As mundane as milk.
After a player takes a shot and misses it, the announcer declares emphatically, "This place would have gone crazy!"
The announcers always think they have their finger on the pulse of the fan base. But today, when Verne said it after a routine missed 3-pointer, the declaration seemed especially cliche'. I didn't feel like the crowd had sufficient buzz to get raucous over a made basket.
It just wasn't that kind of crowd.
The neutral court crowds tend to react tepidly, especially when heavily divided among the attending teams.
Anyway, "This place would have gone crazy!" has officially graduated into the world of cliche' sports announcer crutches. Unfortunately, that means we'll probably hear more of it, not less.
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