Kings Video: Al Michaels on the Kings (among other things)
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Definitely good stuff. I did enjoy that during the Miracle on Ice discussion that Simmons said they're currently producing a 30 for 30 on the 1980 Olympics but from the Russian players' point of view. I think he said they're aiming for a Fall release.
MynameisKing
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Great stuff! I like the story of how Doc Rivers was Dr. Buss's first choice to succeed Phil Jackson but he had already signed with Boston. Had Doc known that Jerry Buss was eyeing him he would of most likely been coach of the Lakers. I liked the fact that every conversation always somehow refers back to the Kings 
deeshamrock
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The first 29 minutes of this is Al MIchaels talking about his love for hockey, the Kings (his 23 years as a season tix holder) seeing the win the Cup, the game 7's, how the sound of the crowd was great, he really loves the sport and the team.
He also talks about calling the 1980 Gold Medal game and the technical work he was called to do when Miracle was made. He said they wanted him to 'redo' that last 30 seconds and he refused and held his ground saying it was battle he was not going to lose. Good for him. He also said sometimes (as an announcer) the best thing you can do is not speak, let the moment speak for itself.
I didn't watch the rest, but he's always a good talker and has great introspect.
He also talks about calling the 1980 Gold Medal game and the technical work he was called to do when Miracle was made. He said they wanted him to 'redo' that last 30 seconds and he refused and held his ground saying it was battle he was not going to lose. Good for him. He also said sometimes (as an announcer) the best thing you can do is not speak, let the moment speak for itself.
I didn't watch the rest, but he's always a good talker and has great introspect.
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TonySCV
Golden
Holy crap was that ever fantastic. 30 minutes of everything I love about sports described perfectly.
Al Michaels is the man. Here he is on Dan Patrick:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n--Nd24euks
Jon Quick on DP:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpLPLGbal7w
Dan Patrick is so so so so solid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n--Nd24euks
Jon Quick on DP:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpLPLGbal7w
Dan Patrick is so so so so solid
Scottkmlps
Registered User
I never knew he was such a fan. Always loved hearing his voice on Monday and/or Sunday Night football. Such a great play-by-play announcer.
His experiences in the Chicago series echoes mine. Jesus, I was wrung out after that game. Wrecked.
Even though three SCF games went into OT, they were against NYR and I always felt a quiet confidence in those games. But not Chicago. Always felt we were going to lose both game 5 and 7, thankfully I was wrong about that.
Alec Martinez is a god.
Dan Patrick brought out a different Quick in that interview. Pretty hard to do that, he's always so straightforward with his responses & cliche hockey answers. Dan Patrick brought out a different side of Quick, he tends to do that to people he interviews.
CTKingsFan
6/11/12 & 6/13/14
You gotta love it! He's just so fired up! They keep trying to get him to talk about something else. But, he just keeps bringing in back to the Kings! This must be how my friends and family feel...I remember watching him doing sunday night football one night and he made some random reference to the Kings in the middle of the game. A player made great play and he goes something "He made a fantastic play. Like Anze Kopitar makes fantastic plays for the Los Angeles Kings" I was cracking up! It was such a stretch and so random. But, it felt like he just HAD to get that in!
I've heard him reference the Kings a few times on Sunday Night Football.
