Orlando Summer League Announcers Are Awesome
FanIQ Blog —
... In my post last night on the Orlando Summer League, I forgot to note two very important details: 1) you can watch these games online and why would you waste your time doing such a thing? 2) the "announcers" are hysterical.
Thanks to Awful Announcing for grabbing some extended video. These guys, apparently named Dante and Galante who host an OrlandoMagic.com podcast, call the action like they see it. The Dante & Galante Show need regular NBA play-by-play job.
Among their gems (from The Postmen): ...
Audio of the Day: Dante and Galante, summer league announcers
Ball Don't Lie —
... Summer League ball online, and well, minus the odd Westbrook drive or Beasley turnaround, it was pretty atrocious. It was like a glorified pick-up game officiated by volunteer crossing guards. Ugly stuff. Thankfully, though, Dante and Galante, two random OrlandoMagic.com podcasters, were behind the mics, calling the "action." Their sarcastic, off-the-wall humor made the games much more enjoyable. (Especially when they read my e-mail "on air.") Awful Announcing has the mini highlight reel: ...
Why You Might Want To Check Out the Summer League
RCS Sidelines —
... At first, I completely agreed with him -- the NBA summer league is pretty pointless. But then I saw that Awful Announcing had a video of ...
In Defense of Dante Marchitelli and George Galante, the Magic's Summer-League Announcers
Orlando Pinstriped Post —
The non-Elton Brand NBA story of the day seems to be the performances of Magic employees George Galante and Dante Marchitelli, who called six hours' worth of meaningless Orlando Pro Summer League basketball yesterday, and will do so for the remainder of the week. Awful Announcing (via BDL) even has a highlight reel. Some people did not appreciate the crew's MST3K-esque attitude toward the games, while other people enjoyed the way their humor made the broadcast more interesting. I fall into the latter camp. "Traditional" announcing would only make ...
Brog: SbB Will Live Blog From MLB All Star Game
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... Video of the Day, featuring the raucous ramblings of the Orlando Magic summer league announcers (via Brian Powell at AWFUL ANNOUNCING ): SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY reports that last night the ...
Beasley Shows Why Summer League Games Mean Nothing
The Undrafted Free Agent —
... Either Dante or Galante, who together form the legendary Orlando summer league announcing duo, had a brilliant call at the end: "[Beasley's] very upset as he smiles walking past half court." Thanks to ...
Celtics' GM Danny Ainge: Summer League Fashionista
FanHouse —
... were great last year, and they've wasted no time in getting right back to the funny this year. Check out the following clip of the guys ripping on Celtics' GM ...
