Mark Jones named new TV PBP voice

[Letsgokings13]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1452111076359692288

Mark so Canadian even his "meet me out back" tweets sound like polite invitations.

Mark got in his feelings on this one. Twitter fingers strong.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Meh. They're only "Twitter fingers" if he can't back it up. From my point of view, the only "keyboard warrior" in this situation is the rando who decided to get on social media, to pick a fight with a broadcaster.

 

[mac]

I heard somewhere he'll only be doing about 50% of Kings games? Kinda weird if you asked me... Like do it, or don't do it. If the number is closer to 80% then fair enough.

 

[Tetsujin]

I heard somewhere he'll only be doing about 50% of Kings games? Kinda weird if you asked me... Like do it, or don't do it. If the number is closer to 80% then fair enough.

How come no one complains about Breen barely doing Knicks games?

 

[Letsgokings13]

How come no one complains about Breen barely doing Knicks games?

Because he's not "our" announcer

 

[Letsgokings13]

I heard somewhere he'll only be doing about 50% of Kings games? Kinda weird if you asked me... Like do it, or don't do it. If the number is closer to 80% then fair enough.

He took the job so he could be near his daughter going to college.

 

[macadocious]

this world of outrage is so tiring. Why do people care so much about this stuff?

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

He took the job so he could be near his daughter going to college.

As reasons to take a job go, I'd have difficulty thinking of a better one.

 

[KingsFanSince85]

He took the job so he could be near his daughter going to college.

As reasons to take a job go, I'd have difficulty thinking of a better one.

Considering that we’re talking college and not high school — there are plenty of better reasons to take a job beyond helicoptering your adult kid for 3-5 years as they become more independent and learn to live on their own and take care of themselves.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Considering that we’re talking college and not high school — there are plenty of better reasons to take a job beyond helicoptering your adult kid for 3-5 years as they become more independent and learn to live on their own and take care of themselves.

I feel like reading "helicoptering" into "being near your daughter going to college" says more about you than it does about Mark Jones.

 

[macadocious]

I feel like reading "helicoptering" into "being near your daughter going to college" says more about you than it does about Mark Jones.

when your kids turn 18 you kick them out and don’t talk to them until they get married, then not again until they have their first kid. Those are rules.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

when your kids turn 18 you kick them out and don’t talk to them until they get married, then not again until they have their first kid. Those are rules.

I changed my phone number and email, and moved to a different state, when my son went to college, just to make sure that he couldn't find me.

 

[macadocious]

You’ll never know, but I’m sure he’s better for it.

 

[mac]

He took the job so he could be near his daughter going to college.

I guess my point is more from the Kings' side of things - why hire a guy to do the job half the time?

FWIW, Mark+Kayte pairing is way better than Kyle+Kayte. More balance. Which makes it suck even more if Mark isn't doing more games.

 

[iowamcnabb]

I guess my point is more from the Kings' side of things - why hire a guy to do the job half the time?

FWIW, Mark+Kayte pairing is way better than Kyle+Kayte. More balance. Which makes it suck even more if Mark isn't doing more games.

I'm guessing they couldn't pass up on bringing in one of the bigger names in broadcasting even if it was only part time.

 

[Tetsujin]

I'm guessing they couldn't pass up on bringing in one of the bigger names in broadcasting even if it was only part time.

You get the chance to hire one of the top black broadcasters in pro sports after your old announcer resigned over a controversial tweet that many people construed as racist, you do it. Mark Jones is one of ESPN’s top announcers. Last week he called two NBA games and did college football with RGIII pretty much over a 72 hour span.

More importantly he’s a professional that is pretty much beloved by everyone he works with. Did people expect ESPN would just let him eschew their broadcasts to do 82 Kings games a year?

 

[PurpleHaze]

Original Kings announcement one year ago hiring Mark Jones. Obviously ESPN and Kings knew exactly how his time would be spent going forward.

https://www.nba.com/kings/news/kings-name-mark-jones-new-tv-play-play-announcer

 

[captain bill]

He’s been doing college football with RG3 for ESPN and they’ve been pretty great together

 

[dude12]

Fish grease

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1472282883662532608

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1496326977959378947