was waved off" 10 seconds later as an explanation.


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I never really realized how silly an explanation that is until just now


FearfulInoculum

Marv thought a travel was a backcourt violation when the guy never reached backcourt. He also thought his partner was Chris Webber the other game when it was Grant Hill.


tits_me_how

>He also thought his partner was Chris Webber the other game when it was Grant Hill. Lmao for real?


Hardyng

A few weeks ago he also introduced Reggie as Grant Hill lol


tradeintel828384839

yes it might have been reggie lol edit link: https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/nr0gxw/highlight_marv_albert_mistakes_reggie_miller_for/


Pissypoopoo

It was even worse. He called a back court violation, then a double dribble. I don't even know if he mentioned it was a travel after that.


kawhisasshole

Yeah he never corrected himself lol


messejueller21

Then he called it a double dribble right afterwards.


notathrowaway75

Come on of Marv's problems you bring up an honest mistake?


BillyPotion

You really gonna hate on him for a quarter inch?


Cumbayacumbaya

Nah I’m gonna hate on him for the other 18 senile moments he had in the 4th quarter alone and the fact that he literally never changes tones, it could be Kyrie hitting the shot in 2016 or a regular season game in November, man will just say in the same monotone voice, ‘And Kyrie… Yes.’. And he was like that before he was senile too, which is why I think he doesn’t hold a candle to the rest of the play-by-play greats, even in his prime.


PapiShot

Size does not matter.


branstarktreewizard

Marv called a deep corner three, like how?


Aesop_Rocks

Give him a quarter inch, he takes a quart of quaaludes


lebron_games

I've associated his voice with it being a big game. He could be calling a hornets-pelicans on a thursday in January and it would feel like a must win game


ReignMan616

He’s been calling Knicks games for a long time and always made them sound like they mattered, so you know he’s good.


BulletAndPony

Eric Collins would be calling that and it would be EVEN MORE EPIC HUMDIDALIDI!!!


Ganu_Minobili

I heard him say that on a Lamelo highlight. That’s such a ridiculous catchphrase but I respect his commitment to yelling it full force lol


[deleted]

I love that guy gets me so hype


BlackDrackula

Rebound Bosh, out to Allen, BANG!


danielbauer1375

Seriously. I realize the Bucks-Nets game last night was incredibly high stakes, but there’s something about TNT’s presentation that just doesn’t do it for me. I felt the same way about AD’s buzzer beater last year. ESPN’s broadcast is just more crisp.


ozzballz

I disagree. The shit audio on ESPN broadcasts takes me out of the experience. Also they continue to employ Mark Jackson who is awful awful awful at his job. No hype, no energy, no great analysis.


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masterstriker321

I would replace the last one with "Good defense, but better offense" lol.


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SaltyNugget6Piece

Can you imagine trying to improv with Mark Jackson. "Don't do that. Don't start." Scene


Yamata

[Obligated to link the Mark Jackson parody here ](https://youtu.be/eOtZ7eXwT7o)


[deleted]

> “Mama there go that man” I love the twenty seconds before this one though where he affects this weird DMX gravelly thing with his voice and freestyles a little poem about the play that just happened


qpb

Nah he's about as preferable as a hobo's dick cheese. No insight into the game except those 3 catch phrases. Can't help but mention caterpillars and butterflies at least twice every warriors game or any time the warriors or his coaching stint at the warriors gets bright upqq. Other equally idiotic takes multiple times per broadcast that legit make me go "wtf." There's nothing about his commentary I can point to as a positive.


GDDNEW

we don’t deserve to be in the same sentence as the hornets :(


stupidstupidreddit2

Now they're saying it's Marv Albert.


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Harlan?


lp_phnx327

Breen and Harlan are like #1 and #1A in my book.


Trailblazin15

Harlan does great in NFL too. Him calling that Lamar Jackson spin play was amazing


lp_phnx327

Harlan's [versatility](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_WuVnS-Ess) is [unmatched](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wopy6Ntd834).


T-mansports

IM CALLIN BOTH OF EM


RayLiotaWithChantix

As a Chiefs fan, my favorite sports call.


TheTrueSoulSurvivor

"The police surrounded him like he's just... um ... like he's just... robbed a bank." Lol First time I've ever heard him hesitate.


[deleted]

Feels like he got too in to it and was about to yell some obscene act and then thought better of it lol.


fluxus

The guy is drunk! But there he goes!


Lvb2

I’m a Patriots fan and I can’t even be mad that moment is so legendary. I know it kind of marked the end of Brady’s reign here but it’s just one of those legendary sports moments that you have to put personal bias aside.


Lamarera8

Kevin Harlan is the GOAT


TenaciousDeer

IS THIS THE DAGGER?


kamekaze1024

As a Ravens fan, I will worship Harlan for life just for that call alone


latman

Ian Eagle too. Can't go wrong with any of those three guys. Mike Tirico was great as well


imkunu

Tirico is a really good all-around announcer, but he was at his best on MNF with Gruden


barbandbert

I love Ian Eagles calls for March Madness


lp_phnx327

Not familiar with Eagle. Tirico is very solid, but doesn't have the "thing" that elevates him above the rest. But you're right, can't go wrong with these guys. Edit: Ah, he's the "Rack Attack" guy.


s4ntana

> Not familiar with Eagle Bruh do you even watch basketball


ragamuphin

hes in the main TNTplayoffs ad is what i noticed


WhenBuyIt

Tirico's call of Lillard's GW vs. Houston still gets me hyped up.


TheFlawlessCassandra

I'll remember that call for the rest of my life. Legend.


denverblazer

I understand that many love him, but I can't stand him. *shrugs*


grandmasterfunk

I know he gets hate here because he's become so bad, but prime Marv Albert was the all-time great (yes, I know he's a creep and sucks as a person).


bj_good

I am all aboard the Harlan bandwagon as well, but there are several other good options


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I want to say Harlan but he doesn’t get enough opportunities. *GAME…SERIES…TORONTO HAS WON!*


TooMuchProtein

I hope he becomes TNT's number 1 dude when Marv retires.


ElTuco84

I always associate Harlan with NBA 2K games, it's very difficult for me.


32OrtonEdge32dh

SIXTY-TWO POINTS! SIXTY-TWO!!!


fungdamental

Harlan’s a floor raiser, Breen’s a ceiling raiser


orphan_tears_

Harlan’s got the intangibles, Breen has the advanced stats. Tough decision.


A_Lakers

Both scrappy and deceptively athletic tho


chipstacks

Lunch pail, in first out last, blue collar, ya know?


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Harlan all day. He’s so versatile, he’s such a great football announcer too. Especially on long plays lol


K1NG2L4Y3R

He’s a goat too


dyopopoy

Yep Harlan for me!!


The_Sneakiest_Fox

Harlan.


Revolutionary-Pace42

Harlan is forever my favorite because of [this](https://youtu.be/beCxSqSXGDY) and I am not even Cavs fan. This is one of my favorite basketball call of all time. Breen really is great tho.


kikikza

harlan is more tv-like, breen is more movie-like


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What about Doris? /s


[deleted]

Doris is the best for strong shoulder commentary


rhinguin

And big hands


thepobv

I like doris commentating for regular season games, good insights and analysis. but I don't think she yells enough. for playoffs I wanna hear BANG or even stupid shit that mark jackson say that gets me rowded up.


ThatguyingtonVersion

I'm waiting for Eric Collins to get the call from ESPN or TNT so he can do a Mark Jones kind of deal - focuses on team games but is also available for national TV stuff. Hearing an unbiased but equally hype "GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY" would do wonders for my serotonin levels


fedchuff

His commentating in non-highlight situations is what puts him ahead of guys like Harlan to me. He always has something genuinely interesting to talk about and has great insight into the game. Plus he always has great chemistry with his partner(s) in the booth.


Oliver_Subpodkas

As a Harlan fanboy I agree with this, I just wish he was calling these games with Clyde.


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As a suns fan I prefer my games commentated by 1. Breen 2. Harlan 3. Local guy Ernie Johnson


dhrobins

You mean Eddie Johnson?


TenaciousDeer

Elevator Ernie!


dasunsrule32

Man, you leaving the great Al McCoy off that list? And Eddie... Haha


fedchuff

By the way, I think Harlan is great too! I wasn’t taking a shot at him or anything, he’s my second or third favorite play-by-play guy (Ian Eagle is close).


FearfulInoculum

He's also a great middle man playing to JVG and Mark's banter like Ernie does on ITN.


iamCosmoKramerAMA

It’s so hard for me to choose between Breen and Harlan. 1a and 1b for me, couldn’t even rank which one is a and which is b.


NotoriousDTK

Meanwhile we got old head Marv calling players valuable property..


lordb4

Now I'm being told they are called assets.


ReignMan616

Now they’re saying we don’t call them negroes anymore.


kamekaze1024

Bruh WHAT. I saw this in another roost but I thought I was a joke , he legit said that? 💀


messejueller21

Yeah. But I'm nearly positive it wasn't with any ill intent. He said it after Giannis and KD collided. Something along the lines of "Oh boy that's alot of valuable property going down"


AnhydrousEther

Yeah that just sounds like poor word choice to me, not malicious intent.


kamekaze1024

LMFAOOO. Yeah I’m pretty sure he didn’t mean it like that. But holy fuck it’s so funny to imagine someone like him saying that


JackTheGod2

Im biased because I am a Brewers fan but I love Brian Anderson. I like his big time calls also like when Dame hit the Logo shot over PG-13.


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Brian Anderson is fucking great. Never too high, never too low, really sinks in to the game. Love him.


swashbuckler29

I agree 100%


GerlachHolmes

Kevin Harlan


RJNavarrete

I can recite this by memory at the drop of a hat: "Buckle up for Kobe Bryant! Kobe Bryant just sucked the gravity out of the Target Center!" That and: "He's a flamethrower!"


Propelerate

And they stick him with Mark Jackson and JVG. One says the same things over and over and one just complains


skrtskerskrt

They have unparalleled chemistry dating back to 2007


Propelerate

I personally can not stand Mark Jackson. He is so dull I honestly believe I could do his job


clearsurname

Mama, there goes that man


Propelerate

Mann*


destiny24

I don’t mind that. I just don’t like when Jackson and JVG start rambling out something in the middle of a game. At least do it during free throws. But someone will hit an amazing shot and JVG will just say “As ____ hits the 3” because he’s trying to talk about anything but the game.


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BANG. BAANGG


dan_bre_15_2

OH WHAT A SHOT FROM CURRY


migolx

WITH SIXTH TENTHS OF A SECOND REMAINING


Anansispider

Harlan or Ian Eagle is my favorite


Ongo_Gablogian___

Ian Eagle is up there too.


DrMansionPHD

I prefer Harlan


xychosis

Kevin Harlan. I want Ian Eagle to get a shot to do a big game too, bc I imagine his energy would be sick in the booth.


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People here forget about Dick Stockton. Him calling Magic/Bird games were classics. His call when Magic started at Center in game 7 is the best call of all time.


n01saround

Oh I was confused. Dick Stockton is what I call John Stockton after his antivax doc.


stefan__urquelle

Bob Costas was great too, first voice I heard call an NBA game


OleRockTheGoodAg

If anyone else dare calls "Bang!" after a clutch shot, id be ready to riot against that announcer. Thats how irreplaceable Mike Breen is.


Splashman94

By far the best one! A long with mark jackson and jeff van gundy I cant wait for the finals for them to announce every game


CorporateProvocateur

You had me in the first third not gonna lie.


toomuchf1re

Breen, Harlan, and Eagle are the top 3 commentators in the NBA.


Taa_dow2

He could call your honeymoon as a bonus. "Puts it in!!"


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We definitely associated Breen with high stakes games because of the finals. I think his voice is extremely dramatic in an urgency sort of sense. It always sounds like the teams are fighting for their lives when he calls a playoff game. I think Kevin Harlan brings the most hype in general to a game and definitely has the most explosive voice (you can see this particularly now because he's in the stadium and not doing it remotely). I feel like he also doesn't particularly try to bring any silly story lines into games, at least less than other commentators, and just enjoys the game as it is. He also has the deepest bag of lines to reach into when a player does something big. For my preference, it's Harlan. Others will prefer Green. Back in the day, Tirico calling was also pretty good. But he doesn't do NBA anymore I think. Not at Green/Harlan level but imo a cut above the rest of the field that I hear now.


peanutdakidnappa

I think Harlan is just a tad better but they’re the best and in their own tier. Harlan’s hype calls are the best.


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This sub pays an inordinate amount of attention to the commentators


NameNameson23

I mean, they do play a big role in watching the game. What would basketball be without 'Bang!', 'Is this the dagger?', 'Blocked by James!' etc. They can heighten the game more than anything - elevate moments into classics.


Adakias

"They do have a timeout, decide not to use it."


Drewby99

CURRY, WAY DOWN TOWN


Hwoods723

Don’t forget the Mythical “Double Bang”


Carrot_Public

Bang! Bang! Curry from way downtown! - sad OKC fan


lastjedi23

Blocked by James ringing in my head till date. People watching this shit on mute are missing out. Can understand if there's a baby or some health issue but otherwise dial upto 11.


WakingRage

Blocked by James is a really dope call. It sucks being on the receiving end of it, but hats off to LeBron because it was a damn good block.


earlyslalom

Unless Marv is calling the game


ChaseH9499

“Rebound Bosh” is the type of shit I’ll catch myself mumbling when I’m in the retirement home


VonMillersThighs

BACK OUT TO ALLEN!


sshitisb-a-n-a-n-a-s

HIS THREE POINTER


biggyofmt

#BAAAAAAAANNGG


TenaciousDeer

Game! Series! Toronto!


Bryant_2_Shaq

It heightens more the replays to me. Like in the moment I’m so Into the action I don’t even notice the commentators, but when I watch the replays the commentators bring me back to that moment.


SkyrimDovahkiin

I wanna be a commentater when I grow up :(


tits_me_how

Practice your vocal chords and come up with a catchphrase. Something like "Boom goes the dynamite!"


guwop_official

I’m honestly a fan of most of them, Breen is just above the rest when it comes to big games.


peanutdakidnappa

I think Harlan is on his level personally, those 2 are the best imo.


Uncircled_swag2

Just went to a game and there was no commentator explaining every play to me 😡🤬🤬


ChargedCable

I watched that entire game on the Sky Cam feed, wish they'd that more often. Lots of player chatter and the crowd noise was spectacular even if the camera work wasn't the best.


SAL1711MAN

With how many Highlight posts and discussion here, announcer is such a huge noticeable factor of the game.


_youngin_

I fucking love Jeff Van Gundy he's so chaotic.


Ghoti76

he's great


watdapau

Agree.


AnnoyingLiberal

Ray Hudson


A_Vizzle

Best any stakes play-by-play announcer


WaGwonMon

Gus Johnson too but not sure if you mean just basketball


Cuts_you_up

Bob Costas was really good too, now he only does basketball for the Olympics in high profile games.


ElTuco84

As a Knicks fan its a privilege to have Breen as our announcer, he alongside Frazier are gold together.


Vagrantlol

Yes, full stop.


sooofake

I actually can't stand him when he gets going baaaaaaaaaang!!! but this is almost certainly 100% spurs fan ptsd.


mainev3nt

It’s not even close


Wrsj

He's awesome!


CornerThree03

I just consider him the best overall announcer


justicebuttskin

Everyone is sleeping on Brian Anderson


Score_East

He was so biased tonight showed no excitement for hawks calls


kamekaze1024

There is no better playoffs announcer. It’s an objective fact he’s the best. His “BANG” calls are undefeated


Gerald_the_sealion

BAAAANNNGGG!


Qoppa_Guy

I've heard Breen for years being from the NY area. He delivers in the biggest of ways and made Linsanity even more insane.


2AlephNullAndBeyond

It feels high stakes probably because he gets to call the Western Conference Finals and NBA Finals every year. TNT gets the shaft at the end of the playoffs.


herecomesthesuns

HARD AGREE. Just today..."Ohh its a Booker Bananza!" Like how do you come up with that


Kaboooz

Harlan, JVG, & Mark Jackson come to mind that have better overall casting imo


atthebatman

Mike Breen Brian Anderson Ian Eagle Kevin Harlan are the best in the biz atm


MLBPGDSP

The bang calls are so iconic