Bill Walton has passed away.at 71

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Tnphil

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Bill Walton has passed away.at 71

« on: May 27, 2024, 08:41:20 EDT »

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40229031/nba-champion-hall-famer-bill-walton-dies-71


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« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2024, 10:42:57 EDT »

Arguably the best college player of all-time. He was one of my favs. He was also a hoot as an announcer. Injuries derailed his pro career but he was still a great pro. That game in the NCAA tourney against Memphis State was one of the all-time great individual performances. He could beat you so many ways. He marched to his own drummer though.


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« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2024, 01:19:43 EDT »

I wasn't impressed with him as an announcer, other than he had a lot of funny stories (for instance, the time Kareem knocked out a couple of his teeth with an elbow). I was watching a Pac 12 game a few years ago, and he said "the Pac 12 is the greatest conference, I stand by that".

So, he would say silly things like that. I liked him, but I would not say he was a "good" announcer, other than as a comedian.


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