Re: officiating

["Cecil Wright" <cecil@hfx.andara.com>]

I don't know that I'd be willing to lable Grant Hill a whiner for saying
what we all know to be true.  Just reflecting on the touch fouls called
against the C's, and the hacks on our players that the refs have swallowed
their whistles on, is enough to get me to agree with Hill.  I would be glad
to see our resident star player approaching the game with Hill's manner,
which seems to be polite and non-confrontational.  But as many have said,
this is the 90's and in-yo-face lands you commercials and other deals.  It
also piles up technical fouls from the refs.

Cecil
-----Original Message-----
From: damekmo@teleport.com <damekmo@teleport.com>
To: celtics@igtc.COM <celtics@igtc.COM>
Date: Monday, March 16, 1998 12:17 PM
Subject: officiating


>Got this from www.sportingnews.com/voices/dave_dalessandro/19980315.html.
>An article about the state of officiating.
>
>
>>                   And the Pistons' Grant
>>                   Hill has become the first superstar with natural hair
color
>>                   who is actively campaigning for change.
>>
>>                   "I've tried to talk to them and I've even cursed at
>>them,"
>Hill
>>                   said last week. "I don't know what else I can do. To go
to
>>                   the basket as often and as hard as I do ... it's like
Bobby
>>                   Knight said: A travesty. Maybe I need to do more
(cursing).
>>                   Would it help if I ripped them in the media and took
the
>>                   fine?"
>
>Hmmmm. Sounds like someone we know. Especially that going to the basket
>part. Both whiners?
>
>Paul M.
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