Bring back Carfino :)

They need to bring in the NBA style of commentary:

1) Lead Commentator who asks the questions and keeps things neat

2) An un-biased former player/coach whom can give insights to team tactics and player mindsets

3) A former player who despite appearances, plays the "token black guy" whom pulls jokes and tries to keep the game commentary entertaining.

Marv Albert, Reggie Miller and JVG... what a combo. What do you think Marv?

Marv: "A spectacular move Big Marty... YES!"

agreed, or a little Jeff Van Gundy action! Phil Smyth did ok calling games for the olympics, his voice isn't really suited tho

Shane Heal is too one-sided in his views and comments. Although BT still sucks but has atleast tried to read up on the game and the leagues history to a degree.

Give me Gaze and Mr Magic any day of the week

I think Palmer does a good job in that "ex coach" role when commentating. Funny, knows the sport and doesn't seem to bring any over-the-top bias.

Heal is obviously there almost entirely for his profile. There's merit to that, but he's the same guy who's hardly been that positive about the league.

I've got no real problem with Taylor, but Heal is and always has been a tosser! Imagine excusing Hodge's actions as just "emotion" but then passing judgement on Ben Fitz's response. You don't think that THAT was just emotion?

The funny thing with Heal is that he's always come across to me as if he'd probably be a decent guy when no where near a basketball court, but he's a complete tool when he's around one.

Just not good enough not noticing that Gilchrist had fouled out either.

I agree re Palmer, he was always excellent to listen to.

BT said "wow-wee" the other week ... that was enough for me.

Something trival happened in the Sixers/Blaze game - something to do with a team being in the bonus and BT asked "Would the players know that out there" ... he seemed genuinely amazed that players are able to keep track of things like that.

Funny stuff SVD ,fairly sure he finished it off with a 'ooo wee' also!

I think BT & Heal have been going great - much more tolerable than Carfino and/or Gaze in my opinion.

I think a few of you 6er fans just don't like it because your team has copped it from Heal once or twice.

We've turned the sound off the past two televised games. Miss the atmosphere a bit but it's better than putting up with abysmal commentary. We do the same with some AFL games because the standard of sports commentary generally is very poor. The directors are also woeful with their camera choices and replay timing. And did anybody notice that Foxtel on Wednesday night put up some kind of promo graphic so that it obscured the basket when a player was making a shot?

IMO Foxtel should employ Phil Lynch for the job. Great basketball commentator, ex player, great knowledge and experienced. Also knows how to keep idiots like Heal under control. Heals comment re Hodge "I don't know the guy personally but I'm sure what he did was only emotions and that he would not have meant any malice". What a load of crap. Worthington, Westover, Anstey, Gaze - they knew what he was doing and they apologised. Heal has been a spoilt brat from the time he was at the AIS and has never learnt anything (particularly humility). Once a wanker always a wanker. And yes, I have had personal experience dealing with Heal and the guy has no redeeming features that I am aware of.

I liked the Maori broadcast for the NZ-Gong game the other week where they had to run with a solo commentator for the first few minutes of the third quarter because the other guy had gone to get a drink or go to the bathroom and got bailed up in conversation with someone on the way back!

From what I've seen - for I don't have FOX myself.
(when my son is so very kind to invite me over to watch it.)
Brett Maher is the best I've heard .

I dont understand how Gilchrist was fouled off?
I might be wrong(and probably am :S) but didnt he go off after getting fouled by gibson i think??
Im a tad confused ahha :)

-DJ

I have to agree. The sixers we getting no praise from the commentators for their excellent shooting all I kept hearing was how abyssmal the blaze were. The sixers played good it was only the rebounding that lost them the game. Same goes for the away wollongong game. The commentator was saying how brilliant the gongs defence was to limit adelaide to the amount of shots they had taken compared to the gong. When the gong had grabbed 12 more offensive rebounds. Pretty sure offensive rebounds are at the offensive end and not the defensive end.

Yeah Dwayne Russell over BT for me.
Sure the Maori broadcast can get a little annoying but atleast it's one more game per week we get to watch, even if it is the Kirk Penney hour.

Most of the time the Maori commentary actually makes more sense to me than listening to Shane Heal.

4 Smiths in the Townsville Logan game today for ABC commentators to call.