Spurs Insider Podcast, 2024-08-28 05:30:00
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马刺队资深播音员比尔·兰德(Bill Land)与专栏作家迈克·芬格(Mike Finger)和跟队记者杰夫·麦克唐纳(Jeff McDonald)一起畅谈了他采访格雷格·波波维奇(Gregg Popovich)的 21 个赛季，以及他对马努·吉诺比利(Manu Ginobili)的欣赏、对蒂姆·邓肯(Tim Duncan)的尊重和与肖恩·埃利奥特(Sean Elliott)建立的默契，并透露了他忙碌的退休计划。
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马刺队资深播音员比尔·兰德与专栏作家迈克·芬格和跟队记者杰夫·麦克唐纳一起畅谈了他采访格雷格·波波维奇的 21 个赛季。他谈到了他与肖恩·埃利奥特的特殊默契，以及他是如何学会欣赏马努·吉诺比利的，同时给予了蒂姆·邓肯所需的空间。比尔将从电视行业退休，但他将进军播客领域，包括马刺队内幕播客。
迈克和杰夫欢迎比尔参加节目，并感谢他的到来。他们很荣幸能邀请到他。
比尔听到“胡说八道”这个词时笑了，因为他就是以这个著称的。他说他很适合参加这个节目。迈克说，他和杰夫认识比尔已经很久了，听到比尔不再出现在球馆的消息，他们感到很失望。比尔说，他已经很久没有在球馆里见过他们了。他们还谈到了他会想念这些年来一起工作过的同事和结下的友谊。
比尔还分享说，退休不是一个容易的决定，但一旦做出决定，他的肩上就卸下了一副重担。他很高兴能够随时随地做自己想做的事，包括和家人一起旅行。
他们谈到，波波维奇，通常被称为波波，喜欢让人捉摸不透。比尔告诉听众，波波经常会改变他接受采访的想法，并且会反其道而行之。他鼓励那些想采访波波的人问一些开放式的问题，而不是是非题，这样他们才能得到真实的答案。
迈克和杰夫接着问比尔，他最喜欢采访哪个球员。比尔说，马努·吉诺比利是他印象最深刻的球员，因为他见过的最真诚的球员，而且他总是明白与媒体打交道的重要性。
比尔还谈到了马努·吉诺比利、托尼·帕克和蒂姆·邓肯之间的互动。他说，他们性格各异，但从不发生冲突。这是一种很好的性格组合，让他们能够作为一个团队很好地合作。他还详细介绍了蒂姆·邓肯是一个多么与众不同的人，他最安静，不想受到媒体的关注。然而，如果事情进展不顺利，他会站出来为他的团队说话。
谈话转向了自比尔开始工作以来，NBA 所发生的变化。迈克提到，赛前采访室已经从一个只有几个记者的小型私人空间发展成了一个完整的新闻发布会。比尔表示同意，并补充说，他记得有一次比尔评论说奇才队很多人认为他们即将迎来转机，波波说“大家是谁？”
比尔接着谈到了新闻发布会是如何发生变化的，以及媒体现在如何更容易接触到球员。然而，在过去，媒体更容易接触到球员、教练和助理教练。
他们讨论了播音员的角色以及他们的工作是如何发生变化的。比尔说，当马刺队在 2014 年赢得总冠军时，他在现场。他很高兴能成为这一历史性事件的一部分。
比尔回忆起一件有趣的事，当时马刺队在丹佛比赛，杰里·塔尔坎是教练。比尔在比赛前一个小时去拜访了教练。当时执教掘金队的丹·伊塞尔走到比尔跟前，问他觉得这份工作怎么样，比尔回答说“我讨厌它”。伊塞尔很惊讶，问他是什么意思，比尔说他没有足够的时间练习。伊塞尔说“你必须在赛季开始前练习。在赛季中，你不能练习。”
谈话又回到了 NBA 和媒体是如何发生变化的。比尔说，互联网使媒体更容易接触到，球员现在也更加注意自己的形象。他还表示，由于蒂姆·邓肯受到了媒体的广泛关注，马刺队对他的保护超过了任何其他球员。
迈克提醒比尔关于 ZeZe 的故事。ZeZe 是球队赢球后被叫去采访球队的现场播音员。之所以会出现这种情况，是因为马刺队通常的场边记者丹·维斯(Dan Weiss)正在做赛后节目，因此无法到场。他们详细介绍了电话是如何打来的，以及 ZeZe 不习惯采访篮球运动员的事实。这是比尔职业生涯中一个幽默的时刻，他将永远铭记在心。
比尔接着说，他一直很喜欢和肖恩·埃利奥特一起工作。他们在多年的合作中培养出了一种默契。比尔还分享了一个故事，说肖恩·埃利奥特为每个人都买了单，他的善良使他成为一个如此伟大的人。
最后，迈克感谢比尔抽出时间分享他的故事。他还提到，他一直期待着比尔的退休，这样他就能和他叙叙旧了。
点击查看原文：Bill Land on memories of Pop, Tim, Manu and two decades as Spurs’ voice
Bill Land on memories of Pop, Tim, Manu and two decades as Spurs’ voice
Longtime Spurs announcer Bill Land talks with columnist Mike Finger and beat writer Jeff McDonald about 21 seasons of interviewing Gregg Popovich, appreciating Manu Ginobili, letting Tim Duncan have his distance, building an unspoken chemistry with Sean Elliott, and planning a busy retirement.
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Here is the transcript of the podcast:
Bill Land, longtime Spurs announcer, talks with columnist Mike Finger and beat writer Jeff McDonald about his 21 seasons of interviewing Gregg Popovich. He speaks about the special chemistry he has with Sean Elliott and how he has learned to appreciate Manu Ginobili, while giving Tim Duncan the space he needs. Bill is retiring from TV but getting into podcasts, including the Spurs Insider.
Mike and Jeff welcome Bill to the show and thank him for joining them. They are honored to have him.
Bill laughs at the mention of nonsense, as that is what he is known for. He says that he will fit right in with the show. Mike says that he and Jeff have known Bill for a long time and are disappointed to hear that Bill will not be at the arena anymore. Bill says that it has been a long time since he has seen them at the arena. They also talk about how he will miss the people he has worked with over the years and the friendships he has made.
Bill also shares that retirement is not an easy decision but was a weight lifted off his shoulders once he made it. He is excited to be able to do whatever he wants, whenever he wants, including traveling with his family.
They discuss that Pop, as Popovich is often called, enjoys keeping people off balance. Bill tells the audience that Pop would often change his mind about doing interviews and would go in the opposite direction than what you think he would do. He encourages those who want to interview Pop to ask open-ended questions, and not yes or no questions, so that they can get a real response.
Mike and Jeff then ask Bill about who his favorite player to interview was. Bill says that Manu Ginobili is the one that stood out to him because he was the most genuine player he has ever seen, and always understood the importance of being with the media.
Bill also talks about the dynamic between Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker, and Tim Duncan. He says that they all had different personalities, but they never clashed. It was a good combination of personalities that allowed them to play well together as a team. He also goes into detail about how Tim Duncan is a different kind of person and that he was the quietest, and wanted no media attention. However, if things were not going well, he would step up and speak for his team.
The conversation transitions to how the NBA has changed since Bill started. Mike mentions that the pre-game availability room has evolved from a small, private space with just a few reporters, to a full blown press conference. Bill agrees, adding that he remembers one instance where Pop said “Who’s everybody?” after Bill made a comment about a lot of people in the Wizards’ organization saying they were about to turn the corner.
Bill then talks about how the press conferences have changed and how the media now has more access to players. However, in the old days, the media was more accessible to players, coaches, and assistant coaches.
They discuss the role of announcers and how their jobs have changed. Bill says that when the Spurs won their championship in 2014, he was there. He was happy that he could be a part of such a historic event.
Bill remembers a funny story about when the Spurs were playing in Denver and Jerry Tarcan was the coach. Bill had gone to visit with the coach an hour before the game. Dan Issel, who was coaching the Nuggets at the time, came up to Bill and asked how he liked the job, to which Bill replied “I hate it.” Issel was surprised and asked what he meant, and Bill said that he doesn’t have enough time to practice. Issel said “You have to practice before the season starts. You can’t practice during the year.”
The conversation moves back to how the NBA has changed and how the media has changed. Bill says that the internet has made the media more accessible and that players are now more aware of their image. He also says that the Spurs organization has protected Tim Duncan more than any other player, because of all the media attention he was getting.
Mike reminds Bill about the story of ZeZe. ZeZe was the PA announcer who was called in to interview the team after they had a win. The story came about because the Spurs’ usual sideline reporter, Dan Weiss, was not available because he was doing the post-game show. They get into the details of how the call was made, and the fact that ZeZe was not used to interviewing basketball players. It was a humorous moment in Bill’s career that he will always remember.
Bill goes on to say that he has always loved working with Sean Elliott. They have a chemistry that has developed over many years of working together. Bill also shares a story about how Sean Elliott paid for everyone’s dinner, and that his kindness is what makes him such a great person.
The conversation concludes with Mike thanking Bill for his time and for sharing his stories. He also mentions that he has been looking forward to Bill retiring so that he can catch up with him.