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| "I've never seen a game (officiated) like that in all these years I've coached in the finals," he said. "Unbelievable."
Unbelievable. I know the sermon was about checking your heart and making sure to keep important things important, but the Laker game really got to me.
whatever happened to referees judging fairly? Is that just wishful thinking now? Is the game of basketball even pure anymore? Should they even be known as officials or should they just be referred to as 'entertainment artists'? Unfortunately, though they do well as dramatists, they perform an overall disservice to the entire sport by making people lose faith in the integrity of the game. Everyone remembers the WWF or WWE and how the 'official' slides in to give the three count and its ONE! TWO! and TWO RIGHT BEFORE I HIT THREE! Who knows perhaps in a couple of NBA finals later if it'll go the way of wrestling. We've already got the Hulk (Kobe), and Ultimate Warrior (James) of Basketball to boot.
And why do they have to fine its members for pointing out the truth that incompetent officiating exists? Why can't the league handle rebuke? Shouldn't it fine its officials for doing a poor job? Even as a Laker fan, the Barry Fisher play sheds light on the fact that something funky goes on with NBA officiating.
I know the loss isn't completely
the responsibility of the referees. Of course Kobe should've hit every
jumper he shot. Of course the Lakers should've gotten more rebounds
and just ignore the fact they were in foul trouble by stupid calls. Of
course Radmanovich and Walton should've played better. ... They
should've played better. If anything though, its amazed me how close
the Lakers are able to pull the game through even despite all of these
obstacles. Oh yeah, plus they were in Boston. Even when the Lakers
suck, they manage to close a 24-point gap in 5 minutes. Unbelievable.
Here were some other articles I read that fueled my frustration:
Quit Whining Phil Jackson
Rasheed Wallace fined $25,000
Flopping Fines
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| I like blogspot more than xanga. So I'm switching. I have a new alter ego too. So if you want to read some (a) new post of mine, go to
http://mographist.blogspot.com
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| "Greatness doth not approach him who is forever looking down; and
all those who are looking high are growing poor."
I get the feeling I sound smart whenever I recount this proverb, but its actually from an essay from Henry David Thoreau entitled, "Life without Principle." If you have some time to unpack it, its really an interesting read:
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/WALDEN/Essays/life.html
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| Do the ends justify the means? No. Always and ever? How does someone attack or answer this philosophical giant? There are many who sway to the left and right of this issue. I believe at long face, there is a simple answer: NO.
But ff that IS the right answer, why do we so often go against it? It must be that there is an seeming 'rightness' to the ends that constitute illegitimate means. Be it pleasure, peace, comfort, wealth for some, for others it even encapsulates the glory of God, the benefit of mankind, some worthy gift.
I don't think I need to divulge examples, I think we all face these battles everyday, pitting our pride, our selfishness, ultimately our own sense of what is good and right, against that ultimate law written on our hearts and in Word of God. And while it may not be a trial of tremendous proportion, deciding the fate of a nation, the outcome of a war or lives saved or lost, I believe that the choices made will ultimately constitute the threads by which our future decisions will sway. It will be harder to believe that the means are just as important as the ends when our everyday lives testify just the opposite.
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