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georgemasonbasketball.blogspot.com - 7/14/2008
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I don't think I have ever been so happy to see a sports commentator go than I am to see Billy Packer leave CBS. Thank you CBS for finally bringing in a new era of accurate commentating and actually getting with the times. There can't be a basketball mid-major fan out there not happy to see him go after his comments about the 2006 NCAA Tournament, where he bashed not only George Mason but Wichita S
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... A final word on Packer, which will surely be in stark contrast to the 43 angry eulogies that you read: We’re going to miss the old bat. In terms of x’s and o’s, we’ve always liked his work. While there are masters of the obvious (Joe Morgan), and buffoons who rarely take a stance because they want a job down the road (Jeff Van Gundy), Packer always gave off the impression he was going to say whatever the hell he wanted. Sure, he came off condescending far too often 90 percent of the time, but what we’ll miss most is his ...
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