Joel Meyers (play by play); former Hornets guard David Wesley (color analyst)
Joel Meyers (play by play); former Hornets guard David Wesley (color analyst)
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Meyers, a two-time Emmy winner, brings more than 20 years of broadcast experience to the organization, most recently serving as television play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers from 2005-2011 which followed two years on the club’s radio broadcast.
That may be, HunnyB, but Erin Andrews, she AIN'T!!
I love the direction.
For people who aren't familiar with Meyers.
Wow, what a great get.
Wonder how Wesley will do.
Joel Meyers did Rowing on NBC's Olympics coverage for several Olympics'. He has an unmistakable voice.
As far as Jennifer Hale, Benson is very high on her. He got her the gig doing sideline for Fox's NFL coverage.
Meyers seems really solid. But Wesley has never done this kind of work as far as I can tell.
But like Bob and Gil, Meyers was hired by the Lakers right? Not the station. Bob and Gil are mostly gone because we have a new owner, not really because we're changing networks. Am I wrong in this assessment? Chances are if the NBA or Shinn still owned the Hornets, Bob and Gil would still be employed here whether we changed networks or not.
i liked Bob and Gil, i wish them well in the future.
Ahhh, I almost forgot about Wesley. Hopefully he can tell us what the players are saying on the court, and on the bench with those infamous satellites of his.
I'm not too concerned about Wesley. I notice a lot of networks like to have an Ex-player of the team doing color commentary. I'm going to assume Wesley will provide firsthand insights only he can provide due to his game/lockroom experience and basketball knowledge. He'll be carried by Meyers until he can get the hang of things. Wesley is an articulate guy who is a pretty bright guy. Before he landed this role, he was an assistant in the D-league.
Hey, RaisingBrow>>I played basketball against Eric when he weighed about 165 lbs ! That was a LONGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG Time Ago !
David Wesley... come on...
When I heard Hale was in Mass effect, thought that was neat. then I saw she was the female Shepard, which is stupid.
Nice upgrade. I'll still miss them though.
Wow! This is great news. I feel bad anytime someone loses their job but Bob and Gil were minor league imo. Gil seems nice at least. Bob is forever dead to me based on how he acted with OKC. Gerry V - meh, not my style at all. Not sure how I feel about Deshazier yet but I don't catch the radio broadcasts anyway.
As for Meyers, this guy is a pro's pro. Very organized and knowledgeable. He knows the game. He did Summer League broadcasts and also does preseason for the Texans. He's very good imo. Not sure about Wesley but he can't be worse than Gil.
Meyers has a major league voice, knowledge of the game. The Hornets under Benson are transforming into a legit organization. Shinn basically ran a AAA franchise from the quality of the coaching staff, front office, to the concessions and announcing talent. Huge step up by Benson. We went from one of the worst, if not the worst, TV commentating teams to a very respectable duo. I think Wesley will do well but he is a bit of an unknown. Only negative is he brings some Charlotte with him, but he's a good guy and spent plenty enough time here to know NOLA.
YES. BIG upgrade over bob and gil. Gil gave decent insight, but they just got so annoying over time
Now they just need a legit name~
I loved Gil. He was like a lovable John Madden. He'd state the most obvious things in the games. I thought it was hilarious. He'd say something to the effect of "When you make the bucket and there's lots of contact, its always nice to get the opportunity for an extra basket". Or when he would talk as if he were talking to the players. That was awesome. "C'mon big fella, we can get through this".
NOOO i loved them!!!!!
Here's some more Joel Meyers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nOsHBwO2wM
^^That was fun. CP had like 21 assists in that game.
I just want to say that some of these posts here are just classic funny. Thanks for the laugh guys. :hihi:
Oh my God, Bastila is now on the Hornets broadcast team? 'Tis a glorious day. But I'll miss Bob and Gil.
vid of joel meyers interviewing dell from SL in this article
http://www.nba.com/2012/news/feature...t-1/index.html
I like it alot. I couldn't stand both Gil and Bob. Seemed like two idiots that didn't know alot. Especially hated when they would talk about a player on the other team in a good or bad way, only for that player to light up more than they would usually. It seemed like they would always jinx a player at the free throw line. I know that's kind of crazy, but every time one would say something about a player at the line it would aggravate me big time. But I really liked Gerry V and wish he would of been the other analyst on the TV broadcast over Gil. Bob wasn't that bad, but Gil would aggravate me for some reason. Don't know why, but I couldn't stand Gil. LOL!
no.............................
i love the moves. except for maybe Wesley, but color guys are usually there for comic relief anyway.
Meyers seems like a pretty respected guy, and its exciting to get a known name. Don't know how David Wesley will do, but it is cool to have a former Hornet announcing either way. Big upgrades IMO.
Meyers is one of the reasons I have enjoyed watching Laker games late at night on NBA League Pass in seasons past. I like this addition to the telecast quite a bit.
http://www.nba.com/video/games/blaze...Demps_intv.nba
Here's our new announcer interviewing Dell Demps... And I think Chris Webber is there too. Sorry if already posted.