Fathers and Sons....Iiiiinteresting...

     Ask almost anyone and they'd remember when Mother's Day is.  Father's Day, though, is a whole different story.  In honor of the oft-forgotten special day to honor dads, here's my special post, featuring the most interesting father-son relationships in sports.










Bill and Luke Walton (NBA Basketball)












     NBA players with famous NBA fathers are growing in number nowadays, but few have the special relationship these two have.  Bill was the anchor of the 1976-77 Portland Trail BLazers team that won an NBA Championship.  Then, he went on to the Boston Celtics and also earned a championship there.  Although injuries would shorten his career, BIll would continue his affair with the NBA, by being a TV analyst.  Meanwhile, Luke was drafted into the NBA to, in the irony of ironies, hated Celtics rival LA Lakers.  As of this week, Luke has tied his dad, winning two championships with the Lakers.  As if a father and son playing for the Celtics and Lakers, respectively, isn't interesting enough, there were games about at least six times, where Bill did the coverage of the Luke's games.  BIll tried his hardest to sound objective, but his being silent during Luke's exploits is quite indicative that he had a difficult time analyzing his son's game to the public.

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Top 10 "Top 10s": Best Sportscasters

     Sometimes, I don't mind watching sports at home instead of live, and these guys have a lot to do with it.  I have tremendous respect for great sportscasters and I have not given up  on my dream of being one.  That's why it was such a great experience for me when I did coverage for the Philippine Bowling Open a few years back with Bill Velasco.  I hope to do more in the future, maybe even with my former prof. Sev Sarmienta.


Parameters:  To be fair, I gave 5 slots for foreign sportscasters and 5 slots for local sportscasters.  Also, while I have been watching, studying and enjoying sports for over two decades, I can only include those I actually heard for at least 10 times.  This means I can only give special mention to legends like Dick Ildefonso and Pinggoy Pengson.


10.  Marv Albert

     The NBA playoffs, people say, are like a different season, and so are the commentators.  Even the TV stations bring their "A" game and among the best is Marv Albert.  He does have a great television voice and he always develops great camaraderie with his panelists.  The thing I love the most though, is his ability to make the game more exciting through his accentuation.  He doesn't say anything too unique but the way he say lines like, "for three!" or "up high and down hard!" just sound awesome.  I also love his penchant of starting disagreements with his panelists like Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson.

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