Re: [Celtics' Stuff Insider 4/25/02

[CeltsSteve@AOL.com]

In a message dated 4/25/02 8:36:46 AM Pacific Daylight Time, bdodgers@aol.com 
writes:


> Philadelphia Daily News columnist John Smallwood blasted Allen Iverson for 
> skipping out of the Sixers' practice Wednesday as they prepare for their 
> Game 2 showdown with the Celtics tonight. 
> 
> "Let's cut through the nonsense. What he did yesterday, and what he has 
> done for most of the season by turning his well-known disdain for practice 
> into a running joke line, shows just how little he cares about his 
> teammates and the success of this team. I don't question any of Iverson's 
> injuries, but as far as getting out of practice, he has milked each injury 
> for as much as it possibly could be worth. His injuries have given him the 
> perfect excuse to sit out practice any time he wanted. And he has done that 
> often." 




But we're always reading about his legendary "toughness".  Do "tough" guys 
sit out of practice whenever they want to?

How would this list react if a key member of the C's rotation continuously 
pulled this same stunt?

CeltsSteve