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I guess the PAC-12 doesn't think it  is worth having two announcers at a Thursday night match of two top-20 WVB teams, but you'd think they could have someone back at the fancy offices in SF, or even at home, whispering in the ear of the announcer to help him understand things he misses.
Maybe it could even be the camera operator who has the side view of the full court.

I'm relatively new to VB, but even I know the hand signals of the officials.   Tonight's announcer was all over the place, miscalling why a team lost a point numerous times.   It seems he favored a "double touch" when he didn't have a clue.   Maybe the network could require him to rewatch the game with someone who knows the signals so he can see how often he looked dumb because he'd make the wrong call  (to me, a neutral statement, "team X won the point", is better than a wrong one).  He also indicated a challenge was forthcoming at least twice when I didn't see the coach make a move.

It's been a disappointing season so far.  It isn't over and the team could do well in the post season, but they just don't seem to find a way to win.  I'm sure part of that is due to all the changes in the line-up and positions due to injuries, leaving the team stuck in early-season form. I keep hoping they can stabilize and get close to what seems to be their capability for the post-season.

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I guess the PAC-12 doesn't think it  is worth having two announcers at a Thursday night match of two top-20 WVB teams, but you'd think they could have someone back at the fancy offices in SF, or even at home, whispering in the ear of the announcer to help him understand things he misses.
Maybe it could even be the camera operator who has the side view of the full court.

I'm relatively new to VB, but even I know the hand signals of the officials.   Tonight's announcer was all over the place, miscalling why a team lost a point numerous times.   It seems he favored a "double touch" when he didn't have a clue.   Maybe the network could require him to rewatch the game with someone who knows the signals so he can see how often he looked dumb because he'd make the wrong call  (to me, a neutral statement, "team X won the point", is better than a wrong one).  He also indicated a challenge was forthcoming at least twice when I didn't see the coach make a move.

It's been a disappointing season so far.  It isn't over and the team could do well in the post season, but they just don't seem to find a way to win.  I'm sure part of that is due to all the changes in the line-up and positions due to injuries, leaving the team stuck in early-season form. I keep hoping they can stabilize and get close to what seems to be their capability for the post-season.