When I first started writing my basketball blog years ago, I strove to point out things that others did not. That blog led to this role with Pounding the Rock. My goal has become more difficult to achieve as more writers, including my fellow PTR writers have weighed in, which in turn puts more pressure on the actual game announcers to avoid spouting cliches instead of real insight. Even Mark Jackson has (mostly) minimized his stock phrases -- hand down, man down and Momma, there goes that man. Of course, he still resurrects them when he has nothing better to say.
The Long, Slow Decent into Days of No Basketball
