Hoops

Iconic commentary lines

"that's like leaving your wife alone with Brad Pitt" - cam tragardh

An old favourite:

“Kukoc for the winnnnn......ITS GOOD!!!!”

RIP Stuart Scott
"Cool as the other side of the pillow" "Booyah"

Dick Vitale "Twelve for 23... It doesn't take a genius to see that's under 50 percent.

Not really commentary from a game but I'll never forget when Eddie McGuire suggested that Adam Goodes be used to promote King Kong, only days after he was speaking out against a fan who called goodes an ape.

Nice! and completely accurate MACDUB.

Who came up with the term Violet Crumbles for the Kings? Commentator or journalist? Anybody remember? Now that's iconic.

;)

Perf Werld,

{siren sounds}
{sporting fans of a purely domestic sport in the western seaboard of Australia erupt in celebration}*

"Remarkable. No Naitanui, no Gaff, no Sheppard. Concede the first five goals. It's one of the great grand finals and one of the great victories. They've got a brand new stadium, a big one, and they're going to put a big flag up there in a moment because the eagle has landed!"
{siren sounds}
{sporting world erupts in celebration}

From cricket: ...and he's hit that TOWARDS THE FENCE!

Breen: "Cleveland is a city of champions once again".

My god that is one of the best moments - seeing that 3-1 choke happen and the whole building is in absolute shock and silence; and an emotional Cavs team on the other side.

Those are the types of moments in sports that stay with you forever.

"Beals record night was one of the best basketball moments I've seen live, particularly that sequence of back to back 3s. I just love the timing of the commentator saying he'll be jacking up anything inside half court, immediately before Beal steals it back and pulls up for a 3 on the fast break instead of driving to the hoop

"

A great night. There's a good video on YouTube with all his made shots from that game. Adam Papalia was good and should be brought back.

Someone tell Heal the word trifecta isn't a basketball term. We know he loves the punt but leave it out of the commentary.

“Ask and ye shall receive”

Tragardh.

Just kidding. Everything he says is annoying.

*just after Beal hits a deep 3*

"Anywhere withinside half court Jermaine Beal is going to be jacking... "

*Beal gets a steal mid sentence*


"...it up, he strips it away. He'll pull up again in transition. JERMAINE BEAL!"

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Beals record night was one of the best basketball moments I've seen live, particularly that sequence of back to back 3s. I just love the timing of the commentator saying he'll be jacking up anything inside half court, immediately before Beal steals it back and pulls up for a 3 on the fast break instead of driving to the hoop

OUTSTANDING post Hoot!

Another good one was "CJ...is B L O C K E D by Redhage, ooOHOOHOHOOHOHO!"

“The Perth Wildcats are your 2018 NBL Champions” and "another finals MVP for Bryce Cotton" are also going to be LIT.

'User-friendly roll'
'Non-preferred left hand'

“Yes” Marv Albert

' Call the police.......... they've stolen it .'
Dwayne Russell after Adelaide's biggest come back ever , about 2 years ago ...

John Casey drinking game:

https://www.hoops.com.au/forum/10653-the-john-casey-drinking-game/

Probably.

How about that Clippers dude "Oh me oh my!"

John Casey ending closing sentences with "here on Fox Sports" back in the day.

I'm impressed that he knows all our player nicknames. Or do we ghostwrite his script for him?

Ralph Lawler (LA clippers): "the lob... The jam!" to describe alley oops

"Bingo!" When a guy hits a 3.

I think the enjoyment I get is his voice and delivery as much as the actual phrases

"he takes the shot from outside the arc.....Oh....it's rimmed out. He's seen a lot of rim action this game and not much to show for it"

Mike Breen is the best commentator even. Breen and Mark Jackson together is pure ecstasy.

Hubie Brown is annoying (may be an unpopular opinion)- because he points out obvious stuff and always constantly says "in the painted area".

Iconic for all the wrong reasons is the Sac Kings commentator who always says what I think is the most annoying line so much so that I switch off any highlights with him commentating. He always says: "if you don't like that, then you don't like NBA basketball!".

Austin Carr the Cavs commentator is one of the best as well - his calls on Lebron's plays have been amazing. Doesn't really repeat a line from what I can remember but comes up with so many entertaining calls and the way he calls it.

P.s. if you ever get a moment, think it was Fred McLeod who called it, when Lebron dunked on Nurkic - the call on that is orgasmic - "Lebron turns the corner, INSIIIIIIIIIDE!" .."He made Nurkic a screensaver!".

Nowitzki puts it up...... and puts it in!!!!

"Bang"
"Blocked by James"
- Mike Breen

Hand Down - Man Down
Mamma there goes that Man
3 Ball - Corner Pocket

Mark Jackson

*your.

Damn it, too eager to throw shade. Haha

I used to like it when Quarters called the gaze to Copeland alley pop.

Also when he said "sensational"

“The Perth Wildcats are you 1990 NBL Champions”
“The Perth Wildcats are you 1991 NBL Champions”
“The Perth Wildcats are you 1995 NBL Champions”
“The Perth Wildcats are you 2000 NBL Champions”
“The Perth Wildcats are you 2010 NBL Champions”
“The Perth Wildcats are you 2014 NBL Champions”
“The Perth Wildcats are you 2016 NBL Champions”
“The Perth Wildcats are you 2017 NBL Champions”

All pretty iconic in my book.

Anything Dwayne Russell has ever said

Needs to undergo surgery early next week. The injury was worse than originally thought.

Penney and Abo out now, hence surely no chance.

I have heard that the TB's might not be going to Venezuela now, as their funding might be cut from SPARC.

Sad news