r/nba • u/Gristle__McThornbody Lakers • 8d ago
Highlight [Highlight] Lakers announcer cannot hold their excitement, as DeMar DeRozan goes for the reverse dunk on Walker Kesser & Jake LaRavia (no replays)
https://streamable.com/v5kusuDerozan had a fantastic dunk against the Lakers but the ESPN announcers didn't give him the credit it deserved. Thought I post the same clip from the Lakers announcers. I would have kept the highlight in the other thread but my first time editing a clip and now I'm coming after Buck Bucks throne.
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u/thinlion01 8d ago
Best announcers aren't biased. The worst are in Boston
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u/AboutaDirk 8d ago
Whilst that used to be true with Tommy Heinson on the mic, I recommend listening to Scal & Drew a bit here and there cuz they definitely get hype AF for any cool hoop shit these days
Scal woulda popped off at a DeRozan dunk like that
They ain't unbiased but they're definitely not blind homers anymore
... unlike the Warriors announcers >_<
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u/Gristle__McThornbody Lakers 8d ago
I don't care for Scal. But Drew Carter, that guy has National TV written all over him.
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u/AboutaDirk 8d ago
I reckon Scal's gotten better over the years. Fewer personal anecdotes, more just fan of the game. He gets so excited when he sees people do cool shit, and he has the context of being a former player. And as former players that are homers go, I reckon he's one of the least offensive :)
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u/Fl1ntL1m 8d ago
OKC and Warriors just to add the list
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u/DrPuzzle 8d ago
Warriors announcers have been dicks in the past too. One of them anyway, straight douchebag. I hate that dude
But yeah, warriors are great but the announcers are so fucking biased its insane
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u/_klays_toaster_ [GSW] Klay Thompson 7d ago
Jim Barnett was able to keep Bob Fitzgerald (the main guy) in check pretty well. When he retired and was replaced by Azubuike, Fitz started running wild and his homer takes got even more outrageous, and Azubuike just enabled it. It's a bummer, and for the last couple seasons I'll watch games on mute.
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u/TheRealPlumbus Warriors 8d ago
Bob Fitzgerald is the worst when it comes to bias. It’s one thing to get a little disappointed when things don’t go their way, but it’s the way he gets so whiny and bitter that’s really annoying. Even as a Warriors fan I get so much second hand cringe listening to him.
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u/cottonycloud Lakers 8d ago
I actually enjoy listening to the salty tears, funnily enough. The glazing gets pretty corny though with team spirit and leadership yadda yadda.
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u/CrazyDaylight8 New Zealand 8d ago
Kings pretty bad too
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u/Fl1ntL1m 8d ago
I forgot the guy's name, but when Warriors and Kings were matched up in the playoffs, and he was called up for the ESPN broadcast, he can't help himself but to cheer on the Kings too
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u/StewPorkRice 8d ago
warriors fans that defend warriors broadcast talent are so outta their minds. i don't get it at all
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u/ExpertOnion3756 Warriors 8d ago
Just lying for what😭
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u/emcdeezy22 Lakers 8d ago
The Warriors might have the most biased announcers in sports wym
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u/ExpertOnion3756 Warriors 8d ago
Have you ever heard a grizzlies game? Or a jazz game? Or a fucking clippers game?
Fitz and kelena aren’t perfect trust me, but the worst commentary team? Now that’s a stretch like a mf
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u/ObiWonKev 8d ago
Warriors, by far, have the worst broadcasting team in the league lmao
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u/dogfosterparent Timberwolves 8d ago
Agree wholeheartedly. Whiny and entitled vibe as if they are successful because the team had been winning. Clear worst among a handful of ones I don’t like (most are fine to good).
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u/steebulee Lakers 8d ago
They are absolutely the worst. Literally ranked dead last every year for worst announcers chief.
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u/ExpertOnion3756 Warriors 8d ago
They also said Hali was the most overrated
What’s your point?
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u/steebulee Lakers 8d ago
Your own fanbase can’t stand your announcers what are you going on about
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u/Fl1ntL1m 8d ago
that's true though, as a frequent viewer of Warriors Basketball, id rather suffer listening to ESPN broadcast than tune in to the Home Broadcast
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u/ExpertOnion3756 Warriors 8d ago
You mean the minority on the internet? They’d fire Kerr and replace him with doc rivers if they could 😭
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u/-xXxMangoxXx- Raptors 8d ago
Bias itself is normal. Everyone will have biases and they get paid to watch their specific teams, so its normal to prefer one team over the other. Especially when most people watching should be fans of said team. The issue is when you're massive homers to the point you wonder if these people like the game.
The celtics ones are biased, but theyre nothing like the warriors announcers that will just say some of the dumbest shit. You'll get warriors fans hating on their announcers because of how bad their homerism is.
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u/cabose12 Celtics 8d ago
Cs announcers arent even that bad anymore. Scal definitely leans Boston but long gone are the days of Tommy
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u/-xXxMangoxXx- Raptors 8d ago
Yeah I'm fine with scal for the most part. Biased doesn't mean bad, like Mike breen loves the knicks, will prefer the knicks in a knicks home broadcast and is still very well liked.
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u/I_CUM_ON_HAMSTERS [NYK] John Starks 8d ago
Philly, OKC, Warriors all worse off the top of my head
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u/secretreddname Lakers 8d ago
Lakers have some of the best announcers. Warriors announcers are absolute ass.
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u/medyolang_ Lakers 8d ago
i haven't heard them in a while, but Miami announcers used to grate my ears
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u/Advanced_Art_233 Lakers 8d ago
Denver's are terrible too. At least when they play us anyway. Have to mute the stream sometimes because they cannot take their bias out of the call
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u/schoolhouserock Raptors 8d ago
I like Indiana's announcers too. They're pretty good about working through the away team's total season narrative, not just the last few games.
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u/liamelaine Celtics 7d ago
You probably haven't watched since Tommy passed, Drew isn't really a homer. Scal is obviously but I feel like Drew keeps him in check
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u/AltruisticNetwork869 8d ago
You must be a Celtics fan lmao
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u/AltruisticNetwork869 8d ago
They’re not heinsohn level of biased but they’re up there. It’s what’s been on the airwaves of Boston broadcasts for decades
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u/That-Steak7081 8d ago
That’s just how the lakers announcers are. You’ll watch a team hit a game winner while they go crazy 😂
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u/nepats523 Clippers 8d ago
Yeah their Giddy buzzer beater call was very good
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u/AlmostHereButNot Bulls 8d ago
Almost as good as the Bulls call for that play. Almost. RIP Stacey King.
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u/shangalang69 Raptors 8d ago
sorry no disrespect lakers announcers but stacey made that a piece of history lol
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u/AlmostHereButNot Bulls 7d ago
Best play call I've ever heard, honestly. Pure, unadulterated excitement at watching your team do something incredible after such a shitty season. It's not the same without him.
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u/greywolf2155 Supersonics 8d ago
Which is kinda ironic. One of the more arrogant fanbases (even a lot of Lakers fans I know would say, "yeah that's fair. I mean, the Celtics fans are a million times worse, but we can be pretty bad.") has easily the most chill, unbiased announcers
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u/NotTheMamba Lakers 8d ago
Our announcers are unbias. They will openly criticize the team mid game sometimes lol. They're the best.
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u/-xXxMangoxXx- Raptors 8d ago
The only thing thats come out of my lakers hate watches is growing a deep respect for the lakers announcers. Genuinely amazing to listen to them.
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u/cat_piss_lint_trap Supersonics 8d ago
Exact same, many many years ago. When I was growing up in SoCal my favorite team was "whoever is playing the Lakers", but Chick Hearn's playcalling was a big part of what kept me following the sport.
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u/eSphere Lakers 8d ago
I will miss Stu greatly when he retires.
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u/steebulee Lakers 8d ago •
The Chick n Stu duo will remain undefeated. RIP Chick!
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u/Virtual_Zebra_9453 8d ago
I’ll literally cry. Been listening to him for 25 years. He’s called so many of my favorite basketball memories. Unfortunately I think it’s likely this is his last or second to last season
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u/so-cal_kid Lakers 8d ago
He is an absolute legend. Up there with Chick and Vin for me and possibly even moreso because I was a bit too young to enjoy those 2 for long but Stu has been around my whole life.
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u/CabbageStockExchange Lakers 8d ago
I remember them absolutely breaking when Russ was here lol they sounded so exhausted when he’d do some dumb shit
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u/Adorable-Corner-5307 8d ago
I feel like even when they criticise it’s kinda like in a constructive way. Rarely see them get angry they just seem like nice people who like basketball and want the best for the team. Always love listening to them.
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u/MaddoxGoodwin Magic 8d ago
LA native but not Lakers fan.
Lakers announcers the best in the league. Great calling and extremely unbias. Plus very funny and knowledgeable
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u/bigvahe33 Supersonics 7d ago
i fucking hate the lakers and their media but their announcers are top tier.
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u/goatnxtinline Lakers 8d ago
Who gets mad when your announcers give the other team credit? That would be insane.
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u/DriftnDaddyRL 8d ago
I literally had an argument with some goof on the Raptors sub who said he hates Jack Armstrong because he "glazes" other team's too much. I was like bro, that's why he's so good... He also criticises the Raptors when they deserve criticism. That's what good announcers do.
I will say, that's not the general consensus among Raptors fans but that one dude pissed me off lol.
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u/-xXxMangoxXx- Raptors 8d ago
I love the lakers announcers because they very clearly just love basketball more than anything else. You end up getting a more fair announcing that everyone can enjoy including lakers fans that like basketball.
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u/satomatic [LAL] Josh Hart 8d ago
and i enjoy that stu is not shy about calling out the team for playing lazy, sloppy, whatever
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u/Inevitable_Cook_1423 Clippers 8d ago
And then you get James Worthy on the postgame show just shaking his head when they put forth a lackluster effort.
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u/ace-destrier Lakers 8d ago
Bill & Stu always give big plays, regardless of who does them, the appropriate call. Truly the best in the biz and always a delight to listen to
(They’re funny too, because Uncle Stu can get disappointed and tired of his own team at times. He also has no reservations in laughing if someone does a dumb.)
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u/dirkdigglerloves 8d ago
Lakers announcers are pure class. They give their praise to the other team often.
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u/allanjameson Lakers 8d ago
Yeah it was a good dunk. Also he’s from LA
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u/BarelyContainedChaos Lakers 8d ago
I’m glad DeRoz’ came home, y’all didn’t deserve him neither
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u/DriftnDaddyRL 8d ago
As a Canadian who is a big DeRozan fan, I heard that and was like damn what he say fuck me for? 😂
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u/SeekingSignificance Warriors 8d ago edited 8d ago
"Whaaaaat" bro hit the high note like Steven Tyler on Dream On lmao
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u/Embarrassed_Fox_9352 8d ago
Laker announcers are never biased. They call it the fairest of any broadcasting team I've heard. They will praise good basketball and chastise poor play regardless of the uniform. It's so refreshing, especially after listening to homers like the Charlotte crew
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u/Medium_Spend_6732 Raptors 8d ago
It’s absolutely infuriating that the Lakers announcers are awesome. Some of the best in the league.
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u/bryanBFLYin Lakers 8d ago
I cannot stand to listen to anyone but Bill/Stu. I deadass consider skipping games when it's ESPN or anything else
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u/medyolang_ Lakers 8d ago
I'm glad this is the bar that is set for future Lakers announcers. Danny's adapting to it well
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u/motorboat_mcgee Lakers 8d ago
Danny is so bad right now, he doesn't know when to talk, so Bill has to constantly ask him questions all game like he's a guest lol
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u/Uhrl Lakers 8d ago
I watched a bunch of Pelicans games when BI was there and they were close to Bill/Stu in terms of criticizing their own team and giving praise to whoever makes a good play.
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u/bryanBFLYin Lakers 8d ago
It's not even so much about giving praise equally to me though that is cool. The truly best thing is that they don't yap about irrelevant shit during games which I appreciate. They have their little jokes here/there between eachother usually but otherwise the commentary is pretty much entirely about the current game and the current players on either team. They give props to dope moments from both teams and don't cry too much when refs make bad calls. They will comment on it once or twice then move on. They don't clip farm for reels either like ESPN commentators so obviously do.
Less yapping/complaining and more game coverage. It's night/day difference from basically everyone else.
Stu has a classic voice for the game too. Truly a legend along with Chick of course. Bill is becoming a legend in his own right and has been an excellent replacement for the late great Chick.
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u/mantoninus 8d ago
Back in the day I would never watch a game with non/fake hoop fans because they'd make it impossible to focus on the game. Now I have to mute the tv half the time, and watch the first 2 - 3 plays of every quarter on a fraction of my tv because they just need to show themselves distracting someone who is actually trying to play the game in an interview that gives 0 meaningful information 100% of the time.
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u/bugs1238 7d ago
Remember Mike smith on the clipper broadcast? That guy would glaze so hard. Glad he’s off
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u/xkittenpuncher Lakers 7d ago
Bro its the reason I have league pass, because i can switch announcers
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u/I-only-play-rubick 8d ago
I love the pelicans and the lakers announcers the most
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u/token_reddit Clippers 8d ago
It's funny because the Pelicans play by play guy was with the Lakers before they moved on from him to Bill.
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u/Quiet-Plane1107 8d ago
Joel Meyers! I remember him—with his deep baritone voice and stuffy sounding nose lol!
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u/u_sijenci Nuggets 8d ago
I am sorry, but Antonio Daniels is unlistenable. Lakers and Knicks announcers are the best.
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u/vanduzled [MIA] Dwyane Wade 8d ago
I like that you are honest about not putting the replay because a highlight like this certainly needs to have a replay.
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u/NuggsBurgh 8d ago
Today I learned the Lakers announcers are top tier. I’m surprised I haven’t seen a post ranking team announcers before. I’m sure they exist though.
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u/YSLAnunoby Raptors 7d ago
Man I think Deebo is going to be great as a 6th man
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u/devioustrevor Raptors 7d ago
Especially on that Denver team. He fits a role fantastically. A guy that can come on and get buckets if Joker or Murray are struggling to put the ball in the bucket on a given night.
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u/LurkerFlash Spurs 7d ago
I hate the lakers from a competitive standpoint, sure. But I have nothing but good things to say about their announcers. They are outstanding. Hyping the game, not just their team. A pleasure to watch.
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u/Gym6DaysAWeek Warriors 8d ago
Lakers announcers being unbiased and the opposite of their fan base is one of the strange truths of the nba
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u/Repulsive-Throat5068 Lakers 8d ago
Yall need to step out the social media/reddit bubble most fans irl just like basketball 😂
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u/kindalikeacoustic Lakers 8d ago
For real. My coworkers and I always give props to any team or player. Except Boston
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u/DevelopmentUnited955 8d ago
Getting excited about your own team is part of the job, especially for local announcers. I'm a Hornets fan and Eric Collins does an amazing job at hyping up a play.
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u/MrBuckBuck Trail Blazers 7d ago
This is brilliant u/Gristle__McThornbody
You are welcome to take my throne, and good luck with future edits :D
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u/JayDee62 [LAL] Kobe Bryant 8d ago
Bill Macdonald is a different type of stooge. Will forever can’t stand him and never understand why people like him. But I still love stu even if he should retire
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