Mike Bibby joining Kings broadcasts as analyst
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macadocious
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I don’t want to listen to this puffed pastry.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Who were you expecting to get an analyst job for Kings games? Someone with absolutely no connection to the franchise?
kingsboi
Hall of Famer
wasn't expecting anything less than the norm
I don't, either, but if the choices were him or the Albatross...
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Don't worry. I'm sure Kenny is probably still on the books for another twenty or thirty years or so
macadocious
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Wrong. The choices are whoever they want. Hell I’d be happy if it was just Deuce and Mo. We don’t need multiple talking heads like it’s first take.
What was I wrong about? I didn't make a declarative statement.
macadocious
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you can take your if and you know what with it, lol
TaxMan
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This certainly has the potential for generating some terrible television. I just can’t take bibby seriously in his current gym bro state.
Kingz19
Hall of Famer
BJax was entertaining because it was always fun watching him talk to whoever the “Kings insider” was with utter contempt.
He was a little easier on James Ham but there was that weird season with Bill Herenda(who I don’t remember being on the Kings beat before or after) and Bjax stared a hole through him every time he came on for his “scoops” and especially when he gave his opinion.
Only reason to watch post game back then.
PurpleHaze
All-Star
Mike Bibby does not have a TV voice besides cannot add much as obviously does not follow NBA closely since retired from playing. Radio would probably be better suited for him but considering failed attempts several times coaching basketball high school level Vivek might regret this odd move.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
I’m sure the Kings probably have some say in who gets hired but NBC sports is the one making the move, not Vivek.
KingsFanSince85
All-Star
You guys take this stuff way too seriously. Gotta have something to complain about, I suppose.
Bibby is a franchise legend most every KINGS fan born before the new millennium knows. Which is probably the point.
If you look around the league you’ll find that many teams have former players covering the team during pre and post game coverage. And many of them aren’t all that good at it.
But, again, that doesn’t seem to be the reason they’re there.
Bibby is a franchise legend most every KINGS fan born before the new millennium knows. Which is probably the point.
If you look around the league you’ll find that many teams have former players covering the team during pre and post game coverage. And many of them aren’t all that good at it.
But, again, that doesn’t seem to be the reason they’re there.
Kingz19
Hall of Famer
I thought he actually did pretty good too.
He’s obviously still learning about the Kings. He did an interview on Kyle Drapers show the day before and he obviously still had limited knowledge about the Kings outside of “Sabonis reminds me of Vlade” and “Fox is really good”
however, I thought he did well breaking things down, especially post game. Offering insights and hindsight’s you need from a studio analyst. I thought he made a good point that Keegan shouldn’t have played Draymond so close in order to create more traffic for Klay or maybe even block the shot.
I was worried that Mike was going to be a man of few words but he actually had something to say. So I’d imagine he’ll only get better as he watches more Kings games.
He’s obviously still learning about the Kings. He did an interview on Kyle Drapers show the day before and he obviously still had limited knowledge about the Kings outside of “Sabonis reminds me of Vlade” and “Fox is really good”
however, I thought he did well breaking things down, especially post game. Offering insights and hindsight’s you need from a studio analyst. I thought he made a good point that Keegan shouldn’t have played Draymond so close in order to create more traffic for Klay or maybe even block the shot.
I was worried that Mike was going to be a man of few words but he actually had something to say. So I’d imagine he’ll only get better as he watches more Kings games.
coolhandluke
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Mike did better than I expected. He doesn't really follow the Kings closely but he has a good understanding of the game and is able to articulate it. Not bad for a debut. He will get better with time if he puts in the effort.
Now, I can avoid the second hand embarrassment that I get whenever I watched K9.
Now, I can avoid the second hand embarrassment that I get whenever I watched K9.
ShastaKingsFan
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Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Guy Haberman with Bill Herenda. Yikes
Haberman was pretty solid and I still listen to his podcast to this day but the Bill Herenda/James Ham insider pipeline was definitely hard to take
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