Bill Walton is Retiring from Broadcasting
1-liner, Former Athletes, Media Gossip/Musings November 2nd. 2009, 1:45pmBill Walton: He is retiring from broadcasting. The former college basketball star at UCLA who had a very good, injury-plagued run in the NBA, is citing back problems as the reason. He’ll be missed. We maintain that the best NBA announcing trio in the last decade was Marv Albert, Snapper Jones, and Bill Walton. Here’s an example. And here they are in the 2002 Western Conference finals. You’ll be missed, Bill. “Throw it down” in retirement. [SBD]
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November 2nd, 2009 at 1:46 pm
That’s terrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrible.
November 2nd, 2009 at 1:47 pm
sad day
November 2nd, 2009 at 1:48 pm
The greatest retirement announcement in the history of the game.
November 2nd, 2009 at 1:48 pm
Best trio? Yes. Best duo? Kevin Harlan and Trent Tucker. Nobody else comes close.
November 2nd, 2009 at 1:48 pm
+1
November 2nd, 2009 at 1:49 pm
You’ll be missed, Bill.
not this
November 2nd, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Amen.
“AND THE BIG TICKET THROWS IT DOWN!!!” Loved that call from Harlan back in the day.
November 2nd, 2009 at 1:53 pm
We maintain that the best NBA announcing trio in the last decade was Marv Albert, Snapper Jones, and Bill Walton
simply the best
November 2nd, 2009 at 1:55 pm
To this day, everyone in Minnesota has a Trent Tucker impersonation. “The Timbowooooooooves – have got to get the basketbaaaaaaaaaalll – to tha Biiiiiig Ticket – so he can hit – some opennnnn – jump SHOTS.”
November 2nd, 2009 at 1:57 pm
This is the biggest news in the history of western civilization.
/Love LOVE Bill Walton. If you haven’t seen HBO’s doc on John Wooden and his UCLA dynasty, it’s amazing. Walton had some eye opening things to say in it.
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:00 pm
My favorite Walton moment was a couple years ago. I was flipping through and the Nets were playing someone and Bostjan Nachbar flopped and Walton goes “That is ridiculous. Don’t flop. That is pathetic. It should be a crime.” Tirico starts chuckling and goes “A crime? What kind of crime would it be?” and Walton goes without missing a beat..”A crime against human decency.” I was dying.
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:02 pm
is Harlan the “flamethrower!” guy?
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:02 pm
I used to love watching Bill Walton and Screamin A go back and forth on ESPN
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:04 pm
Wow. Sucks for the NBA. Walton was outstanding. He was great with Costas back in the NBC days too.
Can we get Bob Costas back to calling NBA games?
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:04 pm
walton was amazing. his deadpan delivery would make bob newhart proud.
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:06 pm
I stopped caring about NBA broadcasting when the NBA left NBC.
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:07 pm
Makes two of us.
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:08 pm
My favorite Walton moment was a couple years ago. I was flipping through and the Nets were playing someone and Bostjan Nachbar flopped and Walton goes “That is ridiculous. Don’t flop. That is pathetic. It should be a crime.” Tirico starts chuckling and goes “A crime? What kind of crime would it be?” and Walton goes without missing a beat..”A crime against human decency.” I was dying.
Great story… That made me laugh.
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:19 pm
That’s hooooorrrible!!!!!!
he’ll be missed
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:21 pm
A couple of years ago he was doing a Lakers game, and after a bad pass by his Luke resulted in a turnover, Bill unleashed this gem: “teerrrrrible pass by Walton. I have failed him as a father.”
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:24 pm
+1 hugh. That is funny.
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:25 pm
That just made me bust out laughing at my desk. He’s the best.
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:31 pm
nice hugh and rs27
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:42 pm
Isn’t Harlan “WITH NO REGARD FOR HUMAN LIFE!!!”… love that shit.
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Love(d) this call from Harlan…
Harlan is the tits on the NBA. His “right between the eyes” and ” ____ is an assassin!” is the shit, too.
Also, Bill Walton never really did it for me. Too much hyperbole and weirdness, probably from all those drugs he did.
November 2nd, 2009 at 3:02 pm
not sure if my sarcasm meter is broken or not but bill walton is my least favorite nba announcer, maybe of all time. and I was just talking about this at lunch.
November 2nd, 2009 at 4:03 pm
Favorite Walton moment: Vladimir Rodmanovic was hitting a bunch of threes one game for the Sonics and Walton says: “When Michaelangelo was painting the Sistine Chapel, he was struck by a bolt of lightning, and the end result was Vladimir Rodmanovic”.
Close second: “Robert Horry is the greatest inbounds passer of all time”