Early NBAww moment of the year contender: Pelicans announcer Antonio Daniels pulls a classic trick on his co-caster Joel Meyers and gives him a hug.
Shame the pelicans are ass because these guys are my fav nba commentators
I’m a Blazers fan but absolutely love Antonio Daniels on the mic.
As a general rule, Commentator quality is inversely proportional to a team’s success.
Warriors fans :/
Yeah Fitz has been around for over 20 years.
Still miss Jim Barnett though.
Pain paradox lmao
Bias correction
I’m just making shit up don’t mind me lol
Someone please make the Hornets good so we can see Eric Collins commentate his team in playoffs
Eric Collins might be my fav in the league lmao
He might die
Living through the early days of the Wolves, Kevin Harlan made it all worthwhile
Yup
Laker’s commentators are an exception then, those guys are absolute class. Hyping up opposing teams when they make good plays, criticizing the team when they play bad. They are one of the best.
We’ve wasted Joel and AD for sure
Antonio Daniels sounds like the teacher from Rick and Morty, which makes things more fun
I can’t unhear that now. You’re so right!
The Pain Paradox: The worse the team, the better the announcers
Knicks are the exception
Perfectly balanced
For real. I wish they were still on NBA radio together too. I miss listening to them shoot the shit about basketball on the way to work.
The Spurs giving up Joel Meyers to both LA and NO is something I do not like.
If it helps, everytime the Pels play the Spurs Joel and AD both have nothing but love and respect for the organization. It’s really nice to hear, especially when Wemby is blocking Zion three times in a single play
I used to play pickup ball with AD for years here in SA . He’s a good dude.
They are such a treat as an announcing duo, I don’t think I would have watched much last year if it wasn’t for them
I love listening to AD on NBA radio. He seems like he’s a genuinely GOOD person
Thought you were talking about Anthony Davis and embiid lol got me confused for a sec
Antonio Daniels is the only AD Pels fans love
I love Bill Land too much to care
Grew up with Joel’s kids. He’s an absolute gem of a human being. Even after years he still took time out of games to say hi to me and my family. Love that dude
You won’t ever catch anyone saying anything bad about Joel Meyers. He’s as good as it gets in the broadcasting community.
Pretty sure Stu didn’t like him
Pels announcers just love the game and each other, good shit
they are very fair, love to talk about the game, rarely ever talk about drama, and have a very genuine conversation flow. they are by and large the best on the air.
they’re funny as fuck too
Need more wholesome moments like this
It’s not very active but /r/nbaww is pretty good.
Some jackass posted in our sub that our announcers were boring the other day
Looking at you u/heck04567
I love y’all’s announcers, but man do I hate that ambulance chasing lawyer who says all that shit about being thankful for his haters for the rent free real estate in their heads they’ve given him.
y’alls broadcast quality and sound quality on home games sounds so ass that it sometimes sounds like they’re in different rooms. but they are very fun to listen to when they have it going on.
Best announcers in the league
top tier: LAL, NOP, CHA, CHI
shit-tier: DEN, GSW
Golden State is the worst in the league by a wide margin. not only are they the most annoying announcers, but they are the worst homers in the league. and no one is ever there to check them on their constant bs.
I’ve been watching the Warriors broadcast for nearly two decades. Bob Fitzgerald isn’t as much of a homer as outsiders think as he gives praise to other teams and players on a nightly basis. However, the biggest loss in quality was the switch from Jim Barnett to Kelena Azabuike. Azabuike is often annoying with empty commentary and desperately panders to younger audiences. “Hey fellow kids” energy. Not to mention he embarrassingly asked Moody this season in the post game interview about a stat that he soon realized didn’t even happen.
Knicks are towards the top they get Walt and Mike Breen
PHX somewhere down there too
As a Suns fan, put the Suns in shit tier. Vibes are great with the squad right now, the fan experience is great right now, but the announcers still suck lol.
BK and NY erasure. 2 HOF commentators and Ian Eagle is on his way
While I think Clyde + Breen are far and away the greatest announcing duo of all time, I’m also not going to be mad if someone says AD + Joel Meyers, because they’re genuinely exceptional
Joel is a treasure. Still my favorite play-by-play guy.
It sucks that he and Stu Lantz didn’t get along. Love them both dearly. I hate Billy Mac
I always felt like Joel’s voice and level-headed play-by-play really went with Stu’s commentary.
No hate for Bill Macdonald on my end, but it’s just not the same.
Never heard before that that was the issue in LA
It’s hard to replace Chick. I grew up with him and Scully. You can love them but it’s understandable many didn’t like him
Chick and Vin were absolute legends and masters of the craft. They left some very difficult shoes to fill. With that said, I thought Joel did an outstanding job.
Agreed. I’d pick him over Stu. But I get why.
undefeated when they hug on the broadcast
The pelicans crew is absolutely top tier. They make watching that cursed team fun.
the dichotomy of Daniels’ loud excitable shouting in the mic commentary paired with Meyers’ cool no non-sense monotone play-by-play has always made them one of my fave local broadcast teams
Joel’s voice is my absolute favorite
Dave Stassen here alongside Geoff Worthing
MY FAVORITE DUO
They were the only thing keeping me watching before they fired Willy.
I miss Joel Meyers in LA
FLOCK UP
This is precious.
Didn’t expect to see this wholesome of a clip on r/nba tonight, and I am better now because of it
I’ve heard the Pels broadcast a few times before but never knew that was Antonio Daniels as Meyers other half.
Can confirm, showed my girlfriend and she said “awww”
Its not all doom and gloom in PelsLand
Miss AD when he was in the Thunder. Love their broadcast
Wait he was on the Thunder broadcast??? Fucking when? Damn that’s a fumble
Go pels LOL
AD and Joel are the best and they are HILARIOUS! They have great banter and can make even the toughest games much more bearable to watch
How do my fellow nba nerds feel about Antonio Daniels?There’s something i find annoying about his voice lol, but if you actually listen in on what hes saying, hes one of the few play by play guys in the league that can actually call out certain plays as they happen, and analyze the x’s and o’s. Much better than “they scored because they found the open man”. Pretty refreshing
I’m a Raptors fan that loves our PBP guy Jack Armstrong. If you ask other fanbases how they feel about him, they would find his voice extremely annoying/irritating
Honestly I like the Pelicans commentary team whenever I tuned into Pels game here and there. I find Antonio to be quite passionate about basketball and I love his analysis
I love him and I think his voice is just fine
Hi shouts a lot but he knows the ins and outs of the game as well As anyone I’ve ever seen on the broadcast. It’s shocking he hasn’t tried to pick up a coaching gig
broadcast gig is 100x better than coaching gig. that’s why JJ only jumped for lakers hc job.
great money. reasonable hours. fun travel. lots of family time. austin rivers said he and doc had no relationship cause they never stayed together like that
I like Antonio Daniels but I can’t stand Joel Meyers. He sounds like he hasn’t had a glass of water in 20 years. Suck a lozenge or something man DAMN!!!!
I enjoy the substance of AD’s commentary, but I find his tone of voice to be a bit grating. It seems like he’s always slightly yelling, no matter the context.
Damn, I remember hi more for his playing days, lol
That could have gone really left.
I miss Joel with the Lakers. The voice of the Kobe era.
No commentators looks like how I imagine them.
I respect the moment but Antonio Daniels is one of the worst color commentators in the game. Him and Azubuike.
I don’t get people who like him. His voice does not sound good for TV.
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Couldn’t agree more