any of the rockets comment after the game abot franchise gettin ejected? i wonder if rudy t will rack up another fine. they need to do it shaq style, "fine me double" and clear the air, say everything that needs to be said. ------------------ http://members.fortunecity.com/omar369
I hope Rudy just lets it all out. The Rockets have been screwed by the refs ALL season, and this just has to be the boiling point. After the Phoenix game, I thought it couldn't get much worse. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! Oooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh boooooooyyyyy was I wrong! ------------------ Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon is the greatest player in the history of basketball. If you disagree, you are not a Rocket fan.
AM not mad am PISSED !!!!! Could not believe it what a freaking mest up call ! ------------------ My blood is made of Rocket fuel !
They're all making 20 times or more than most of us. A $5,000-$10,000 fine oughtta be worth the truth (one night of partying to them)... I sincerely hope that Rudy, Steve, and Cuttino take the financial hit and call this game for what it was: a FIX. Screw the fines. No team deserves to be treated this way. Not even the Jazz. ------------------
We probably won't see comments in the Chronicle tonight because of the late deadline getting the paper to press. Expect comments in Thursday's paper or ESPN if they print anything. ------------------ "I swallowed a lot of agression...along with a lot of pizzas."
Just appeared in The Chronicle's web site: "That ref (Kennedy), he's just ... that's just crazy," Mobley said. "I want to say some things. I'm going to hold my tongue. But that's just crazy. I'm so mad." Couldn't find any other quotes in the story (it's probably the first draft of the story with more to come). ------------------ HOUSTON Rockets forever!!
More quotes from the Rockets and even Vlade Divac: "That ref, he's just a ... ," Mobley said before stopping himself. "That's just crazy. I want to say some things, but I'm going to hold my tongue on that one. But that's just crazy. We could have come back. I'm so mad right now. "(Kennedy) said he didn't even know (Francis) had his first tech. (If) he didn't know a player of the stature of Steve had his first tech, then he doesn't know the game." The call was deemed so outrageous, even the Kings debated it. "He didn't do anything that would cause him to get tossed out of the game," Divac said. "He just dunked the ball and showed some emotion. They should allow us to do that." ------------------ HOUSTON Rockets forever!!
Chris Webber quote (from Yahoo!): Webber thought the officials overreacted. "I think that's something that needs to be looked at in basketball," he said. "You can't be politically correct every moment of your life. The human side of it has to come into play sometimes. Fortunately for us he was kicked out but you've got to be able to show emotion." ------------------ HOUSTON Rockets forever!!
Wow! I missed the game b/c I am at work but I am shocked at what I am reading. If a flopoholic like Divac is disputing it, then it must be nuts. It is not often that the opposing team would dispute a refs call that went against the other team. ESPN makes mention of the call as well. I do not see how this could go by without retribution. ------------------
According to "The Chronicle", Steve had no comment after the game. I was wondering why I didn't see any quotes from him! ------------------ HOUSTON Rockets forever!!
I suppose now Steve will be fined from the NBA for rejecting sports reporters' attempts to interview him . Surf ------------------
I think Cuban may have some valid points on the idea of rating these ref's annually and having them answer to questionable calls such as these. Everyone else involved in the game has to answer and is subject to scrutiny, why not these guys? ------------------
