Just when we needed him most, Billy W swoops in for the reply on Twitter!

https://twitter.com/BillWalton/status/669347649984684032

That final game he would announce, UNLV-Indiana, was a sensational game filled with more anecdotes and Walton wisdoms. Here they are:

  • “This is about to be the BEST game. THE BEST FANS.”
  • “We’ll probably see the moon cross the sky a couple of times.”
  • “Huge drivers of the NCAA economic engine.”
  • “Throw it down big man, throw it down.”
  • “Jerry Tarkanian, the shark’s in the water.”
  • [Context unknown] “…volcanic eruptions here.”
  • “Indiana: masters of discipline.”
  • “Have you ever seen the north shore of Maui? Big Wind. Big rain. Big tides. That’s what we’re seeing here now.”
  • “This is gonna be exquisite all afternoon.”
  • “What do YOU think?”
  • “Do you live it though? Are you willing today to face your fears and try something new?”
  • “Back to Foot Locker where you belong!”
  • “What is a joke?”
  • “…Give us a reason to believe. Give us a reason to care.” 
  • I wonder what that was about? (Other announcer) Bill: “Who cares!”
  • “I disagree wholeheartedly.”
  • Quotes Elanor Roosevelt. Other Ann. can’t handle his G.
  • “They are in shock and awe at what they are witnessing.”
  • “Determining your own fate and that of the known world.”
  • “Send it back! UNLV’s defensive history.”
  • Continues to discuss The Shark’s autobiography: “If you get through page two you’ll never put it down ’til the last page.”
  • “The theory of basketball: Bill Russell”
  • “Repetition: the 4th level of learning,” which Bill ensured to repeat for us.
  • “Fans surging as one.”
  • “Have you seen the towers of Shanghai?”
  • “All the Ss came into play (size, speed, strength)
  • “This is a diff. opponent & a diff. day”
  • “2 of the top 3 tiers in the pyramid of success”
  • “Who can create? Who can dictate?”
  • “This is basketball not the NFL”
  • “When everybody thinks alike, nobody thinks”
  • “I don’t care. Throw it down big man!”

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  • “Who wants this? Let’s go.”
  • “Hoosier fans rise as one.”
  • “Do you have patents on the English language?”
  • “Selfishness and greed: the root of all evil.”
  • [Context unknown] “…including passion and fans.”
  • “I love the refs.org – it’s a charity.”
  • “I’ve got my bike I’ve got my chair I’ve got my wife here in Maui, dreams do come true”
  • “The best rebound of the tournament. Finally.”
  • “He could’ve caught that with his chin.”
  • “This guy started the game as if he was the greatest player ever.”
  • “Colors clarity detail.”
  • “An embarrassment to continental who has great products.”
  • “You never know – the breaks of the game”
  • “It appears to be external”
  • “The competitive response of a champion.”
  • “What a fortuitous break.”
  • “Maui Wowi Spark [indiscernible writing] this game here Let’s go.” (I couldn’t keep up!)
  • “Young gods of the night.”
  • “If UNLV loses this game it’ll be one of the all-time collapses” (72-67 10s left)
  • “This game today lived up to all my dreams”
  • “1 of the 9 worst plays in the history of UNLV basketball” after a turnover out-of-bounds on an inbound to give Indiana a final chance, Walton climaxes, giving us all the peak of a glorious week of announcing.
  • “What a game. What a day.”
  • Thank you for making me happy.”

We can all learn so much from the broadcasting Bill put forth in Maui. He finished by saying many kind personal facts he’d learned about his fellow Chris Farley-looking announcer over the time they spent together. He’s the real deal, folks.

https://twitter.com/BillWalton/status/670810292972974081