I know he's a Philly guy but geez, expand your horizons a little.
Josh H
02-06-04, 02:27 PM
I agree, he's terrible.
MJKTool
02-06-04, 02:47 PM
I'll usually leave the channel on when he appears. Does this mean I like him?....I dont know.
Canadian Bacon
02-06-04, 04:12 PM
NO, this guy is far worse
http://www.basket-plus.com/images/billwalton.jpg
cdollaz
02-06-04, 04:19 PM
Originally posted by Canadian Bacon
NO, this guy is far worse
http://www.basket-plus.com/images/billwalton.jpg
He may be more annoying because you have to listen to him for a whole game, but I think Walton has more knowledge than Smith.
TopHatCat64
02-06-04, 04:21 PM
Originally posted by cdollaz
Everytime I hear this guy on Sportscenter or elsewhere, he comes off as totally clueless.
He is worse than Peter Vescey. Many times I hear him I think "Do you know what the hell you are talking about"?
I've noticed he's always negative about whatever he's talking about, he never seems to have anything good to say about anything...
El Scorcho
02-06-04, 04:42 PM
http://www.basket-plus.com/images/billwalton.jpg
".. Keith Van Horn, the greatest player in the long history of the New York Knickerbockers.."
mgbfan
02-06-04, 05:24 PM
Originally posted by TopHatCat64
I've noticed he's always negative about whatever he's talking about, he never seems to have anything good to say about anything...
No, he says good things sometimes. But he says them in that incessant whining voice of his so that unless you're paying close attention, they sound like they're bad things.
"KG is just such a phenomonal player, You can't guard him." - sounds like praise, right? But when Walton says it, unless you're really paying attention, you'd think KG just stole Walton's lunch money and Bill is telling the recess lady.
darkside
02-06-04, 05:45 PM
Smith is probably the worst in studio guy I can think of. Clueless doesn't even begin to describe this jerk. He is one of these guys that built his whole career on talking a bunch of junk to piss people off whether it makes sense or not.
Originally posted by TopHatCat64
I've noticed he's always negative about whatever he's talking about, he never seems to have anything good to say about anything...
first thing he just said after the nets orlando game.
"it was god awful, it was an embarressment"
El Scorcho
02-06-04, 10:24 PM
Originally posted by whotony
first thing he just said after the nets orlando game.
"it was god awful, it was an embarressment"
That's because it *was* god awful.
RJainMJ
02-06-04, 10:37 PM
Originally posted by darkside
Smith is probably the worst in studio guy I can think of. Clueless doesn't even begin to describe this jerk. He is one of these guys that built his whole career on talking a bunch of junk to piss people off whether it makes sense or not.
I don't see him on TV that much, but he writes some very good articles. You can't really bash his whole career because you think he's bad in studio. He made his career off writing, not studio commentary.
Vision Society
02-06-04, 10:47 PM
I thought Steve Kerr was pretty bad with his stint on Yahoo Sports. I guess they don't use him now.
mytzplyx
02-08-04, 09:38 PM
They still use Kerr. I just read one of his recent articles.
The worst ever? CHARLIE ROSEN. He was apparantly dropped by ESPN last year. Don't know why but its probably because a good 50% of his articles were wrong. No, not just bad, but wrong.
edytwinky
02-09-04, 09:32 PM
Smith tries to act all hard and it ends up just getting annoying.
danicus007
02-13-04, 01:19 PM
Smith is beyond annoying on air. I'd take Walton anytime over him. Walton says stupid stuff sometimes on purpose to get a rise out of people. Half the time he's just joking and people take it too seriously. Like the Van Horn mention above.
Fokker's Feint
02-13-04, 04:06 PM
Originally posted by El Scorcho
http://www.basket-plus.com/images/billwalton.jpg
".. Keith Van Horn, the greatest player in the long history of the New York Knickerbockers.."
"Vladimir Radmanovic.....he looks like a Greek God. It's as if he were carved out of stone by Michelangelo".
People who don't like Walton should really lighten up. Sure, he's wrong half the time but the stuff he says is simply priceless.
Da Thrilla
02-13-04, 09:26 PM
Originally posted by SleepyW
What an amazing resemblance:
Today is officially the worst day of the Dan Patrick show in history on ESPN Radio and it's only 3 minutes old.
Guess who's hosting.....ugh
brizz
05-03-04, 01:41 PM
jesus....first Tony retires from Radio, and now the only good remaining show is soiled by this moron. oh well....off the radio goes and maybe i'll get some work done....
how depressing....I certainly hope this is a one time thing...
kantonburg
05-03-04, 02:04 PM
He's on tomorrow too. I caught that during one of his 37 announcements that it was Stephen A. Smith.
So far he hasn't been tooooooooo bad but I wish Dibs would host the show during Dan's absences and then whoever be the sidekick.
cleaver
05-03-04, 02:46 PM
I never thought I'd actually long for Trey Wingo.
Timber
05-03-04, 03:13 PM
I'm a big Stephen A. fanso I enjoyed hearing him on the radio today.
TheDude
05-03-04, 03:21 PM
Turned the DP show on, heard who it was speaking, and immediately turned it off...bleh!
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