Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V10 #86

[Tammo29@xxxxxxx]

>For what it's worth, Antoine greatly improved on his treatment of the refs 
last year >>and the year before.

  Antoine was third in the league with 17 technical last season. Rasheed 
Wallace had everyone beat with 28.  Karl Malone had 19.  I don't think I've 
ever heard anyone say that referee's hate Karl Malone.
Antoine was near the top of the league the year before too.
I hadn't noticed much difference in attitude or court demeanor at all where 
Antoine was concerned last season.  I think some people just decided to 
overlook it when we were winning.  Now this year, with 22 T's, Antoine seems 
to be trying to match Rasheed's record.

I would agree that Antoine doesn't get to the line as often as he should, but 
I would also point out that he doesn't seem to TRY.  The fact that at one 
time this season nearly half of all his shots were three's has to be taken 
into consideration.  I also think the officials would put him on the line 
more often if they felt like he wasn't trying to avoid contact.
Antoine is a big guy.  If he would take it into the paint and take it up 
strong instead of all these circus shots he likes to put up, I think he'd 
hear the whistle a little more often.
And if it was just a matter of the officials not liking him he'd be called 
for traveling a hell of a lot more than he is.  Antoine seems to have trouble 
with the notion of establishing a pivot foot.  He also likes to lift both 
feet before he makes a move.
He could be called for that almost every time he puts the ball on the floor, 
yet they let it slide.  So the officials can't be all bad.  ( ;


>>You think I'm wrong? Find me another example of a player getting a 
technical foul >>>for looking at a ref a certain way. 

  Wednesday night.  Orlando vs the Jazz.  Andrew DeClercq got a T for 
supposedly staring down an official after a non-call.  Then Rivers got a T 
for arguing the original T.
The funny thing was Karl Malone was on the officials all night long without 
even as much as a warning.  He went to the line 22 times.
Face it, the officiating in this league is just plain bad.



TAM