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Jack Haley update...for those who care...

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VicXnews

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Dec 18, 2007, 7:50:49 PM12/18/07
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I don't know how true this is...I swiped it form LG....I know I'm a bad
boy...interesting though...

... Jack Haley and his disappearance from Lakers Live, and I've agreed with
most in feeling that a lot was lost when he was no longer a part of it.

So I play cards somewhat seriously, and Jack is a regular at the same room I
play at. We've played together a few times before, but I never engaged him in
conversation before tonight (maybe because he sat right next to me, and I had
on one of my Lakers caps). We got to chatting, and I just flat-out asked him
why he's not on Lakers Live anymore. He said that he was given no reason, and
they simply said they were going with someone else at the end of last season.
Then I asked him about the rumor posted here that he got a college coaching
position, which he quickly said was false.

I also told him that the show is pretty dull now without him, and he sounded
genuinely grateful for that comment. He also said that he really misses it,
and I got the feeling that he really loved that job. In person he's just like
how he was on the show, a very friendly and talkative guy. And a pretty sharp
card player too.

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now that I have seen Norm Nixon and love his game of horse with the
players... y'all were right...he's dull...kinda missing the comet...not in a
Hearn sort of way...but he did add to the broadcast

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Dec 18, 2007, 11:09:12 PM12/18/07
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"VicXnews" <ne...@news.com> wrote in message
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>I don't know how true this is...I swiped it form LG....I know I'm a bad
> boy...interesting though...
>
> ... Jack Haley and his disappearance from Lakers Live, and I've agreed
> with
> most in feeling that a lot was lost when he was no longer a part of it.

Haley's OK, better than what they've got now but the Lakers deserve better
IMO. Worthy and Alan "Please Say My Last Name Very Carefully" Massengale do
a much better job I think. I'm not a fan of KCAL's production, but at least
the commentary is better.

I'll admit though I've probably watched 10 min *total* this season of both
channels' pre- and post-game shows as well as halftime. Most of the time
it's the most rudimentary stuff, there just isn't a ton of insight.

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$Bill

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Dec 19, 2007, 1:14:55 PM12/19/07
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Just as long as they have a likable personality. I like guys like Bill
McDonald from Fox who does Laker/Bruins - seems like a really nice guy.

Haley was OK, just a bit rah-rah for me most of the time - I liked has
laying in wait interviews with Kobe under the stands coming into the
building. Massengale's fine to.

MB

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Dec 19, 2007, 2:48:26 PM12/19/07
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$Bill wrote:

> Just as long as they have a likable personality. I like guys like Bill
> McDonald from Fox who does Laker/Bruins - seems like a really nice guy.

He's a bit too shmoozy for my liking. I don't mind it much, though.

Fred

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Dec 19, 2007, 7:41:54 PM12/19/07
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Jack Haley is the Derek Fisher of broadcast journalism.

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Fred

http://freeloosedirt.blogspot.com/

$Bill

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Dec 19, 2007, 8:46:17 PM12/19/07
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Fred wrote:
> Jack Haley is the Derek Fisher of broadcast journalism.

You mean a politically correct Uncle Tom ?

Donkeydode

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Dec 20, 2007, 1:09:11 AM12/20/07
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"VicXnews" <ne...@news.com> wrote in message
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Thanks for the update. I would take Haley in his prime over Mihm btw...
Also Norm Nixon and Emmit Smith are currently the 2 worst analysts out
there.


$Bill

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Dec 20, 2007, 3:48:33 AM12/20/07
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Donkeydode wrote:
>
> Thanks for the update. I would take Haley in his prime over Mihm btw...
> Also Norm Nixon and Emmit Smith are currently the 2 worst analysts out
> there.

I'd take a *completely healthy* Mihm any day over Haley in his prime.

Gary Collard

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Dec 22, 2007, 6:38:10 PM12/22/07
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Never met the guy, but he does seem like a genuinely good guy and a guy
whose Lakers love is sincere. I seldom see the studio show, League Pass
cuts it off usually and it's only out of being too lazy to change the
channel that I would have seen it anyway, but my limited take was that he
was kind of annoying in that role but harmless enough. I'll bet his trade
"scoop," forget now what it was, sunk him as he took some heat for that.

--
Gary Collard
SABR-L Moderator
gmco...@yahoo.com
http://sarcastipundit.blogspot.com/

"While most of us were enjoying turkey for Thanksgiving dinner,
Rep. Jack Murtha (D-Pa) was eating a little crow." -- Jack Kelly

Gary Collard

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Dec 22, 2007, 6:41:09 PM12/22/07
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"We had some diamonds, but it got mixed in with the poo-poo..."

How they thought the issuer of this bit of genius could be a good TV
personality is beyond me.

Alson Wong

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Dec 22, 2007, 11:46:34 PM12/22/07
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"Gary Collard" <j...@dd.com> wrote in message news:476D9FE2...@dd.com...

> Never met the guy, but he does seem like a genuinely good guy and a guy
> whose Lakers love is sincere. I seldom see the studio show, League Pass
> cuts it off usually and it's only out of being too lazy to change the
> channel that I would have seen it anyway, but my limited take was that he
> was kind of annoying in that role but harmless enough. I'll bet his trade
> "scoop," forget now what it was, sunk him as he took some heat for that.

It was a deal for Boozer.

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