Boston Fans Will Be Wearing Tim Donaghy Masks Tonight Because the Series is Fixed

All, NBA Stephen Douglas June 1st. 2012, 12:40pm

The Boston Celtics have won 17 NBA titles. I think we can all agree that the number of championship banners in the Boston Bank Garden should be at least double that. See, the NBA is out to get the Boston Celtics. To David Stern, the Boston Celtics – and their fans – are like those little bitches on the chess board. Boston fans know it too. That’s why they are doing something about it. From CBS Boston:

With the game tied, Rajon Rondo getting slapped in the face by Dwyane Wade, with no call. Wade karate-kicking Kevin Garnett, with a foul called on Garnett.

Let’s face it, folks: the fix is in. So let David Stern know how you feel on national television tonight by wearing your very own TIM DONAGHY MASK.

I really hope this catches on because it isn’t a stupid idea at all. They’re putting the whole damn system on trial. It’s like Roy Hibbert said – the sweetest revenge is an obstructed view.

[CBS Boston]

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86 Responses to “Boston Fans Will Be Wearing Tim Donaghy Masks Tonight Because the Series is Fixed”

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MP Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 12:42 PM
Great idea from a great fanbase in a great city.
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Some Random Old Dude Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 12:43 PM
getcha popcorn ready
/or Tostitos scoops
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MP III Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 12:43 PM
thats actually pretty good. nice work, boston.
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VladimirCrouton Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 12:44 PM
Well dur.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 12:47 PM
The NBA is a niche sport. David Stern is brilliant if he is fixing it because pissing off the most reviled sports city in America would be a great way to win over new fans. Masterstroke.
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jthussler Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 12:48 PM
I would have liked it if this post more if it was composed of all of CRM’s Bill Simmons tweets.
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johndewar Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 12:49 PM
This is a great way to get me to root for Miami.
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Al Czervik Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 12:50 PM
MP – I’m assuming your comment is laced with sarcasm. If so, then +1.
/can’t stand Boston fans
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TheRealAC Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 12:51 PM
someone call the wah-mbulance.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 12:52 PM
i think it’s great when people are still shocked to find the NBA is fixed.
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Scalia Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 12:53 PM
With the game tied, Rajon Rondo getting slapped in the face by Dwyane Wade, with no call. Wade karate-kicking Kevin Garnett, with a foul called on Garnett.
This is great
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A.P. Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 12:53 PM
Boston fan. Series isn’t fixed. Stars just get the benefit of the doubt. It’s just how it is in Stern’s league. The first step is for David to retire.
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ms621 Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 12:54 PM
i think it’s great when people are still shocked to find the NBA is fixed.
It’s probably the sport, even in the day of instant replay, that lends itself most readily to being fixed.
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Scalia Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 12:55 PM
Stars just get the benefit of the doubt
Then maybe the Celts should get rid of Pierce, Ray, KG, and Rondo and bring in some stars
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molemaninthemorning Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 12:55 PM
Boston fan. Series isn’t fixed. Stars just get the benefit of the doubt. It’s just how it is in Stern’s league. The first step is for David to retire.
Second step is for Boston to have more than one major player not be old as fuck and capable of guarding young fast players without contact.
Nah. Nah. That’s madness.
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The Wayne Fontes Safari Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 12:55 PM
and their fans – are like those little bitches on the chess board.
No doubt the white ones as well.
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VladimirCrouton Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 12:56 PM
Tom Benson loves it!
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PL StabbinKabin Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 12:56 PM
someone call the wah-mbulance.
Order some Whaaamburgers and french cries while you’re at it.
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A.P. Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 12:57 PM
Then maybe the Celts should get rid of Pierce, Ray, KG, and Rondo and bring in some stars
hey, Celtics got their fair share of calls the past few years when their stars were healthy and still in some prime years. I won’t deny that.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 12:57 PM
It’s probably the sport, even in the day of instant replay, that lends itself most readily to being fixed.
all it takes is Phil Jackson to complain about the calls his team didn’t get to secure a win the next night.
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birddog23 Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 12:57 PM
I think it’s time to change your tampon, Boston.
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Watsonian Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 12:57 PM
Second step is for Boston to have more than one major player not be old as fuck and capable of guarding young fast players without contact.
Exactly.
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oskie Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 12:58 PM
Orlando Woolridge died.
/Duckworth’d
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A.P. Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 12:58 PM
Second step is for Boston to have more than one major player not be old as fuck and capable of guarding young fast players without contact
Step 3: be a dumbass who assumes boston fans don’t agree with that sentiment.
The team will look very different next year when KG and Allen are gone. I welcome the change
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Some Random Old Dude Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 12:59 PM
Red Sox post – CHECK.
Celtics post – CHECK.
“Tom Brady in a f’n hat” post – TBD…?
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T.E. Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:00 PM
Donaghy’s book is pretty interesting. Lots of fascinating stories about referees conspiring to alter games to extend series, favoring star players and larger markets, etc. He said that official teams would have betting pools sometimes to see who could be the last to call a foul, who could call the first technical, whatever.
He also goes into pretty deep detail on how Game 6 of the Kings/Lakers series in 2002 was essentially fixed, something we all know obviously.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:01 PM
Step 3: be a dumbass who assumes boston fans don’t agree with that sentiment.
WHY WOULD ANYONE EVER MAKE THAT ASSUMPTION
*reads post*
Oh.
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Watsonian Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:01 PM
Orlando Woolridge died.
/Woolridge’d?
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jthussler Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:02 PM
I think in this case it’s more star-driven bad officiating than fixing. This is nothing like the Lakers-Kings 2002 WCF – even if Boston were to come out on top, they are a major NBA draw.
The sentiment that the NBA will assign particularly shaky referees to games though is interesting and has more legs than “fixing.” Though I do think it’s clear that Knick Bavetta is a company man.
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St. Bear Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:03 PM
Second step is for Boston to have more than one major player not be old as fuck and capable of guarding young fast players without contact.
Nah. Nah. That’s madness.
NOBODY IS ALLOWED TO GET OLD!!!! ANYBODY ON THE DOWNSIDE OF THEIR CAREER WILL BE BENCHED IMMEDIATELY FOR A YOUNGER PLAYER, EVEN IF THAT PLAYER SUCKS.
MARQUIS DANIELS, GET YOUR ASS IN THERE!!!!
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:03 PM
The sentiment that the NBA will assign particularly shaky referees to games though is interesting and has more legs than “fixing.”
if the NBA is doing that intentionally i’d classify that as fixing
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A.P. Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:03 PM
Though I do think it’s clear that Knick Bavetta is a company man.
Joey Crawford
Mark Davis
Billy Kennedy
Who are three refs who should be fired for poor performance? They suck no matter what game they are officiating
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Sir Spicious Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:04 PM
Second step is for Boston to have more than one major player not be old as fuck and capable of guarding young fast players without contact.
Step 3: Profit
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Jim Harbaugh Scramble Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:04 PM
Greatest idea from the greatest fanbase in the greatest city.
/fixed
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:04 PM
NOBODY IS ALLOWED TO GET OLD!!!! ANYBODY ON THE DOWNSIDE OF THEIR CAREER WILL BE BENCHED IMMEDIATELY FOR A YOUNGER PLAYER, EVEN IF THAT PLAYER SUCKS.
MARQUIS DANIELS, GET YOUR ASS IN THERE!!!!
the real story to Greg Oden’s career, that’s what happens when you look like your 65 years old.
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mmonast Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:05 PM
someone call the wah-mbulance.
Order some Whaaamburgers and french cries while you’re at it.
Then wash it all down with a cold whineken
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molemaninthemorning Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:05 PM
Never trust a grown ass man named Joey.
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SenyorMadre Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:05 PM
you guys have me paranoid about fixes…i may only bet the o/u rest of the series
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MP Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:05 PM
Breaking news: old men have trouble making accurate split-second decisions when elite athletes come into contact with one another at high speeds.
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ms621 Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:06 PM
Order some Whaaamburgers and french cries while you’re at it.
Makes me want to go to Whataburger today. But I will instead go pick up a sandwich at Central Market. I don’t need to grow a gut so big that I can’t see my own cock in 5 years.
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GloriousMullet Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:06 PM
Is that Jello-O?
I WANNA DIP MY BAAAAAAAALLS IN IT!
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St. Bear Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:06 PM
Breaking news: old men have trouble making accurate split-second decisions when elite athletes come into contact with one another at high speeds.
Maybe, but there is a difference between precision and accuracy.
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A.P. Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:06 PM
Miami fans can rest easy knowing that Joel Anthony is no longer the big man with the worst hands in the game. That honor goes to Ryan Hollins of the Celtics. The other guys won’t even pass it to him down low because he loses the ball every time.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:07 PM
Miami fans
What’s this now?
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GloriousMullet Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:07 PM
Never trust a grown ass man named Joey.
Never trust a grown ass man that doesn’t wear a belt
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SenyorMadre Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:07 PM
ass man
assistant manager problems?
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oskie Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:08 PM
What’s this now?
He means Moons over My Hammy. great menu item at Dennys.
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Nathan Wind Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:08 PM
Thunder – Heat is going to be fun to watch.
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jthussler Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:09 PM
hat honor goes to Ryan Hollins of the Celtics
Andris Biedrins.
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A.P. Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:09 PM
What’s this now?
was hoping someone would get that. Good job, mole
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St. Bear Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:09 PM
Thunder – Heat is going to be fun to watch.
That’s very dismissive of the team in San Antonio.
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SenyorMadre Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:11 PM
I don’t need to grow a gut so big that I can’t see my own cock in 5 years.
maybe you need a dfferent cock
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A.P. Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:12 PM
Thunder – Heat is going to be fun to watch.
yeah, I can’t wait for a series of endless three point attempts…
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jthussler Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:13 PM
Thunder – Heat is going to be fun to watch.
Still don’t see the Thunder getting past the Spurs, but I think people were really going a little too overboard in their San Antonio praise. The Thunder can put a lineup out there (Westbrook-Harden-Sefolosha-Durant-Ibaka) that will give the Spurs trouble.
Really interested to see how Game 4 turns. Expect it to be a very competitive game. Find it funny that in the “marquee” series, all people can talk about is the fucking officiating, yet in the WCF it’s all about the basketball play. Funny how that works.
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ms621 Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:13 PM
maybe you need a dfferent cock
Not sure about yours, but mine doesn’t detach.
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Johnny Hates Utah Jazz Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:13 PM
Never trust a grown ass man named Joey.
Never trust a grown ass man that doesn’t wear a belt
Don’t trust a guy who keeps his change in his wallet
-Al Miller
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VladimirCrouton Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:14 PM
Is the Weekly/Top 5 still around? I don’t recall seeing it on Fridays lately.
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ms621 Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:15 PM
Never trust a grown ass man that doesn’t wear a belt
You wouldn’t wear a belt with suspenders though would you? That’s ludicrous.
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TheRealAC Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:15 PM
Never trust a grown ass man named Joey.
my little sister is marrying a half of a fag named Joey. i’d like to see him get dimebag darrell’d.
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GloriousMullet Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:16 PM
Not sure about yours, but mine doesn’t detach.
Great song
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A.P. Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:16 PM
all people can talk about is the fucking officiating, yet in the WCF it’s all about the basketball play. Funny how that works.
the officiating was just as bad last night. A ton of travels and carries not called on both teams. OKC got away with a ton of hacks on Duncan, and both teams got hosed on clear steals that called back for touch fouls. OKC just played great and San Antonio turned the ball over too much. I do not expect the Spurs to have 21 turnovers tomorrow night
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VladimirCrouton Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:17 PM
i’d like to see him get dimebag darrell’d.
If you can dream it, you can do it.
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A.P. Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:17 PM
Is the Weekly/Top 5 still around? I don’t recall seeing it on Fridays lately.
You really miss Snooki, eh?
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Scalia Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:17 PM
yeah, I can’t wait for a series of endless three point attempts…
During both the regular season and postseason, SA attempted more 3′s than Miami and OKC
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ms621 Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:19 PM
Great song
/pours one out for MTV’s “120 Minutes”.
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SenyorMadre Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:21 PM
i had to buy it off him
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molemaninthemorning Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:21 PM
my little sister is marrying a half of a fag named Joey. i’d like to see him get dimebag darrell’d.
Jeff Goldblum?
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A.P. Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:21 PM
During both the regular season and postseason, SA attempted more 3′s than Miami and OKC
and they usually hit a good percentage. I should say I’d rather not see endless bad Westbrook three point attempts with 20 seconds left on the shot clock. He’s annoying to watch because he plays like a fucking idiot. Talented as hell, but doesn’t play smart
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Watsonian Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:21 PM
my little sister is marrying a half of a fag named Joey. i’d like to see him get dimebag darrell’d.
Don’t hold back
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ms621 Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:21 PM
If you can dream it, you can do it.
Well said, Theodore Herzl.
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Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah! Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:21 PM
I always knew the Knicks were going to lose anytime Jake O’Donnell ref’d their game. I remember the Game 7 in the Bulls series when he tried to foul out the whole squad, and Horace Grant and Phil Jackson were bascially thanking the Lord he was the ref in the post game interviews.
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Chief Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:22 PM
You wouldn’t wear a belt with suspenders though would you? That’s ludicrous.
My grandpa does this. I love him for it.
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ms621 Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:23 PM
My grandpa does this. I love him for it.
This is what I look forward to about being old: doing whatever the fuck I want and not caring what people think.
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irishmafia Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:27 PM
yep any series that Boston loses is fixed
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GloriousMullet Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:27 PM
You wouldn’t wear a belt with suspenders though would you? That’s ludicrous.
Of course you awouldn’t and that’s a given. I’m talking about polo shirt with khakis and no belt, or even jeans or shorts with polo and no belt. And yes, we’ve had the discussion about tucking shirts into jeans and what’s considered acceptable and not acceptable, and yes I realize tucking a golf shirt into shorts is acceptable, so don’t give me any of your shit. UNLESS YOU’RE WEARING SUSPENDERS, WEARING SWIMMING TRUNKS, PLAYING BASKETBALL, SLEEPING, TAKING A DUMP, BANGIN YOUR OLD LADY, CUTTING GRASS, OR WHATEVER MISCELLANEOUS EVENT YOU CAN THINK OF THAT YOU DON’T NEED A BELT, THEN YOU SHOULD ALWAYS WEAR A BELT.
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got_em_looking Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:28 PM
I can’t believe anyone seriously believes the Wade play was an offensive foul. In what basketball league would incidental contact down below AFTER a lay-up preventing intentional foul up where the fucking ball is takes priority?
Can you imagine what the argument would be if it was called an offensive foul…now imagine if that or the current argument for an offensive foul would be more credible
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ms621 Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:29 PM
Of course you awouldn’t and that’s a given. I’m talking about polo shirt with khakis and no belt, or even jeans or shorts with polo and no belt. And yes, we’ve had the discussion about tucking shirts into jeans and what’s considered acceptable and not acceptable, and yes I realize tucking a golf shirt into shorts is acceptable, so don’t give me any of your shit. UNLESS YOU’RE WEARING SUSPENDERS, WEARING SWIMMING TRUNKS, PLAYING BASKETBALL, SLEEPING, TAKING A DUMP, BANGIN YOUR OLD LADY, CUTTING GRASS, OR WHATEVER MISCELLANEOUS EVENT YOU CAN THINK OF THAT YOU DON’T NEED A BELT, THEN YOU SHOULD ALWAYS WEAR A BELT.
I don’t recall having such a discussion, but it seems like it made an impression on you. And yes I can agree with all of that.
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jthussler Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:32 PM
I can’t believe anyone seriously believes the Wade play was an offensive foul. In what basketball league would incidental contact down below AFTER a lay-up preventing intentional foul up where the fucking ball is takes priority?
Can you imagine what the argument would be if it was called an offensive foul…now imagine if that or the current argument for an offensive foul would be more credible
Agree with this completely on this particular play. Makes no fucking sense.
However, players get away wtih more and more when they reckless drive to the hoop, particularly extending out the leg to keep separation (a Mailman staple), and the “Blake Griffin Arm Bar” to shove off a defender.
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chicago Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:35 PM
I don’t recall having such a discussion, but it seems like it made an impression on you. And yes I can agree with all of that.
That discussion was maybe the only worthwhile thing that I’ve started on this site.
It was because we have this new guy at my work that always tucks his t-shirts into his jeans really tightly with a belt and everything. It looks absolutely retarded.
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got_em_looking Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:35 PM
THEN YOU SHOULD ALWAYS WEAR A BELT.
When I see guys sans belt they just seem to be the kind of men that have just recently given up on life. I’m guessing they have 18 kids at home and the wife is a naggy bitch who doesn’t shave her armpits in the winter months. So dude is like …fuck it I’m a fat fuck, the pant fits who am I fooling with a belt?
… or they’re a Bonobos, JCrew, Express or Banana Republic model.
I never know which.
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Scalia Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:38 PM
However, players get away wtih more and more when they reckless drive to the hoop, particularly extending out the leg to keep separation (a Mailman staple), and the “Blake Griffin Arm Bar” to shove off a defender.
I agree with this. But, I also think about all the flopping bullshit defenders do and figure that it all evens out.
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jstaylor62 Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 1:50 PM
The people in Boston are pretty ugly. So the masks will help the crowd shots during the broadcast be a little more tolerable…
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coop247 Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 2:02 PM
The people in Boston are pretty ugly
This is patently false. Is it LA/NYC/Miami, obviously not. But people are generally slimmer and healthier than most parts of the country, and there’s tons of 18-30 year old college/medical chicks all over the place.
Its top end talent is limited, but theres solid depth.
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St. Bear Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 2:09 PM
But people are generally slimmer and healthier than most parts of the country, and there’s tons of 18-30 year old college/medical chicks all over the place.
Doesn’t fit the narrative of general Boston hating for no reason.
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808 Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 9:40 PM
Who are three refs who should be fired for poor performance? They suck no matter what game they are officiating
Joey Crawford
Mark Davis
Billy Kennedy
Danny Crawford
i clearly remember him goading Sheed into a T as Sheed was walking THE OTHER WAY to the locker room, talking to Sheed and finally getting him to snap and then dropping the hammer
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808 Says:
June 1st, 2012 at 9:41 PM
The people in Boston are pretty ugly. So the masks will help the crowd shots during the broadcast be a little more tolerable…
like some Tim Donaghy there, dontcha?
/lol at Jack Donaghy claiming Tim as a cousin on 30 Rock