Donny Marshall

[PierceMVP08]

Sorry, didn't mean to make that last post, but don't know how to delete it.

[kozlodoev]

When Tommy retires I hope CSN is smart enough to get Cedric Maxwell as color guy. On television he tones his act down and is actually very, very good. Sean Grande probably wouldn't make a bad play by play guy on television either, again, as long as he can tone it down as well. Sometimes you just have to let the pictures do the talking and I think he would need to learn that.

Please, god, no. I'll never get over all the quacking.

The guy I'd really want after Tommy retires is McHale, but I guess that's a pipe dream.

[kozlodoev]

He makes me want to watch Celtics games on mute, Gorman is the reason I don't. He was an NBA scrub he hasn't won anything and hasn't coach anyone worth noting. Why does he think he is qualified to tell guys what they are doing wrong when they're probably twice the NBA player he ever was.

And Mike hasn't even played in an NBA game, so what gives?

[nickagneta]

When Tommy retires I hope CSN is smart enough to get Cedric Maxwell as color guy. On television he tones his act down and is actually very, very good. Sean Grande probably wouldn't make a bad play by play guy on television either, again, as long as he can tone it down as well. Sometimes you just have to let the pictures do the talking and I think he would need to learn that.

Please, god, no. I'll never get over all the quacking.

The guy I'd really want after Tommy retires is McHale, but I guess that's a pipe dream.

Max has done the C's on CSN several times and I don't think he quacked once. Thank god. Your right though. If he were to bring his whole radio schtick to CSN he would be awful, but the times he has done television, he's been very very good.

[CelticG1]

He makes me want to watch Celtics games on mute, Gorman is the reason I don't. He was an NBA scrub he hasn't won anything and hasn't coach anyone worth noting. Why does he think he is qualified to tell guys what they are doing wrong when they're probably twice the NBA player he ever was.

And Mike hasn't even played in an NBA game, so what gives?

Yeah but Gorman does the color commentary and Donny is supposed to provide the insight and analytical stuff. He is supposed to be providing his knowledge of the game where Gorman does the play by play. I'm not saying that you need to have certain credentials in order to be able to provide this but just pointing it out. I actually don't mind Donny that much and I absolutely love Max.

[kozlodoev]

He makes me want to watch Celtics games on mute, Gorman is the reason I don't. He was an NBA scrub he hasn't won anything and hasn't coach anyone worth noting. Why does he think he is qualified to tell guys what they are doing wrong when they're probably twice the NBA player he ever was.

And Mike hasn't even played in an NBA game, so what gives?

Yeah but Gorman does the color commentary and Donny is supposed to provide the insight and analytical stuff. He is supposed to be providing his knowledge of the game where Gorman does the play by play. I'm not saying that you need to have certain credentials in order to be able to provide this but just pointing it out. I actually don't mind Donny that much and I absolutely love Max.

You're getting things confused here. Color commentary and play-by-play commentary are two distinctly different positions.

On CSN, Gorman typically does the play-by-play (which means commentary when the game is in progress), and Heinsohn/Donny do the color (commentary when the game is not in progress).