Does everyone else get goosebumps whenever they play the opening montage and announce the starting line-ups? It gets me every time.
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Does everyone else get goosebumps whenever they play the opening montage and announce the starting line-ups? It gets me every time.
Or perhaps better stated: Whomever your team is, does the opening montage and player intros get your blood boiling and your pulse racing?
I think that it depends entirely upon the quality of you PA announcer. There are some who are very good (UK and Chicago Bulls circa Jordan era) and some who are REEAAALLY cheesy.
As Blimpie mentioned, 90's era Bulls intros did it to me everytime. Especially that second 3 peat with Jordan and Pippen and Rodman. There was such an aura and awe that you believed every game out they were going to win.
And I am a UK fan, but somehow it's not quite the same thing for me as the Bulls.
I think with the UK PA announcer, it is really a combination of the video montage and music more than his technique, per se....Quote:
Originally Posted by Joseph
Ray Clay is the man you're talking about from the Bulls' era.
That was a fun time.
That's more like it. Not being a UK fan, their intro really doesn't do much for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by WilyMoROCKS
WilyMoROCKS,
Seems like we have the same favorite teams. Reds, UK, and Bengals. Do you watch NBA?
There's a few things that get my blood pumping,
Growing up a UC fan, in it's hey day, there was little better then hearing the PA "Ladies and Gentleman, here come the Cats," as UC players jogged onto the court.
The Bengals opening thing is uber-cheesy, but seeing the Bengal maul the opponents flag is still exciting in its completely over the top manner.
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Originally Posted by TeamSelig
TS,
Since moving to Cleveland for law school, I've begun cheering for the Cavs. They're easy to root for. They're much-improved this year, and LeBron is one of the top-five talents in the NBA (ceiling-wise probably #1).
A buddy of mine has season-ticket floor seats, which doesn't hurt.
However, my interest in the NBA pales in comparison to my passion for the Reds, Bengals, and esp. UK.
I was always a big Michael Jordan fan. Getting to travel w/ my dad to Washington D.C. to see him in his final season w/ the Wizards was a special experience. They were playing the T-Mac/Yao led Rockets. Jordan, at like 42, ended up with 35 as the game went into overtime with the Wizards emerging victorious. Jordan threw down a thunderous dunk in overtime which I found absolutely incredible considering his age and the number of minutes that he logged that game. Amazing. I'll never forget it.
The Cavs are okay, but i'm a Pacers fan so there goes our streak.
Ohhh yeah, I hate the Pacers. Ron Artest is the biggest thug in the NBA (and that's really saying something!).
Iverson?
Artest just has a lack of intelligence and a bad temper problem, I wouldn't exactly say he's the worst in the NBA, IMO. He's one of my favorite players though, so I'm a little biased.
I'm not a big Pacers fan (T'Wolves supporter) but Artest is no thug. I like his game a lot, although he needs a little help in the understanding of how society works.Quote:
Originally Posted by TeamSelig
Perhaps he isn't a thug when compared to Latrell Sprewell.Quote:
Originally Posted by Betterread
Any professional athlete that runs into the stands with fists flying b/c he got hit with a paper cup is a thug.
Oh, I dunno about that. He has to at least have some business saavy. Otherwise, how could he have had the foresight to mention the release date of his upcoming music CD three times...WHILE HOLDING A PRESS CONFERENCE REGARDING HIS YEAR LONG SUSPENSION LAST YEAR...:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by TeamSelig
There I was, bragging about the UK PA Announcer and the dude ends up introducing UK's "Starting Six" last night...:D
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Posted on Mon, Nov. 14, 2005
First-game grade? Incomplete
'A WORK IN PROGRESS,' CATS NOT YET OUT OF BAG
By John Clay
HERALD-LEADER SPORTS COLUMNIST
Removing the bubble wrap on a brand-new college basketball season last night in Rupp Arena, the first five minutes were not exactly what Kentucky may have had in mind.
Maybe the first 40 minutes.
There is flying out of the gate, and there is running into the gate.
Tubby Smith's team missed its first eight shots.
"I didn't know what was going on," said Rajon Rondo.
Luckily, the initial opponent, i.e. the appointed victim, had no clue either. The South Dakota State Jackrabbits missed 16 of their first 17 shots.
"When we were through starting lineups, our guys were out of their mind," said SDSU Coach Scott Nagy, his team making the transition from Division II powerhouse to Division I neophyte. "I had to tell them to calm down."
Welcome to the Guardians Classic.
To be sure, matters came to the proper order in the form of a double-digit Cat cushion as ninth-ranked Kentucky did what was required to beat back the Jackrabbits 71-54.
The triumph earned Smith's team a date with Lipscomb tonight on the gilded path to the Guardians semifinals next week in Kansas City, an outcome so assumed that dead-ball timeouts were used to advertise tickets -- "Follow the Cats to Kansas City!"
But those hoping to grab an early-season handle on this Cat edition were left grasping.
"I think early on," said senior guard Patrick Sparks, "we're going to be a work in progress."
By date, it is the second-earliest start in UK hoops history. So no wonder the progress pales in comparison to the list of things to work on.
The remarkable Rondo did grab a dozen rebounds to go with his 17 points, six steals and six assists.
Overall, "I'd give us about a 7," said Joe Crawford when asked to give a first-game grade.
Tubby concur with that?
"Oh no," Crawford said. "I know his would be a lot lower."
Got that right.
"We played hard," Smith said, "but we didn't play particularly smart."
"First-game jitters," said Crawford.
Even public-address announcer Doug Bruce opened a little rusty, announcing Rekalin Sims as a starter when it was actually Crawford who took the floor first.
"I thought we introduced six guys at one point, didn't we?" Smith joked. "I thought we had the game won, right there."
They probably did. While this was opening night and a "tournament," it's probably hard to work up goose bumps when the opponents are hand-picked easy pickings.
It's the art of the deal. The good-hearted Guardians provided the four regional site hosts with checks from a pair of opening-round games and a couple of cupcakes, all the better to assure a fearsome foursome in Kansas City. Those four would be Texas, West Virginia, Iowa and, yes, the Cats.
The not-so-impressive Cats, as it turned out. With six minutes left, scrappy South Dakota State had sliced the Kentucky lead to 14 at 63-49.
"We didn't close out the game very well," Rondo said. "Our transition defense; we didn't get back like we're supposed to."
"We had issues with our post players," said Smith.
"Hopefully," Sparks said, "we'll come back tomorrow and have a little better performance."
It's not how you start. It's how you finish.
"I wish we could have played better," Smith said. "Maybe we can (tonight)."
Doug Bruce is terrible. He makes at least one mistake a game.
I'm very close to the person who put together the video intros,etc., so it's one my favorite parts of the "UK game at Rupp Arena" experience.
I love the part of the video where Bradley is shown "Standing up" to Bogut. LOL, the little guy has got some fire in his eyes and he isn't backing down from the seven-footer now in the NBA for a sec!
Very slick video production; great sound; great editing