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Post by RaidersFan92 on Jan 15, 2019 21:20:44 GMT
Why can’t we have them come do BBL games? Not a “OOOHHHH OH OH OH” in sight (or audible I should say)
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clyde
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Post by clyde on Jan 15, 2019 21:28:02 GMT
It would be great to raise the level of the commentary in the BBL. There are some very good commentators and some absolutely shocking ones. The easiest way would be to do what they do with the BCL which is have the commentators remotely located in a sound booth commentating on the TV coverage.
However, there are two major issues. 1. The access to the facilities would be almost impossible or exceptionally costly. 2. As with most things in life you get what you pay for. The BBL wouldn’t be able to fund this. Most of the commentators in the BBL are doing it for free or for a very low cost. Professional commentators vastly improve the experience of the viewer and as such are not cheap and should not be cheap.
Sadly I think we will not see a change anytime soon.
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Post by RaidersFan92 on Jan 15, 2019 22:05:50 GMT
Thought as much.
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Post by reallyoldfeenixfan on Jan 15, 2019 22:15:32 GMT
The !Nix commentators are club volunteers who do the job for love certainly not money!!!
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Post by RaidersFan92 on Jan 16, 2019 8:17:34 GMT
Taking nothing away from that. Without them and others, the coverage would be in an even sorrier state.
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Post by LTFan on Jan 16, 2019 12:24:42 GMT
As already said, the quality of the commentators on the BBL coverage comes down to cost. I’ve heard it’s the responsibility of each team to provide the commentators, so unsurprisingly some are doing it at no cost. Having said, along with the poor ones I’ve heard some good ones too so I don’t want to do them a disservice. But at least for the BBC games (and previously the FreeSports games) there seems to be somewhat more effort/money spent on the commentators. That’s why we get Dan R on every BBC game. Personally I like it when we get Dan and another high profile figure from the BBL. I know it wasn’t BBL, but I thought Vince Macaulay did a great job commentating on Riders FIBA Europe Cup games. But I guess availability can be an issue here… most other coaches wouldn’t be available as they’d be participating or preparing for their own games.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2019 12:37:04 GMT
Do the BBL arrange any training for these guys at all?
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Post by billybadknees on Jan 16, 2019 13:10:12 GMT
Do the BBL arrange any training for these guys at all? There is guidance for commentators in the BBL media section (password protected).
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