FW: [Celtics' Stuff "the Hornets' advancement...would be 'an embarrassment' to the league...." Russ Granick

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From: JB <james.metz@verizon.net>
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Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 07:44:22 -0400
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Subject: [Celtics' Stuff "the Hornets' advancement...would be 'an
embarrassment' to the league...." Russ Granick


 http://www.sportserver.com/basketball/nba/general/story/399505p-3179828c.ht
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Kidd, Nets beat up on Hornets
Copyright ) 2002 AP MegaSports

By JENNA FRYER, Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (May 12, 2002 04:26 PM EDT) - Unless they find a way to stop
Jason Kidd, the Hornets will never play another game in
Charlotte............................

(big snip).....The officials set the tone early on aggressive play, calling
a foul on Van Horn for making contact with Davis on the tipoff and following
it with two technicals and a flagrant foul against New Jersey in the first
half and one technical against the Hornets.

Afterward, the Hornets clearly thought the officiating favored the Nets,
with Campbell calling it "same as always, it's consistently going to be
bad."

Wesley hinted that the officiating could have been linked to NBA deputy
commissioner Russ Granik's televised remark that the Hornets' advancement in
the playoffs would be "an embarrassment" to the league.

"You saw it, it was very evident what went on out here," Wesley said.
"There's no question that it wasn't right."

But Hornets coach Paul Silas refused to blame the refs, instead criticizing
his team for complaining too much about calls and allowing it to affect them
during the game.

"Blaming refs and dealing with them is for losers," Silas said. "I won't
take us doing that.".........(another snip)

Copyright ) 2002 SportServer


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