OT: doris burke

[orangehomer]

"Louisville working on a monumental upset"

um doris when the home team is favored and wins its not an upset.

 

[adk(roc)CUSE]

Oh Doris...

 

[Shark58]

she gone

 

[GardenOrange]

She's hot.

 

[chlywtr]

Oh Doris...

The finkasaurus

 

[SUintheVille]

I think she does a good job overall.

 

[cto]

Oh well, our annual Doris Burke thread. Love her or hate her, she's always good for one thread every season.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

"Louisville working on a monumental upset"

um doris when the home team is favored and wins its not an upset.

Yahoo thought the same thing:
No. 19 Louisville upsets No. 2 North Carolina

 

[SUGIANT]

When #19 beats #2 it's an upset

 

[AlaskaSU]

"the eraser"

 

[orangehomer]

When #19 beats #2 it's an upset

is it an upset when a team favored by 1.5 wins?

 

[orangehomer]

Oh well, our annual Doris Burke thread. Love her or hate her, she's always good for one thread every season.

it wasn't really a good or bad thread for doris burke, it was more just that espn is obsessed with upsets. it wasn't an upset, the favored team won. my issue is more with the espn machine, they placate to the casual viewer that in the case of college basketball has been trained to only care about upsets. it was a hyperbolic statement and she is smart and I am sure that after the fact she would admit that it wasn't a "monumental upset".

 

[Alsacs]

Doris knows hoops and while I disagree with some of her takes she is legit. She does NBA and college basketball so she knows the game.

She is also friends with Rick Pitino from there time at Providence together so she was giving him props. I think Veley at the Dome is way worse than Doris Burke on commentary.

 

[br801]

I think Veley at the Dome is way worse than Doris Burke on commentary.

What a bizarre comparison, public address announcer and television analyst.

 

[Col. Bleep]

When #19 beats #2 it's an upset

Maybe not this year.
Hard to recall another season when there's been so little difference between #20 and #1.
Home court may be a deciding factor.

 

[OrangeTown]

Yes, but it isn't an official annual Doris Burke thread without 690West professing his undying love for her.

 

[690West]

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

People get upset b/c Walton isn't serious enough, and people get upset b/c Burke is too serious.:bat:

 

[tbonezone]

doris is cool.i like her. i'd let her crash on the couch . no rose petals scattered about but maybe toss her a bag of bugles and a coke

 

[HOFCeluck]

it wasn't really a good or bad thread for doris burke, it was more just that espn is obsessed with upsets. it wasn't an upset, the favored team won. my issue is more with the espn machine, they placate to the casual viewer that in the case of college basketball has been trained to only care about upsets. it was a hyperbolic statement and she is smart and I am sure that after the fact she would admit that it wasn't a "monumental upset".

Yes. Catering to the casual viewer is exactly what they should be doing. College basketball to them is basically a one month season that doesn't start for another six weeks.

 

[Toga]

View attachment 55126

Actually this a picture of Doris with Jamie Dixon.

 

[Eric15]

I think Veley at the Dome is way worse than Doris Burke on commentary.

I think Veley is worse than anyone has ever been at anything.

 

[tbonezone]

did i hear correctlylast weekend that this dude chris spatola who did acc color for our game is coach K'S son in law and still employed by Duke ?

 

[cto]

Coach K does have a son-in-law named Chris Spatola who is director of auxiliary services for the Duke Athletic Department. He's a West Point grad, army vet and a nice guy. I am unaware of him doing any broadcasting.

 

[tbonezone]

dunno about that

http://beta.dukechronicle.com/artic...-operations-administration-broadcasting/print
http://www.chrisspatola.com/index.php#about