Archive for May, 2009

A couple weeks ago, while visiting the great city of Montreal, my buddy Ty and I decided to eat some sandwiches and attend a rally supporting the legalization of marijuana, camera in tow. I figured there was no way the event wouldn’t be good for a few laughs and that I might even get a decent blog post out of it. Hilarity ensued.

Despite my gift for perfectly framing a bachelorette party I must admit my photography skills could use a little work. Still, you’ll get the main idea of what its like to march through the streets of a foreign city while everyone is speaking nothing but french and stoned off their asses.

I’m exhausted from our Slumdog Millionaire-like performance that lead to my first ever 1st place finish at Whiskey’s trivia night last night, so you’re just getting captions. Deal with it…

Hacky-Sackers! We must be close...

Freaks and hippies passing joints in public? This MUST be it!

This guy fit the part...bucking no stereotypes

The Best Damn Hippy Drum Band in the Land

Guy with a marijuana plant sticking out of his backpack. NBD.

Even the nursing home was well represented

Hmm...I guess even cute girls like marijuana

Wait...is that a cute girl taking a public bong rip???

That's exactly what it is. Michael Phelps just replaced Pete Freedman as the most famous fan of this blog

I may or may not have slightly fallen in love with this girl. Sorry...moving on...

The front says "business"...

...but the back says "party"

This poor couple was just trying to cut through the park on the way to lunch

It is VERY difficult to look sketchy at a pot rally. This guy pulled it off.

This had to be the most incoherent television interview ever. The fact that it was all in french didn't help my understanding.

If the 1994 baseball strike hadn't happened...well this kid would still be a punk

If I'm ever homeless I'm totally getting like 5 dogs and ruining their lives too

Wheelhouse

I had more in common with the helpless cops than the partygoers...definitely a first

And the parade begins!!!

We followed closely behind the rastafarian rapper-filled float

This kid came prepared

Pound-for-pound the top white reggae MC in Eastern Canada

Pound-for-pound the largest joint I have ever seen

This photog made me nervous. I do have a public image to uphold.

The shocked preppy bystanders were the 2nd funniest part of the parade, right behind the confused Mexican bystanders

Que?

This dog has seem some shit in his life, believe dat

Even serial killers feel comfortable marching for marijuana

This band was rocking pretty hard, albeit in French, until they stopped and all screamed "WHITE POWER!!!" This is when Ty and I decided to slowly make our way from the parade route

Back in the park, chilling with a dude in an awesome cape. I asked him if he was supposed to be dressed as "Despair Man"...he replied in French.

Naked guy in the window. As confused as we are.

Ty didn't quite fit in with the crowd

OHHH...that explains so much

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Every so often I receive a mailbag question that is so relevant and important that I feel it deserves more than just a quick answer buried among other tirades. This is one of those times.

*Note = This is an real question from a real reader, unlike my last mailbag, which were fake questions from fake readers. I figured you guys would figure out that David from Boston asking how to get out of a slump and Brett from Mississippi asking when to retire was meant to be tongue-and-cheek. But, per usual, I grossly overestimated you. My bad.

S(FP)G-
Say you were going see the Red Sox play the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on June 3rd. Also, say you had front row seats behind the plate/next to the Red Sox dugout to said June 3rd game. Knowing that TV time was inevitable: What would you wear? What would you have you female companion wear? Would you make a sign, knowing that it would be broadcast regardless of its lack of a NESN acronym? What would you say to the boys as they prepare for the plate (in this hypothetical situation you are sitting feet from the visitor’s (Sox) on deck circle), if anything at all?
The question is, S(FP)G, how can I…or rather how would you…use this situation to its full capacity?

-Jill, Wyoming

Finally. I have been waiting for years for the appropriate opportunity to publish the Ten Commandments of Do’s and Don’ts while sitting in a visible seat at a baseball game. Here they are:

1. Don’t talk on your cellphone. At all. Not once. If you want to tell people where you’re sitting, text them. If people call you, press ignore. Text them back and ask how you look. If your parents don’t know how to text message tell them before the game that you’ll be on TV. But whatever you do don’t talk on the phone, that’s the first and probably most important rule.

2. DVR the game. If you don’t have DVR, have a friend do it. Its not everyday you get kick-ass seats, you want to have a record of it.

3. Don’t drink so much. I don’t care if you get drunk or not, but you can’t be drinking beers all day or you’ll be constantly going to the bathroom. You may never get seats this good again, you don’t want to pull an Isaac Jaffe and miss Bobby Thompson’s home run. Its great life advice really: don’t be in the bathroom when the good shit happens.

4. Do not bring a sign. You are not 9 years old, act your age. This isn’t WWE Monday Night RAW. You will be on TV anyway.

*Amendment to Rule #4: If you can think of something absolutely hilarious to put on a sign then by all means bring it.

5. Do not hold your sign up. Bring tape and put your sign on the wall in front of you. The guy behind you didn’t pay $200 to stare at cardboard.

6. Represent. Wear your Sox gear and wear it proud. Each of you in a jersey or t-shirt and hat is not overkill, but the shirt and hat should only be blue, red or white (gray is OK for the shirt). That’s as far as you can go color-wise. Also, be cognizant of whose jersey you’re wearing. Even though you’ll be facing front 99% of the time you don’t want the camera to catch you walking up the aisle in a Damon jersey. Oh, and if you’re a girl and wearing a hat: braided pigtails are always very much appreciated. Just saying.

7. Don’t say anything derogatory. You’re sitting in a classy seat. Act the part. Even if a Detroit player walks by, just observe and keep your mouth shut. There are only a handful of athletes I would verbally assault if they were in ear shot, and none of them play for the Tigers.

8. Don’t give advice. David Ortiz is not a member of your Little League team. He has plenty of coaches helping him with his swing. As tempting as it is to tell him to rotate his hips, its really, REALLY not your place.

Finally, in the event of a foul pop-up coming down on you…

9. Do NOT try and catch it. If Detroit is up at the plate, that is. Let Varitek and Lowell take care of it, they have better hands than you. Plus, if you make the play they will not count it as an out, despite your hat and jersey.

10. By all means, CATCH THE BALL. If Boston is up. I don’t care if you have to punch Brandon Inge in the face, do your best not to let him get to it. Who cares if you get kicked out? You’ll be a legend.

Bonus Tip #1: Don’t bring a glove. You’re not Ozzie Smith. Even if a scorching line drive comes at you there’s only a 1% chance of you making a clean play on it, even with a broken-in mitt. Just duck.

Bonus Tip #2: Wear sunglasses. One, because it could be sunny. Two, because baseball is a long game and you might zone out. If you wear shades the people in TV land won’t notice that you’re not paying attention.

Hope that helped, enjoy the game.

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I know you’ve all yearned for it. I haven’t taken a huge dump since I started the mail bags, and that was months ago. I have been getting random emails, gchats, texts, and even threatening letters (give it up Martin I know you’re handwriting). The message is always the same: “We need more.”

I understand. I really do. You are used to 2 or 3 solid posts a week. You see that we’ve moved to this snazzy new site and you expect there to be a ton of awesome content. I get that. But unfortunately it’s just not that easy.

However, I am and always will be a man of the people, so if more is what you want more is what you shall get. Oh yes, you shall.

Here is a solid batch of links to keep you busy, whether you’re sitting home unemployed, at work wasting the company’s money, or trying to fill the Wednesday night void now that the Celtics, Bruins and Lost are all done. I’ll follow it up with an impromptu hump day edition of Rapid Fire Friday, a segment I used to do back in the day, where I unload my brain of the random thoughts that collect their throughout my life. Its a lot like an episode of The Hills: parts are funny, parts are lame, parts don’t make any sense, but at the end you will feel better about yourself without having to think too hard.

So why don’t we holla for some hotlinks:

- I’m sure some of you have already seen it, but the Best of Craigslist is good for a few solid laughs every few days. My favorite posts include SPICY BUFFALO WINGS and Dear Mr. Scammer…I am sorry. RE: Facesitter is pretty hilarious too, but due to our decency policy I won’t link to it.

- If you know me you know I love hidden camera prank shows, and this gag is one of the best I’ve ever seen.

- This is probably the best, most in-depth Lost finale reaction I read all week. And I read a bunch.

- I never get sick of watching Larry Bird videos on youtube. This classic clip talks about Larry’s swagger, and has some excellent throwback Danny Ainge shots.

- SNL brought back Celebrity Jeopardy this past weekend. Now if I can just find the Celebrity Jeopardy video we did for high school TV Comm class. (If you’ve never seen it, all I can say is that it was simply legen- wait for it -dary!)

- Its official, Kate Hudson LOVES the jock cock.

- Decent article about how the Fun Police ruined Preakness. Next thing you know they’ll ban drinking and driving.

- I don’t usually like to plug other sports blogs, but since I didn’t have the time or energy to address the graduating class of 2009, I’ll let Deadspin do it: Hilarious.

- I was enjoying my 2nd Bruce show in 26 hours last month when a Ramones concert broke out. Finally a clip that begins to do it justice.

- Solid interview with the creators of HIMYM. One of my 5 favorite sitcoms of all-time. Yup…I’m going there.

- Great collection of the worst that Boston sports journalism as to offer. And people wonder why blogs are taking over.

- Sometimes when I’m having a great day and I want to take myself down a notch I just let Gordon Ramsay swear at me. Not as cool as getting Bosscocked but it keeps me grounded.

- Last but not least, for you Sporclers: Tuesday gave us a Top-10 non-sports category. The number to beat is 79…good luck.

OK. Now that you’re warmed up lets see if you can handle the Rapid Fire…

I really hate to even begin it with this, but I can’t get it out of my mind. Is Big Papi done? I mean there are slumps, and then there are slumps you don’t come back from. There were Manny slumps (Junes) and then there are David Duval slumps. Right now, David Ortiz is approaching the Reggie Lewis level of slumps…and no it is not too soon for that joke. A perennial .300-40-100 guy does not open a season with a 2-month stretch hitting .203 without a homer, especially not when he is a designated hitter. That would be like appointing Ted Kennedy your designated driver (definitely not too soon). Luckily for Papi I am fiercely loyal (remember, it took me 2 Super Bowls to admit that Drew Bledsoe should not be the Pats’ starting quarterback) so the entire SFP army still has his back.

I think I am going to make it my life goal to give a commencement speech. I know I could knock it out of the park, I just need to improve my resume a little bit. I’m not talking like Harvard, or even Ithaca, but I guarantee I could blow the roof off the Curry College graduation ceremony without breaking a sweat.

If I had to participate in a celebrity boxing match I would want my opponent to be Mark Cuban, but if I could pay to see any cage match it would have to be Cuban and Kenyon Martin.

The most pathetic move I have ever made in my career as a fantasy sports owner was trading Ryan Zimmerman for Jason Bartlett on the first day of May. He hit .289 in April, but since I traded him he is hitting .444. The worst thing is that I was so embarrassed by the trade less than a week after finalizing it I picked up and dropped people just so that the trade wouldn’t appear in the recent transactions on the league homepage.

I have never seen one episode of a Star Trek TV show or one minute of a Star Trek movie, and I don’t plan on starting. That said, Andy has me about 99% convinced to start watching the Season 1 DVD of Battlestar Galactica.

Is it weird that I spent a solid 15 minutes at work today wondering what Michael Vick’s Madden rating would be if/when he returns to the NFL? I decided on 82 with 95 speed.

I read a great article in this month’s Esquire about drinking. To summarize, they said that having 1 drink was great, because it enhances everything a little, making your life seem a little better without at all inhibiting you. They even argued 1 drink makes you smarter, which I don’t contest. They labeled the 2nd drink as the most frustrating drink. There is nothing wrong with having 2 drinks, even according to your doctor, but there is something very unfulfilling about having 2. It is the responsible number to stop at, but drinkers are not the most responsible of people. 3, say the scribes, is the perfect number. You are feeling warm and fuzzy, the girls you are around have become significantly more attractive, and suddenly you’re hilarious. This is your comfort zone. Then there is 4 drinks. The article says, and I agree, that no man in the history of the world has ever stopped at 4. There is something important about that 4th drink, more than just 6 ounces of liquor and ice. Agreeing to a 4th drink means agreeing to a 5th. And at that point you must come to terms with the fact that you will not feel good the next day. I know its not the most ground-breaking article of all time, but I have never read such an accurate account of my Thursday night thought process. I tip my hat to Esquire, for this and their Megan Fox spread, which is what sold me the magazine in the first place.

Why aren’t they making new episodes of Baywatch? Seriously…we got Saved By The Bell: The New Class, but we can’t get Baywatch 360 or Baywatch: The New Recruits? Seriously? The writing was never good and it can’t cost that much to produce. I’m going to spend the rest of the day thinking about how I would cast that show. Also, is MTV really trying to tell us that they would rather play the current bullshit they produce than Singled Out? That was an incredible show and probably cost $100 and a keg to make each episode! Who the hell are running these networks???

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Look who learned how to post pictures…

AHHHHH!!! MIKE CAN USE HTML!!! THE INTERNET AS WE KNOW IT IS OVER!!!

And video…

And

properly

use

the

“enter”

key…

Yup…now that I have all this shit figured out you guys are going to get blogged so hard you won’t know what hit you.

Stay tuned.

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A fuckin mailbag, that’s what. We still can’t post pictures and the layout isn’t finalized, but web design is a work in progress, so we shall keep moving forward.

I got a fresh batch of emails in last night, lets see what we got…

Hey S(FP)G,
Long time reader, first time emailer. What are some real-life examples of a player being laughably bad in the regular season and really good in the playoffs?
-Brian in Boston

Thanks for participating Brian. A few good examples come to mind right away, like in high school if you can’t find a date for the prom and have to go with the really ugly girl because she is the only one left without someone to take her, but then you pick her up and it turns out she looks like Megan Fox when she puts makeup on. Also, when you go to a concert to see the headliner, but they end up sucking so badly that everyone starts chanting for the opening act to come back and play again. Or even when you go to a really fancy dinner but the menu is in french, its over-priced, and you end up ordering some nasty fish thing that you don’t eat, then bang over to Mickey Deez and raid the dollar menu. Hope that answered your question.

S(FP)G,
If you could be on any reality TV show what would it be?
-CT, Charlestown

Thankfully I’ve thought about this ad nauseum since the days of Guts and Wild & Crazy Kids. While I would love to go on a dating show like the Bachelor, and I am a huge fan of just not giving a girl a rose and having her leave immediately, I just don’t see a successful career spawning from that. I would have a blast on an MTV RW/RR Challenge, but I’m half the size of most of those guys and have no alliances. I’d have a hard time with Gay Ryan in the Duel. That came out wrong…I meant that I would struggl- ya know what lets just move on. I have no talent, so talent shows are out, I wouldn’t eat maggots and spiders for $100 million, so Fear Factor is out, and I hate traveling, so that eliminates the Amazing Race. That leaves me with the first of the modern reality shows, Survivor. I am very confident that I could manipulate the idiots that go on that show, plus I am pretty good at getting along with just about anybody, at least to their face. I have the ability to gain 20 pounds in a month, so I could bulk up and still have fat left when the people who started with six-packs are all ribs, and I have the athletic ability to win a few immunity idols. Oh, and my secret weapon would be my luxury item: a carton of cigarettes. I don’t smoke, but you know there’s at least 1 tribal member who does, and that dude would make damn sure I never got voted off…its an instant alliance. I may not win the first prize because the people I screwed over would probably vote for the other guy, but I can guarantee a 2nd place finish.

Dear Sports (FP) Guy,
How long do you think you’ll keep the blog going? Forever? When do you think you’ll move on?
-Brett, Mississippi

Well…hadn’t really thought about it to be honest with you. I guess I’ll want to keep writing as long as people think I’m funny or insightful and want to read my work. I would say that I will blog until the day I die, but at some point I’ll probably start to really suck. There isn’t a bigger DeNiro or Pacino fan on the planet than I am, but did you see Righteous Kill??? Exactly, me neither. Not that I’m the Al Pacino of blogging, but I like to think someday I could at least be the Jason Patric. So to answer your question, I will probably give it up when I finally realize that each column is worse than the one before it, and every time I post something new everybody who sees it just groans. It will be tempting for me to keep writing, trying to stick it in the faces of any old editors who fired me, and waiting for that perfect column that allows me to ride off into the sunset on the top of my game. But that would be utterly pathetic, wouldn’t it?

Mike,
Do you ever get writer’s block? If so, how do you get out of the slump?
-David, Boston

Thanks for the question Dave. I usually do a few things to get my brain flowing again, like reading other blogs and other sports writers, watching reality TV, etc. But when all else fails I usually just go back on anabolic steroids.
OK, time for one more…

S(FP)G-
What do you think is going to happen during the 2-hour finale of Lost tonight? Also, what do you think the coolest aspect of the show has been this year?
-Walt, New York City

Glad you asked! As for your first question: I HAVE NO FUCKING CLUE!!! And I like it that way, I couldn’t be more pumped for this episode. As for the coolest thing this season, I’m going to have to say the entire John Locke/Richard Alpert time line. I freaking love trying to figure it out. Just think about it chronologically from Richard’s point of view: In 1955 a 50-year-old man walks into his camp like he knows him and tells him he is from the future. He says his name is John Locke and that he will be born in 1956, then he gives him a compass and disappears. Richard goes to the hospital when Locke is born, then visits again in 1961, laying out the compass and other items and asking Locke to pick the one that already belonged to him. Then Locke’s plane crashes on Richard’s islan in 2004, but John doesn’t remember meeting him. They hang out for a bit until John disappears again and reappears in 2007, ready to lead Richard to the jungle to meet the time-traveling Locke and tell him what he needs to do. I just lost myself. But still, what a mind-fuck this must be for the guy who doesn’t age.

Long story short, yeah, I’m pumped for tonight.

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I have found the Michael Scott Paper Company of amateur Boston blogs:

ThatsGame6.com

I suggest you skim it, the amount of daily content puts us to shame, and its well-written to boot.

The question is, how the hell are we going to sign this guy to the SFP team?

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live from the left coast, special to SFP

Jeff on Jeff on Mike and Mike for Mike

So I was watching Mike and Mike in the Morning this morning and thought I’d take some notes… sort of like a recap of the show. The thing is, it’s a 4-hour show and I can only really write about basketball, so I just chose a short segment of the show to focus on and dissect with you, the fine readers of Sports Fan Paradise. The guys brought former NBA coach Jeff Van Gundy (brother of Magic coach Stan) to talk about the Game 7s fro over the weekend, and here’s what went down, with my own comments added. Discuss amongst yourselves and get ready for what promises to be an exciting 2^nd Round.

What Does The Greatest Playoff Series Ever Mean For The Bulls Next Season?

Van Gundy says that pushing the Defending Champs to Game 7 (and 7 overtimes) “doesn’t really mean anything” for next season. I beg to differ, and I point to the outcome of the Hawks-Heat series as proof that it does mean something. Personally, I thought the Heat were going to win Game 7 thanks to Wade’s playoff experience. I mean, some of those guys like Haslem just won the championship a few years ago. So I thought their veterans’ playoff experience and sharp rookies (Beasley, Chalmers) would be enough to carry them to victory on the road. Alas, the Hawks ended up winning, and I think last season’s first-round defeat at the hands of the Celtics had something to do with it. They were battle-tested and ready for Game 7 and this time they had the home crowd. So I think that provided the Bulls keep their young core together, they could make it out of the first-round next year. Van Gundy says their “roster issues need resolving,” and wonders whether they can resign Gordon as a 3rd guard behind Rose and Hinrich. Will they make the right moves to fortify their roster this summer?” Stay tuned. But keep in mind, the Bulls didn’t have Luol Deng. And I know the Celts didn’t have KG or Powe but still. If the Bulls had Luol Deng, would they have won? It’s certainly something to think about. What an athletic, young team though: Rose, Hinrich, Gordon, Deng, Ty Thomas, Joakim Noah, John Salmons (a great mid-season steal), and a couple useful veterans like Brad Miller and Lindsey Hunter, who has a great half-girly/half-manly name. I could potentially see a Bulls-Blazers Finals rematch in 3 years. Watch out…

Celtics vs. Orlando

Greeny makes the point that Orlando is a little more rested and that Howard is very rested because he was suspended for Game 6 of the Philly series. The gang thinks Coach Doc did the right thing giving the team the day off. They need all the rest they can get and Orlando won’t be full of surprises. The Celtics knew the Magic were up next and I’m sure they’re ready for a more half-court type game. Van Gundy thinks Orlando will struggle to score because the Celtics’ team D can defend the pick and roll. Van Gundy predicts a low-scoring series that Boston will eventually win. Can’t really argue with this pick. I don’t think Howard can take over the series like his teammates are depending on him to do. Perkins and Davis will have their hands full but that’s 12 fouls between them and Perk is a big boy, not the toothpick that Dalembert was. The 76ers took two games from the Magic and they didn’t even have Elton Brand. Orlando doesn’t really scare me, although I did raise an eyebrow when someone mentioned that Scalabrine could be counted on to defend Rashard Lewis. As long as Tony Allen stays off the court during crunch time.

Hawks vs. Cavs

Van Gundy stands by his quote from a few days ago when he called the Hawks-Heat series one of the worst in playoff history. There was a 19 point differential on average in the 7 games. Van Gundy thinks the Hawks will probably take one game from the Cavs. I think that’s a solid prediction. I don’t think the Hawks will roll over like the Pistons did in the first round. Whatever, the Cavs will win, let’s just hope Lebron gets injured, although I’d take Ilgauskas or Mo Williams too.

How good is Denver?

Van Gundy is “impressed” with the Nuggets’ bench, calling out journeyman Anthony Carter, energy guy Chris “The Birdman” Andersen and J.R. Smith, who scores in bunches off the bench. He thinks the Nuggets’ starting five “solid” and considers the team “underrated” in general. I think they could cause problems for the Lakers in the next round. Melo is an offensive juggernaut who could match Kobe shot for shot, especially when the crowd is behind him. Nene can get physical with Gasol in the post. Billups is a playoff-tested leader, one of the smartest PGs in the league, and a great free-throw shooter. I’m just not convinced the Lakers will have a cakewalk through the Western Conference. I think the Rockets match-up against them nicely. The Artest/Battier combo could wear Kobe down. Yao and Pau should be fun to watch. I know the Rockets play better without McGrady but you have to think they’d be better off if he were still around.

Should fouls be called different during crunch time?

Van Gundy feels the refs shouldn’t call a foul when the game is on the line. He thinks the last four minutes should be called differently, and that refs should have more certainty when the game is on the line, which makes sense, but it also suggests that during the first three quarters or so, the refs can be something less than 100% certain. It doesn’t really make sense, but I get what he’s saying. Golic reports that the players want consistency but of course, if ask any player about officiating, every single one of them will have a laundry list of complaints and all of them will be different. Personally, I’m of the mind that the game should be left up to the players in the final seconds. I’m not advocating that refs swallow their whistles when the game is on the line, but unless it’s an egregious foul, I’d like to see the refs let the players play. There’re too many whistles as there is in the playoffs. The last 2 minutes of every close playoff game take a half-hour to play-out.

In an interesting aside, Van Gundy argues there should be no suspensions in the playoffs. In the MLB, players can appeal discipline, and Greeny asks “who was the last guy to miss the Super Bowl?” It’s a good point, especially when the loss of one player can significantly alter a playoff series, and frankly, I was surprised that Howard’s suspension didn’t cost the Magic Game 7 of that Philly series on the road. Now obviously, emotions are running high during the playoffs and players get a little testy, especially with the hard fouls being exchanged, but the league can’t tolerate fighting, and I think having the threat of that punishment is a good thing. Greeny agrees with Van Gundy. Golic tries to formulate an opinion using a football analogy that doesn’t fully work. Van Gundy tries to run with it but he knows it won’t work and immediately reverts back to basketball terms. All that said, the flagrant levels, 1 and 2 and what not, I’m not sure if that setup fully works for me. There’s a huge difference between 2 free throws and 2 free throws and the ball. Which brings us to…

The Rondo Call

Van Gundy sees the regular-old-foul-call as “somewhat borderline” and later “a great piece of officiating.” Basically, he feels that it should’ve been called a flagrant if it took place in the first half, but not in the last few minutes. The guys discuss how the refs should use first 3 quarters to set a tone… but let me ask, why bother setting a tone if the refs plan to abandon it when it’s most important. Van Gundy tries to take the high road and says as a coach, he wouldn’t want to win a close game on a technical foul because someone swore or something, but… we all know he’d take it in a heartbeat if he was down a point in a Game 7. A few minutes later, Dick Vitale agrees with Golic and argues for consistency.

My thoughts on the Rondo Call… It was a perfect play. It was a good, hard playoff foul. I don’t agree that he wasn’t going for the ball. It happened fast and he swung and missed. It wouldn’t have been a big deal if it weren’t the very end of the game, or if Miller hadn’t started bleeding because he bit his lip. Guys get inadvertently whacked in the face when they go in the lane hard in the final seconds of an epic Game 6. What’d he expect? Not sure I like the alternative though, where by one scenario, Doc could pick the free-throw shooter, and by the other, the Bulls can pick their own shooter, which would’ve been Gordon. Meanwhile, Rondo definitely goaltended on the Hinrich gimme layup that he missed, but the Celtics won the series (thank God!) so it’s a moot point.

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