Thoughts on Jim Courier as a commentator?

[Hodgepodge]

Must've made an impression. Courier was just talking the other night about how he doesn't have a team. JA converted him to PA on-air.

 

[Power King]

^Exactly! So why is he wearing essendon gear???????

 

[Skeeta Olly]

Winrar.

 

[caboose]

You're telling me to lighten up after something as simple as giving off a statement with absolutely zero emotional undertone? Lol.

I'm advising you to at least have a go at understanding the context of what was clearly intended to be a post with a fair bit of humour behind it.

(Maybe try reading what went immediately before my comment about them not knowing who he was if you're still having trouble?)

Others got the pretty obvious light-hearted nature of my post; it looks like I'll have to remember, though, that I need to make allowances for you from now on and throw in some emoticons just for your benefit.

Starting with this one: .

 

[Thrawn]

I'm advising you to at least have a go at understanding the context of what was clearly intended to be a post with a fair bit of humour behind it.

(Maybe try reading what went immediately before my comment about them not knowing who he was if you're still having trouble?)

Others got the pretty obvious light-hearted nature of my post; it looks like I'll have to remember, though, that I need to make allowances for you from now on and throw in some emoticons just for your benefit.

Starting with this one: .

Context? Haha. You were actually serious, and I questioned you on one specific point, you decided to turn this into an evaluation of how I view "humour" in posts.

Face it mate, that statement in isolation was a stretch. I don't disagree with you on some of the other points, however.

 

[d_henderson1810]

I'm not a big fan of Courier's commentary. I preferred John McEnroe.

Here's some problems I have with Courier's commentary:

1. His man-crush on Rafael Nadal. He addresses most other players by their first or last names, but always called Nadal "Rafa". He says it so often, he sounds like a schoolgirl who has a poster on her wall of her favourite player.

2. His incessant babble. Yes, you need to commentate, but he ALWAYS talks. Often it has nothing to do with the match at hand, but is about a fact he knows about the players. I'm interested when he brings up their past meetings, but I don't care about what charity they give to, or what breakfast cereal they have.

3. His post-match interviews are painful. He may think he is funny, but you can tell some players don't appreciate his humour.

4. His accent grates on me.

5. This isn't his fault, but he reminds me of an ex-housemate of mine. They both are redheads, talk themselves up, and are know-it-alls. He is too similar to this guy, that it annoys me.

Henri Leconte annoys me too. He is too biased. I can't understand what he says half the time, and he seems like he is more interested in channelling Robin Williams, complete with silly voices and imitations.

 

[Power King]

I'm not a big fan of Courier's commentary. I preferred John McEnroe.

Here's some problems I have with Courier's commentary:

1. His man-crush on Rafael Nadal. He addresses most other players by their first or last names, but always called Nadal "Rafa". He says it so often, he sounds like a schoolgirl who has a poster on her wall of her favourite player.

2. His incessant babble. Yes, you need to commentate, but he ALWAYS talks. Often it has nothing to do with the match at hand, but is about a fact he knows about the players. I'm interested when he brings up their past meetings, but I don't care about what charity they give to, or what breakfast cereal they have.

3. His post-match interviews are painful. He may think he is funny, but you can tell some players don't appreciate his humour.

4. His accent gartes on me.

5. This isn't his fault, but he reminds me of an ex-housemate of mine. They both are redheads, tak themselves up, and are know-it-alls. He is too similar to this guy, that it annoys me.

Henri Leconte annoys me too. He is too biased. I can't understand what he says half the time, and he seems like he is more interested in channelling Robin Williams, complete with silly voices and imitations.

Might be biased, but...

1. I always thought he was more biased toward federer than Nadal. Seems to be a bit critic of nadal's 'grinding' style of play, and has questioned his longevity career-wise. Fair points, but ones that don't indicate bias to me. Also, feel free to correct me, but none of the other top men's players off the top of my head have as popular a nickname as nadal.

2. I honestly don't feel like he does this much.

3. Fair enough, humour is subjective.

 

[hirdy_is_champ]

^Exactly! So why is he wearing essendon gear???????

because he realises how dread your football club really is

 

[Equus]

I'm liking it. It gives personality and quirkiness to the commentary team rather than having some deadpan commentator who bores you to sleep.