tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340889888833193780.post7409819890157547326..comments2008-04-10T11:11:29.015-05:00Ken Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13196005991325229413noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340889888833193780.post-75921225828403936902008-04-10T11:11:00.000-05:002008-04-10T11:11:00.000-05:00Agreed. Packer called a decent final. He should, he gets a fortune from CBS. Memphis choking made it better TV. With or without Pecker I mean Packer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340889888833193780.post-38349220975440511052008-04-10T11:10:00.000-05:002008-04-10T11:10:00.000-05:00Agreed. Packer called a decent final. He should, he gets a fortune from CBS. Memphis choking made it better TV. With or without Pecker I mean Packer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340889888833193780.post-18177224545980415632008-04-08T09:07:00.000-05:002008-04-08T09:07:00.000-05:00Not sure why, but I still like him. I thought he called a great Finals last night. However, his age does show from time to time. Nothing irritates me more than someone calling a game getting rules wrong. Late in the overtime when memphis was inbounding the ball after a Kansas basket, Rose was letting the ball bounce up the court without touching it so the clock wouldn't start. Packer started getting excited saying he needed to grab it, then he kind of caught himself and stopped, so I was thinking he was going to get it right. But of course, he then went on to mention the 5 second call. Long ago, the 5 count to get a ball inbounds didn't stop until the ball was touched, but that was seriously long ago, feels like at least 10 years.<BR/><BR/>I also know that we have some advantages over the commentators because we are watching on TV, and while they have a monitor, their eyes are typically focussed on the floor, where at times they don't see as much as we do. But it took Packer like 3 times down the floor to pick up the box and 1. <BR/><BR/>While I'm talking about the game, there were two interesting things I saw. There was a ball knocked out of bounds late that was obviously out off Kansas, and the Ref called it out off Kansas, as a Memphis kid was walking to get it, doing that typical thing of waiting for the call and not touching the ball until after the whistle. Only thing is, I'm about 95% sure the whistle came before the ball actually landed out of boundes, and about 95% sure the memphis guy touched it before it was really out of bounds.<BR/><BR/>The other thing is the Memphis 3 that was changed to a 2. I didn't get to see it enough times, the camera angle wasn't perfect, but I'd almost be willing to bet that because his front foot came off the floor a tiny fraction of a second before his back foot, that really was a 3. Not positive, but I'd bet it was.Ken Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13196005991325229413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340889888833193780.post-35762556212025562062008-04-08T08:39:00.000-05:002008-04-08T08:39:00.000-05:00Vitale makes people love college basketball, because he has great passion. Packer is a passionate colassal prick!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340889888833193780.post-49125933174405009862008-04-02T18:56:00.000-05:002008-04-02T18:56:00.000-05:00Stupidity or insanity, take your choice…David Fixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14401326332982935474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340889888833193780.post-73157800535380161622008-04-02T13:12:00.000-05:002008-04-02T13:12:00.000-05:00For those that really like Vitale and really hate Packer, there must be some common thread or characteristic. I'd love to know what it is.Ken Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13196005991325229413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340889888833193780.post-37543225245737606942008-04-02T11:41:00.000-05:002008-04-02T11:41:00.000-05:00Some people that love Carolina hate him too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340889888833193780.post-70253519817858044962008-04-02T09:27:00.000-05:002008-04-02T09:27:00.000-05:00I think I've figured out the people that hate Packer. They are almost exclusively the same people that HATE Carolina, no matter what. These people used to use players as the reason they couldn't stand Carolina. From JR Reed to Rasheed, Carolina had a run of players that were easy to hate.<BR/><BR/>But, when you look at this set of kids, much like the kids during the Montross era, you just can't hate them. But a certain number of fans just flat out hate carolina no matter what. They currently blame it on the way some carolina fans behave, and I guess I'll buy that. But these people will pull for almost anyone over carolina, even though they proclaim they are ACC fans.<BR/><BR/>I had never really figured it out, but it is this same set of people who absolutely hate packer. I've never really noticed Packer was any more partial to Carolina than any others, but maybe he is and that has encouraged them to come to the conclusion that Packer is an idiot.Ken Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13196005991325229413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340889888833193780.post-76848338053186045722008-04-01T21:06:00.000-05:002008-04-01T21:06:00.000-05:00I never thought much about the beginning of downfall of American Hoops, but Packer is right on... Would much rather listen to Packer on a cranky day than Vitale on any dayDavid Fixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14401326332982935474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340889888833193780.post-35254898272832523332008-04-01T11:55:00.000-05:002008-04-01T11:55:00.000-05:00Nice article. Still do not like him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com