MCIGuy
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Post by MCIGuy on Apr 12, 2008 12:50:22 GMT -5
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TBird41
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Post by TBird41 on Apr 12, 2008 17:28:12 GMT -5
The man speaks truth. He's right that the worst part about it is because Vitale got in, he got all the coverage (Vitale, the center of attention? No WAY), and so we didn't get to see the highlights of and the stories on the guys that deserved to be in the Hall of Fame, Hakeem, Ewing and Riley. |
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RDF
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Post by RDF on Apr 12, 2008 18:59:37 GMT -5
Too on point to make sense to the masses who love this guy. I've never cared for Vitale so I enjoy this column more then most--but he's pointed out why Vitale shouldn't be in--he never did squat as a player or coach. He's a self appointed "ambassador" of the game and a media "agent" for select programs--Duke, UNC, Bobby Knight coached teams, Kansas, Kentucky, Italian American Coaches, and he doesn't know much about talent--if you are heading to one of the programs he is an "agent" for--he lauds you no matter what.
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kghoya
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Post by kghoya on Apr 14, 2008 10:09:11 GMT -5
the only thing vitale has going for him is that he is now big on the hoyas...had them in his final four and has them in his top 5 for next year
i'll take the love
but yeah...him being in the hof is a joke
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Boz
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Post by Boz on Apr 14, 2008 10:29:08 GMT -5
I really didn't have a problem with Vitale being in the HOF as a "contributor," but I didn't realize many things Kriegel pointed out, among them:
- Vitale's efforts to get himself enshrined, which seems just really smarmy;
- More importantly, that there are very few "contributors" in the HOF; and
- Most importantly, that Vitale's election was at the expense of several (who Kriegel mentions) who are much, MUCH more deserving.
And, as MCI points out, ESPN's fawning coverage of this really sucked. You'd barely know that Ewing, Olajuwon, Riley got elected if you watched the Worldwide Leader.
At the end of the day, I guess I still don't have a major problem with his election, but it makes it a lot more distasteful. At the very least, if Vitale gets in, then every other person the author mentioned for the Honors Committee's consideration (and probably quite a few more) should get in as well (and should've gotten in first).
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Jack
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Post by Jack on Apr 14, 2008 10:46:40 GMT -5
I really didn't have a problem with Vitale being in the HOF as a "contributor," but I didn't realize many things Kriegel pointed out, among them: - Vitale's efforts to get himself enshrined, which seems just really smarmy; - More importantly, that there are very few "contributors" in the HOF; and - Most importantly, that Vitale's election was at the expense of several (who Kriegel mentions) who are much, MUCH more deserving. Not to mention that Vitale is already honored as a broadcaster with the Curt Gowdy award. Hopefully the coverage of the actual induction ceremonies will be much more weighted toward the more deserving honorees. |
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