Vitale giving the love to Haliburton...

[CyclonesRock]

Flipping through the games last night when I saw **** Vitale give his top under the radar players ( or something like that). He listed 5 but spent almost the entire time talking about Tyrese. Unusual to hear Vitale talk about anyone that doesn't play for Duke, UNC, KU, UK, MSU, or Louisville.

 

[dosry5]

Flipping through the games last night when I saw **** Vitale give his top under the radar players ( or something like that). He listed 5 but spent almost the entire time talking about Tyrese. Unusual to hear Vitale talk about anyone that doesn't play for Duke, UNC, KU, UK, MSU, or Louisville.

**** Vitale

 

[madguy30]

**** Vitale

One thing I'll give credit to guys like Vitale and Walton--they at least celebrate the players as college basketball players playing college basketball.

Most of the rest of the hacks just talk pro prospects and blue bloods.

 

[KnappShack]

I haven't watched a basketball game in years

So I'm kind of shocked Vitale is still on the air. Is he in his 80s by now???

 

[oldman]

I haven't watched a basketball game in years

So I'm kind of shocked Vitale is still on the air. Is he in his 80s by now???

80 years old.

 

[Rural]

Flipping through the games last night when I saw **** Vitale give his top under the radar players ( or something like that). He listed 5 but spent almost the entire time talking about Tyrese. Unusual to hear Vitale talk about anyone that doesn't play for Duke, UNC, KU, UK, MSU, or Louisville.

Under radar guys don't play for those teams.

 

[brokenloginagain]

Vitale's been at ESPN for 40 years - what a legend and a great guy.

 

[dosry5]

One thing I'll give credit to guys like Vitale and Walton--they at least celebrate the players as college basketball players playing college basketball.

Most of the rest of the hacks just talk pro prospects and blue bloods.

i wasn’t using the “f” word.....I just like using his first name because it’s starred out....

 

[Prone2Clone]

What kind of player would Iowa State need to have for him to NOT be under the radar? The second coming of Lebron?

 

[Sigmapolis]

One thing I'll give credit to guys like Vitale and Walton--they at least celebrate the players as college basketball players playing college basketball.

Most of the rest of the hacks just talk pro prospects and blue bloods.

Yeah, a lot of it comes off as a commercial for the NBA.

 

[CySmurf]

**** Vitale

Not even with your weiner.. ;-)

 

[heitclone]

Guarantee Dickie V is just regurgitating other talking points he's heard/read, he only watches like 6 teams play every year.

 

[southernfriedCY]

He was in the Bahamas watching the entire tourney. Showed him talking to Roy in the stands during our game on TV.

 

[heitclone]

He was in the Bahamas watching the entire tourney. Showed him talking to Roy in the stands during our game on TV.

You think they were talking about ISU? Lol

 

[CyHans]

Shhh, I don't want anyone to know about TH

 

[CyHans]

What kind of player would Iowa State need to have for him to NOT be under the radar? The second coming of Lebron?

I think of Royce White and Marcus Fizer but I get your point

 

[cyclones500]

What kind of player would Iowa State need to have for him to NOT be under the radar? The second coming of Lebron?

Or Nerlens Noel.

 

[Lafaester54]

Vitale's been at ESPN for 40 years - what a legend and a great guy.

Met him at a restaurant he owns in Sarasota. Seemed like a very nice man and he’s got quite the memory re basketball. Was a fun morning as I remember.

 

[isutrevman]

What kind of player would Iowa State need to have for him to NOT be under the radar? The second coming of Lebron?

Niang, Morris.... Haliburton is under the radar because he wasn't a start until this season. If he comes back next year he wont be under the radar anymore. Has little to do with him playing for Iowa State.

 

[AuH2O]

Amazing thing about Dickie V is that if you watch an old game from say the Fab Five days or around that time (25 years ago) it's amazing how different he was. He was still goofy and excitable, but he was actually a fairly good color guy. Seems like the marketing or shtick took over and that's about all there has been since then.