"If you've read Defector over the past few years, you know that the NBA arm of this company long ago identified Eric Collins as the most grating local play-by-play guy in that league, if not the whole of human history. Being primarily a football fan, I rarely had to worry about encountering Collins's work out in the wild because I'm not a diehard Hornets fan (no one is), and because I foolishly assumed that Collins only plied his trade in basketball."
"Not only was Collins the national play-by-play guy for Panthers-Dolphins, but he was paired with Mark Schlereth: the loudest, stupidest asshole to ever do color commentary. Schlereth alone can make any game unbearable, but adding Collins to the mix is a crime that leaves even Bibi Netanyahu outraged. We've all had our fun goofing on Gus Johnson for his lack of restraint, but Gus Johnson isn't gonna lose his shit when a running back goes for two yards on first down."
Eric Collins's broadcasting style is described as high-pitched, overenthusiastic, and grating. The narrator rarely encountered Collins due to being primarily a football fan and not following the Hornets. Tuning into Red Zone revealed Collins as national play-by-play for Panthers-Dolphins, paired with Mark Schlereth. Schlereth is characterized as loud and unintelligent, making broadcasts unbearable. The combination of Collins and Schlereth is portrayed as excessively intense and aggravating. Comparisons are drawn to Gus Johnson, who is exuberant but more restrained; Collins is accused of treating routine plays as momentous and screaming players' names in an exaggerated manner.
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