Followill is who I like to think I am
Skin is who I really am...
Gotta say, Followill has the best voice in radio/tv. I could listen to that man explain the migration patterns of dragon flies. I find myself thinking during games “Is that his real voice or his announcer voice? Can I sound like that?” Then I try quietly under my breath hoping no one hears me.... seriously though, his ability to stay focused on the game, while pulling in everything Harp and Skin say while also being able to intelligently comment on everything they say is incredible. And he demonstrates a strong basketball mind as well as a love for the game and this team.
I like Harp. He is the wise old sage who you just sit and soak up. I love his stories of basketball past. Like grandpa, you may not love every story, but you gotta realize what a gift it is just to be able to hear them. His golden generation of 80s basketball won’t be around forever, so we should all absorb as much as we can before men like him are gone, and their stories and insights are gone with them.
Then there is the affable Skin. I love Skin because he is a goofy mffl and I identify with him. He has the pandemic mullet, check. He makes obscure references all the time that he and only he finds interesting, check. He is a mavs homer through and through, check. He is me and I am him.
My favorite thing about our crew, though, is how much they respect the other players and other teams the Mavs face. I appreciate how they are constantly praising the strength of the opponents. This is rare among other broadcast crews and a character trait to be greatly valued. They also show respect for the other team by being familiar with the others team’s bench players whereas you can hear the pause in other broadcasts as the teams flip through their roster sheets to know who #44 is.
(And in response to the comments about JVG - I really struggle with him as a commentator. I find his “insights” anything but insightful. Anytime he is announcing a game, I turn the sound off as I wonder “how was this guy ever a head coach....?” Funny story, I saw him at a restaurant one time and couldn’t place him. He is so small and unassuming that I almost walked up to him and asked if he was one of my old college professors... later I realized who he really was and just started laughing)
Skin is who I really am...
Gotta say, Followill has the best voice in radio/tv. I could listen to that man explain the migration patterns of dragon flies. I find myself thinking during games “Is that his real voice or his announcer voice? Can I sound like that?” Then I try quietly under my breath hoping no one hears me.... seriously though, his ability to stay focused on the game, while pulling in everything Harp and Skin say while also being able to intelligently comment on everything they say is incredible. And he demonstrates a strong basketball mind as well as a love for the game and this team.
I like Harp. He is the wise old sage who you just sit and soak up. I love his stories of basketball past. Like grandpa, you may not love every story, but you gotta realize what a gift it is just to be able to hear them. His golden generation of 80s basketball won’t be around forever, so we should all absorb as much as we can before men like him are gone, and their stories and insights are gone with them.
Then there is the affable Skin. I love Skin because he is a goofy mffl and I identify with him. He has the pandemic mullet, check. He makes obscure references all the time that he and only he finds interesting, check. He is a mavs homer through and through, check. He is me and I am him.
My favorite thing about our crew, though, is how much they respect the other players and other teams the Mavs face. I appreciate how they are constantly praising the strength of the opponents. This is rare among other broadcast crews and a character trait to be greatly valued. They also show respect for the other team by being familiar with the others team’s bench players whereas you can hear the pause in other broadcasts as the teams flip through their roster sheets to know who #44 is.
(And in response to the comments about JVG - I really struggle with him as a commentator. I find his “insights” anything but insightful. Anytime he is announcing a game, I turn the sound off as I wonder “how was this guy ever a head coach....?” Funny story, I saw him at a restaurant one time and couldn’t place him. He is so small and unassuming that I almost walked up to him and asked if he was one of my old college professors... later I realized who he really was and just started laughing)