Sports Words and Phrases that just Have to be Retired

[jhole]

Seems to me Jay Bilas started this one and I get the meaning, that wingspan and space have much to do with potential, not simply height. (Elton for example) But this one still grates me for some reason and no one says it more than Jay...

[JonnyWonder]

Does anyone else find the term "dribble drive" incredibly redundant? Is there another way to drive the ball without dribbling of which I'm unaware? I think Doris Burke often drops this and it kind of drives me crazy.

[TruBlu]

Does anyone else find the term "dribble drive" incredibly redundant? Is there another way to drive the ball without dribbling of which I'm unaware? I think Doris Burke often drops this and it kind of drives me crazy.

Tyler Hanstravel says "Hi".

[Saratoga2]

Anything Dick Vitale says.

It would be amusing to get a complete list of Vitalism's but then one would have to take the TV off mute, Baby!

[dball]

YES!!! "Natty" and "Scholly" are very annoying

"Natty" is acceptable if followed by "Bo".

[gurufrisbee]

"Unanswered".

This word gets used constantly while the game is not over. So and so scored eight unanswered points. And almost always there is still plenty of time in which the other team does actually find an ANSWER. Sometimes they even go so far as things like 'Team A scored ten unanswered points to take the lead only to have Team B hit a buzzer beater three for the win'. Apparently they had an ANSWER!

It's "consecutive". Or "in a row". Or "straight". Or a "run of ___". But it's only unanswered if they other team does NOTHING after that.

Thank you.

[turnandburn55]

"Big Tight End"

As opposed to the small tight end? All TEs are big, by definition...

[roywhite]

Seems to me Jay Bilas started this one and I get the meaning, that wingspan and space have much to do with potential, not simply height. (Elton for example) But this one still grates me for some reason and no one says it more than Jay...

Jay tends to wear out one adjective at a time.

For a good while, it was "long".

Then, it became "bouncy".

It is currently "tough".

[Henderson]

"Doug Gottlieb"

[uh_no]

"Doug Gottlieb"

Ladies and gentlemen... we have ourselves a winner

[Kfanarmy]

Does anyone else find the term "dribble drive" incredibly redundant? Is there another way to drive the ball without dribbling of which I'm unaware? I think Doris Burke often drops this and it kind of drives me crazy.

I don't know how else you would describe the magic Jon Scheyer performed on occasion as he dribbled among, around, through, and between defenders, almost in slow motion to score. (I know that's repetitively redundant, but hey it gets the point across). Those were some amazing dribble drives!

[NYBri]

"Ensuing"

[BlueDster]

"Unanswered".

This word gets used constantly while the game is not over. So and so scored eight unanswered points. And almost always there is still plenty of time in which the other team does actually find an ANSWER. Sometimes they even go so far as things like 'Team A scored ten unanswered points to take the lead only to have Team B hit a buzzer beater three for the win'. Apparently they had an ANSWER!

It's "consecutive". Or "in a row". Or "straight". Or a "run of ___". But it's only unanswered if they other team does NOTHING after that.

Thank you.

Maybe you could say 7 unanswered points, and the 8th was answered.

Of course, that would just be ridiculous.