10 best duos in Detroit Pistons’ franchise history
10 best duos in Detroit Pistons’ history
#7: George Blaha & Greg Kelser
Putting a couple of broadcasters on this list may not be a popular choice, but one can argue George Blaha deserves to be on just about any list that has to do with the Detroit Pistons. He’s been calling their games – whether on the radio or the television, by himself or with a partner – since 1976. Blaha is the voice of pretty much every memorable moment that has ever happened in Pistons history. Having a different play-by-play announcer is unfathomable. We are truly fortunate as Pistons fans to have such a pro bring the game to us.
With that said, he’s had many broadcast partners over the years, most of them former players. Bill Laimbeer and Rick Mahorn have each done it. So have others. No one has done it for as long or as well as “Special K,” Greg Kelser.
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For those who don’t know, Kelser won an NCAA championship with Magic Johnson while with the Michigan State Spartans in 1979. A few months later, he was drafted by the Pistons with the 4th overall pick. His credentials are there when it comes to having the privilege of providing color commentary alongside Blaha, and the fact is, he’s great at it. He has just gotten better and better over the course of his career such that it’s hard to imagine anyone else sitting next to George, who is getting up there in age and yet still doing a great job.
They’re not on this list for what they do on the court, but what they do for the team, as listening to them makes suffering through the bad seasons a little bit easier.