I am watching the finish of the San Diego-UConn game. It's now going into overtime. This in itself is notable. I would just like to point out how unbelievably painful Tim Brando's announcing has been down the stretch. Repeatedly referring to Klayton Korver as "Kyle" in the early game was bad enough. But this is getting out of hand.
Example 1: With 54 seconds left, San Diego's Rob Jones hit a jumper to put the Toreros up 4. Brando felt this was the time to tell us, "This ain't Carmen Sandiego!" Zing.
Example 2: After Thabeet cuts the lead to 2 with 44 seconds left, UConn fouls. Brando immediately compliments the Huskies for funneling the ball to a 59% FT shooter before fouling. A few seconds later, he realizes that this was UConn's fourth team foul, three away from the bonus. Oops.
Example 3: With 29 seconds left, UConn gets the ball back down 3. Adrien makes a layup. Brando informs us that the game is now tied. 3 minus 2 equals...zero?
Photo: Sportsline.
7:11pm update: We have the pleasure of listening to Brando for the Vandy-Siena game as well. He's going on and on about how the SEC is still looking for their first tournament win.
What conference is Tennessee in again?
That's hilarious, I noticed all of those things as well. I only wrote about number 1 and 3 though.
ReplyDeleteThe whole game was just damn painful. something seems to be missing (besides injured players) with UConn
ReplyDeleteTim Brando could put me to sleep in the middle of a battlefield.
ReplyDeleteThank you for mentioning this.
ReplyDeleteHis call on the Western Kentucky game winner was also brutal.
He has had the two best games of the tourney, and has come up weak.
I know he's cheesy, but I would have loved to hear Gus Johnson on these games.
He also praised UConn for "great defense" at the end of regulation when all they did was funnel Houston within 3 inches of the basket for what should have been a wide open pull-up jumper. I was speechless/yelling at my TV like an idiot throughout the 2 games.
ReplyDeleteI'm legitimately surprised by the SEC comment. The local sports station carried his show for a couple of months, and that was one of the most unbearable things about him: his constant defense of his SEC homerism.
ReplyDeleteI have a list of what I like to refer to as, "Tim Brandoisms."
ReplyDeleteI'll share anyday...I think someone should make a book out of them.
He's not THAT bad..I've heard a lot worse.
ReplyDeleteBut one can definitely tell he prefers football over basketball.
Thanks for posting about this.
ReplyDeleteDuring the Drake/Western Kent. game he also said something to the effect of "its good to be young!" or something that had to do with the young and the restless when discussing Drake's guard Josh Young. He is an absolute joke.
As i was watching the Siena game he also made another attempt at humor when discussing Siena's PG Ronald Moore in saying something to the effect of "We want Moore of this!".
Is this all he can do? Just use player's last names as punchlines? Its friggin annoying as hell.
holy shit was that carmen san deigo bit lame. i wanted to punch myself in the balls it was so bad. "UConn? more like, UCan't!"
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I'm surprised he didn't say: "This ain't Carmen Electra" either
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