Now, I love Dickie V as much as the next guy. I can't imagine college basketball without his uncontrollable enthusiasm, over zealous hand motions, imaginative adjectives, his one eye, and the fact that he nearly soils his pants every time either the Tar Heels or Duke plays. I mean the guy is up there with Gus Johnson as the likeliest sportscaster to self-combust during a broadcast. In the world of college basketball there is no doubt Dick Vitale is a PTPer, baby!
Not so much on Twitter, though. Count the 70 year old as a member of the All-Rip Van Winkle Team in that his tweets will either put you to sleep or make you question his journalistic credibility.
"Reading N Y P ost's Mike Vaccaro n he writes he loves hoops . He promo's Coaches vs Cancer atMSG ! Can' wait Baby!"
"Signing a bunch of Dickie V goodies at Broken Egg in Lakewood Ranch. FL. Bobbleheads,Hall of Fame t- shirts,H oF balls, books etc."
"BOBCATS 59 HOW SAD! MR. JORDAN could get 59 in his sleep!"
"Just asked for my player of year n diaper dandy~my choices : LUKE HARANGOODY n JOHNWALL!"
"Just had super tennis match with our golf pro Scott Lameroux.He won 7-6. He loves Phillies. Forget it Yanks have big edge in bullpen.RIVERA!"
What the hell are you talking about Dickie V. It doesn't matter how many words you capitalize or how many exclamation points you throw in there, 140 characters just isn't meant for everyone. I applaud the effort, I do, Twitter is trendy, but 99.9% of your appeal isn't in what you're saying, but rather in how you're saying it...on air.
That being said, on to a Twitter inspired college basketball preview (I'll limit the exclamation points).
CAldrich45: Remember when he beasted Tyler Hansbrough in the Final Four as the 8th man two years ago? Just shiver at what he will do this year as a junior
MLC: Big. Slow. Will be exposed by more athletic big men.
SherronCollins: Find me a better PG in America...I dare you.
MSSpartans: They return 4 key players from a team that lost in the final of the most boring NCAA Tournament ever. MI deserves something to be excited about, right?
TIZZO: Has anyone patented this nickname yet? Has he aged in the past decade?
UCONN: No doubt, they have the best team in the country. Wait, this is a men's basketball preview?
Nova: Who cares if they only have 3 guys over 6'6 on their roster? Napoleon, Rudy, Danny DeVito...being small never stopped them
KYWildcats: Final Four level talent, #1 recruiting class, and John Calipari... For the first time since Antoine was jacking threes, they're a threat to go all the way
MLC: I can't wait for Calipari to put up another banner in Rupp Arena that will eventually be taken down and vacated from the record books.
AshleyJudd: Finally, she will get some more airtime. JohnWall: His name may suggest he is a best-selling R&B singer but you'll know him as the best freshman basketball player in America come March
MLC: Please play a game first. Or don't get declared inelligible. Lot of big ifs here.
CoachCalipari: It's amazing how greatly the Kentucky hype has overshadowed how badly he has left the Memphis program in shambles
WillieWarren: The Griffins departure didn't leave the cupboard bare at OU...Warren is a Naismith candidate
EdDAVIS: Props to fellow Richmond native as both a potential lottery pick in 2010 and having the smallest head in college basketball history
MLC: EDWARD!!!!! (Newman, only you will get that one).
UNCTarHeels: Can you even picture UNC without Hansbrough making incredulous faces and traveling every time he gets the ball? Me neither
GusJohnson: If this won't get you prematurely pumped for March Madness then maybe this will. Or thisssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ButlerBulldogs: The best mid-major this year from everything I've read and heard
DukeBlueDevs: Thank God the Greg Paulus Era is over in Durham
JamesEayers: You have no idea who this is and that's understandable, but take a look at the pic of the Horizon League star and you will definitely be intrigued
MLC: And please take a look at the google image results where Eayers is juxtaposed with Michael J. Fox's #55 teammate from Teen Wolf.
BOOYAHStuScott: Where will his eye slide to this year? Over/under for slipping past the nose? I mean his glasses won't even cover it by 2012
TexasLongHorns: I'd like them a lot better if Rachel Glandorf were dating one of their players...Still Top 5 talent
MLC: And we all know what Rick Barnes does with top five talent...nothing.
BoilermakersPU: I won't pretend to know anything about Big Ten basketball other than that "experts" think this team will contend with MSU for the league title
IsaiahThomas: Don't confuse him with the NBA great who ran the Knicks in the ground...The Washington guard is a carbon copy of former Husky Nate Robinson
JohnBeilein: One of my favorite coaches, not just because he taught me how to shoot back when he was at UofR, but because he gets the most out of his teams
FUGators: Remember when Florida won back-to-back national championships only a few years ago? Surprising it didn't turn into better recruiting for Donavon and the Gators
TheGody: Goofy grown out buzz be damned, Luke Harangody is as big of a stud as you will see in college basketball this year.
CofCougars: A little love for the Alma Mater...Preseason favorite to win the SoCon as well as potentially upset UNC January 4th in Charleston
TWhiteJr: SoCon Player of the Year Candidate and does a mean Sisqo impression
URSpiders: Expecting an NIT season from my hometown team and high scool teammate Ryan Butler
In the words of Dickie V: I cant wait BABY its gonna be spectacular!!!!!!!
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