Anonymous
Years ago
New Zealand commentators
They shit me to tears, so biased and painful to listen too
Anonymous
Years ago
They shit me to tears, so biased and painful to listen too
Kas
Years ago
think they would know how to pronounce their names - Who is O-D-GUY ??
How would they know it if he's never played there?
koberulz
Years ago
"think they would know how to pronounce their names - Who is O-D-GUY ??"
Do you know how to pronounce it?
Kas
Years ago
Odigie has been in the league a number of years and yes if you are a commentator I would expect you to know how to say it.
Yes I know how to pronounce it
OD - DIDGE - EEE
koberulz
Years ago
That has two D sounds in the first two syllables.
Cameron Tragardh has been in the league for years and almost everyone insists the D is silent. It isn't.
Melbourne's Twitter account confirms it's pronounced Od-ig-i-ee.
koberulz
Years ago
Apologies, I'm on my phone and misremembered. It's Od-ig-ee-ay.
If you're going to insist people should know how to pronounce things, make sure they're actually wrong.
Kas
Years ago
even the commentators are talking about how they can't get his name right
Luuuc
Years ago
Verdict is in.
Correct pronunciation is OdIggyAzalea.
Kas
Years ago
now Casey Frank has changed the way he is saying it - to what you wrote
You Tube Melb Utd player introductions - will show you how to say it Casey
Train
Years ago
Casey Frank is s great commentator. I enjoy his balance of wit and knowledge.
AngusH
Years ago
Yeah, Frank is great IMO, and the other guy (name escapes me) has improved.
Tyrell
Years ago
Commentary was fair! More importantly we're in the GF YEAHHHH BOIIIII
The SKY ticker was on the fritz.
To the casual viewer reading the description it read as if it were Game 2 of the Final, not semi.
Also it would update stats like rebounds, assists but not points? amateur.
proud
Years ago
A simple asking how to pronounce Owen's or even Goilding's name during shoot around should be sufficient.
NZ commentators could most definitely be more biased than what they are... Only criticism is games seem more fun to them when NZ are winning and unless your a journeyman like Hammwr or D-Ruck then it would be hard not to show some bias.
I hope for everyone's sake the NBL gets a grand final series going to three games as it isn't doing the league, foxtel or the sponsors any good having only two game series... Last season 3 series went 6 games!
The had already asked the week before they admitted and still got it wrong
I might be in the minority but I quite enjoy the NZ commentary team. Much more than Dwayne Russell and Tommy Greer pumping up Chris Goulding as though he is the 2nd coming of Steph Curry
Luuuc
Years ago
Hope you enjoyed watching him because he won't be in this league next season!!!
;)
Where were the subtitles? I don't understand New Zealandish.
koberulz
Years ago
"The had already asked the week before they admitted and still got it wrong"
They started the game pronouncing it correctly. Only reason it changed was a bunch of idiots jumped on Twitter to tell them they were wrong, even though they weren't.
FFS commentators please just commentate the game and don't worry about twitter and all that other social media bs distracting you.
koberulz since you are so particular about details I feel the need to point out that the correct collective noun for a number of idiots is not a "bunch" but a "red army"
koberulz
Years ago
Except it was obviously Melbourne fans. But nice try.
Kas
Years ago
"They started the game pronouncing it correctly. Only reason it changed was a bunch of idiots jumped on Twitter to tell them they were wrong, even though they weren't."
They never pronounced it right for the whole game.
O-DI-GID- EYE????
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ccsa0Ipn-0
Dazz
Years ago
It's just as well that due to inflation one can nolonger order "Fish and fifty cents of chips."
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