hoyarad
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Post by hoyarad on Mar 4, 2009 14:22:24 GMT -5
We've all been listening to Rich for a long time now. I'm wondering what everyone's opinion of him are.
I think he's a good play by play man, but doesn't do much analysis, nor do his broadcasts include much homerism.
I currently live in Manhattan Kansas, home of the KSU Wildcats. Gameday is much different here. Multiple broadcasters, always ingame analysis, and ingame cheering. They also do much more interviews with the players. Much of this has to do with being in Kansas with sports playing a much larger role in just about everything.
I always love, "Hoyas win!, Hoyas win!" I think the radio broadcasts of Hoyas games could be even better though.
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idhoya
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Post by idhoya on Mar 4, 2009 14:25:00 GMT -5
Rich is an institution. Synonymous with Georgetown basketball. No complaints here.
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Air Jordan
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Post by Air Jordan on Mar 4, 2009 14:26:21 GMT -5
No complaints here about Rich,
WE ARE
GEORGETOWN
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hoyarad
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Post by hoyarad on Mar 4, 2009 14:27:13 GMT -5
No disagreement about him being an institution. I'd like a second person to be with him, saying the things we all are thinking if we happen to be watching the game on television while listening to the radio (which is what I frequently do)
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Post by bubbrubbhoya on Mar 4, 2009 14:27:31 GMT -5
Pump your breaks, hoyarad, that man's a national treasure. I love Chvotkin's voice and his intense engagement with the game. His excitement, always apparent throughout his broadcasts, enlivens simple radio pbp, and I often feel very close to the game through his words. As far as "analysis" goes, there are VERY few anlaysts out there who actually enhance a game watching/hearing experience, so why ruin the purity of the action with some BS from a (likely) schmuck who can't tell us anything we don't already know? Let me know what's happening, and I'll enjoy a broadcast. Chvotkin does that brilliantly, and that's why he's a Hoya keeper.
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hoyarad
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Post by hoyarad on Mar 4, 2009 14:28:26 GMT -5
Not complaining!!! But I get the message.
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bubbrubbhoya
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Post by bubbrubbhoya on Mar 4, 2009 14:28:59 GMT -5
No disagreement about him being an institution. I'd like a second person to be with him, saying the things we all are thinking if we happen to be watching the game on television while listening to the radio (which is what I frequently do) If you're thinking it, why does someone need to say it? Besides, "analysts" always say something dumb instead of saying what you're thinking, giving you more reason to be upset with the broadcast. Careful what you wish for, or else you'll get Tim McCarver analyzing the Hoyas. |
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hoyarad
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Post by hoyarad on Mar 4, 2009 14:35:03 GMT -5
True.....but when I can't watch the game it frequently helps to have someone opining on the last possession, or what went wrong after the timeout, who may have been out of position. Maybe the game happens to fast for a pbp'r to do that...a second person would help. Not to take over the broadcast though.
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Post by HoyasAreHungry on Mar 4, 2009 14:44:30 GMT -5
you KNOW we must be losing if our radio broadcaster is being criticized!
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hoyarad
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Post by hoyarad on Mar 4, 2009 14:46:32 GMT -5
I get the feeling the responses would be the same if we were winning as well. Just an opinion.
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Post by PDRHoya99 on Mar 4, 2009 14:48:39 GMT -5
I think he's a good play by play man, but doesn't do much analysis, nor do his broadcasts include much homerism. Are we listening to the same Rich? The man ended games with 17 straight "Hoyas Win!" Need I refer you back to the Nat Burton game? "It's good! It's GOOD! It's GOOD! It's GOOD! My god it's soooooo GOOD!" How much homerism/cheering do you want to hear? Rich is THE voice of the hoyas, and a unique personality that in my opinion fits Georgetown perfectly. Yes, if you actually sync him up to the video you realize that many things that are called hookers are probably not specifically hook shots, or that the "duck under" layup is a touch overused, but for me a Georgetown game without a mention of the liftoff and vesper half, muscle tussels and the sin stripe just isn't quite the same. |
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Post by lichoya68 on Mar 4, 2009 18:57:18 GMT -5
ok third venial sin.... but HADDA COMMENT ON THIS ONE.... rich paid his OWN FREAKING WAY WHEN HOYAS WERE NOTHING NADDA...... and if you want an analyst .... you can freaking hire mr. len elmore.... who after calling quite a few hoya games this year.... said when greg laid it up with his left hand........ daaaaaa he can do it with both hands..... even used his left hand for that one ...... BOTH HANDS........ emmm.......... did he not watch the previous games with greg like the not intentional foul at cuse vs. summers.......... that greg HAPPENS TO BE LEFT HANDED....... AND LIKES TO USE HIS LEFT HAND CAUSE THE RIGHT HAND IS MUCH WEAKER............ commentators.. and then last nite for about two minutes during the half and at the begiining OF THE SECOND HALF //////// BOTH ANNOUNCERS SAID OVER AND OVER .......THAT THE SCORE WAS 31-30............... yup you can have your commentators ....... objective announcers... ill take rich........... and i can wait till NOVEMBER NEXT YEAR to HEAR him him call our no longer youngins team........ DO THREE VENILS MAKE A FREAKING MORTAL SIN??? THEN I QUESS IM GOING TO YOU KNOW WHERE.. go hoyas...... beat depaul...... another tough game ...........THIS IS FOR PRIDE GENTLE MEN ......... FOR PRIDE it is only a game with young men but i died last nite i died
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Post by HealyHoya on Mar 4, 2009 19:18:06 GMT -5
ok third venial sin.... but HADDA COMMENT ON THIS ONE.... rich paid his OWN FREAKING WAY WHEN HOYAS WERE NOTHING NADDA...... and if you want an analyst .... you can freaking hire mr. len elmore.... who after calling quite a few hoya games this year.... said when greg laid it up with his left hand........ daaaaaa he can do it with both hands..... even used his left hand for that one ...... BOTH HANDS........ emmm.......... did he not watch the previous games with greg like the not intentional foul at cuse vs. summers.......... that greg HAPPENS TO BE LEFT HANDED....... AND LIKES TO USE HIS LEFT HAND CAUSE THE RIGHT HAND IS MUCH WEAKER............ commentators.. and then last nite for about two minutes during the half and at the begiining OF THE SECOND HALF //////// BOTH ANNOUNCERS SAID OVER AND OVER .......THAT THE SCORE WAS 31-30............... yup you can have your commentators ....... objective announcers... ill take rich........... and i can wait till NOVEMBER NEXT YEAR to HEAR him him call our no longer youngins team........ DO THREE VENILS MAKE A FREAKING MORTAL SIN??? THEN I QUESS IM GOING TO YOU KNOW WHERE.. go hoyas...... beat depaul...... another tough game ...........THIS IS FOR PRIDE GENTLE MEN ......... FOR PRIDE it is only a game with young men but i died last nite i died ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by hbone13 on Mar 5, 2009 8:29:37 GMT -5
I don't know who you all are listening to. I don't care if he's an institution, he is awful. He frequently gets the score wrong, and I don't need to hear about a 3 to 4 run, followed by a 6 to 3 run, followed by a 5 to 6 run. I've frequently tuned in while working and gotten confused trying to find out what is going on with the game. Go ahead and blast me, just letting you know from someone who listens to several games a year when I can't watch on TV.
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Post by wrestlemania on Mar 5, 2009 10:36:52 GMT -5
Chvotkin is an ace -- nice to hear a sports announcer with a vocabulary of more than 20 words.
And he keeps it moving without a color guy -- some guys on ESPN need two of them to stay afloat.
As for his purported homerism, you can be a cheerleader and still have your feet on the ground. When the Hoyas are not playing well, he says so.
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Post by PDRHoya99 on Mar 5, 2009 12:31:29 GMT -5
I don't know who you all are listening to. I don't care if he's an institution, he is awful. He frequently gets the score wrong, and I don't need to hear about a 3 to 4 run, followed by a 6 to 3 run, followed by a 5 to 6 run. I've frequently tuned in while working and gotten confused trying to find out what is going on with the game. Go ahead and blast me, just letting you know from someone who listens to several games a year when I can't watch on TV. Spend another decade listening. Trust me, he'll grow on you. You only need to look a couple of posts up and see that lic is willing to go to hell just to defend him. |
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Post by hoyarad on Mar 5, 2009 12:49:47 GMT -5
ha ha..is that what lic wrote? I can never tell.....  As for the "spend another decade" listening, I don't think listening for a third decade will help him grow on me. As others hate to hear on this board, he "is what he is". I'll be listening during the DePaul game. |
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Post by mapei on Mar 5, 2009 21:54:32 GMT -5
Personally, I love Rich's broadcast style. He makes it really exciting. And I don't think there's room on his broadcasts for a second guy. He could make room, but I think that would take away from what makes him so enjoyable.
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Post by StPetersburgHoya (Inactive) on Mar 6, 2009 0:07:42 GMT -5
We've all been listening to Rich for a long time now. I'm wondering what everyone's opinion of him are. I think he's a good play by play man, but doesn't do much analysis, nor do his broadcasts include much homerism. I currently live in Manhattan Kansas, home of the KSU Wildcats. Gameday is much different here. Multiple broadcasters, always ingame analysis, and ingame cheering. They also do much more interviews with the players. Much of this has to do with being in Kansas with sports playing a much larger role in just about everything. I always love, "Hoyas win!, Hoyas win!" I think the radio broadcasts of Hoyas games could be even better though. Clearly you are not playing the drinking game if you can offer any analysis of Rich's broadcasting style much less form a sentence after one of his broadcasts. |
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Post by The Stig on Mar 6, 2009 11:31:39 GMT -5
Rich is like Murray Walker. His commentary isn't perfect in a technical sense, but his over the top enthusiasm and pure love for the sport make him more enjoyable to listen to than a technically perfect commentator. They both make plenty of mistakes (Murray was legendary for his), but that just adds to the experience.
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