Is anyone else out there growing tired of his act. It has gotten to a point that every play is magnified 300x with this guy. It would be nice to here him do his color commentary without all of the screaming. I know he has a lot of knowledge and I don't mind reading some of his articles, but this crap he does on the tube is getting old..................
Dick Vitale
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But.....at least his schtick is genuine. He's far from a phony. BABY!!!!!!!! OOOooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh......He's a P.T.P'er!!!!!
He goes 90mph all of the time. I actually still like the guy. He was someone who knows his shit, and doesn't need a script to call a game. I can see where you are coming from, but for me, I still dig the guy!
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VITALE'S TERMS
All-mystique: inconsistent
Blender: an unselfish player
Bringing a W: getting a win
Cream Puff Delight: coach who plays an easy schedule
December: ZZZZ time because teams have been loading up on patsies
Dipsy-doo Dunk-a-roo: flashy slam dunk
Dishes the rock: passes the ball
Doughnut offense: team without a center
Dow Joneser: up-and-down, inconsistent player
Drillin' Reggies when they need Pete Roses: taking long shots when they need short shots
High Riser: good leaper (see Skywalker)
Human Space Ship: big player
Isolation Man: great one-on-one player
Key or Engine: the player who leads the team
Knee-knocker: close game
M&Mer: a mismatch
MIAer: player who disappears
Mr. Pac Man: eats you alive on defense
N.C.: no contest
Perimeter J: a jump shot
P.T.: playing time
P.T.P.: a prime-time player
Prime Time: good basketball, what people pay to see
Q.T.: quality time
Shoots the area-code J: shoots from long distance
Skywalker: good leaper (see High Riser)
Slam, Bam, Jam: an impressive slam dunk
Space Eater: big guy
Strawberry Shortcake: NCAA tournament time, when the underachievers get their just desserts
Surf and Turfer: superstar
3-D Man: he drives, he draws, he dishes
Times Square: playing slow-tempo
Trifecta: three-point basket
Indianapolis Raceway: up-tempo
Wilson Sandwich: what you get when your shot is rejected in your face
Xs and Os: used to explain strategy
VITALE'S TEAMS
All-Alcatraz Team: players expected to have breakout seasons
All-Airport Team: players who look good in airports but get no playing time
All-AT&T Team: long-distance bombers
All-Avis Team: players who try harder
All-Diaper Dandies Team: top freshman players
All-Frank Lloyd Wright Team: coaches who are master architects building a program
All-Innovative Team: great point guards
All-Marco Polo Team: best transfer players
All-Michelangelo Team: coaches who are brilliant artists at work
All-Overrated Team: players who have been built up as stars but don't deliver
All-Potential Team: players who need to start living up to the billing they received in high school
All-Rip Van Winkle Team: players who are sleepers
All-Rolls Royce Team: superstars at their positions
All-Solid Gold Preseason Team: the five best players by position
All-SportsCenter Team: coaches who need PR
All-Used Car Salesman Team: coaches who are good salesman
All-Volkswagen Team: players who aren't superstars but are dependable
All-Wacko Team: coaches who display unorthodox methods and styles
All-Windex Team: players who clean the glass (i.e., great rebounders)
All-World B. Free Team: players with the best names
He goes 90mph all of the time. I actually still like the guy. He was someone who knows his shit, and doesn't need a script to call a game. I can see where you are coming from, but for me, I still dig the guy!
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VITALE'S TERMS
All-mystique: inconsistent
Blender: an unselfish player
Bringing a W: getting a win
Cream Puff Delight: coach who plays an easy schedule
December: ZZZZ time because teams have been loading up on patsies
Dipsy-doo Dunk-a-roo: flashy slam dunk
Dishes the rock: passes the ball
Doughnut offense: team without a center
Dow Joneser: up-and-down, inconsistent player
Drillin' Reggies when they need Pete Roses: taking long shots when they need short shots
High Riser: good leaper (see Skywalker)
Human Space Ship: big player
Isolation Man: great one-on-one player
Key or Engine: the player who leads the team
Knee-knocker: close game
M&Mer: a mismatch
MIAer: player who disappears
Mr. Pac Man: eats you alive on defense
N.C.: no contest
Perimeter J: a jump shot
P.T.: playing time
P.T.P.: a prime-time player
Prime Time: good basketball, what people pay to see
Q.T.: quality time
Shoots the area-code J: shoots from long distance
Skywalker: good leaper (see High Riser)
Slam, Bam, Jam: an impressive slam dunk
Space Eater: big guy
Strawberry Shortcake: NCAA tournament time, when the underachievers get their just desserts
Surf and Turfer: superstar
3-D Man: he drives, he draws, he dishes
Times Square: playing slow-tempo
Trifecta: three-point basket
Indianapolis Raceway: up-tempo
Wilson Sandwich: what you get when your shot is rejected in your face
Xs and Os: used to explain strategy
VITALE'S TEAMS
All-Alcatraz Team: players expected to have breakout seasons
All-Airport Team: players who look good in airports but get no playing time
All-AT&T Team: long-distance bombers
All-Avis Team: players who try harder
All-Diaper Dandies Team: top freshman players
All-Frank Lloyd Wright Team: coaches who are master architects building a program
All-Innovative Team: great point guards
All-Marco Polo Team: best transfer players
All-Michelangelo Team: coaches who are brilliant artists at work
All-Overrated Team: players who have been built up as stars but don't deliver
All-Potential Team: players who need to start living up to the billing they received in high school
All-Rip Van Winkle Team: players who are sleepers
All-Rolls Royce Team: superstars at their positions
All-Solid Gold Preseason Team: the five best players by position
All-SportsCenter Team: coaches who need PR
All-Used Car Salesman Team: coaches who are good salesman
All-Volkswagen Team: players who aren't superstars but are dependable
All-Wacko Team: coaches who display unorthodox methods and styles
All-Windex Team: players who clean the glass (i.e., great rebounders)
All-World B. Free Team: players with the best names
find it hard to even watch a game that he is doing. I wish he would go the way of Pat Summerall....
Agree with yyz on this one. Vitale can be annoying sometimes, I'll give you that, but I still appreciate the fact that he knows his sh*t. Good point about him being genuine, too many 'phonies' out there.
Dick V. and Howard C. are one and the same........you either LOVE
them or HATE them.........that's what will put them in the HALL OF
FAME...........
them or HATE them.........that's what will put them in the HALL OF
FAME...........
Dickie V.
Dickie V.
I had an opportunity to have a private dinner lunch with him when he was in town. It was part of the March MAdness promotions with Miller etc., and I have to admit he was one of the most genuine and influential guys I have ever met.
He spoke about everything (not just basketball), and was incredibly competent. You never felt the superstar status that he truly does have, he was just a regular joe.
Anybody that puts that much heart and soul into their work and in developing relationships with sponsors, fans, etc., gets an A+ form me.
I find it is easy to rip people when we don't know them, but the grass is always greener on the other side.
Just my 2 cents, and I know I went probably past the level of the original comments, but I respect certain qualities about individuals and that turns me into a fan.
dogface
Dickie V.
I had an opportunity to have a private dinner lunch with him when he was in town. It was part of the March MAdness promotions with Miller etc., and I have to admit he was one of the most genuine and influential guys I have ever met.
He spoke about everything (not just basketball), and was incredibly competent. You never felt the superstar status that he truly does have, he was just a regular joe.
Anybody that puts that much heart and soul into their work and in developing relationships with sponsors, fans, etc., gets an A+ form me.
I find it is easy to rip people when we don't know them, but the grass is always greener on the other side.
Just my 2 cents, and I know I went probably past the level of the original comments, but I respect certain qualities about individuals and that turns me into a fan.
dogface
I always have liked Vitale and I am even a Duke fan and I know he seems like one too most of the time, but YES, he does get annoying screaming like an idiot sometimes and yelling over his partner. He does the same thing in the studio and comes off rude. I still love him but sometimes he needs to tone down his act a bit.
Not everyone gets to see the other side of Dickey V....me included. So, as far as his TV time..........very, very annoying!
