Re: A foul delay

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>]

Basketball is in the entertainment industry whether the refs like it or not.
I like Toine's antics on the court. Kind of like watching Ozzie. He's funny.
You can't bottle up emotion. The refs use the 3 second call as their ace in
the hole call if and when they need one. They needed one and exercised it
yesterday. Regardless of that the Celts had plenty of opportunities to win
the game late and they didn't fall.

DanF
----- Original Message -----
From: "JB" <james.metz@verizon.net>
To: "Celtics Stuff" <Celticsstuffgroup@Yahoogroups.com>; "Celtics@igtc"
<celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 7:08 AM
Subject: Re: A foul delay


> > From: "Shawn Niles" <shizzjr@hotmail.com>
> > To: <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>; <rich@daviesdesign.com>; <celtics@igtc.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 7:32 PM
> > Subject: Re: A foul delay
> >
> >
> >> The only call that really bothered me was the 3 second call on Rodney.
> > It's
> >> not like the ball was out on the perimeter. Paul was in the lane and
was
> >> upfaking and they make that call? Seemed like a reach to make that
call.
> >>
>         **********
>     Not only was Paul up faking, he was fouled. I watched Mutombo on the
> other end, after the call. He went into the lane and stayed there for
about
> 8 seconds. No call. I'm sure he was parked in the lane for most of the
game.
> If you are going to enforce the three second rule, call it early and let
the
> teams know you are watching. Don't let it go on all game and then whistle
> for it, down the stretch, when the game is on the line.
>     Whether Walker or Pierce drive the lane more,  depends a lot on
whether
> they will get the call when they do, when they are bumped or hacked. The
> zebras set the tone for the game and determined the winner. On the last 10
> or so possessions when the game was decided, if the Sixers missed the
> basket, they got the foul called.
>     At our home court, we are lucky to get close to the same number of
calls
> as our opponent. On the road, we saw yesterday the result.
>     After Walker sank his seventh three, he did the wiggle/shake. Do you
> think the ref's noticed and didn't like it? The announcer made note of it
> and thought it was "bush."
>
>               JB
>
>
>
>
>                         Unchain My Heart !