Comments on: Bill Walton is my hero

By: The Movie Mind

The Movie Mind — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:27:40 +0000

I hope I am not alone in saying that it is great to see Bill Walton healing up and getting back to form. Walton NEEDS to be at these Finals and giving us more announcing gems like he did for so long.

Check out this list of All-Time greatest Bill Walton quotes and be reminded why he is one of the classics:

http://www.themoviemind.com/2008/06/05/best-bill-%e2%80%9cwalton-isms%e2%80%9d-of-all-time/

By: D.B. Shobrawy

D.B. Shobrawy — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:05:18 +0000

I’ll tell you something with a tremendous amount of joy in my heart. I know I’m late on this thread but I absolutely Love and Adore Bill Walton. The man is incredibly hilarious and I’ve always taken pleasure in sitting back and watching everyone broadcast their hate for him with so much passion over the supposedly “stupid” comments he makes. I always felt like the joke was on them and that they didnt get it and I always played along by standing up for Bills statements in the face of my friends who know all to well that I am a Bill FANATIC!

I Realized I loved Bill when I watched the 99 nba finals, San antonio vs. the Knicks. At some point of game 5’s post game wrap up Bill turned to the camera and proclaimed, “chris childs sucks!”. Instantly I was hooked because I adored the intentional ridiculousness. I started to follow Bills work and with it grew the contempt of my friends because I was worshiping the man they hated so much. To this day I am known for my adoration and persecuted for it (to my pleasure) because i look around me and laugh at all these people who simply dont get it.

If you read Bills Auto-biography you’ll find that he’s a purely genuine, modest and intelligent human being which only highlights the fact that his brodcasting style is purely shtick. All you have to remember to realize that Bill cant possible be serious is that he was one of the greatest if not THE greatest college basketball players of all time and one of the best centers in the history of basketball (no exaggeration), keeping that in mind its impossible to believe that a man with such a proven high basketball IQ could possible believe that Greg Ostertag is the top ANYTHING on this planet, much less top center! Simply said, if you dont think Bill’s funny then the jokes on you my poor friend.

By: On the 2004 Olympics and Bill Walton | Detroit Bad Boys

On the 2004 Olympics and Bill Walton | Detroit Bad Boys — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:14:01 +0000

[…] — people seem to love him or hate him with little room in between. Personally, I enjoy him, as does my colleague Ian. As a writer, I can appreciate a healthy dose of hyperbole now and then, especially when it’s […]

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myninjaplease » Blog Archive » Bill Walton is my hero — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 05:59:56 +0000

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By: Bill Walton, reloaded | Detroit Bad Boys

Bill Walton, reloaded | Detroit Bad Boys — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:05:19 +0000

[…] Inspired by our Bill Walton post from last season, Complete Sports has started their own Bill Walton Quote Library. Drop him a line when you come across one of Walton’s famous one-liners. […]

By: twins15

twins15 — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 05:59:41 +0000

I realize this post is way old, but I just wanted to recognize its greatness, and I feel the same way. I used to hate Walton, but I’ve come to appreciate him for many of the same reason you lay out. It’s a thing of beauty, really.

By: J-Pank

J-Pank — Sun, 14 May 2006 21:26:41 +0000

Bill Walton commenting on Dwyane Wade’s mother:

“She’s a true angel standing in the chapel of life”

(05/14/06)

By: Comrade John

Comrade John — Thu, 11 May 2006 05:38:22 +0000

You make some good points, but that doesn’t change the fact that I’ve got to sell these shirts. Walton does seem too ridiculous to be for real - that Kobe-as-top-rebounder quote is prime evidence - but I think he really is insane and just in the moment when he says these things, even as he’s aware that the network loves it. I’m just tired of personalities dominating the media… I can do with a minimum of people telling me what to think and just illuminating some interesting aspects of the game, rather than heads who love to hear their own voice, regardless of whether they’re conducting some grand social experiment.

By: Rhondda Nunes

Rhondda Nunes — Wed, 10 May 2006 08:34:05 +0000

Ian, I’d noticed this topic, but wanted to think about it. Especially since I’ve always saw myself as loathing Bill Walton.

Always hated his commentary during Lakers-Kings games & wanted to roast his man-love for mambo. Snake ‘n’ eggs anyone?

But you got me on your 3rd point:Blatant Snobbery.

Had to love (as a UCLA alum) their title run this year.(Thank God, George Mason not making it to the finals. that woulda been unbearable; the whole country rooting against us).& all the sudden I didn’t hate Big Red anymore.

Now, as a musician he gives me warm fuzzies talking about grass instead:
(’cuz’ how many times any of you saw the potheads cause the fights at the clubs,people? More like the drunks, the ‘real’ gateway drug.)

A listening to him with Snapper Jones?Damn sports classic.Love his hyperbole when it’s condemnation(& not praise of mambo-ah-sistah-work-it-go-away-mambo-u-r-gross); & his sarcasm.

Which makes me wonder:Bill Walton as the new coach of the Sacramento Kings?Imagine the press….not boring!

(Damn, I can’t believe I just typed that,WTF?)!

By: jd

jd — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 01:26:59 +0000

Nice post - it’s all nothing but the truth. I’m 87 percent sure that B-Dub is, as you mentioned, aware of the fact that he’s on the mike just as much for his entertainment and shock-value as he is for his knowledge of what the hell he’s talking about. This dude’s a refreshing alternative to the otherwise boring-as-hell crop of ex-players-turned-broadcasters, ie Mark Jackson, Scottie Pippen (sorry Pip), Kenny & Charles etc. Speaking of which, if we’re gonna call out TRULY horrible commentators, I’m honestly concerned that Charles Barkley really is getting more and more stupid every day. How ’bout a post on the excrutiatingly annoying and redundant TNT crew?

By: Another Walton one-liner at Detroit Bad Boys

Another Walton one-liner at Detroit Bad Boys — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:36:25 +0000

[…] I’m borderline beating a dead horse here, but I’ll be damned if I don’t convert some of you on Bill Walton. From Michael Hiestand’s column in USA Today: Noting tired players, ESPN’s Bill Walton emphatically reacted by saying, “The lack of V8 juice consumed in this league is appalling!” […]

By: Yet another reason to like Bill Walton at Detroit Bad Boys

Yet another reason to like Bill Walton at Detroit Bad Boys — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 05:12:06 +0000

[…] A while ago, when I told you all how much I like Bill Walton, some actually agreed with me. But many of you thought it was nothing more than a traveshamockery. Well, here’s yet another reason to like Big Red’: his picks for this year’s NBA regular season hardware, revealed during his ESPN Sportsnation chat earlier today. (Link courtesy of MLive’s Full-Court Press.) Bill Walton: There is nothing better than the NBA playoffs. I can’t wait for things to get rolling. I’m going to put on Neil Young’s new album again and get that last sip I saved of Larry Bird’s new red wine. I’ll be watching and when all is said and done we’ll know who the best of the best really is. Thanks everyone, enjoy the ride and let’s have a great game every time out! And to close it out, here are my picks for this year’s NBA awards […]

By: Jojo

Jojo — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 17:39:12 +0000

The color commentator’s job is to provide insights into the game such as what plays a team may run to take advantage of certain matchups, not to show up stoned and make stoopid comments. Although John Madden, for example, says things now and then that make absolutely no sense, but he ocassionaly demonstrates a knowledge of the game. The only thing Walton demonstrates is a lack of brain cells. Walton, funny? Puh-leeze! Bring in (the real) Carrot Top and you’d have exponentially more humor and probably more basketball analysis.

The TNT crew, Barkles, Kenny, and EJ are funny. Walton is just sad. I have a distinct feeling that Isiah Thomas is behind his hiring in his master plan to run the NBA into the ground.

By: Zembla

Zembla — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 21:47:51 +0000

Walton, during the Seattle-LA game last week:

“The momentum is so elusive and they make a little mistake, Seattle does, it just allows Los Angeles to come right back, when you’ve got a player like Ray Allen and while I second the emotion of Dr. Buss, saying that when you’ve got Kobe Bryant anything is possible, the same can be said about Ray Allen.”

By: Madeo

Madeo — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 21:32:45 +0000

Walton is a genius, plain and simple. Who else could uncork these gems with a straight face:
“Tyrone Nesby, master of discipline.”
(commenting on Jonathan Bender): “Look at the physique, the skeletal structure, that is a MAN.”
(after a nice play by Ole Miss forward Rahim Lockhart): “He’s playing above the Rahim!”

Walton is, quite simply, the greatest announcer ever to breathe life into a microphone unafraid to to cover the hard topics, unashamed to bring truth to justice and attack racism in all it’s evil forms.
And him and Snapper are an amazing team.
Required viewing for anyone who still doubts Walton would have to be his ESPN Sports Century feature (why don’t they make those anymore), where, amongst other things, they detail the moment where he asked his mentor and friend John Wooden if it was okay to puff a little grass before games. Wooden, amazingly assented. The rest was history.