Fire the Blazer broadcasters
The last two minutes of tonight’s Blazer radio broadcast were an embarrassment to the organization. McMillan subbed in Batum, Oden, Frye, Bayless, and Rodriguez with 2:39 left in the fourth. As soon as the ball came in, Wheeler started complaining that Houston still had most of their regulars in the game. As play continued, Wheeler kept harping on Adelman, at one point calling him “classless”. Really? A coach leaves his starters in an extra whistle or two and suddenly he’s classless? Save it.
Speaking of classless, a minute or so later, Ron Artest apparently ran into the stands after a ball or something and rather than return to the floor, he took a seat. I didn’t see it, I only heard it described by the now-hyperventilating Wheeler and Harvey. Harvey went so far as to say if he were still playing, he’d fight Artest everytime they met on the floor for the rest of his life. This was after Wheeler’s classless comment, yet Wheeler did nothing to wheel in his partner.
The homerism of the Blazer announcers this season has been a topic on at least one radio station in town and has been a conversation I’ve had with a few folks. This town used to have some greats on both radio and TV. I would say we deserve better, but after listening to the yahoos on Dawson’s Morning Sports Page, I’m not so sure. What I wouldn’t give though for Dave Twardzik back on the radio.
Another thought. I wonder what it would take to get Kevin Calabro to come down and take over radio duties. I wonder what he’d say if Allen were to back the Brinks truck up and offer him the gig with the understanding he’s free to go the second Seattle gets an NBA franchise back. Alternatively, give him the TV gig with the understanding he does all home games and say 15 road games a year. That would leave him plenty of time in Seattle. Then we slide Barrett over to radio. That would work too.
Either way, Wheeler, Harvey, and the awful Mike Rice have all got to go. Like now.
