O.K., So it turns out Antonio Davis' wife is, ahem, difficult. It doesn't change anything. She might be a crazy b----, but she's his crazy b----. He had no choice.
Now if she remains crazy, and Antonio decides to stay with her, then Antonio is fairly labeled crazy too. It's the Crazy Spouse Syndrome. Married to someone crazy? You're crazy. And next time he goes in the stands, when he comes out, Stern's waiting for him with the key's to Artest's timeshare.
You know someone with Crazy Spouse Syndrome. Someone about whom you've said, "You know Bob's wife is insane, but Bob seems so normal." No he isn't. Bob's insane too, or soon will be. Sooner or later you'll see it. You'll have that "aha" moment of, "Bob's crazy too." There's only three possibles when you're married to a crazy person: 1) Walk- It's why football teams have punters and America has divorce lawyers, 2) Bob was crazy to begin with- Maybe not as overt as the Mrs., but it was always there, close to the surface. That's why there's an attraction in the first place, 3) He's heading down the crazy aisle also- And why not? They have something in common, and its good business for the psycoanalysts.
Anyway, Good luck Antonio.
November 28th since last post, eh? Could mean I'm ultra busy. Maybe I had nothing to right about. In the end, all it really says is I'm two months closer to death, whenever that is. Hope you didn't stop by for a cheery thought today. I'm fresh out.
By the way, a shout out to my one reader. Hope I didn't lose him during the posting drought. So in two years I'm up to one guy. At this rate I'll
insert witty analogy here. Of course, as I said originally, I'd trade him straight up for a girl reader. No offense One Guy.
Maybe it was just an auto response, and I'm still stuck on zero. If I could enable comments or stick a counter on here, I could get a better read. Email me if anyone's out there, especially girls.
That said, on to the comments...
NBAMore pseudo-drama, with Antonio Davis of the Knicks heading into the Garden stands to protect his wife.
Let's back up to the Ron Artest thing for a second. I got sick of all the morality and preaching that came out of that. I'm not questioning what David Stern did. It was his perogative along with the Pacers, the player's union, and I guess law enforcement to deal with as they saw fit. Everyone else is who I got tired of.
Here's the big message that everyone should get coming out of the Artest deal,
Ready...Here it is...Don't throw beer on Ron Artest!!!
That's it. Nothing on the dual role of athletes, the integrity of the game, or anything else. Please. Don't throw beer on the guy.
Back to Davis. You know, I havn't hit anybody in a long time. That's a good thing. If the wife or kids are in peril however, it's go time, even in 2006. That's just one of those things you can't ignore.
Let's say you're out one night with the wife or girlfriend. A guy treats her poorly, then throws a beer on you. What's your next move? You're either going to give or take a beating, or let him know you're willing to try. Yes, some would now preach at me, but let's face it, that's how we are.
Should Antonio Davis be treated any different than you or I? No.
NFLOfficiating again...sigh.
Didn't we just go through this with the NBA Finals last year?
Which leads to point # 1,
Its the playoffs. Everything is magnified by a factor of ten. There's blown calls all year long. There's no conspiracies. It reminds me of "The LAPD framed OJ conspiracy." The LAPD wasn't smart enough to concoct a conspiracy on the fly, and sports isn't a good spot for a conspiracy either. Is a ref thinking, "Hey, next set of downs, I really need to get the conspiracy rolling somewhere."
Point # 2,
You try it. It's harder than it looks. Much harder.
I know basketball rules. I don't know football. When I say I know them, I know them cold. I have the rule books. I've read them. I reread them when I'm looking for an answer on something I've seen. I read officiating forums to contemplate different situations and stay current. I'm sure I could take the high school referree rules exam and pass easily.(By the way, I do it because I coach and it's the sport my kids are into. I'm doing it so I can teach effectively, not because I'm some rules weirdo know it all.)
Have you, the average fan, made that effort? Almost assuredly not. Then you are qualified to comment on rules interpretation...how?
I will concede this. What I find tiresome is when they come out of review, and preface their remarks with, "By rule..". That almost always means, "He caught it. It looks like a catch. It quacks like a catch, but I know about a tricky little rule that nobody else does and it's not a catch." That to me is just a ref inserting himself in the gameplay. If thats "the rule", the rule's b.s.. Change it.
Let me wrap it here. Middle age beckons with the responsibilities. Hang in there One Guy, ...and Any Girls.
