Re: Thug wanted

["hironaka@xxxxxxxxx"<hironaka@xxxxxxxxx>]

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> From    : owner-celtics@igtc.com
> To      : "Celtics \(E-mail\)" <celtics@igtc.com>
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> Date    : Thu, 12 Dec 2002 13:37:33 -0500
> Subject : Re: Thug wanted
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> I saw the game televised. It didn't look flagrant to 
me, but there was no
> call. This was the culmination of bad calls prior that 
set the stage for an
> ugly situation. I give the Celtic fans attending credit 
for not loosing
> their cool. They did let the refs hear it.
> 
> DanF
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> From: "James A. Hill" <jahill@leasingservice.com>
> To: "Celtics (E-mail)" <celtics@igtc.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 1:16 PM
> Subject: Re: Thug wanted
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> 
> > I did not get to see the actual game.  I did get to 
see the "hit" that
> > Stoudamire put on Pierce three or four times in 
replay though.  (....)


The amazing thing is that Vin Baker got a follow-up 
flagrant foul for a much less aggressive stop. Not a no 
call as with Pierce, but a flagrant. Its hard to explain 
away that type of bias.

The whole situation was twilight zonish. It was a triple 
technical (Obie 2X + Walker) yet I don't remember the 
Suns getting three freethrows out of it. Maybe I missed 
something there.

These three refs remind me of stereotypical rogue cops of 
yesteryear, a bunch of sub-literate thugs with the 
authority, but not the mental capacity, to carry out 
justice as they see fit. I don't know what Obie can or 
should do with his team to address this. For whatever 
reason, some of these zebra numbnuts have decided they 
don't like us.

At some point, probably all of us have had to ref some 
sort of recreational or kiddie game. Naturally, its a 
hard job to do well, and I respect that mistakes happen. 
But last night, these guys acted like a bunch of thugs 
set on throwing the game. I've lost a lot of respect for 
the NBA and its ability to maintain quality control on 
that profession. They are well paid and you'd expect 
these guys to be mature, family men, types. But everytime 
I hear soundbites of these guys talking to fans or 
coaches, even those most charming ones act like near 
imbeciles. 

But again, the refs didn't throw the game over the last 
six minutes. Boston lost it from that stage fair and 
square, because our veterans got abused in crunchtime by 
a 20-year-old and a 21-year-old kid, on a 1-7 road team. 
The Celtics have to focus better on the goal, which is to 
conquer opponents over any distractions or adversity.









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