Re: May article

["William T. Lee" <leew@wadsworth.org>]

At 11:54 PM 4/14/98 -0400, Mike Dynon wrote:

On Peter May's article:
>
>I read this article, and to say it is ludicrous would be charitable. 
>For Peter May, the glass is not just half empty, it's completely empty.
>He's no longer capable of being objective about the Celtics:
>
>"Walker...certainly didn't win any friends last week in Detroit with his
>boorish, chest-thumping, take-that postgame strut after Boston's
>come-from-behind victory. Pitino, who has insisted that his players act
>like adults, chalked it up to youthful exuberance. What he should have
>done was sat Walker down for a game as a reminder that there are certain
>behavioral limits on the Celtics - and one of those is acting like an
>adult. Especially if you are seen as the key to the organization."
>
>Yes, I'm very concerned that Walker has offended the fans who idolized
>Bill Laimbeer.  To suggest that Walker be benched for saying "take that"
>is laughable, especially in light of the choking, spitting, fighting on
>and off court, alleged sexual assaults and throwing a fan through a
>window that have happened this year.  And May is applying a double
>standard.  For instance, I don't remember him writing anything about
>Reggie Miller--a veteran who should know better, and certainly a key to
>his organization--sneaking up on Vlade Divac to throw a retaliatory
>elbow to the head, and getting a suspension in the middle of a division
>race.
>
>May might picture himself as a crusading journalist, but he's the one
>being boorish.  How about if the Globe benches him for the rest of the
>season?
>-- 

Leaving aside the question as to whether May is the only one who lacks
objectivity, didn't Walker's dance after the buzzer make you the least bit
uncomfortable.  I remember thinking that he was one finger away from being
Bryan Cox.

Bill