Oh, I agree...Bill Walton was a great player. I just don't like him as an analyst. But, then, I'm quite picky about broadcasters. I think it's because I spent several years in commercial radio.


>To bring up one of your unfavorite names, I liked the bit in the Memphis game where Bill Walton was shown in the crowd and Verne Lundquist said "Big Red" scored 44 points in the NCAA final against Memphis on 21-of-22 shooting. (What's more amazing, and he didn't mention, was dunking was not allowed in those days). That was championship number umpty-ump for UCLA, the grand finale under the "Walton Gang." Someone must have whispered into Lundquist's ear mike because he came back a couple of minutes later and said, "For you younger viewers, "'Big Red' is Bill Walton." I have to say I don't agree with you about Walton as a commentator. He can be abrasive -- "That was TERRIBLE!" -- but he brings an insider's knowledge to the game. You get the sense he just wants them to play the game better than they are, to play it the way he did.
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