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From: alee@ucbcad.UUCP (Alex Lee)
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Subject: Re: Re: Dirty players and throwing stones.
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Date: Fri, 31-May-85 04:45:05 EDT
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> If you don't believe the Celtics are just a dirty team, look
> at the 76ers. They play an equally physical game, but nobody has ever 
> billed them as a dirty team.
> 
> ..........
> However, McHale's equally awful tackle on Rambis resulted in NO
> ejection. If this isn't double standard, what is?  
> -- 
> 					Eddy Lor

     I can't agree with you more, Eddy.  Both 76ers and Knicks, and
even the Bucks play tough D, but they are far from being dirty.

     By the way, I don't think Ainge is the dirtiest player in the
league.  By reviewing video tapes of last year's and this year's
playoff games, I found Kevin McHale on top of my dirty player list,
with Larry Bird being a close second.

     Also, do you believe that Larry Bird "stumbles" a lot?
Well if you do, you've been had.  I've noticed since long ago, that
a lot of times when Bird fell to the floor he didn't have to.  He does
that for two reasons: First is to earn him that never-quitting
be-all-you-can-be kind of reputation - this is a bit speculation.
But the second reason is an absolute worthy cause - to cheat refs
into calling fouls on opponents.  It worked last year against Cooper,
and this time against Worthy (in game 2).

                               Alex Lee