Before I continue, I want to make this clear: I know how great Sudsy is. He's in the all-time top 5. I know that and 99% of the members here know that.

I'm listening to him while watching the Kane-Rojas match and I've got a few issues with his commentary:
* How many times does he need to say that many people think I'm the best of all time?
* During the game he asked Russ Honestly, what do you think of this kid?. I genuinely thought that he was talking about Jose, and then I realized he was asking about Kane. Kane is far from being a kid: the guy's a professional athlete who's arguably the #1 player in the world, and has an incredible 130+ win streak. He's not a kid.
* At least to me, his commentary praising Kane's game doesn't seem genuine.

On the other hand, I find his commentary of the match (gameplay, strategiest, etc) to be invaluable and a great way for us to understand how a pro thinks, but some of the comments he makes seem to be out-of-place.

Just my two cents. And I'm not here to piss anyone off. It's just my humble opinion.

rbhatup

Kane is far from being a kid: the guy's a professional athlete who's arguably the #1 player in the world.

Who would the arguement be made for that Kane is not the #1 player in the world?
Someone NOT playing the IRT?

rbhatup

* How many times does he need to say that "many people think I'm the best of all time?"

On the other hand, I find his commentary of the match (gameplay, strategiest, etc) to be invaluable and a great way for us to understand how a pro thinks, but some of the comments he makes seem to be out-of-place.

I too love Sudsy's insights and think he is invaluable to the IRT-Network. That said, my only suggestion for him would be to think about the following:

"When someone sings his own praises, he always gets the tune too high."  ~M. Waldrip

Sudsy is smart, funny as hell, and a great commentator. I've listened to his courtside commentary regarding Kane several times and never once heard the slightest hint of denigration or disrespect, in fact it's quite the opposite.

Sudsy Monchik is one of the select few who are most qualified to give perspective on Kane's season performances and his overall place in racquetball history. I want to hear more of what he has to say, not less.

Yea I'm agreeing with Control Freak here, Sudsy has been pretty gushing with his praise for Kane.