Comments on: Rasheed Wallace Could Have A Record Year

By: Babs

Babs — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 04:07:02 +0000

Back in the days when the Grizzlies made their home in Vancouver, I knew the team’s orthopaedic surgeon. Partway through their tenure in Vancouver, he was offered the opportunity to take over the same post with the NHL Canucks when their surgeon retired, and he JUMPED at the chance.

Why? Better $? Better perks? Nope. He couldn’t fucking stand the whining of players, both on and off the court. Stitch up a bloody laceration on the bench, and send ‘em back out on the next shift.

Maybe this rule will jumpstart an overall improvement.

By: the sockk

the sockk — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 03:47:02 +0000

Obviously, basketball players are the worst out of all American proathletes. It isn’t like Major League Baseball is full of cheater/users of illegal substances or the NFL has had any murderers or violent criminals.

By: syzygy

syzygy — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 06:23:42 +0000

It’s more to reshape their image. Many people see basketball players (or at least a substantial portion of them) as whiny, overpaid, classless, petulant pieces of shit, and that view is only reinforced by their behavior on the court. They all cry like little kids when stuff doesn’t go their way. With the new tech rules, they’ll still be whiny, overpaid, classless, petulant pieces of shit, but at least they won’t appear that way as much.

By: TG

TG — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 04:31:41 +0000

I like the rule too but this is just a way for Stern and the league to make bigger stars out of Wade and Lebron. Now, no one can complain when those phantom fouls come against Wade. Can’t throw up your arms, get the crazy facial expression, nothing. Whistle blows, Lebron goes to the line again and again and again. The rest are going to stand around and watch.

By: SP

SP — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 22:58:28 +0000

I like this new “emphasis”. It’s gonna stop little bitches like Vince Carter from whining about every little call.

With that said, the general “sissyfying” as Wilbon would say, of the NBA is even more troubling. In today’s NBA every little pussy touch foul stops the flow of the game and makes the game painfully boring. This has got to stop because I will stop watching games if all these stars don’t stop averaging 20 FT attempts a game. Bring back the free flowing beautiful game of the 80s and 90s. “Larry Bird must be turning over in his grave” in the words of Sir Charles.

By: tim

tim — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 21:29:31 +0000

Cassell definitely. I’d throw Payton in that group along with R. Wallace and maybe Iverson. Not sure about Artest… my thinking is he’ll straighten out this year, but I wouldn’t wager on it.

Interestingly enough, the Pistons are the team that benefitted most from technical foul calls last season with Billups cashing in on 17 more makes than the next highest. http://www.82games.com/random16.htm

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 21:10:31 +0000

I’m gonna have to in some ways disagree with u guys. Yes, the bithin does need to stop, but… u kno the refs picked on Sheed because of his reputation of teq’s or just fouls period. Its easy for them to just give him a teq… but for other players they would most times just let it slide. They just keep them comin for Sheed because he is SHEED!

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 20:33:11 +0000

I’m not sure the Pistons are even the bitchiest team in their division. The Pacers went out of their way to trade away all of their players who didn’t bitch about calls.

We need some odds on what players get the most techs next year. I’m thinking Artest, Cassell, and R. Wallace are the frontrunners, with Stephen Jackson being a legitimate dark horse.

By: Seth Anderson

Seth Anderson — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 18:39:24 +0000

This rule change is a god-send. Really started to get out of hand the last couple years, with players on nearly all teams complaining after about half of the fouls called. You aren’t changing any officials mind, just drop it.

By: Warty Bliggens

Warty Bliggens — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:54:16 +0000

Can they extend the tighter rules interpretation to the whining of frustrated Cavs bloggers?

By: syzygy

syzygy — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:27:57 +0000

It’s about fucking time.

By: King Dan

King Dan — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:03:57 +0000

Now maybe I’ll start to watch the NBA again.

By: Theri Maa Bhanchod!

Theri Maa Bhanchod! — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 12:33:50 +0000

As much as I love my Pistons, i have to wholeheartedly agree w/ MJD….the Pistons after 04 walked around thinking they deserved calls, and that they could just flip the switch whenever they wanted to, and cost themselves another title. I think you’ll see a lot of techs early on Sheed, he’ll get used to it and it will settle. But i also think that the refs won’t be as hard about this rule as the season goes on, particularly where it concerns the NBA cash cows known as Lebron, Wade, Shaq and Kobe. Those guys will get a LOOOONNG rope to hang themselves with.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:08:46 +0000

They think it’s a Pistons rule. So quickly we forget the Finals from last season.

I would make the case that it’s a Mavericks rule. Weren’t they the guys bitching non-stop in the Finals about how the officials were out to get them and whatnot?

Look, I’m not saying that the Mavs were completely wrong to bitch, but it seemed like they were doing more of it than going out and playing. MJD is right to say that whining doesn’t win championships; the Mavs proved that last year.