Come on now, Curry is no Steve Nash but saying he is just House with a few more steals is a low blow.

Watching the game will tell us all we need to know.

He’s also taken some ribbing from the others on the broadcast team. I think it makes the trio look more like a family or a tight-knit group of friends. Networks push hard to give the appearance that their announcing teams are the best of buddies because the world of sports is like a group of giant fraternities and the brotherhood aspect is expected. They even tried to make it seem like Dennis MIller was the most welcome thing on Monday Night Football since the invention of beer. I think most everyone that suffered through any of his broadcasts was well aware that the others in the booth might be “making nice” but that in reality they despised him more than the XFL. In the case of Del, Steven, and Stephanie though, I often sense some genuine affection there. I don’t think there’s any chance Stephanie will be sitting at the Martin Thanksgiving table anytime soon, but I don’t get a lot of animosity between them beyond her sometime annoyance at the deliberately tacky intoductions Martin often uses to hand things off to her. (“So head on out for some Bojangles chicken. Speaking of Bojangles, the only thing more welcome right now than some legs and dirty rice is an update from our own Stephanie…”)

So for one game Del wears his heart on his sleeve. I imagine he’ll be pulling for the Bobcats to win while pulling for his son to have a strong game at the same time. I also imagine he’s not looking forward to the comments he’s going to have to endure from Martin every time Stephen bricks a free throw or passes the ball to a cameraman instead of a cutter. The game is going to be a golden opportunity for some needling between the announcers to turn into hard feelings. I’d LOVE to be in earshot during the commercial breaks. (“There’s a time out on the court and we’re going to take a break as well… Okay Martin, you diss my boy one more time and this old number 30 is gonna raise some cartoon knots on your head.”)

Am I on the money here? Probably not, but it’s fun to imagine it going down like that.

The reality is that whether the trio loves or hates one another they all have one thing in common – they love the paycheck they get for the gig and they aren’t going to risk losing it.
I personally would much rather hear Del openly beam with pride and brag on his boy than hear him pull the faked detachment bullcrap so commonly heard from national sportscasters. He might even get personal with it in ways that will make the game even more interesting. ("Man, all those years of one-on-one in the backyard and he STILL can’t move to the left to prevent a drive… " “Did you see the way he squared his shoulders to the basket before letting fly with that 3? My boy’s doin’ it right.”)

I’d welcome that. One of the big goals for a sports broadcaster (and I’m sure David can back me on this) is that he seem like one of the guys. Kinda like the guy in your regular gang that comes over for the game and always seems to have the stats at his fingertips. Most people know the guy at the mic has a team of experts feeding him the info, and some even give a shoutout to the ones that pass on a particular juicy stat, but most try to make it sound like they had the knowledge to begin with. It’s just like Trebeck on Jeopardy. Millions of people think he’s a major braniac even though the correct “question” is sitting right on the card he’s holding in his hand.(“No, I’m sorry. The correct response is, ‘What is 3 times 143.2 to the third power.’”)

What better way to make Del seem like part of the posse than to have him brag a little on his boy? What better way to make Steven and Steph part of the gang than to have them crack a bit on Del when Stephen messes up? It’s exactly what would happen amongst all of us if we got together at a sports bar or at one of our own kids’ high school games. (“Hey ourday? Did you teach him to shoot airballs like that, or is that just his natural skills comin’ out?”)

I don’t understand where this complaint comes from. You worry that they won’t criticize Steph for doing something wrong, but they rarely criticize anyone. That’s one thing I really like about our broadcast team is that they are relatively neutral in the way they call the game and they are pretty positive. They almost never criticize the refs or opposing players. So why would Dell go out of his way to criticize his son?

I finally finished school and got a real job so I was able to order the league pass this season. You can’t complain about our team if you’ve watched any other games. Sean Elliot is the worst color commentator ever. That is extreme bias. The Rockets announcers are awful in their lack of neutrality. I guess you can’t appreciate how good you have it until you’ve seen the other side. I hope Steph has a great game and I hope Dell has a great time watching.

Stephen Curry = Eddie House with more steals? That’s just insulting and either ignorant or bitter (about what I don’t know, but this post wreaks of bitterness about something).