Talk:Marv Albert

Quotes

Some of the quotes attributed to Marv seem to be a little too general. Ex: "And the game is tied at [score]." There isn't anything unique or substantial in that quote....maybe someone could clean up this section? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.72.170.182 (talk) 09:18, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Albert's Attorney

It claims Albert's attorney in the 1997 sexual assault case was Jack Dunphy. However, when you click the link that takes you to Jack's home page it appears Mr. Dunphy died in 1992. This would lead me to believe without a shadow of doubt that this man did not represent Marv Albert. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.251.190.106 (talk) 13:46, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

Style

Albert has a tendency to pick on or tease his co-announcers in a joking way. Mike Fratello, dubbed the "Czar of the Telestrator" by Albert, is often the object of Albert's humor. Albert's tendency may be symptomatic of a sadistic streak apparently manifested in the 1997 back-biting incident. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.105.162.62 (talk) 14:56, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

Discrepancy in "New York Knicks (MSG)" Section

In this section it says he was the voice of the Knicks for over 50 years beginning in 1967. This doesn't add up. Not sure what the facts are, but if the years stated in this section are correct, "for over 35 years" would make the most sense (1967-2004). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.80.213.38 (talk) 17:28, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

clarification needed

The article states:

"However with the Nets struggling this season, the Nets management relegated Albert to secondary play-by-play, to avoid a similar incident while Albert was with the Knicks."

What incident? 65.0.121.109 (talk) 00:00, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

what does serve up a facial mean? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.188.56.238 (talk) 02:46, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

This is serving a facial: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facial_%28sex_act%29 (NSFW) 99.33.229.207 (talk) 12:47, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

Sexual assault charges

In the following portion of the wikipedia article there are some factual problems. The events described in the article seem to be a mixture of several real events.

"Albert became the focus of a media frenzy in 1997, when he went on trial for felony charges of forcible sodomy. A 42-year-old woman who had had a 10-year sexual relationship with him accused Albert of calling her to his room to fix his fax machine only to see him wearing a belt and women's underwear. He then threw her on a bed at the Ritz-Carlton in Pentagon City, Virginia, biting her on the back 15 times, sodomizing her, and forcing her to perform oral sex on him. She also claimed that he would force her to "serve up a facial" for periods of up to 45 minutes. Albert charged that the woman was seeking revenge as he was ending their relationship and "she couldn't imagine life without him".[citation needed] After tests proved that the bite marks were his, he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault and battery charges, while the sodomy charge was dropped. Albert was given a 12-month suspended sentence."

There were actually two victims to the crime, not one.[1] In light of this it appears the wikipedia article takes true aspects from both crimes and combines them into one which leaves a whole portion of the story untold. For that matter there is much more to the story that is left out. There is more to the full extent of what actually happened pertaining to the crimes that he was ultimately charged with that would need to be elaborated on.

Please see the link I included, I am not suggesting this as a source for the article but it is a source out of many that discuss the crimes and the scandal into more detail. The article I linked to has something of a timeline of the events as they occurred and describes the situations in more detail, with transcripts from the court sessions and interviews. I hope someone who can do a more detailed write-up on this gathers some time to fix the factual problems and inconsistencies. Thanks.

99.33.229.207 (talk) 12:44, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

I did my best to fix the problems, 99.33. You were right, there were testimonies from two key witnesses, but still only one "victim" who had pressed charges. I think the Deadspin content is painstakingly detailed, but not really appropriate for an encyclopedia biography. There was plenty of coverage in the mainstream press, though, to make for an effective summary of the case. - Ciramiddle (talk) 17:03, 30 October 2011 (UTC)