@@jaime7212-t4z not sure about his birthplace... But he definitely grew up in Charlotte... Went to high school there... Played in college at Davison ~30 mins outside of Charlotte... You can still mildly hear the NC accent in his talk
4:30 as someone who used to live in Beaverton, OR I can tell you you have to cross a river, go all the way through Portland, drive through a big ass tunnel, then drive past the zoo a few miles down 26 with bumper to bumper just to get from Moda Center to Beaverton. In case anyone was wondering how far away that shot was. Lmao
"It's really important to have clear communication when rotating off a screen and here.... OH KILL SHOT MUSHROOM STAMP THAT MFer, YOU GOT SONNNNNNED. #WORLDSTAR
This dude is amazing. The passion just seeps through his voice. If the Hornets won a championship on a buzzer beater his heart would literally explode in his chest
Unapologetically a diehard fan for his team and makes the listeners feel like they're hanging out with another friend, but still gives the other teams and players their flowers. the definition of a great announcer
he’s not even from charlotte or even the carolinas, he’s from cleveland. it’s cool to see a guy like that care so much about the team; he’s just genuinely a fan of basketball
@@samc3030 two of my favourite commentators for the Raptors are both American and been doing it for years. They got genuine passion for the team and Canada as whole. Love it when teams have passionate commentators.
Lmao such an innocent and wholesome style of announcing, in a good way lol. 4:23 who just goes “WHOOO!!” 4:31 “WHOOOO Alright!” 4:39 “WHAT!!! WHAT!!! WAAHOOOO!” 😂 love this man
I'm a Spurs fan but I love Eric Collins! During the Hornets/Spurs 1st game this year Wemby had 3 dunks in a row and after the 3rd dunk he just exclaims "I HAVE SEEN THE FUTURE, AND HE'S WEARING SILVER AND BLACK!"
Nah they need to give those commentary jobs to established millionaires with no personality like the most amazing human being ever, Shaq (I’m being sarcastic of course). When he’s not doing commercials and being brown nosed that is.
The problem is that it wouldn’t be nearly as authentic. This guy definitely seems like a Hornets fan which means that he couldn’t just do this nationally. Plus, you put a broadcaster that’s extremely biased towards one team on national television, most people aren’t going to be happy.
Like, I get if your team is rivals with the Hornets, and you hate him hyping them up so much, but, be fucking for real lol imagine walking around hating the poor Hornets
@@elscorchbro11 Even then, he does a pretty good job acknowledging the other team making plays even when letting out all that despair. Like that Tatum 3 early in the vid.
@@elscorchbro11 Sometimes it can be a bit much, but ya gotta love and respect the enthusiasm at the end of the day. Don't know how bro still has vocal chords tho LOL
Can confirm. He missed his first game the other week, and man, that was some of the toughest TV I've ever watched. The man deserves a ceremony and spot in the rafters when he's finished. He's 100% Hornets royalty
Your videos are always top notch man - crafted and sequenced well, edited well, always high quality. Just really appreciate the time and effort you put in man, keep up the good work.
my throat hurts just listening to this guy.. the way he gets excited by a 2nd quarter nick richards layup is baffling and incredible to me at the same time
“THE KILLSHOT! ITS OVER” if I were the president, I’d hire this man to be in the command room every time seal team six goin in to do business. Imagine that play by play lmaoo
My God, what an incredible announcer Eric Collins is. Imagine him and Gus Johnson commentating together for a game? Holy shit, I think the roof in that place would collapse from just the two of them.
The fact that many of these clips were from the the first 3 quarters shocked me 😂His delivery just made me automatically assume it was always the last 2 minutes of a close game
"Didn't do much of that in Minnesota That's why he's in Memphis Now" 💀 💀💀
right off the bat lmfao
@@user-ro4dm2jd4vLmfaoo he’s going crazy and it’s just the second clip! 🤣
I thought the first clip was wild 😂 that got me even more 😂
Savage lol
Bruh…. I almost dropped my phone!
Honestly, I just want Charlotte in the playoffs just to hear this unhinged man screaming every possession
that's not how playoffs work
@@tiiadicawdym
They just gave away Scary Terry to a fat Lowry and some unknowns not in the NBA yet so we might not see Hornets even in the Play-ins unfortunately.
@@Icriticrandomthingsno Lowry disrespect will be tolerated
@@RatCheese-ne6dlitd be on espn/tnt so he wouldn’t be commentating
5:15 the stadium cheered louder for Steph than they did their own team 💀
Steph is from Charlotte and his dad was a Hornets player, so not surprising
@@johnsmithsonian4712Steph is from Akron??
@@jaime7212-t4z Steph was born in Akron but he grew up in Charlotte
It's Steph, sometimes you only get to witness greatness once
@@jaime7212-t4z not sure about his birthplace... But he definitely grew up in Charlotte... Went to high school there... Played in college at Davison ~30 mins outside of Charlotte... You can still mildly hear the NC accent in his talk
he's unapologetically a hornets fan and i love it
Well he’s their home announcer so that makes sense
@deeworldz5086 Yeah, but most announcers try to keep it somewhat neutral on the calls.
@@iamtheteapot7405 should be more like the hornets one
fr even though they’re like 10-31 😭
Not just that, a basketball fan, he has absolutely no problem with giving opposing players the same hype reactions, it's honestly beautiful
If you didnt know anything about the NBA and just watched this video, youd think Terry Rozier is the GOAT😂
TERRRRRRYYYYYY
What do you mean??? Terry IS the goat
Damn the heat got a steal
I don't watch NBA (I look at clips like this because my friend is obsessed with it).
Terry is the GOAT.
Lmao
“He’s never made a free throw as a pro…BUT HE HAS NOW!!!!”
😂😂😂
Yo be fair it was in the clutch
I LOVE LEAKY!!!
Pistons announcer but he gets increasingly more depressed.
LOOOOL
Yes
Yea
Might even hear a gunshot.
Mf at the gun store when he sees the pistons announcer buy his cheapest shotgun and a single shell
Just the primal NOOOO scream when KAT was shooting for 44 points in the half is comedy 😂
funniest call i’ve ever seen
😂😂😂
Primal? It’s the exact opposite of primal.
Its such a funny nooooo
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
"CHICKEN SALAD DELUXE" is insane 😭I'm bringing that shit to the park
Fr tho
Lmao i love how he immediately knew what he just said on that first clip
The big, shocked googly eyes were hilarious. Dude stunned himself. 😆
@@_Jay_Maker_he looked as crazy as he sounds which is fantastic
"he almost came in my lap..."👁️👃👁️
That face 😂😂😂
He couldn't even save himself by saying "Pause" cause of the live broadcast but he was a good sport about it lmao
“10th turnover for James harden, a quadruple double” wasn’t ready for that one 🤣
LMAO!
2:05
1:54
4:30 as someone who used to live in Beaverton, OR I can tell you you have to cross a river, go all the way through Portland, drive through a big ass tunnel, then drive past the zoo a few miles down 26 with bumper to bumper just to get from Moda Center to Beaverton. In case anyone was wondering how far away that shot was. Lmao
I can confirm this is accurate, and they gotta figure out that big ass tunnel still tbh
Is Corvallis farther or nah?
😂😂😂😂😂
I love how he goes from a professional well-balanced commentator to 11 year old boy in a manner of seconds
😂😂😂
😂
Reminds of bill walton back in the day calling games. Dude was hilarious. He would say the most outlandish ish
@@ddj0615 back in the day? the man still calls college basketball games (pac-12), and it's generally as entertaining as you can imagine :P
"It's really important to have clear communication when rotating off a screen and here.... OH KILL SHOT MUSHROOM STAMP THAT MFer, YOU GOT SONNNNNNED. #WORLDSTAR
“CHICKEN SALAD DELUXE” 😭😭
made me spit lol
what timestamp
@@MetalDark_xxx666 7:03
7:00 @@MetalDark_xxx666
@@MetalDark_xxx666 7:00
Bruh was unhinged 45 seconds in 😭😭😭 this video delivered
“O MY GOOODNESS JUST EMASCULATED HIM” is crazy😭😭
😂😂😂😂
Super outta pocket and yet still so appropriate 🤣
nahhh the one before he sounded just like Plankton 😭
0:51
Was looking for this one- hilarious! 😂😂😂
This dude is amazing. The passion just seeps through his voice. If the Hornets won a championship on a buzzer beater his heart would literally explode in his chest
but a Game 7 buzzer beater
@@botsinclair3192 lol even worse/better
@@g7721 for us viewers arguably much better but for his overall health and well being probably way worse lol
@@botsinclair3192yall gon give this man a damn stroke. Or a heart attack or SOMETHING! Do we not care for this man’s health and wellbeing?
He'd have to be part of the parade no doubt
4:16 YEEEEESSSS ALLEY OUUUUBREEEEE
My god 😂
Honestly kind of an awesome comment
Unapologetically a diehard fan for his team and makes the listeners feel like they're hanging out with another friend, but still gives the other teams and players their flowers. the definition of a great announcer
Facts
he’s not even from charlotte or even the carolinas, he’s from cleveland. it’s cool to see a guy like that care so much about the team; he’s just genuinely a fan of basketball
@@samc3030 exactly bro!!
Fax. The warriors announcers could learn a thing or two from him
@@samc3030 two of my favourite commentators for the Raptors are both American and been doing it for years. They got genuine passion for the team and Canada as whole. Love it when teams have passionate commentators.
Eric Collins is one of the reasons I wish home announcers were in 2k.
Imagine: "MP, HUMM DIDDLY DEE!"
He just needs to be a DLC
They gotta eventually put him in
It’s 2k… keep dreaming!
@@MrQuarter1207…or just add him to the game🤨
CHICKEN SALAD DELUXE
6:33 “I LOVE LEAKY” such wise words from an announcer
The previous line was also gold.
"He never made a free throw as a pro... BUT HE HAS NOW!!!" 😂
@@princemjbp695 we love leaky 😂
I thought he said “I love leaking” and was losing it. This comment saved me😂
@@LeBronyaJames hahaha
Thought he said love league games, what is leaky? 😂
7:05 “OH MY GOODNESS, CHICKEN SALAD DELUXE!!” got me HOLLERING 😭😭
It’s the pause between SALAD and DELUXE that REALLY had me dead 💀
Hahahaha, so funny!! :D
What does that even mean LMAO
@@chuchuchuchia nobody knows but it’s provocative.
@@WSUFan2017it gets the people going
Eric Collins is a treasure and EASILY the best part about being a hornets fan. thanks for the compilation!
The ONLY good part about being a hornets fan
@@spam2908was about to say lol
Listening to this man makes me want to be a hornets fan lol
Hes cringe
@@Endalamubut he’s OUR cringe lol
0:11 the disrespect is wild bro 💀
Did the Hornets Commentator really just say after the 0:31 mark that "PJ TUCKER IS STILL SCORELESS AFTER 4 & 1/2 GAMES!" ?! 😂🤣
Bro screamed UH OH😂😂 he not right😂
Only Facts
That one honestly destroyed me💀 then bro talking about some , “pulled a boner” 💀
I couldn't even make it to there before laughing. Shit was just so outta pocket
Yo this guy is the best 😂😂😂😂
“just emasculated him!” HELP ME 😭
the best one
"Chicken salad deluxe!" Bro got so excited he just shouted out his lunch order.😄
that's a man that loves his job
You can’t fake that excitement. He loves his job. Probably realizes he sees great things in every game and is just a real fan
Bro loves every second of this 🤣🤣🤣
I get the sense that the Hornets go for the extra theatrical dunks for the sole purpose of listening to this guy's call of it later that night.
I had the same thoughts. They probably watch him commentating the games laughing their as*es off.
He’s actually genuinely reacting to the game plus he has charisma and jokes. Perfect announcer
Until the Hornets win the NBA title by way of a game winning buzzer beater, this man's heart is safe.
This is the best comment 😂
if that happened he’d destroy all the viewers ear drums and then probably die afterwards
He would spontaneously combust
He would open a rift in space
He would open a rift in space
Lmao such an innocent and wholesome style of announcing, in a good way lol.
4:23 who just goes “WHOOO!!”
4:31 “WHOOOO Alright!”
4:39 “WHAT!!! WHAT!!! WAAHOOOO!”
😂 love this man
I’m in tearssss
4:38 he says "BLOCKED!! BLOCKED!!" but yes I agree 😁
@@dpend ah yes you appear correct. Either works for me😂
i love how unbiased he is on insane plays whether it’s the opposing team or not 😂 when kat made that three i was legit scared he was gonna explode
He exploded on that Lavine three 🤣🤣🤣
That's my favorite thing about him.
Dude loves basketball. Doesn't matter who’s playing.
But especially the Hornets ;)
Maybe he would have exploded if Jordan Clarkson came in his lap ☠☠
Its so refreshing lmao, it sucks when you hear announcers salty their home team losing😂
"THAT'LL LEAVE A MARK ON D'AARON FOX... emotionally" floored me.
Dawg when I heard that it had me laughing for 10 min 🤣🤣🤣
LOL same. Came to the comments for this camaraderie
2:53
"Trouble... loose... Chicago's got it! OH.... NO... YOU'RE KIDDING!"
You can feel the heartbreak through the screen lmao
Him yelling NOOOO as KAT took that shot at 7:17 and the scream right after made me fall out of my chair
NOOOOOO! AHHHHHHHH!!!
Jerry lawler scream!
🤣😂🤣
Kat hit 10 3s in the first half
He sounded like Arin from Game Grumps
I'm not gonna lie, it's unhinged from the jump. This man is INSANE
This must've been crazy during the bubble, teams can just hear this man screaming 😂
Commentators are not with the team in the bubble. They commentated remotely.
He’s not insane! He just got alot of energy you doofus
came here to say the same thing ahahaha
idk how you get more unhinged than the first ten seconds
@@alankingchiueven better, bet the neighbors know 😂
If Steph Curry played in Charlotte, Eric Collins Would lose his mind every game
I'm a Spurs fan but I love Eric Collins! During the Hornets/Spurs 1st game this year Wemby had 3 dunks in a row and after the 3rd dunk he just exclaims "I HAVE SEEN THE FUTURE, AND HE'S WEARING SILVER AND BLACK!"
Top tier quote
What does that even mean😂 ?
@@AstralAkshay spurs jersey colors are silver and black and that's what Wemby was wearing
@@AstralAkshay “No one knows what it means, but it's provocative. Gets the people going!”
@@Eniggma39Eric Collins always gets me going 😏😫
Omg this man was born to be a WWF announcer..could you imagine how hype he would have been?!?!
He really does sound like Joey Styles
lol Exactly what I was thinking
He and Kevin Harlan lmao
Fr 😂 he needs to consider that as a career. As long as he isn’t another Jimmy Smith.
@@kevinak823 Couldn't think of the name since it's been so long...thank you lol
the way he softly moans at 5:33 😂😂😂💀💀💀
Yeah that dejected whimper "OOOOooh....." is the part that made laugh the most!!! 😂😂😂
he was cooming
Yeah
easily the best part
“Jordan Clarkson almost came in my lap”
AYO OFF RIP🤣🤣🤣🤣
IIRC the other announcer said “pause” right after 🤣🤣
The face he made too lol
I was doing the AY f*^*^ng YO meme with my body when I heard that.
the AWW YEAH after the free throw at 6:27 floored me
😂
Me too 😂😂😂😂😂
TWO BEAUTIES 😂
I love the passion. Fuck the “cool and compoised” shit, this style makes things 10x more fun, exciting, enjoyable, interesting, lively, etc.
4:44 Mario when he completes a level 😂
😂
I'm on a "New Level, New Level".😂😂😂❤
0:41 The way he yelled no when kelly oubre thought about to shooting😂
Right after that does he not say “Kelly Oubre almost pulled a boner “
He said da man almost pulled a boner 😂😂😂😂
We've seen some people go for that unnecessary shot before 😂😂
5:34 when your mom said put back those chips
I DIED on “CHICKEN SALAD DELUXE!”
Straight nonsense 😂
we may be terrible but at lease we have the most fun announcer in the NBA 😂
Thank you for it. I love him
I mean... have you not heard of Stacy King for the bulls?
@cosmicjimbo Stacy's cool but Eric Collins is different
@@cosmicjimbo stacy kings boring he says the same line
Indeed 😅
4:50 Mark Williaaaaaamssssss !!!!!!!!!😭😭😭😭
Get this man announcing nationally televised games NOW 😂🔥
Facts!!! Let him call the finals please 🙏🏾
Senior citizens wouldn't approve 😂
Nah they need to give those commentary jobs to established millionaires with no personality like the most amazing human being ever, Shaq (I’m being sarcastic of course). When he’s not doing commercials and being brown nosed that is.
Or as a golf announcer
The problem is that it wouldn’t be nearly as authentic. This guy definitely seems like a Hornets fan which means that he couldn’t just do this nationally. Plus, you put a broadcaster that’s extremely biased towards one team on national television, most people aren’t going to be happy.
5:29 “Bridges rips it down…oohhh😭” 😂😂😂
He nutted 😂😂
Top 5 right there
He came right there
Bro the whimper I'm crying LMAO
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
“Gets increasingly more unhinged”
>He came in my lap
Oh boy here we go
Hum Diddly Dee is an all-timer hahah
I don’t understand how some people don’t like him. I love how much fun he’s having. You know this guy loves his job
Who don’t like him?
Like, I get if your team is rivals with the Hornets, and you hate him hyping them up so much, but, be fucking for real lol imagine walking around hating the poor Hornets
@@elscorchbro11 Even then, he does a pretty good job acknowledging the other team making plays even when letting out all that despair. Like that Tatum 3 early in the vid.
@@elscorchbro11 Sometimes it can be a bit much, but ya gotta love and respect the enthusiasm at the end of the day. Don't know how bro still has vocal chords tho LOL
He would need to be on PED’S to have that same enthusiasm for both teams. I think he is the best announcer in the league.
4:32 as a resident of Beaverton, OR. this was my favorite call when they scored on the Blazers lol
"GOOD GOLLY MS. MOLLY!!!!! HE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" 🤣😂
Give this man a good hornets team. He deserves it
Years of announcing the Hornets have driven this man to the brink of madness
I like how in 0:03 you can hear a distant “aye-yo” after he says it
You can see his eyes widen as he realizes what he said
Man said “⁉️”
U can see it in his face too
The best team announcer in the NBA. Fun to hear him call games.
Imagine him at the dinner table and his wife surprises him with his favourite meal lmfao.
😂😂😂😂👌👍
That's what the "chicken salad deluxe" clip was
"I LOVE LEEAAAKKYY!!" That shii got me 🤣😂🤣
he is the only reason to ever watch a hornets game
I’ll make sure to watch Hornets stream when ever my team plays against them. This guy is a Golden
Honestly
Can confirm. He missed his first game the other week, and man, that was some of the toughest TV I've ever watched. The man deserves a ceremony and spot in the rafters when he's finished. He's 100% Hornets royalty
Your videos are always top notch man - crafted and sequenced well, edited well, always high quality. Just really appreciate the time and effort you put in man, keep up the good work.
5:30 the voice crack tail off 😭😭 I can't 💀
OOoOohh 😢
He almost (came) in Jordan Clarkson lap, or was it the other way around😂😂😂
He is still scoreless after 4 and a half games 😂
That one was only the second or third one and I had to put down my drink so I wouldn’t spit anymore out😂😂💀
P J ~~~ !!!
5:45 MY MIND IS BLOWN! 🤯 😂
another cool thing about Eric Collins is he appreciates and reacts enthusiastically when the opposing team/players just made an impressive play.
The fact that this has its own video cracks me up. Dude is wild
The "ohhh" at 5:33 has me IN TEARS
This is why Eric Collins is a top 5 announcer of all time
I’m so glad he started doing CFB this year
@@zachthediabetic5067 Ohhhhh for real? What network is he at?
no where near top 5, not even top 50
@@AB21 bro is putting guys in the 40s in his top 10 I'm sick
TOP3
0:55 "Just emasculated him!" 😂😂😂💀
💀💀
I was thinking he was talking about something else😂😂😂
“ALLEY-OOOOOOOOUBRE” and “TERRY TWOOOO BEAUTIES” might be two of the best calls I’ve ever heard
"I LOVE LEAKY!!!!!"
6:53 "Myles Bridges just put The Freak in the basket!"
Next highlight "Chicken Salad Deluxe".
Hahahaha this man wild@@emanuelbuford2245
*"AAAAAAaaaaaaAaaaaaAaAaAAAAA HOW-DIDDLY-DEEEEEEEE!"*
God we love Eric Collins round these parts
“MILES BRIDGES RIPPS IT DOWNNN!!! ohhiee 🥺” this man’s a trip but I love it 😂😂
Dude sounded like he just climaxed lol
3:24 "Oh Terry, you're kidding me!!!" that was my favorite 😂😂😂😂😂😍
And what a play...
my throat hurts just listening to this guy.. the way he gets excited by a 2nd quarter nick richards layup is baffling and incredible to me at the same time
Pause
NICK RICHARDS RUNNIN THE BREAK!
The Hornets make a good play.
This man: *Shouts whatever random word popped into his head at the top of his lungs*
"Chicken Salad Deluxe!"
4:10 ALLLLEYYYY OUUUUUUUBREEEEEEEE 🔥🔥🔥
He put the freak in the basket 🤣🤣
Sounds like he got his Dream Job 😂😂😂
I just watched a grown as man screaming “hum diddly dee” and “whoopty doo” multiple times…..
And I LOVED IT!
THIS is the content we need. The kind where I have to turn the volume down and wipe the tears of laughter away.
This guy's enthusiasm genuinely makes me so happy and hype.
Eric Collins makes the losing seasons more than bearable! The guy is pure energy! I love when he says "Two Beauties" after made free throws!
“GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY” GOT ME ROLLIN 🤣🤣
“THE KILLSHOT! ITS OVER” if I were the president, I’d hire this man to be in the command room every time seal team six goin in to do business. Imagine that play by play lmaoo
😂😂😂💀💀💀
"AWWWWWW ADMIRAL BRIDGES JUST PUT THE FREAK IN THE CASKET!!"
This man is living serotonin, makes me almost cry tears of joy feeling how amped he gets
It's contagious
7:00 Oh my goodness! Chicken salad, deluxe! 😅😂 💀 ☠️
1:13 i couldn’t even tell what bro was saying 😂😂😂😂😂😭😭
“Hummdidilee Dee” and “How do you do” are his most used lines
6:33 Yes! I was hoping “I love Leaky!” from the other day would be in here 😂
Bro I’m 2:36 in and this is already peak crazy I can’t believe he gets even more I hinged than this 💀
"He is ripppppaaaahhhhhh" Lolololol
My God, what an incredible announcer Eric Collins is. Imagine him and Gus Johnson commentating together for a game? Holy shit, I think the roof in that place would collapse from just the two of them.
You couldn't have that. Can't have two play by play guys with no color commentator. Would be so unbalanced, who gets the big moments?
The energy would be crazy yes but they are both play by play announcers.
The fact that many of these clips were from the the first 3 quarters shocked me 😂His delivery just made me automatically assume it was always the last 2 minutes of a close game
Dude, honestly, we want every announcer to have the same level of energy as this man, it's so much fun!
3:30 yall dont know how funny "from sardis road" is lmfaooooo
I had to look it up on Google maps and it’s half of Charlotte’s south side away lmaooo
I use to stay off Independence Rd which intersects Sardis. That reference gave me a chuckle.
My aunt literally lives on Sardis Road lmao