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annual Bolerhack Sucks thread

Jazzman12 said:
Am I the only Jazz fan that doesn’t hate Boler? I mean, the guy has his not so great moments but I’ve always enjoyed the familiarity and enthusiasm. He definitely doesn’t bother me enough for me to start rooting for the guy to lose his livelyhood.
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I like him, mistakes and all

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Sure I like the guy. Can I be super annoyed when in the call he references the wrong player? On one play he referenced Adams getting burned by DM on a spin move. Adams wasn’t even on DM. There was another similar incident. Do facts really matter when listening to a call? Do the words have to make sense with what is happening on the floor? Am I too picky if I think so?
 
Jazzman12 said:
Am I the only Jazz fan that doesn’t hate Boler? I mean, the guy has his not so great moments but I’ve always enjoyed the familiarity and enthusiasm. He definitely doesn’t bother me enough for me to start rooting for the guy to lose his livelyhood.
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Also it seems like other fans of other teams often talk **** about harpring but not about boler

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Someone brought up Satan... he’d be a hell of an announcer... but seriously can you imagine...

“ hey Thurl I have some insight into CP3... Last year when him and Harden were beefing he put Hardens toothbrush in his b-hole... it’s a level three sin but funny as hell... also he constantly lies to valets saying he has no cash for a tip... we will be seeing him in my hometown in a few years... trust me.”
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Someone brought up Satan... he’d be a hell of an announcer... but seriously can you imagine...

“ hey Thurl I have some insight into CP3... Last year when him and Harden were beefing he put Hardens toothbrush in his b-hole... it’s a level three sin but funny as hell... also he constantly lies to valets saying he has no cash for a tip... we will be seeing him in my hometown in a few years... trust me.”
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Would he be better as the color guy, or play by play? I'll hang up and listen.
 
cooldude32 said:
No you are not the only one. I like Boler. For all the people don't like Boler or Locke, who in the heck should be their replacements though? Other teams have much worse announcers.

No
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It pains me to agree with a Cougar fan :) but Colton nailed it. Our announcers are better than most if the league - by far.
 
I don't particularly hate Boler, I just find him to be very, very average. His voice his average, his personality is average, his in-game acumen is average...
 
Listen to league pass and you will find worse. I would rate Boler middle of the road. They’ll never be another Hot Rod.
 
Avery said:
Listen to league pass and you will find worse. I would rate Boler middle of the road. They’ll never be another Hot Rod.
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I should have anticipated and made fun of this response.

Btw, Boler is definitely at the back of the pack in terms of knowledge of the game. And that’s what matters most, IMO. You dudes who elevate him because of some other criteria (which he’s actually super average at, or worse, across the board) are pretty lol.

For the record, I’ve listened to more of other broadcasts than I have listened to ours over the past 2 or 3 seasons. Probably a 55-45 split.
 
Jazz Spazz said:
Would he be better as the color guy, or play by play? I'll hang up and listen.
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color for sure though I’m told he’s a got an old school way of calling the game... him and hot rod had a few beers back in the day. Hot Rod made it to the good place of course but Satans a big fan of his... who isn’t.

The only problem is that he couldn’t call any Jazz games as he would melt in the presence of Joe Ingles.
 
My favorite part about Boler fanboys is their greatest retort is usually along the lines of "he's doing the best he can, and it could be worse!". Lolz.

I actually understand attempting to be mediocre and just getting by for your average job and worker. I get it because desk jobs/corp work is hell on earth and people are just trying to get by. But this the entertainment industry and to me you should be entertaining and/or getting better, and at the very least be passionate about it. Boler fits none of these criteria.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
color for sure though I’m told he’s a got an old school way of calling the game... him and hot rod had a few beers back in the day. Hot Rod made it to the good place of course but Satans a big fan of his... who isn’t.

The only problem is that he couldn’t call any Jazz games as he would melt in the presence of Joe Ingles.
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I'm pretty sure the song "The Devil went down to West Virginia" is an accurate depiction of Hot Rod's teaching him a thing or two about play by play. How could he not be a Hot Rod fan after that?
 
No way, I was stuck with the Thunder feed last night and watching the highlights today with Boler's voice is 1000x better, it's his voice. Those thunder guys are a snooze fest, no character... Boler and Harping are really good. Y'all don't know.
 
He does not know basketball... I only caught about half the Jazz feed last night because Direct TV is constantly screwed up... the only downside to other announcers is the homerific "that should/shouldn't have been a foul" ****. They were sure that DM did not get fouled on the last play... he was grabbed and tripped with a knee to the chest... so annoying.

For that reason I prefer the Jazz broadcast and have just gotten over Boler. Steve Brown was unbearable. I'm not sure David Locke could do the TV stuff but he does know more about basketball... he might be tough to listen to. Matt was solid I thought. Knew basketball and was not a homer. He was a little annoying. Thurl is good... like the type of guy you want to watch a game with, but prolly a little too chill for TV.

Why can't we just resurrect Hot Rod and have Satan be his color guy. Normally you don't want back in my day stories from broadcasters, but I've got a feeling everyone would be in on those guys stories.
 
Boler rating. All ratings on a 1 to 10 scale. 10 is best.

Voice - 6
Enthusiasm - 5
Knowledge of game - 2
Play by play phraseology - 2
Play by play general ability - 3
Likeability - 6
Interaction with co-host - 7
Cares about the game - 1

Overall - 3

So see, he objectively sucks.
 
LogGrad98 said:
Boler rating. All ratings on a 1 to 10 scale. 10 is best.

Voice - .6
Enthusiasm - .5
Knowledge of game - .2
Play by play phraseology - .2
Play by play general ability - .3
Likeability - .6
Interaction with co-host - .7
Cares about the game - (-3.2)

Overall - (-0.1)

So see, he objectively sucks.
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If I hated boler as bad as some of you I wouldnt listen to him
David Locke calls the games on radio for those who don't know.

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