I’m quick to admit that perhaps I’ve out grown the new hot demographic and maybe there are a lot of people who like this dribble. I also recognize that this is common and maybe even the standard for so called commentary on highlights. Neither of those things make it better.
But this is a growing problem, even outside of .com highlight reels. The quality of on-air TV announcers is horrible at times – unwatchable in many cases. The problem is easy to understand – there are too many channels, too many outlets and the talent pool of quality announcers and color commentators has gotten WAY too thinned out. Couple that with the current generation have a video game mentality, no attention span and in many cases a complete lack of respect for the game. I don’t just mean basketball – the problem has hit all sports and all levels.
Granted, this is just the NBA.com highlight reel but this commentary is terrible! I believe it’s Amhad Rashad as the lead guy (he was always terrible so I shouldn’t be surprised) who gets lost at least twice during the 4 minute clip. And the 2nd guy in the background is basically just making random noises – what the hell??? Just random words and random sound effects is about all he offers. Ridiculous. I welcome your comments – am I off base here? I am just old?
