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From: srt@ucla-cs.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Dirty players and throwing stones.
Message-ID: <5683@ucla-cs.ARPA>
Date: Sat, 25-May-85 18:05:15 EDT
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Posted: Sat May 25 18:05:15 1985
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Reply-To: srt@ucla-cs.UUCP (Scott Turner)
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In article <389@linus.UUCP> mk@faron.UUCP (Mike Kaplan) writes:
>
>The point is that basketball is not the prissy, sissy game
>that many of you fans (Lakers) would like to see.  If I want
>to watch players hit outside shots all day I could go down
>to my old high school and watch the girls team play.
>

I think you miss the point.  I don't object to a physical game of basketball,
if the physical play arises out of playing basketball.  What I object to is
a team that use physical play as a tool to gain an advantage in playing
basketball.  There is nothing wrong with a player who boxes out agressively.
There is something wrong with a player who uses his elbows to incapacitate
the man guarding him.  And I think that kind of tactic is something we
see too often from the Celtics.

Partly this discussion arises from the Celtics meeting the Lakers.  The
Celtics are probably one of the roughest teams in basketball and the Lakers
probably the team with the most finesse.  That difference probably arises
out of personnel more than any difference in team philosophy.  Kareem is old
and simply cannot play physical basketball anymore.

As far as finesse basketball being boring to watch, I can hardly believe you
said that.  The Lakers are far and away the most intereseting team in the NBA
to watch.  Maybe that's bad - like the massive offense prevalent in the NFL
nowadays - but at least its great fun to watch, much better than watching
Ainge and Bird fumbling around under the basket.

    Scott R. Turner
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