Jimmydeicide wrote:I hate the twats between the benches and as Keith Jones says he would hate it as a player.
Who wants to hear some jackass pointing out your every fault calling you dumb or that was a stupid penalty, in the heat of the fight who wants to hear that and they can. Cant wait for a player to lose it and just take guy between the benches out, hopefully a butt end on the way by or just a straight punch would do.
Maybe then they will remember what it was like on the ice when they played if at all and most of them havnt.
Carry on.
True, but the telecasts aren't about the players or for the players: They're about the viewers. And between-the-benches analysis, especially when done by someone who is candid and knowledgeable like McGuire, is the biggest advancement in hockey telecasts since in-goal cameras. Seriously.
Good, ballsy analysts like McGuire and Ferraro take viewers inside the game like no one in the booth can. It makes for a much more entertaining and informative broadcast, and I don't really give a f*ck what the players or ex-players employed by the media like Keith Jones think.
Jonesy made himself look like a fool with that comment. He's a media member now, not a player, and his job is to provide the best broadcast, not snap at the hand that feeds him. That's about my only quibble with Jonesy -- it just seems like he's never let go of the fact that he's no longer on the ice.
It would be one thing if a pretty boy who never played or coached the game at the pro level stood between the benches and made those comments. But McGuire and Ferraro know and appreciate the game inside-out, so the players must respect that even if they don't like it.
Can you imagine how much better college football and NFL broadcasts would be if sideline reporters gave half the information that McGuire and Ferraro do from between the benches? That never will happen, because no NFL sideline reporters have any balls, especially since 80 percent of them are clueless broads who never played or know nothing about the game.
Team X is losing 21-0 at halftime. A sideline reporter's opening segment in the second half usually consists of: "I talked with Coach Jones of Team X at halftime, and he said the team needs to play better defense and execute better on offense. Back to you, Jim."
Wow, blow me away with that insightful analysis and intrepid reporting. Sad thing is, those kinds of sideline reports are delivered in EVERY f*cking NFL and NCAA football game and passed off as in-depth reporting.
Just take Erin Andrews, for example. If she was 6-2 and had a penis and a goatee, would anyone think she's any good as a sideline reporter? Do you ever seen any media critiques or blog posts about the quality of her work? Of course not -- you see tight shots of her ass, her cans in a tight sweater and vid caps of her about to inhale a hoagie as a phallic symbol.
That speaks volumes.
Take care,
PK
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