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Originally Posted by AC
I agree. The biggest tell of a poor PBP for me is when they don't anticipate a chance as it's developing. IE: they sound surprised about a cross-crease onetimer on a drop pass to a trailer on a 3-on-2.
Good PBPs can see the play developing and their call heightens during, not just after something already happened.
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The guy seemed fixated on saying full names especially if it's recognizeable stars, then an abundance of cliches about "good sticks" and "working along the wall". He randomly inserts time left in the period, or mentions "Game 6" even more randomly.
And yes, with all that verbal diarrhea being spewed and have to jam in there, there's really no flow, cadence or sense of what's going on, or build up of chances that makes it enjoyable listen too. Reminds me of Rob Kerr, becuase the time his voice got excited the puck may have already been in the net or the breakaway was almost already done.
But these are national broadcasts.