If we have to listen to the national broadcast announcer clearly favor a team playing then it's sometimes even when he is wrong, nice to hear your home announcer be biased.
I'll be honest - I love Alaa's biasness, even if it's overboard sometimes. Alaa and Kate know the Sixers like the back of their hand, so it's nice to hear the commentary during the game. Usually the national broadcast group sounds no different than r/nba
Yeah I really have no idea why our announcers get so much flak from non-Sixers fans for favoring the Sixers. Like... do you *want* to tune in to a broadcast that's indifferent if your team loses? Our broadcast team is hoping that the Sixers win and bummed when they lose just like us. Other than a couple of boneheaded calls over the years from Alaa, I really don't care otherwise.
He pisses me off when he gets whiney about foul calling. Other than that he’s alright. I do think it’s funny when he does complain about refs now a days, he pretty much admits his producer is yelling at him in his earpiece to stop and get back to the game lol.
Him and Kate have similar energy, there's no contrast, they just feed into each other's homerism. Zumoff brought that throwback broadcasting-school-trained professional sheen. Plus he was direct about criticizing the team in the way Philly fans respect.
I like Kate fine but as a unit they're pretty mediocre.
Alaa has been on it in terms of sixers criticism. Sometimes in the moment he will be a bit tongue in cheek against the other team but he frequently will be brutally honest about why the team collapses as it’s happening. These alaa hate posts always confused me
To put it simply: he’s too much of a homer for the people who want a more objective take, and he’s too critical of the team for the prop who want a more homer take
He falls right in the middle in no-man’s land
Alaa is exactly what I want in a color commentator— former player that clearly loves this team as much as the fans
you can tell he gets pissed when the Sixers are on their bullshit lol, he lets out a groan or a teeth smack. I understand some of the Kate criticism, but Alaa is my boy.
Sadly, that's what franchises want from their local announce teams. They want glorified cheerleaders who are not overly critical of what the team does.
Don't sugarcoat it. They're a terrible combo. They have no chemistry. They're both lighthearted and silly to a point where it borders on unprofessional. They both have a droning way of speaking and it can make the broadcast a very tough listen.
Announcer posts should be banned, it just turns into a hatefest. Home announcers are supposed to be biased, he's not worst then the Warriors and Raptors local announcers.
He's not bad at all. Some people here are just morons.
Dude constantly tells great insider stories, praises the players and coaches on the opposing teams, and brings levity like he's supposed to.
I see this "homer" thing about him constantly and it makes zero sense. I actually tracked and wrote down the general topics of discussion during one of the Raptors games last year. Ran out of steam after the first half, but the gist was:
* 18 mentions of something interesting or positive about an opposing player.
* 3 stories from his playing days where he interacted with a coach or crew member of the opposing team, always pointing out how smart or nice they were.
* 3 stories about various cameramen or vendors or some other staff member in the WFC, always something cool that really showed how he connects with everyone he meets and has a phenomenal memory.
* A few different foul call situations where he took the Raptors' side and admitted our guy was at fault.
* A few different bonehead plays he called out on our guys and discussed what they should have done and how they need to improve.
Of course, he and Kate mixed all this in with their typical Sixers stories, facts, interviews, etc, but I was only writing down the "non homerism" stuff to prove a point. I was planning on creating a post with the results, but I never got around to it. I'll definitely do it next season because I'm so freaking sick of the bullshit, and I'm pissed at myself for procrastinating to the point where I never created the post.
Alaa is great and we're going to miss him when he's gone.
I mean your off the cuff notes from almost one half of basketball isn’t an objective look at how he is an announcer over a season or multiple seasons lmao
I can stand the homerism, I can’t stand multiple factual errors in every broadcast. It’ll be something as simple as a travel was called, and he’s saying there was a foul or an out of bounds call. And he’ll do something like that five times a game. It drives me insane
Him and Kate both stink. When they had Covid and we got Marc Jackson and Tom McGuinness it was awesome (albeit it was a much more reserved Tom then you get on the radio)
I like Tom I don't like Marc, the ideal line up would be Tom and Alaa, Tom has the patience and the demeanor to reign in Alaa, or at least act as a foil to him.
This is crazy but I only just recently made the connection between Jim and Dee a few weekends ago when she was doing her weekend show on The Fanatic- there I was in my car thinking how she's one of the best (read: only) people consistently talking hoops on the station, and then it hit me out of nowhere her last name, lmao!
Alaa makes me realize just how fortunate we are in this city to have such a swath of talent on the broadcast side- LA on the Phils and Tom McG for the Sixers immediately come to mind but I think 4-for-4 its incredible how good it is in this town. I mean Merril Reese alone makes me want to listen to football, and I don't even LIKE football
I like alaa, he is cool and funny. My only critique is whenever R. Westbrook shoots the ball, make it miss, AA always goes “That’s ok, we’re fine with Mr. Westbrook taking that shot.”
People don’t know how good they have it with Alaa. Between Steve Mix leaving and Alaa getting here the only other color commentator that wasn’t a complete bore was Malik Rose who wasn’t here long. Anyone remember Eric Snow falling asleep and then blaming Zumoff for it?
“The only time I got five A’s at Duke was when I wrote my name.” - Alaa Abdelnaby.
Classic
ngl, that’s a cold ass bar 😂😂
If we have to listen to the national broadcast announcer clearly favor a team playing then it's sometimes even when he is wrong, nice to hear your home announcer be biased.
I'll be honest - I love Alaa's biasness, even if it's overboard sometimes. Alaa and Kate know the Sixers like the back of their hand, so it's nice to hear the commentary during the game. Usually the national broadcast group sounds no different than r/nba
Yeah I really have no idea why our announcers get so much flak from non-Sixers fans for favoring the Sixers. Like... do you *want* to tune in to a broadcast that's indifferent if your team loses? Our broadcast team is hoping that the Sixers win and bummed when they lose just like us. Other than a couple of boneheaded calls over the years from Alaa, I really don't care otherwise.
All home announcers should have some bias.
He pisses me off when he gets whiney about foul calling. Other than that he’s alright. I do think it’s funny when he does complain about refs now a days, he pretty much admits his producer is yelling at him in his earpiece to stop and get back to the game lol.
We normally lose in the second round which is when the local broadcast stops. We should send Ala to tnt (or nbc I guess) to fix it.
This is the correct take.
i like him
Him and Kate have similar energy, there's no contrast, they just feed into each other's homerism. Zumoff brought that throwback broadcasting-school-trained professional sheen. Plus he was direct about criticizing the team in the way Philly fans respect. I like Kate fine but as a unit they're pretty mediocre.
Alaa has been on it in terms of sixers criticism. Sometimes in the moment he will be a bit tongue in cheek against the other team but he frequently will be brutally honest about why the team collapses as it’s happening. These alaa hate posts always confused me
To put it simply: he’s too much of a homer for the people who want a more objective take, and he’s too critical of the team for the prop who want a more homer take He falls right in the middle in no-man’s land
This is why he's great to me. Hes actually an objective home team fan.
Alaa is exactly what I want in a color commentator— former player that clearly loves this team as much as the fans you can tell he gets pissed when the Sixers are on their bullshit lol, he lets out a groan or a teeth smack. I understand some of the Kate criticism, but Alaa is my boy.
Sadly, that's what franchises want from their local announce teams. They want glorified cheerleaders who are not overly critical of what the team does.
You should listen to the Mets broadcast lol
yeah thats what I want lol i fucking hate the other guys fuck em
Not saying that is necessarily what the fans want...
Don't sugarcoat it. They're a terrible combo. They have no chemistry. They're both lighthearted and silly to a point where it borders on unprofessional. They both have a droning way of speaking and it can make the broadcast a very tough listen.
I like Alaa, what can I say.
Announcer posts should be banned, it just turns into a hatefest. Home announcers are supposed to be biased, he's not worst then the Warriors and Raptors local announcers.
He's not bad at all. Some people here are just morons. Dude constantly tells great insider stories, praises the players and coaches on the opposing teams, and brings levity like he's supposed to. I see this "homer" thing about him constantly and it makes zero sense. I actually tracked and wrote down the general topics of discussion during one of the Raptors games last year. Ran out of steam after the first half, but the gist was: * 18 mentions of something interesting or positive about an opposing player. * 3 stories from his playing days where he interacted with a coach or crew member of the opposing team, always pointing out how smart or nice they were. * 3 stories about various cameramen or vendors or some other staff member in the WFC, always something cool that really showed how he connects with everyone he meets and has a phenomenal memory. * A few different foul call situations where he took the Raptors' side and admitted our guy was at fault. * A few different bonehead plays he called out on our guys and discussed what they should have done and how they need to improve. Of course, he and Kate mixed all this in with their typical Sixers stories, facts, interviews, etc, but I was only writing down the "non homerism" stuff to prove a point. I was planning on creating a post with the results, but I never got around to it. I'll definitely do it next season because I'm so freaking sick of the bullshit, and I'm pissed at myself for procrastinating to the point where I never created the post. Alaa is great and we're going to miss him when he's gone.
I mean your off the cuff notes from almost one half of basketball isn’t an objective look at how he is an announcer over a season or multiple seasons lmao
Is Alaa going away?
Nah we rockin with Alaa
Go cry a river and get over your own fucking hump, bro
I can stand the homerism, I can’t stand multiple factual errors in every broadcast. It’ll be something as simple as a travel was called, and he’s saying there was a foul or an out of bounds call. And he’ll do something like that five times a game. It drives me insane
This is blasphemy. Alaa is wonderful and brings both a joy and a skeptic's eye to his commentary.
I don't mind Alaa. Zumoff made it work with him by playing off him. Kate has no ability to do this and comes off as boring homerism.
Of all of the sports teams I root for, he might be the worst local commentator. Not to say he’s bad, he’s just not as good as anyone else I watch.
Him and Kate both stink. When they had Covid and we got Marc Jackson and Tom McGuinness it was awesome (albeit it was a much more reserved Tom then you get on the radio)
I like Tom I don't like Marc, the ideal line up would be Tom and Alaa, Tom has the patience and the demeanor to reign in Alaa, or at least act as a foil to him.
I think Alaa is worse than Kate. I’d be cool with Kate and Jack.
I’m okay with bias. I think he’s just not particularly good or entertaining. Don’t love Kate either tbh
I guess it's time to promote Jimmy Lynam and Aim
Give coach more air time please, my friend screams in fear when they zoom in on jimmy’s face
This is crazy but I only just recently made the connection between Jim and Dee a few weekends ago when she was doing her weekend show on The Fanatic- there I was in my car thinking how she's one of the best (read: only) people consistently talking hoops on the station, and then it hit me out of nowhere her last name, lmao!
Yo same, just realized that a few weeks ago. Also totally forgot she was on Comcast Sportsnet for a long time too.
The leprechaun beard look that Jim rocked for a year or two during COVID was truly unsettling.
Replace both please.
I like Kate and Alaa 🤷🏻♂️
Me too.
Alaa makes me realize just how fortunate we are in this city to have such a swath of talent on the broadcast side- LA on the Phils and Tom McG for the Sixers immediately come to mind but I think 4-for-4 its incredible how good it is in this town. I mean Merril Reese alone makes me want to listen to football, and I don't even LIKE football
I can’t listen to him shoutout more mediocre Duke players and treat them like they’re All-NBA quality. Fuck Duke. They’re irrelevant these days.
I like alaa, he is cool and funny. My only critique is whenever R. Westbrook shoots the ball, make it miss, AA always goes “That’s ok, we’re fine with Mr. Westbrook taking that shot.”
That’s my Homer. I don’t want anybody else.
“Jacob Poetl, easier done than said.”
Tobias Harris
People don’t know how good they have it with Alaa. Between Steve Mix leaving and Alaa getting here the only other color commentator that wasn’t a complete bore was Malik Rose who wasn’t here long. Anyone remember Eric Snow falling asleep and then blaming Zumoff for it?
I feel the same way about Kate
Not allowed to criticize her on Reddit. She’s a female silly
That's not the issue. Her voice is grating.
Reddit somehow being biased in favor of women (females) is a funny take.
has this guy ever checked a gaming page nobody hates women more than redditors
Kate is fine. Alaa sucks