This is blasphemy.
Yahoo Sports Blogger Jay Busbee has come out with a list of the 50 worst announcers in sports today. Even though I am not on the list (and that will stay that way), I have to take issue, primarily, with one selection.
13. Gus Johnson: Only when he's screaming five minutes into an ordinary game
WHAT!!??
Gus Johnson is currently the premier Play-by-Play announcer in the world. How can he be NUMBER 13, let alone on this list, in general?
Also, Busbee's explanation for Gus being on the list seems to work against itself.
The reason why Gus Johnson screams is because he is excited about what he gets to see. If Danilo Gallinari crosses Kobe Bryant, drives to the basket and dunks over Andrew Bynum, this Monday, midway through the 1st quarter, I would expect Gus to get animated.
And his enthusiasm makes "ordinary" games extraordinary.
He is the LeBron James of announcing. Take him out of the lineup, and the rest of the team performs exponentially worse.
But at least they didn't put Walt 'Clyde' Frazier on this list.
Also, Michael Kay made the list at number 49, which I'm not thrilled about.
--Max Caster
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