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Is david locke a hack?

Is David Locke A Hack

  • Yes

    Votes: 37 38.9%

  • No

    Votes: 58 61.1%
  • Total voters
    95
He can be annoying at times, but he is not a hack and occasionally I even check out his twitter and podcasts.
 
JazzSpazz said:
He needs to change some of his lame signature lines.
They sound dumb and distract from the game, when you have to translate into english.

Other than that he's not bad.... for a spreadsheet nerd.
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I agree. He tries too hard and ends up sounding foolish. Kind of like parents who try to use the latest catch phrases of their children.
But he is very knowledgeable and for that reason cannot be considered a "hack."
 
Speaking of hacks, I can't listen to Gordon Monson. I feel bad about it because I bet he's a real nice guy. I just don't care for his 'topics' or tangents. I want to hear Jazz talk, even if its stuff I disagree with. That's where I miss Locke on my drive home. He's a geek but he wants to talk Jazz and I want to listen. Monson seems like he wants to talk about anything but sports. He's like me when my girl wants to talk about her nieces and nephews and I go into "how can I get away" mode. Imagine having a job where 4 hours a day you had to talk about your significant others nieces and nephews. I feel for Gordon, but I miss Locke.
 
He is a god awful terribly obnoxious announcer but as a sports talk radio guy there isn't anyone in Utah I would rather listen to.
 
Hack? no.

Hyperactive geek and bit of a homer, absolutely, but not a hack. As some have said and i concur, he is far and away the best radio personality in the Salt Lake valley, and is at least entertaining as a play by play guy if you don't mind his occasional ramblings and enthusiasm.
 
cctrackstar said:
Hack? no.

Hyperactive geek and bit of a homer, absolutely, but not a hack. As some have said and i concur, he is far and away the best radio personality in the Salt Lake valley, and is at least entertaining as a play by play guy if you don't mind his occasional ramblings and enthusiasm.
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Checketts >>>> Locke
 
Chad Feldheimer said:
Hack? No. He prepares and has an opinion with what he believes to be true and a reason why. Even if it's wrong.

Annoying? Sometimes. He isn't a great play-by-play announcer by any stretch. He tries a little too hard. Just call the game and don't worry about catch phrases. That sort of thing is lame.

He was much better suited in the radio show and pre-game/post game shows.
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I'm repping you for taking the words right out of my mouth.
 
Locke's problem is twofold: 1) He's not content with being a local analyst, he wants to be a pundit, and he's getting a little high on the horse with his personally invented stats when he's not a mathematician or truly knowledgeable about the game. 2) His access colors his perspective -- the reversal on Bell, who he praised to the heavens early in the year, is only one example. But he's just not truly objective because of his emotional/professional attachments so you have to take what he says with a grain of shill.

2a is the supremely irritating buh-du-buh thing he does on his videos where he simulates the opening theme music of an actual show. It's not substantive I realize, but god is it lame. Every time I see it (and I mostly skip it) it uncomfortably looks like a junior high kid pretending he's the star of the Late Show. But hey, he's got big dreams and I'll give him that.
 
Spaniard said:
Speaking of hacks, I can't listen to Gordon Monson. I feel bad about it because I bet he's a real nice guy. I just don't care for his 'topics' or tangents. I want to hear Jazz talk, even if its stuff I disagree with. That's where I miss Locke on my drive home. He's a geek but he wants to talk Jazz and I want to listen. Monson seems like he wants to talk about anything but sports. He's like me when my girl wants to talk about her nieces and nephews and I go into "how can I get away" mode. Imagine having a job where 4 hours a day you had to talk about your significant others nieces and nephews. I feel for Gordon, but I miss Locke.
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Monson is an arrogant *** who talks about stupid tangents because he thinks people are enamored with his opinion on everything. I don't even listen to sports radio on my commute anymore because the programs are pathetic... except for Through My Eyes which airs on random Wednesday's. That show is so pathetic it's actually entertaining. If Locke got a drive time slot again I'd be listening for sure (unless they teamed him up with the Monson or PK).
 
billyshelby said:
Locke's problem is twofold: 1) He's not content with being a local analyst, he wants to be a pundit, and he's getting a little high on the horse with his personally invented stats when he's not a mathematician or truly knowledgeable about the game. 2) His access colors his perspective -- the reversal on Bell, who he praised to the heavens early in the year, is only one example. But he's just not truly objective because of his emotional/professional attachments so you have to take what he says with a grain of shill.

2a is the supremely irritating buh-du-buh thing he does on his videos where he simulates the opening theme music of an actual show. It's not substantive I realize, but god is it lame. Every time I see it (and I mostly skip it) it uncomfortably looks like a junior high kid pretending he's the star of the Late Show. But hey, he's got big dreams and I'll give him that.
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You don't like him and don't think he knows what he's talking about yet you watch his podcasts?
 
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