along with our friend Jason Bennetti.

Great to hear Bill Walton on the call. Those of use who remember the Bulls heyday in the 90s remember Walton calling games on NBC.

Here he is wearing Hawaiian shirt while calling the game.

Illini - Gonzaga, on ESPN2, tune in NOW!!

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Sex isn't dirty, sex isn't a crime. It's a loving act between two or more consenting adults.

-Hank Kingsley

i have no idea what this means, but it's funny

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Catch Bill Walton AGAIN today in Maui, at 1:30 CDT!

And I think he will do the Illini game again today at 4PM!

Here is full schedule. I had no idea he was still a full-time analyst.

http://www.billwalton.com/news/437-pac-12

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Walton and Marv Albert on Conan, 1997

Starts at 55 seconds in

Calling the Xavier SDSU game now

Seems like Walton keeps Bennetti in his place. Doesnt let him fuck with him like he does with Steve Stone. Show respect for your elder legend.

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Walton to Benetti: "Ever been in a fight?"

I hope my Southwest flight has the live TV with ESPN. I will miss the first half but a half is all I need.

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"When people want their version of the truth, they go find it, no matter how baseless their beliefs." -- Ken Rosenthal

There isn't a hoops announcer I have ever enjoyed more than Walton.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

"Who was your high school geometry teacher?"

"Are you old enough to remember Lonnie Shelton? Have you ever played Lonnie Shelton?"

Damn I hate that I didn't click on this thread earlier.

And Walton just made several other gems.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

So do they hate each other, or do they both realize that the other guy gets the bit, that Bill is high as a kite, and they are rolling with it?

Jason should order about $50 worth of food to be delivered courtside at the first time out of the Illini game.

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"When people want their version of the truth, they go find it, no matter how baseless their beliefs." -- Ken Rosenthal

And now, he is calling the Illini - Iowa State game.

Enjoy!

"Freedom is the same as There is Nothing Left to Lose"

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ESPN2

4PM CDT

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I've done (for me) the unthinkable, stopped at home to dvr the Illinois game, just to laugh at Bill.

But a former classmate's son is playing, so there's that as well.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

Walton to Bennetti: "What's your name again?"

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

that was classic!

Must be nice to hobnob with the quality. I wouldn't know. Just a working stiff....

Isn't Danny B. an ISU guy? I guess he's been MIA lately.

Banned

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

Walton just isn't stopping...this is fantastic....

Now let's score, Illini...."Where's Eddie Johnson when you need him?"

????

What happened there?

Joking. I'm not sure why he isn't posting.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

Shocked that Benetti doesn't know where Morgan Park is.

Same here.

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Met Walton last year at a great Mexican restaurant in Claremont. He is TALL but it was hard for me to watch him walk. It looked like a decent wind could knock him down. My favorite Walton recollections was when he did the Clippers games when the Clippers were the worst team in basketball. They had a homer announcer named Ralph Lawler and he was hilarious to listen to.

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An Ode to the Texas man who shot an Antifa terrorist:

Oh, he might have went on livin'
But he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the Ranger
With the big iron on his hip

Bill Walton: "Did your dad play for Jerry Tarkanian?"

Jason Benetti: "My dad was an air traffic controller."

Bill Walton: "How cool would it have been, though, if your dad had played for Jerry Tarkanian?"

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

Bill Walton: “Finally, somebody put some WD-40 on this game.”

Benetti: “Got all the creaks out.”

Walton: “That’s what WD-40 does. It works when you drink it too.”

Benetti: “That is not true.”

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

Maybe Bill was having flashbacks to drinking 40s?

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

Can we get Walton to do White Sox games with Benetti?

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."