Re: Fox gambled and Lost!

[bocelts@scsn.net (R. Bentz Kirby)]

Steve Chomicz wrote:
> 
> There's a ton a rick fox posts that make it pitino's fault that fox is
> gone.  Fox is gone because he, not pitino, took a gamble and lost!
> 
> Rick had a clause in his contract which let him try free agency this
> July if he decided too.  Rick did not have to activate this clause.
> For whatever reasons he decided to test the waters and see if he could
> command more money and then use that against the celtics to resign him
> at a higher salary.
> 
> Rick is the creator of the bonehead pass and he is the creator of the
> bonehead wrong time to test the waters.  You never do this crap when
> new complete management comes in.  Its political suicide whether
> sports or business.  Pitino's first take was "Being captain should
> mean something, but obviously Rick is making a business decision."
> 
> What pitino meant was "What kind of Captain seeks to leave his ship?"
> These are not the type of players pitino wants.  He want total loyalty
> to the cause.
> 
> I like Rick Fox a lot.  I'm sorry to see him be released but he
> gambled and lost.  Such is life. Maybe rick will land on his feet
> maybe he won't.  I do know I think he made a risky stupid decision as
> he would have fit into the pitino system and have been a good captain.
> 
> no lost tears.  It was fox's choice.
> 
> -steve
Steve:

This is a good point that brings to the forefront the truth.  Fox chose
to be a free agent.  He didn't have to make that choice.  Too bad it
worked out that way.  If he had wanted to be with the Celtics as bad as
the fans on this list want him, he would not have opted for free agency.
Not to blame them, but athletes do not generally exhibit the loyalty to
us fans that we do to them.  That is one reason I have virtually lost
all interest in professional sports, except the Celtics.

In fact, I check on the Tour de France more than I do on Pro Baseball or
football.  The only reason I check on the NBA is that I love the
Celtics.  This is the one affection I have that is stronger than the
selfish players or the selfish owners.  But it no longer extends to the
NBA, as I am sick of the failure to call the games by the basic
fundamentals.

Why is obvious walking, charges, crashing through bodies, etc not
called?  It is to allow Shaq, Jordan etc to put on showtime.  In other
words, pro basketball is in great danger of becoming the next pro
wrestling show, if show time is not banned in favor of fundamentals.

The best game on the planet is being ruined by the type of me first
attitudes shown by both mangement and the players.  Not to mention such
boneheads as pro baseball.

Ah well, that is enough of my crotchety mood for today.

Go Celtics. 

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