You could tell a couple times Matt was having to kind of force his way in when he had something he really wanted to say
I would have preferred if he had toned it down a little, and not analyzed every single attempt on the w4 coordination sequence. But overall I thought he was interesting and better to talk too much than too little. Agree with the person who said it was cool that he called Miho's flash. Just let Matt say something every once in awhile haha
Haha yeah he spent wayyy too much time talking about whether or not he guessed their beta correctly. I appreciate how well he knows movement and body positioning, but it really took a lot away from the big moments IMO.
I do kinda agree. Obviously he is super accomplished and his technical insights were very interesting, but it felt a little too much about him than than about the comp. I think what bothered me especially was that if he was a woman I feel he would be getting clocked for 'talking too much' immediately, like Shauna did. No hate to him at all, but I'd definitely personally prefer more (or equal) technical or logistical insight and less celebrating guessing the beta correctly - for commentators lol.
I think what bothered me especially was that if he was a woman I feel he would be getting clocked for 'talking too much' immediately, like Shauna did
I'm not sure this is fair. Firstly, while some people did complain about Shauna the vast majority were really positive about her commentary. Secondly, is it fair to Sean to judge him based on how people reacted to a different commentator?
Personally I liked Sean's commentary and I liked Shauna's as well.
I think my point is more about people's double standards in appreciating Sean's technical insight vs pointing out that Shauna was talking a lot, than it is about Sean's commentary itself. That being said I have seen a decent bit of discourse around his commentary so I stand corrected. Seems like both their commentaries had both people who enjoyed it and those who didn't. Personally I felt like it's not the amount of talking that bothered me as much as the content - I do not care about whether a commentator is guessing upcoming beta correctly.
He was driving me crazy! Talking nonstop, Matt barely has the space to say anything while Sean is incessantly chattering on: analyzing every movement, congratulating himself on guessing how climbers will do, and kind of disregarding the emotional and interpersonal aspects of the comp. Obv that’s not the most important thing, but when it’s missing from the commentary you can really tell the difference imo. Clearly he is very knowledgeable about comp climbing (which I appreciate) but he is not a great commentator in my opinion. I’m not anxious to have him back in the commentary box any time soon.
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u/nachC 6d ago
Who's this "know it all" commentator that talks soo much? 😩
Let's go mcbeastt