The U.S. women vs Argentina was my first look at NBC’s coverage of the 2021 Games. As is standard, they had a “play-by-play” announcer and an “analyst”/”color guy.” I didn’t catch the guy’s name, but he drove me nuts.
Early on, there was a mix-up at the scoring table. The color guy made the point that they ought to have skilled people running the desk at the Olympics and this shouldn’t happen at this level. I agree. But sh** happens.
This idiot wouldn’t let it go. I swear he brought it up 30 times during the remainder of the match. During the admittedly uncomfortable delay, while the head ref and the “table” was trying to get the score straight, this guy suggested that they needed to get on with the match because, “The Olympics are supposed to be all about the athletes. Nobody wants to stand around and get cold watching this fiasco at the table.” To paraphrase, the athletes are not especially concerned about getting the score right???
I hope NBC doesn’t use this same guy for the men’s games; but they probably do.
P.S. Not a fan of Rowdy Gaines, who does the “color” for swimming either, but Gaines is not as bad as the V-ball guy.