NBA Elite 11 Announcers: Mark Jackson, Jeff Van Gundy and Mike Breen

[ScoobySnax]

"BANG!"
"Hand down, man down."
"Mama, there goes that man."

I hope we also get a lot of JVG randomness! I am looking forward to this. Great job, EA!

[ScoobySnax]

Good to see that the EA hate is alive and well.

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Quote: Originally Posted by ScoobySnax

Good to see that the EA hate is alive and well.

Comments like this are completely unnecessary in this thread man and it has nothing to do with the announcement.

[RoyalBoyle78]

again, I cant express what a good move this is. I can't wait to hear it.

[hokupguy]

nice about time they have eson crew lets see if they use the lic in the game now.

[KG]

My only concern with commentary is that it doesn't get redundant which could be hard to implement with signature catch-phrases by announcers.

I usually turn down the commentary in hoops games anyway but that makes me miss out on injury updates.

[ScoobySnax]

Quote: Originally Posted by hokupguy

nice about time they have eson crew lets see if they use the lic in the game now.

I think this solidifies having ESPN presentation (I hope I'm not wrong here). Now if they could throw in ABC as well. Either way this is a major coup for the franchise. This will probably be a dual-basketball game year for me. It's time for basketball games to be at the levels they used to be. I think we're on the way there.

[Pared]

Quote: Originally Posted by MomentousCeltic

I'll only enjoy this if JVG is as random as he is IRL.

Oh... he is. The samples we heard were so off-the-wall it fit the game and their essences perfectly.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jonesy

It's the repetition that kills it. I like Mike Breen and can put up with Jackson and JVG in small doses but if they some lame lines that get repeated over and over and over and over and over again I will have to mute that. As long as they do a good job of keeping the commentary new and fresh it should be great.

They are certainly trying. The only limitation will be time. Ryan Santos is on the ball this year. If you know anything about this guy's attention to detail, then you'd know he's a hoops head who loves the game.

He was getting giddy like the rest of us community day members when we were talking about the possibility. If he can implement the minor change we talked about to the game's presentation it will go a LONG way to keeping Elite fresh throughout the year.

I really made sure he understood the importance of variety and he gets it. I'm hoping gone are the days of the predictable intros that have long been a staple in the Live series. You know what I'm referring to: shot of the stadium, shot of a player, player specific pre-game routine, walking around giving each other five, jump ball... every single game, and in that order. With just the minor change we talked about... it could make a huge difference.

You guys have no idea how much work we put into making sure this game becomes what we all want to see. I wish I had the time to sit there and help develop the presentation routine with him... So many things I'd love to get in that would equal what you see on TV.

Quote: Originally Posted by trobinson97

Lol this is enough for me to know that I won't be playing this game. I can't stand Mark Jackson as an announcer. I suppose I could I turn off the commentary but damn...no.

You say this now... wait until you hear it.