Tuesday, September 25th, 2007 | 37 Comments
Is Bill Walton Good at His Job?
While most of us consider Bill Walton to be delightfully awful at what he does for a living, Forbes Magazine doesn’t seem to be in agreement. In fact, they ranked the ebullient redhead among the ten best pundits in America. Of course, this is the same publication that named Kevin McHale among the best GM’s in all of sports a few months ago, so take this for what it’s worth.
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37 Responses to “Is Bill Walton Good at His Job?”
Sep.25 at 4:09 pm
booyakasha says:
“Of course, this is the same publication that named Kevin McHale among the best GM’s in all of sports a few months ago.” ………’Nuff said
Sep.25 at 4:11 pm
Homie says:
Bill Walton is the greatest over-exaggerater in the history of sports broadcasting.
Sep.25 at 4:16 pm
Dutch Rich says:
Bill Walton is the living side-effect of too much PCP.
Sep.25 at 4:19 pm
Dennard says:
That list is terrrrrri-bull.
Sep.25 at 4:19 pm
hansosword says:
Walton is dope. Crazy… but dope.
Sep.25 at 4:20 pm
Dutch Rich says:
He’s a walking symptom.
Sep.25 at 4:38 pm
vinsanity says:
hes absolutely awful and i often find tht i mute the game wen hes broadcasting no lie
Sep.25 at 4:40 pm
Paps says:
Bill is great. He’s entertainment.
Sep.25 at 4:52 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
bill should have taught those german kids how to smoke. im sure he would have also provided acid and shrooms. anytime bill walton, or phil jackson, talks about dress codes or thuggery or whatever, i immediately wish i could smack the $hit out of them. they were some of the old school nutjobs who paved the way for the jr riders and ron artests
Sep.25 at 4:53 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
for saying mchale is a great gm, forbes should lose all respectability from everyone
Sep.25 at 4:55 pm
Reggie Evans says:
I’m going to assume that the people from Forbes are “casual” NBA fans. Where’s SLAM’s list of the top ten pundits and play-by-play announcers? Editor! I cast my vote for play-by-play for Spiro Dedes. Right now he does radio for the Lakers, but I want him to be the TV guy, too!
Sep.25 at 4:55 pm
Reggie Evans says:
SpEro Dedes
Sep.25 at 5:27 pm
lawrence moten says:
woody durham is the man.
Sep.25 at 5:33 pm
d.Y. says:
the only way walton could be better is if they teamed him with gorilla monsoon and bobby “the brain” heenan
Sep.25 at 6:22 pm
Chris O says:
That’s the wost list in the history of western civilizatoin.
Sep.25 at 7:20 pm
truthismygame says:
absolute garbage.
Sep.25 at 8:26 pm
David says:
The only way Walton is good at his job is if he works for the people that make ‘mute’ buttons.
Sep.25 at 9:40 pm
Mo Charlo says:
Bill Maher next to Bill O’Reilly? This list makes about as much sense as either of those guys.
Sep.25 at 9:53 pm
Jukai says:
I guess there is some sense in this. I did turn him on to watch a basketball game and came out learning more about Canada than I ever wanted to
Sep.25 at 9:56 pm
Jonte says:
Dick Enburg - “A lot of people think Michigan is just Detroit, but when you get up north there’s some really beautiful land.” Bill Walton - “What, is it just, like, a desert up there?”
Sep.25 at 10:00 pm
Jonte says:
Why you guys hatin’, I mean sure he doesn’t make any sense, but he is a color commentator so shouldn’t he be a litte fun, I mean Steve Kerr just puts me to sleep.
Sep.25 at 10:27 pm
LordGef says:
I personally love Walton. All the other announcers are too bland. Yes, he makes ridiculous claims (”Cutino Mobley is the greatest in-bounds passer in the history of the Clippers franchise”), but you can’t deny that he has a great passion for the game. I hope that when I am that old I can be half as cool as Bill Walton. Only the cynics and the depressed hate Bill Walton.
Sep.25 at 10:35 pm
LordGef says:
On a completely unrelated note, how is Greta Van Susteren on that list? All she does is report on missing blonde girls and “trend stories” of the day that we look back on years later and wonder “how was that news?” I am still recovering from the Teri Schiavo non-issue.
Sep.26 at 12:16 am
ForzaMilan says:
We’ll always remember him though, Bill Walton, years from now. Are you really going to remember Steve Kerr as a commentator? Lang seemed to grow fond of him during the tourney of the Americas. Anyone who can give that tour of Puerto Rico, whether it is stock knowledge or research, loves his job and works hard at it. Bonus points from me. Anyway Forbes magazine may have screwwed up that time, but they have more money than slam. More money more fame more cred overall, maybe even among players.
Sep.26 at 12:58 am
Dave says:
Throw it down bigman throw it down!!! , Bill Walton is Like resident evil extinction it sucks but you don’t go in taking them seriously
Sep.26 at 1:23 am
kobe says:
this guys so boring i hurd him in the fiba americas and he bored me to death
Sep.26 at 1:54 am
dagus1976 says:
Walton is the worst. Fact. I mean fact.
Everything he says is a complete overexaggeration. I have a new nickname for him it’s “Captain Ultimatum” nothing is ok or fair or average. everything is “the most dominating, devastating, unbelievable, incredulous, inflammatory, etc etc etc. the 70s weren’t so good to mr walton
Sep.26 at 7:16 am
flynn says:
bill walton is the most appreciative person of the game we have today. We should be more appreciative of having him do his job.
Sep.26 at 8:40 am
thesubwayconnection says:
To answer the first question: NO.
Sep.26 at 8:48 am
Rome says:
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Sep.26 at 9:44 am
Jared says:
What are you talking about the 70’s weren’t good to Bill Walton? He’s probably the happiest man on the planet. He’s in the ranks with Gary Busey, Mike Tyson and Stephon Marbury…to quote Ari Gold “you’re gonna spin right off this planet”
Sep.26 at 10:47 am
Hoop Dreamz says:
Jukai: you learned more INCORRECT facts about Canada than you ever wanted to
Sep.26 at 10:49 am
Hoop Dreamz says:
and I say Slam should do a list of the worst broadcasters too… Bill might not even top the list! The Raptors’ Leo Rautins is almost as bad a commentator as he is a Canada national team coach
Sep.26 at 6:44 pm
mdshuai says:
I thought Steve Kerr was an awesome commentator; he always knew more about the game than his partner, had won multiple rings on championship teams - so he had a ton of credibility - and I thought the guy had a hilarious kind of dry humor.
Oct.18 at 1:18 am
sackings says:
yea i mute too when he calls the game, i think he’s the worst ever, y do they still give him the job
Jan.9 at 12:40 pm
David Stern says:
Bill Walton sucks A$$ and is a complete moron… turn his mic off now!
Feb.13 at 8:03 pm
Sean says:
I hate Bill Walton more than any commentator in sport. He is stupid, worthless, and the mere sound of his elephantitis voice makes me want to slit my wrists. I have to either mute a game he is calling to watch it, or more likely I simply change the channel. ESPN must be full of poor business executives to allow him a place in commentating. I have heard of the amounts of complaints they get from people like me who can’t stand him