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re: Good Piece on Gus Johnson's Struggles w/ Announcing Games
Posted on 4/3/13 at 1:47 pm to Early Cuyler
Posted on 4/3/13 at 1:47 pm to Early Cuyler
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An ardent fan of any sport becomes fascinated with its minutiae and subtleties, but the American initiate acts like the intricacies of that sport are special and unknowable—the average football- or baseball-watching simpleton could never fully appreciate the delicacy of a perfectly weighted through pass or the tactics that inform a good counterattack.
i really do fricking DESPISE this thinking. the writer was spot on with this bullshite
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He doesn’t yet know how to structure his calls for climatic moments. Johnson snarled when Lahm played in his cross, then fell silent on the actual goal. His lack of attunement to the rhythms of the game was laid bare. We got a clumsy call because of it.
gus johnson does this bullshite in every sport he calls. it's why i dislike him
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Posted on 4/3/13 at 2:08 pm to SlowFlowPro
While I don't disagree with this general notion:
I do believe this is 100% true:
It's a wildly difficult thing to do (not under or over-hitting it), and something that is difficult to appreciate without having (or least having tried to have) done it.... Just as a really long bounce pass in basketball or hitting on to the green with beautiful backspin.
No, I don't think your average rube can appreciate it, but you could say that about many things in many sports.
quote:
i really do fricking DESPISE this thinking. the writer was spot on with this bullshite
I do believe this is 100% true:
quote:
the average football- or baseball-watching simpleton could never fully appreciate the delicacy of a perfectly weighted through pass
It's a wildly difficult thing to do (not under or over-hitting it), and something that is difficult to appreciate without having (or least having tried to have) done it.... Just as a really long bounce pass in basketball or hitting on to the green with beautiful backspin.
No, I don't think your average rube can appreciate it, but you could say that about many things in many sports.
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