This is being blown way out of proportion by the media. Of course,
Ryan didn't mean what he said literally. Byron Scott is a crybaby,
for calling for Ryan's resignation.
Scott is just taking advantage of any opportunity to gain a mental edge on
Boston. The Boring Broadsheet's response is equally predictable. No wonder
their columns are so watered down. In retrospect, it's amazing that Ryan's
line calling Antoine a punk a while ago got past El Globo's censo....err,
editors. Maybe they fell asleep on that one, and nowadays are much more
vigilant in their quest for inoffensiveness. It's too bad, because Ryan
was the least self-censored of all the BB scribes, and I'll miss his
columns on the Celtics and the NBA in these playoffs. Everybody knew (well,
those who had no agenda not to) what Ryan meant, and I'm guessing most
Celtics fans agreed with his assesment of Mrs. Kidd. However, in the
current climate, when the abrogation of the constitutional rights of
Americans is going full speed ahead in the form of USA PATRIOT act, it is
little wonder that the freedom to say what you think is fast disappearing
as well.