Jim Hawthorne's calling of LSU Basketball games

I've been on the road a lot lately so I have resorted to listening to the LSU games. And by listening have picked up on some broadcasting negativity by Hawthorne. Is this how he always is with calling basketball games?

Last night for example the Tigers didn't play great but they won. If I wouldn't have known the score I would've thought the Tigers were losing by 20 the way Hawthorne was calling the game. To me he calls the game as if the Basketball team is as good as the football team. Top ten type team. Like last night when South Carolina was 6/6 from the stripe it seemed as though Hawthorne was all enthusiastic about it....When Carolina made shots last night Hawthorne would say "its good" with a mocking/condescending/I told you so tone. As if LSU could've done something to prevent it. Then at the end of the first half/beginning of second half Jarrell Martin hits a huge three to break the zone and Hawthorne says. "Oh, it went in". As if it is a surprise. That was a big shot! And mood changer, but the negativity reduced the effect.

I guess it wears me down a bit after a while. I know part of the emotion is that possessions are only like 30 seconds a piece max in basketball where as in football a possession can last 7 minutes, so the tide turns are constant. It just seems like he could do a better job navigating the flow of the game.

At this point I would rather listen to Ford just call the plays and not fill the broadcast with negativity and could've, should've would've.....

That being said How bout them Tigers! Pulled a huge game out last night. I am certainly excited about the team and am looking forward to the future.