Whatever Producer At TNT Is In Charge Of Putting A Mic On The NBA Crowds Should Be Thrown In Jail For Life
The microphone that TNT has been using to mic the crowd might be the worst thing to happen to televised sports since the alternate camera angle from center court used during the NCAA tourney (give us the angle we are used to so we know if the ball is going in the hoop), but with this new microphone you are basically giving a random group in the crowd the ability to do an Open Mic Night. You hear the announcers in the booth, and some random fan shouting clear as day. Game 4 in Indy you heard a 10 year old kid screaming, Milwaukee Game 5 you heard inaudible drunk rumbling from Pabst drinkers, and tonight you hear this guy yelling about Lillard's mom. Your mom insults always play, but it's a lazy heckle.
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I'm all for the hometown crowd getting in the opponents head, but I don't want to have to listen to it. I'm not the man in the arena. I'm a guy on my couch trying to tune out life's bullshit for a few hours with the sport I love and the angelic voice and takes of ... Greg Anthony (give me Stan Van Gundy all day.) So whatever All Business Pete esque TNT producer thought this was a great idea should be shot into the sun, or at least scolded by Charles Barkley during the TNT halftime show.
Hand up, Stu is right, the heckler did roast Bobby Portis' ass with this one ...
I wonder if Doc Rivers still thinks Milwaukee is actually louder than Indiana? PACERS IN 6!!!!!!!!!!!!