Best and worst commentator??
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UpSate Al was brutal on the final few matches at Turning Stone. All he did was comment on the comments in the chat. You could tell the other guys in the booth were getting annoyed with him. He seemed oblivious to it though.
What did i miss on al and johnny? The last thing i heard was al telling everyone to cool it with the bad comments
I can't believe you admit that publicly. I mean, we all have that one cousin, but I've never admitting it ;-)
L.S. Dennis
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I realize that is all subjective but I actually liked Nick in the booth, especially when he had Buddy there with him. Their insights and rack analysis was priceless. As far as Up State Al is concerned, he should probably try something else.
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Best commentators to which I've listened are Billy Incardona and Alex Lely. Not far behind are Jeremy Jones, Karl Boyes, Nick Varner and Mike Sigel. For straight pool, the best was Dan DiLiberto. The most entertaining commentator of all was probably Sid Waddell. For Euro-tour events, I've always enjoyed the commentary of Imran Majid. I think Phil Yates has shown some progress as a commentator in the past two years, and when he's in form, he can be a poor man's Sid Waddell. Phil's not yet a top commentator, but he has been upping his game of late.
The worst is a tough choice in a sport where it seems anyone is allowed in the commentary booth. Of those who did major events, I'd say the worst was Geoff Conway, a super nice guy who always had pool's best interests at heart, but he was an awful commentator.
The worst is a tough choice in a sport where it seems anyone is allowed in the commentary booth. Of those who did major events, I'd say the worst was Geoff Conway, a super nice guy who always had pool's best interests at heart, but he was an awful commentator.
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check out the WPS 8-ball tournament from around 2016, i believe it's on the youtube channel billiard network. chinakhov and corteza played the final. nick varner was the tournament commentator and it was excellent.
never had an issue with his voice/accent but then again i can listen to alan mcmanus' thick scottish and don't miss a beat.
Buddy would give you insights into the game and his knowledge was great he would tell you before hand what they where going to .
i thought he was a jerk ....... someone asked him if fedor was going to defend hes title at the midwest bartable classic ....... and he said dont think fedor is going to play anymore SLUM bartable tournements wich is one of the bigest bartable tournements around ..... he could of said i think he wants to focus on mostly big table tournements that would of been fine ....... and i understand compleatly ........ and they was also bashin efern reyes and earl strickland more than once ...... smh
I like Boyes because he is one the few who doesnt talk too much. He knows the power of understatement, though perhaps a bit too reticent at times.
JJ is very good, of course, but I wish he would spend less time telling us what he thinks a player will do and spend more time just laying out a player's options and pros/cons. Too many people want to predict a player's next shot.
Jim Wych has always impressed me when I watch older matches. Steady and rarely part of the story himself.
JJ is very good, of course, but I wish he would spend less time telling us what he thinks a player will do and spend more time just laying out a player's options and pros/cons. Too many people want to predict a player's next shot.
Jim Wych has always impressed me when I watch older matches. Steady and rarely part of the story himself.
Mark Wilson talks about more than the stroke, I think you're just biased. And stroke fundamentals are what are necessary to be consistent which leads to good play. Look at just about any top pro - they do the same routine for almost every shot. It's the basis for excellence. And remember, we're amateurs - Mark is keeping our attention focused on how to improve instead of just marveling at incredible shot making. If you want to get better listen to him.
I’ve been around JJ in Houston in pool rooms. Thought he was a pompous arse. They need to replace him as the Mosconi Cup captain. Not da’ Freezer. Not Archer. Someone with some fire in their belly.
Some commentators are on both lists.
Its my opinion. I know who he is. I don't want a stroke clinic every time I watch a match. He says the same shit every match. Gets tiresome. Biased against what? I don't like him commentating matches.
Alan McManus is my favorite snooker commentator by far….he was a good player, he knows of what he talks about, and I love his Scot accent….he speaks it soft and is easy to listen to. A Scot told me a long time ago that there is no word in German that a Scot can’t pronounce, as harsh as they can be….Alan has none of that.
I can’t make a judgement about Nick Varner, he’s a friend and I like everything he says.
I’m glad I had an opportunity to do a podcast with Mike. Totally cool guy in my book!!