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From: cccallan@ucdavis.UUCP (Allan McKillop)
Newsgroups: net.sport
Subject: Re: tennis commentators
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Date: Tue, 12-Nov-85 15:56:28 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 12 15:56:28 1985
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> > 	Dick Enberg - when he doesn't try to get too cute with collins,
> > 		      he does a superb job.  i love him at wimbledon,
> > 	Authur Ashe - far too wishy-washy to be a good commentator.  when
> > 		      was the last time you remembered something he said for
> > 		      more than the next two points?
> 
> Ha-ha, a couple of hours ago I produced a posting with dislike
> of Enberg and admiration for Ashe. 
> The curious thing is that I agree with Allan on all his other 
> judgements (except Newk, who sounds like a nice fellow who is having fun).
> 
> But Enberg? He constantly expresses greatest admiration for Bud's
> knowledge, justified mainly by the fact that Enberg himself as a
> latecomer to tennis(game or coverage) knows rather little.
> There's no good substitute for knowing what you are doing.
> He likes the game, though..
> 
> Ashe: I think he is much more memorable then anyone else I've
> heard. I remember very well some comments on Lendl's
> strategy he made ~ 4 yrs ago...
> 
> I can add Billie Jean King & Bjorn Borg to my list of mediocre
> commentators. I don't think they care, though. Does anyone?
> 				Mike Cherepov

ok, i won't argue with you that maybe enberg isn't the worlds greatest
authority on tennis, but the man is an excellent commentator.  i think
he is at his best when reading a prepared script and not trying to
winging with bud.  and i think that bud's knowledge of the game and
enberg's commentary style works well together.  i still like him.
he did win the WTA commentator of the year honors last year, so i'm
not the only one...

sorry, i still think ashe is wishy-washy.  he refuses to take a stand
on far too many things in a match to make him a good commentator in
my opinion.  perhaps i am not separating his role as a commentator
and his role as Davis Cup captain (which he DEFINITELY was far too
wishy-washy).  i guess that he is also at a disadvantage in that
he only gets to cover the glizty tournaments (the only type ABC
does) and not the Grand Slam events.

ARRGH!  how could i have forgotten Bjorn Borg and Tracy Austin?  just
lucky, i guess.  mediocre?  you are being far too kind, mike.  how
about "they stunk"?  and i don't think billie jean is that bad.

now that i brought up the subject of ashe and the Davis Cup, i think this
would be a good new topic.  what do people think about (1) the code thing,
(2) the way the whole incident was handled and (3) the recent selections
for the US Davis Cup team.  I think Georgia-Pacific (or whatever the
name of the company is) should be dumped.  the Davis Cupis bigger
than any one company.  I think ashe blew it by not taking a firm stand
one way or the other.  he voiced support for mcenroe and connors, but
ended up going for the code.  and why did we use Aaron Krickstein and
Eliot Telscher for singles?  both Curren and Kriek were FAR about these
two on the ATP computer.

Viva net.sport.tennis!!!

-- 

Allan McKillop
(...ucbvax!ucdavis!deneb!cccallan)

"Where there's a will, there's a relative..."