Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83 based; site hou2b.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!hou2b!dwc From: dwc@hou2b.UUCP (D.CHEN) Newsgroups: net.sport.hoops Subject: nba conspiracies Message-ID: <516@hou2b.UUCP> Date: Sun, 12-May-85 23:03:00 EDT Article-I.D.: hou2b.516 Posted: Sun May 12 23:03:00 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 14-May-85 20:14:03 EDT Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ Lines: 18 i've said it time and time again. the celtics are protected by the league office and the referees. not that they need it, they have alot of good players and one great player. only by playing in boston could ainge get away with the body blocks (off the ball of course) and general ROUGH play that he gets away with every game. and there is of course the strong arm and long arm tactics of m.l. carr and kevin mchale, respectively. the fast flow of the game is no excuse for the referees consistently missing those calls. the refs look at tapes too. after you see it happening alot, you have to start looking for those hits. you can either decide to call them or decide to let them go. of course, i do not complain about the possible conspiracies in the nba. the knicks just won the right to draft patrick ewing. great for us new york fans...just very convenient for the nba. danny chen ihnp4!hou2b!dwc