boren@randvax.UUCP (Pat Boren) (06/10/85)
> (It's funny to watch the replays after > some of those calls - the fouls are so obvious that I wonder what's > really going thru Kareem's head.) I wonder what goes thru McHale's pea brain when he gets upset at being called on something. It ain't like he's smooth as silk. What a geek! A clumsy oaf of a geek. I'll have to admit, though, Mr. Finesse was at his best in game 6 when he fouled out. (Incidentally, even if that was not a foul, he could have easily been called for others they missed.) I only hope the rest of the country (besides us in LA) saw him for the true sportsman he is. McHale, if I could talk to you in person, I'd call you exactly what you called the refs. I wonder if you Boston fans are smart enough to see how much he embarrassed your team? > In general, the entire tone of the broadcasting is that the Lakers > are the better team, and what right do the Celtics have being on the > same court with them. Well, they were right, weren't they? > The fact is, the Lakers may have better athletes > than Boston does, but that does not make them a better team. Does 4 out of 6? Now, it's time to rag on the pro-Celtic tone to the broadcasts. Let's start at the top. a) Dick Stockton used to announce in the Boston area. His wife writes for the Boston Globe. And Heinsohn...! You mean to tell me there's not a hint of hometown bias? b) More than once did either or both announcers refer to the Lakers as Celtics (so which team was in the front of the minds?) c) EVERY single game, Heinsohn had to tell us all what Boston has to do to hold on, to go ahead, to win, to come from behind, etc. Never did he give us what the Laker strategy might be. d) Heinsohn's tie -- green for the Celtics and blue(!) for the Lakers, he really said that's why he wore it. e) When the Lakers won game 2, we got to see the Celtic bench sitting there (where's your towel, M.L.?). When the Celtics won game 4, we got to see the Celtics celebrate. So which is it, see the winners or the losers? f) After the Lakers WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP, who did Pat O'Brien cut off in his lockerroom interview? Hint -- it wasn't a loser. There are more, but the champagne fuzzes my memory. It's time to get ready for the homecoming, Laker Day, the parade, Dancing Barry, the Laker girls, and just to tee off you Beantowners, Jack Nicholson and other stars. Go back to your beans! -- Patricia Boren decvax!randvax!boren boren@rand-unix.arpa