Kayte Christensen
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Was waiting for somebody to say this…took longer than I expected. Has nothing to do with that. I’ve been very outspoken about her. I think she was fabulous doing the pre/post game stuff and sideline reporting (also think Morgan is really good too). The color commentary is a different animal and she’s just not very good at it right now. Maybe she’ll get better. Maybe once they start announcing the games courtside again the broadcast team will get a lift from that.
Right now I think the PBP (both males BTW) is awful too. Then you add Matt Barnes to the pre/post stuff. It’s honestly an embarrassment.
Right now I think the PBP (both males BTW) is awful too. Then you add Matt Barnes to the pre/post stuff. It’s honestly an embarrassment.
What do any of those things have to do about her being a female? No one likes any of those attributes from anyone, whether it's a casual conversation or from a professional commentating team. Has absolutely nothing to do with whether they're male or female.
You are not coming from a higher place of morality, judgment or superiority. Baiting people on sexism and then backing out of it like all you're doing is stating the obvious and can't understand why anyone would disagree with your asinine statement. You've been around here way too long to troll like this. Just quit while you're behind.
You are not coming from a higher place of morality, judgment or superiority. Baiting people on sexism and then backing out of it like all you're doing is stating the obvious and can't understand why anyone would disagree with your asinine statement. You've been around here way too long to troll like this. Just quit while you're behind.
I disagree completely. I like how she ways what she thinks and isn’t always a shill for the team. She questioned rightly Luke’s decision on when to use the challenge but is a respectful way. I think she is very good.
Her job is made harder that the Kings are too cheap to actually send anyone on the road.
Her job is made harder that the Kings are too cheap to actually send anyone on the road.
That would be a problem with the production team and those mixing the sound. It seems like people are criticizing Kayte for crap that should be directed at Vivek and his cheap ass production quality.
Not sending the broadcasters on the road
Having poor sound mixing
It’s pretty clear Vivek is cash strapped and cutting corners everywhere and Kayte seems to be taking the bulk of criticism that should be directed at Vivek who has proven to be not much better than the MaGoofs.
Not sending the broadcasters on the road
Having poor sound mixing
It’s pretty clear Vivek is cash strapped and cutting corners everywhere and Kayte seems to be taking the bulk of criticism that should be directed at Vivek who has proven to be not much better than the MaGoofs.
Look, I get it. Change is hard. After twenty-something-odd years of listening to the same dudes tell the same stories about the same things (Did you know Jerry is from the same town as Larry Bird? Grant Napear went to Bowling Green! Jerry forgot to bring a suit on a road trip once!), it can be challenging listening to different voices talking about different things than you’re used to in a style different than what you’ve grown accustomed to over the past twenty plus years, especially when most of those years didn’t exactly have much else to enjoy than the banter between a middle-aged New Yorker and an elderly man from French Lick talking about whatever/rooting for the refs.
Unfortunately, age and one half of that announcing crew being toxic as hell (not even talking about the Boogie tweet thing) meant that that announcing crew ran its course. When faced with replacing this long-standing crew, NBC Sports went with one of the most well-respected national announcers in all of pro sports and, to fill in when he’s away on national games, a guy who’s been an understudy in Boston to one of the longest running broadcast crews in sports (Draper was probably taking over in Boston in a year or two regardless but him moving right before Tommy passed away probably hurt his career more than helped it). On color commentary, they went with Doug Christie first, who largely seemed to be doing broadcasting as a way to get into coaching and then Kayte Hunter, who people have been absolutely clamoring for to get a bigger role in broadcasts for the last half decade or so.
Sure, there have been bumps in the road, as there were for Grant and Jerry when they started, but, and this is all just my personal opinion so don’t get triggered by one dude’s take, the Venn diagram of people vehemently complaining about this current broadcast team and Grant getting canned for being dumb (he actually resigned from the play-by-play role so no lawsuits as far as this role is concerned) is a single circle. NBC could have hired ANYONE to do this job and y’all would have found a way to complain about it making your ears bleed or whatever.
Grant’s overly pasty, wife-abandoning ass ain’t walking back through those doors but he does have a weekly podcast for you guys to enjoy. Jerry also has been doing a good podcast with the Kings Herald guys if you’re all in the mood for Jerryisms. I’m not gonna say “Put up or shut up.” Just give this team a chance or figure out how to use the mute button.
Unfortunately, age and one half of that announcing crew being toxic as hell (not even talking about the Boogie tweet thing) meant that that announcing crew ran its course. When faced with replacing this long-standing crew, NBC Sports went with one of the most well-respected national announcers in all of pro sports and, to fill in when he’s away on national games, a guy who’s been an understudy in Boston to one of the longest running broadcast crews in sports (Draper was probably taking over in Boston in a year or two regardless but him moving right before Tommy passed away probably hurt his career more than helped it). On color commentary, they went with Doug Christie first, who largely seemed to be doing broadcasting as a way to get into coaching and then Kayte Hunter, who people have been absolutely clamoring for to get a bigger role in broadcasts for the last half decade or so.
Sure, there have been bumps in the road, as there were for Grant and Jerry when they started, but, and this is all just my personal opinion so don’t get triggered by one dude’s take, the Venn diagram of people vehemently complaining about this current broadcast team and Grant getting canned for being dumb (he actually resigned from the play-by-play role so no lawsuits as far as this role is concerned) is a single circle. NBC could have hired ANYONE to do this job and y’all would have found a way to complain about it making your ears bleed or whatever.
Grant’s overly pasty, wife-abandoning ass ain’t walking back through those doors but he does have a weekly podcast for you guys to enjoy. Jerry also has been doing a good podcast with the Kings Herald guys if you’re all in the mood for Jerryisms. I’m not gonna say “Put up or shut up.” Just give this team a chance or figure out how to use the mute button.
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So…what are all the actual complaints? I’m genuinely curious, because what I’ve loosely picked up on in the game threads gives me real “old man yells at cloud” vibes.
Kayte: too loud, has opinions, know-it-all vibes
Draper: a bit of a homer, ‘lol’s too much
Jones: food references, not committed to team enough, repetitive stories
Any other constructive criticism?
Kayte: too loud, has opinions, know-it-all vibes
Draper: a bit of a homer, ‘lol’s too much
Jones: food references, not committed to team enough, repetitive stories
Any other constructive criticism?