I Give ESPN's Announcers A Lot Of... Assistance

Compliments of your local thesaurus, here are other things you could say instead of "give him credit." (And if you don't know what a thesaurus is, that would explain much.)

> acknowledge
> approve
> honor
> kudos
> pat on the back
> praise
> applaud
> hail
> admire
> commend
> respect
> value

Honestly, most of these words are ones that the audience knows. And if you use one particular phrase eight times in a half -- yes, I counted today, while drinking, because I just had to know -- you sound like you took a short bus to the game.

Or, at least, should have...