Dick Groat
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Even at his age he'd be 100 times better than Motor Mouth Corey Alexander. When you are doing color especially on tv you shouldn't say more than the pxp guy, and he does.Dont get me wrong the guy has knowledge but you can over use it.The only shame about Dick is, he didn't call it quits on his own apparently the decision was made for him.
So long as you don’t need to have any idea what is Happening.
between he and hillgrove- it better off getting texts from someone
Just like you..[/QUOTE]
Fair
And nobody is looking for me on a broadcast , either .
he sucked
So does hillgrove , frankly .
Let's get someone like Krauser or Blair as a 3rd announcer to go with who we have. That would be entertaining.
I liked Julius page on the handful of times he was on
Page is much better than Aiken. Aiken is a good guy but for as much experience he has, he never seems comfortable in a live broadcast setting. Just not a natural. Page isnt exactly Jay Bilas but he is entertaining. His style is unique and refreshing.
Right, Bilas is a twat. Page isn't.
Only someone with your lack of character would say something like this to disrespect someone older than you and more wise than you.
Saying you want Dick Groat back on the air, just for a few games, is like saying you would like to see Tony Dorsett in the backfield (the current version)..............at some point, you have to move on.
He was absolutely awful on the radio the past 10 years
I don’t care if he’s 90 or 29.
Once ya listen to the away team broadcast in SiriusXM -
You realize how truly awful Pitt broadcast are.
hillgrove loves Pitt - but he has no idea how to communicate what is happening . He makes so many mistakes on football - which is so much slower , that poor Bostic has to correct -
hoops is simply too fast for him.
and groat did nothing but say “wow “ for the last 8 years as contribution .
like was said they are Pitt icons ...just suck it up and listen to them. more important things in life than a college basketball announcer, sorry to disagree but I don’t mind them true Pitt fans
Dick has been back for a few games. He is happy to say hi to people and loves watching pitt play. He was suprised as any when bill told him about not coming back. Both were unhappy and sad but dick told everyone he understood the way he does. I’m 45 now and have floor seats all because when I was 11 dick got me hooked on pitt basketball as I listened to him on the radio not sure how he did it. It he just got me hooked and the more I found about him the more I was amazed of the athlete he was and how nice and into pitt that He was. When we lost to nova I simply turned off the tv went up stairs in my room and listened to Groat a little. I knew he felt my pain. I would have listened to him on whatever topic he wants to talk about.
Satellite radio really was a game changer, there are both really good and really bad local broadcasters out there across the country.
Really gave me a different perspective when that option became available.
Excellent post and very touching. Personally, I don't care how much the man may stumble on his words today. He's forgotten more about basketball than anyone on this board can ever hope to know. Especially judging from the crude posts being made nowadays by certain posters (that I happily have on Ignore now), they could learn a lot from listening to Mr. Groat and showing some respect for his wisdom and knowledge, not just of the game but of life. Mr. Groat is all class and deserves all the respect in the world for his considerable accomplishments.
Unfortunately ,he hasn’t been able communicate ate any of that wisdom and knowledge on the radio broadcast for about 15 years .
Having a play by play guy who likewise can’t keep up with the action and makes constant errors didn’t help .
Yes - accurately broadcasting the game is the core competency of a radio broadcaster .
but - I get that you empathize with someone put of step snd way past their prime .
Groat deserves all the respect he gets and then some. He shouldn't be broadcasting anymore. Both statements are true.
I have agreed with and enjoyed many of your posts. And maybe it was time for Mr. Groat to step down. But he was and still is a remarkable person, has accomplished so much in the sports arena, is a Pitt fan, and should be regarded as such. Go Pitt.
Right. But he can still be regarded as having accomplished a lot while acknowledging he is no longer fit for a job.
Would any of yinz want a famous, accomplished surgeon who is 95 and unable to perform surgery operating on you? This isn’t any different.
The problem with some on here is that they believe that once a person reaches a certain advanced age, they have no value. That seems to be the case with American society in general, shamefully. Americans, and many of the posters on this site, could learn a lot about respect for elders from the Japanese. But I doubt that will happen, considering who we're talking about.
In my field and at the company I work for, we have people working into their 70's....well into their 70's, and they have the knowledge and experience that we desperately need. They provide the most value to the company of all. And many of the millenials that we try to hire can't keep up with them in knowledge, ability, experience or physical effort. They were brought on board to learn from the veterans but instead dismiss their knowledge and experience. Unfortunately, they're also not as smart as they think they are and they are resistant to learn from those who know a lot more than they do. Not all millenials are like that, obviously. But that seems to be the norm for them.
They'll be in for a rude awakening when they're fired for cause, because they're incapable of learning and didn't do their jobs.
They'll be in for a rude awakening when they're fired for cause, because they're incapable of learning and didn't do their jobs.
OK. But they contribute. Other than...
UUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHH
WOW! WOWOW!
MMRNBRPHHHHH!!!!
Mr. Groat hadn't contributed anything else to broadcasts in well over 10 years.
Mr. Groat not broadcasting anymore perhaps is valid. The disrespectful way you expressed it is bothersome.
That is unfortunate how disrespectful many are toward each other and particularly the elderly. I agree....Dick Groat was past his prime for broadcasting. But that doesn't diminish his knowledge and value as an expert and analyst.
What was disrespectful about stating the truth?
He added no value to the radio broadcast .
Literally - he was a color guy who could barely talk , only grunted out wows occasionally .
it’s not a Supreme Court appointment - he was getting paid to be a broadcaster and he was awful at it.
What expertise has he demonstrated for the past -5 years as a broadcaster ?
Uhhhh
Wow!
That was a foul, billy!
Wow
