Donny Marshall leaving?

[KGs Knee]

This is mainly due to Tommy becoming a caricature of himself at this point, Gorman has still got it.  I love Tommy, but it's time for him to hang em' up like Cooz did when it became evident his time had passed.

BOO!!! 

Hey look, I really like Tommy.  He was once a great announcer.  More importantly he was and still IS a great Celtic.  He just seems to be getting a little senile the last few years.  He's always made outlandish comments, particularly in reference to game officials, but they seems to boarder on not even making sense anymore.

That being said, Tommy has earned the right to leave on his terms.  So in the mean time I'll just grin and bear it, listening to him, until he retires.

[Snakehead]

This is mainly due to Tommy becoming a caricature of himself at this point, Gorman has still got it.  I love Tommy, but it's time for him to hang em' up like Cooz did when it became evident his time had passed.

BOO!!! 

Hey look, I really like Tommy.  He was once a great announcer.  More importantly he was and still IS a great Celtic.  He just seems to be getting a little senile the last few years.  He's always made outlandish comments, particularly in reference to game officials, but they seems to boarder on not even making sense anymore.

That being said, Tommy has earned the right to leave on his terms.  So in the mean time I'll just grin and bear it, listening to him, until he retires.

Agreed, though he should hang em up soon and go out not in "Lou Holtz" mode as a broadcaster.



Also, LOL at "KG's Knee" being at "Glen Davis" level 

[Assassin70]

Isn't Michael Holly the logical replacement?

Possible replacement yes.

Logical...we could debate that all day 

I know tons of people, myself included do not want a studio analyst who 85% of the viewers could beat in a game of 1v1.  Let alone didn't play in the NBA.

I could care less about his basketball skills, I just find him annoying as a broadcaster.  I'm tired of guys who aren't good speakers being on TV for some reason.

Basketball skill set I could agree is somewhat irrelevant.  I also agree with your point about speaking.

But other then that, I personally don't want a studio analyst for the greatest franchise in the NBA with 30+ Hall of Famers analyzed by someone who did not even sit on the bench of a NBA team.

This is just my opinion but you have to have some type of NBA credentials to be a credible NBA studio analyst.  Otherwise, I could easily nominate several people from this board to take his job.

I don't think it's really neccessary.  I mean, if a guy was an ex player, coach, whatever that is fine and definitely can add something, but some of the best TV sports guys are just writers (Kornheiser and Wilbon on PTI come to mind). 

And by the same token, not all writers should just get TV jobs (this is what Holly did, even tho IMO he is a terrible broadcaster he just got a job because he was a Celts beat writer).

Personally, I'm tired of TV people getting their jobs based on whatever they did previously.  Okay, Lou Holtz is a legendary coach but he is a god awful broadcaster who can't speak clearly and makes points that make you scratch your head (guy picks Notre Dame to win at the beginning of the year last year I believe).  Emmitt Smith is another example of the ex-players who get jobs just based on their playing days when in reality they are awful broadcasters.  Gary Payton an NBA example (Gary and C-Webb together made for some hilarious if terrible broadcasting moments, tho I think Webber is pretty good on TV now).

Guys who are ex-players can be great TV broadcasters, so can writers, but I just think there is too much emphasis based on whatever else or previously these people had done that gets them TV jobs.  I want a good broadcaster first and foremost.

So not disagreeing with you really, just wanted to vent about that.  Mostly the better broadcasters stick around but you see a lot of terrible ones show up for a while and a few stick around that really bother me on TV.

/cosign

Couldn't agree more everything you said...especially Lou Holtz it sounds like he is drunk 24/7 365.

[Assassin70]

This is mainly due to Tommy becoming a caricature of himself at this point, Gorman has still got it.  I love Tommy, but it's time for him to hang em' up like Cooz did when it became evident his time had passed.

BOO!!! 

Double BOO!!! 

With 2 hisses on the side! 

[35Lewis]

I'll be glad if Donny is in fact leaving.  He was never a true Celtics guy and only took the gig as a stepping stone for his career.  It seemed like every other game he had to miss for some unknown reason.  He lost me when he made the "Vince Carter is a super-duper star and Paul Pierce is only a super star" comment.  Sad then and even worse looking at it now.

[slamtheking]

I hadn't considered Max as an option -- thought it would actually be a step backwards for him to do studio work.  I could see him stepping in for Tommy when he retires though.

Dana Barros was an option I hadn't considered.  wouldn't be a bad one either. 

[Amonkey]

If there is absolutely nobody to take over, CSN could do a quick "apprentice" type of show to be a broadcaster for a local kid.  That way the fans viewing the show would develop some kind of connection to the winner and it would be agreat way to get some new blood in.

[Assassin70]

Roy, I just looked it up to see how he was doing.

The team ended their inaugural 2009-2010 season with a record of 7-43, the worst record in NBADL history.

Dee might not be out of the question for Donny's replacement  .

[Assassin70]

I'll be glad if Donny is in fact leaving.  He was never a true Celtics guy and only took the gig as a stepping stone for his career.  It seemed like every other game he had to miss for some unknown reason.  He lost me when he made the "Vince Carter is a super-duper star and Paul Pierce is only a super star" comment.  Sad then and even worse looking at it now.

Well if this was a few years back that would have been a legit analysis.  But if he made that statement after Vince left Toronto and Paul won his ring...then he should have been fired on the spot.

Producer in his ear "At the next commercial break pack up your stuff Donny".

[moiso]

This is mainly due to Tommy becoming a caricature of himself at this point, Gorman has still got it.  I love Tommy, but it's time for him to hang em' up like Cooz did when it became evident his time had passed.

BOO!!! 

Hey look, I really like Tommy.  He was once a great announcer.  More importantly he was and still IS a great Celtic.  He just seems to be getting a little senile the last few years.  He's always made outlandish comments, particularly in reference to game officials, but they seems to boarder on not even making sense anymore.

That being said, Tommy has earned the right to leave on his terms.  So in the mean time I'll just grin and bear it, listening to him, until he retires.

Agreed, though he should hang em up soon and go out not in "Lou Holtz" mode as a broadcaster.



Also, LOL at "KG's Knee" being at "Glen Davis" level 

Gotta love Tommy,  but he takes away from my enjoyment of watching the games at this point.  He's not very insightful and basically just complains the whole time when the C's are losing.  I much prefer the insight and humor of commentator teams on other stations, and if I have a choice I watch the C's on espn or tnt.
And I agree that Mike Gorman is one of the best in the business.

[Prof. Clutch]

This is mainly due to Tommy becoming a caricature of himself at this point, Gorman has still got it.  I love Tommy, but it's time for him to hang em' up like Cooz did when it became evident his time had passed.

BOO!!! 

I second that boo.

[KCattheStripe]

Dreams do come true.

[hardlyyardley]

One of your finer contributors to Celtics Blog is an Emerson grad

[Prof. Clutch]

Kevin McHale gets my vote.

[guava_wrench]

Isn't Michael Holly the logical replacement?

Possible replacement yes.

Logical...we could debate that all day 

I know tons of people, myself included do not want a studio analyst who 85% of the viewers could beat in a game of 1v1.  Let alone didn't play in the NBA.

I could care less about his basketball skills, I just find him annoying as a broadcaster.  I'm tired of guys who aren't good speakers being on TV for some reason.

Basketball skill set I could agree is somewhat irrelevant.  I also agree with your point about speaking.

But other then that, I personally don't want a studio analyst for the greatest franchise in the NBA with 30+ Hall of Famers analyzed by someone who did not even sit on the bench of a NBA team.

This is just my opinion but you have to have some type of NBA credentials to be a credible NBA studio analyst.  Otherwise, I could easily nominate several people from this board to take his job.

I don't think it's really neccessary.  I mean, if a guy was an ex player, coach, whatever that is fine and definitely can add something, but some of the best TV sports guys are just writers (Kornheiser and Wilbon on PTI come to mind). 

And by the same token, not all writers should just get TV jobs (this is what Holly did, even tho IMO he is a terrible broadcaster he just got a job because he was a Celts beat writer).

Personally, I'm tired of TV people getting their jobs based on whatever they did previously.  Okay, Lou Holtz is a legendary coach but he is a god awful broadcaster who can't speak clearly and makes points that make you scratch your head (guy picks Notre Dame to win at the beginning of the year last year I believe).  Emmitt Smith is another example of the ex-players who get jobs just based on their playing days when in reality they are awful broadcasters.  Gary Payton an NBA example (Gary and C-Webb together made for some hilarious if terrible broadcasting moments, tho I think Webber is pretty good on TV now).

Guys who are ex-players can be great TV broadcasters, so can writers, but I just think there is too much emphasis based on whatever else or previously these people had done that gets them TV jobs.  I want a good broadcaster first and foremost.

So not disagreeing with you really, just wanted to vent about that.  Mostly the better broadcasters stick around but you see a lot of terrible ones show up for a while and a few stick around that really bother me on TV.

/cosign

Couldn't agree more everything you said...especially Lou Holtz it sounds like he is drunk 24/7 365.

I dread Joe Morgan.