I enjoy Walton being out there when our team sucks because he tells it like it is. Grant and Jerry sugarcoat everything while Walton is the only one that'll sit there and say that the Kings are uninspired, lazy and mentally weak. It's nice to hear someone on TV telling the truth.
The downside is when your team is doing well, Walton will still be out there nitpicking at every little thing.
Jerry and Grant are two of the most fair announcers in the league. If you don't believe me, try listening to some of the other announcing teams around the league. Anyone that thinks Reynolds doesn't know what he's talking about is an idiot. He's been a part of professional basketball for 50 years. He's been a head coach in the NBA. I've been lucky enough to have sat down with him on a few occasions and talked basketball. The man is a wealth of knowledge. He may appear as a country bumpkin on the broadcasts, but thats just Jerry trying to be intertaining. And personally, I think he does a good job of seperating his entertaining side from his professional side. He's a lot tougher guy in person.
As for Grant, if you separate his TV broadcasts from his radio broadcasts, there's a distinct difference. On his radio show he can be quite negative and abrasive, but on TV, he's an entirely different personality. He'll be critical of our players if needed and he'll praise our players if deserved.
Walton drives me almost insane. I tend to be a logical person, and when someone spews out crap, thats not based on anything other than pure BS, I start to tune out big time. There were moments last night when I thought Walton wanted to have sex with Ray Allen. I mean my god, enough already! We get it, the Celtics are sitting on the right hand of god, and should be worshiped forever. Thompson is in the running as one of the best PF's in the NBA. Cousins can't rebound. Thornton never passes the ball, but somehow had 4 assists at the time of the statement. Thornton is out of control. Thornton is the best player on the floor. Wait, Thompson is the best player on the floor. Allen and Pierce are a couple of the hardest working players in the league. Garnett doesn't join them in the workouts. But no one denys his dedication, just look at the dedicated look on his face. This man spews out more crap than anyone I know that was a national announcer. Almost none of based on facts.
And for the one extreme or the other folks, none of this means I hate Bill Walton. I just don't like listening to him, and will turn off the volume on the next game he broadcasts.
