Everything 2021-22 Free Agency / Off-Season

[DanH]

Dammit

I don't mind Leo as much in the half time bits. I don't watch those quite as much as the game, first off, and he's better in those settings doing some more actual analysis work than trying to maintain useful/interesting banter for an entire game. And Jack by contrast is not good at all in those halftime settings and is much better suited to the long haul of the game call. SN broadcasts were such a mess the last few years putting those two into their wrong roles.

[S.R.]

Dammit

[SkywalkerAC]

Vince's been calling Summer League games for a couple of years now, he also appears regularly on The Jump, and last year he did a couple of Atlanta Hawks games.

Looks like he has a "multi-year broadcasting deal" with ESPN (to do things like The Jump).

[golden]

I don't know why I can't remember him on the broadcast, lol

Exactly.

[golden]

Vince's been calling Summer League games for a couple of years now, he also appears regularly on The Jump, and last year he did a couple of Atlanta Hawks games.

VC is the obvious perfect choice - meets all the criteria I mentioned. But that might be still too divisive for some the fanbase, i.e., the Anti-Vincers.

[The Great One]

Doesn't Vince already have a broadcasting gig elsewhere?

Vince's been calling Summer League games for a couple of years now, he also appears regularly on The Jump, and last year he did a couple of Atlanta Hawks games.

[TrueTorontoFan]

Doesn't Vince already have a broadcasting gig elsewhere?

Technically he has his own podcast throught the ringer

[SkywalkerAC]

Doesn't Vince already have a broadcasting gig elsewhere?

[LJ2]

Lol Mo Pete? Mo Pete was one of the worst ex athlete turned broadcaster i''ve ever seen. I don't think he lasted 2 years on TSN.

Anyway, the answer to this question is pretty easy: Vince Carter. He's a natural. Dell Curry is also pretty good but he's with the Hornets. I think Cory Joe also has potential(if he wants to do it).

I don't know why I can't remember him on the broadcast, lol

[LJ2]

They tried Mo Pete and he didn't really click. Doug Christie is pretty good, but he's a bit removed from the playing days. I like when former players get those extra inside scoops and share stories and insights about current players who are actually playing the game... even that night. Jack is basically just slightly more connected than the regular joe, simply because he's been given that platform by the network. Ideally, it's a recently retired player who is highly respected by his NBA peers and maybe played on a lot of teams, so he's got a big network. Richard Jefferson is a good example. Maybe a guy like Jarrett Jack, if he's got any type of personality. Or Amir Johnson?

Amir would hilarious for about a week. All that dude would talk about is his collection of porn and adult stars he dated LOL.

Jefferson just seems to prim and proper for a former player, but he'd definitely bring the quality of the show up a few notches. Not so sure about Jarret Jack, but hey another JJ (Reddick) is recently retired. Agree with Mars, Danny Green would be great as well.

Mugsy was loved by fans when he was here, Landry Fields or Shawn Marion were pretty comfortable in front of the microphone as well.

[The Great One]

Lol Mo Pete? Mo Pete was one of the worst ex athlete turned broadcaster i''ve ever seen. I don't think he lasted 2 years on TSN.

Anyway, the answer to this question is pretty easy: Vince Carter. He's a natural. Dell Curry is also pretty good but he's with the Hornets. I think Cory Joe also has potential(if he wants to do it).

[planetmars]

Yeah, there are a lot of great former players that actually have some personality which is sort of what you want when you tune into the game. Mo Pete would be great I think, maybe Doug Christie as well if you want to stick to former Raptors. Bosh would never leave Miami or whatever warm US city he's in now, but I could see him and actually being funny together. Lots of options.

Danny Green would be really good too.

[golden]

Yeah, there are a lot of great former players that actually have some personality which is sort of what you want when you tune into the game. Mo Pete would be great I think, maybe Doug Christie as well if you want to stick to former Raptors. Bosh would never leave Miami or whatever warm US city he's in now, but I could see him and actually being funny together. Lots of options.

They tried Mo Pete and he didn't really click. Doug Christie is pretty good, but he's a bit removed from the playing days. I like when former players get those extra inside scoops and share stories and insights about current players who are actually playing the game... even that night. Jack is basically just slightly more connected than the regular joe, simply because he's been given that platform by the network. Ideally, it's a recently retired player who is highly respected by his NBA peers and maybe played on a lot of teams, so he's got a big network. Richard Jefferson is a good example. Maybe a guy like Jarrett Jack, if he's got any type of personality. Or Amir Johnson?

[LJ2]

You know who would be sneaky good at it? The Red Rocket. I remember this from a few years back?

Yeah, there are a lot of great former players that actually have some personality which is sort of what you want when you tune into the game. Mo Pete would be great I think, maybe Doug Christie as well if you want to stick to former Raptors. Bosh would never leave Miami or whatever warm US city he's in now, but I could see him and actually being funny together. Lots of options.

[Jclaw]

Who will be there to tell Matty D he's fat and eats too much ice cream, then play it off as a joke, then passive aggressively bicker with one another for the next 7 minutes of a tight game?


Enjoy retirement Leo

THIS **

It always felt like you were the uncomfortable third person in the room when they would do that. It seems like there was some underlying tension that takes away from the broadcast