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June 10, 2008
Newbie with great seats observes the game.: Curt Schilling gets great court-side seats and shares his observations as a sports star, but basketball novice (after some comments about the Red Sox).
posted by kokaku to basketball at 06:52 AM - 16 comments
"That could have been a direct result of the officiating and flow of the game though, more than anything." I think that pretty much sums up game two... "I couldn’t play in the NBA because about 43 times last night I heard things being said that would have made me swing at someone" You wouldn't if you knew you would get suspended for the rest of the season if you actually hit someone...It's not baseball Curt.
posted by docshredder at 07:17 PM on June 10, 2008
this is also pretty classic "What? Dude, your [sic] an NBA official, not the stinking Pope. Not one person in the arena paid 1 cent of their ticket to see you, ref the game and shut your pie hole."
posted by kokaku at 09:18 PM on June 10, 2008
"I couldn’t play in the NBA because about 43 times last night I heard things being said that would have made me swing at someone" no Schill, you can't play in the NBA because you are short, fat, slow and white. Now get your short, fat, slow white ass back on the mound. BTW, your daughter was texting me.
posted by smithnyiu at 09:46 AM on June 11, 2008
With a quick google search, several sources put Curt Schilling at 6'5. Paul Pierce is 6'6. Rajon Rondo is 6'1. Ray Allen is 6'5.
posted by jerseygirl at 09:53 AM on June 11, 2008
With a quick google search, several sources put Curt Schilling at 6'5. no Schill, you can't play in the NBA because you are short, fat, slow and white. Now get your short, fat, slow white ass back on the mound. BTW, your daughter was texting me.
posted by smithnyiu at 09:59 AM on June 11, 2008
"I couldn’t play in the NBA because about 43 times last night I heard things being said that would have made me swing at someone" no Schill, you can't play in the NBA because you are short, fat, slow and white. Now get your short, fat, slow white ass back on the mound. BTW, your daughter was texting me. What does the colour of Curt Schilling's skin have to do with anything? I'm pretty sure there are at least a few white players in the league. I could be mistaken though. Anyone have any information on this?
posted by tommybiden at 10:18 AM on June 11, 2008
with a quick google search, several sources put white players in the NBA.
posted by jerseygirl at 12:11 PM on June 11, 2008
with a quick google search, several sources put white players in the NBA. 
But which one would you pick first on the playground, jerseygooglegirl?
posted by smithnyiu at 12:18 PM on June 11, 2008
Yay racism!
posted by Joey Michaels at 12:50 PM on June 11, 2008
Ugh. Really? I know it's been slow around here lately, but really?
posted by jerseygirl at 01:10 PM on June 11, 2008
T. J. Simers totally calls Schilling out over this blog entry.
posted by Joey Michaels at 02:57 AM on June 12, 2008
I thought that was an interesting take, one that Jackie McMullan proffered on the execrable Around the Horn. If Schilling doesn't think journalists can understand what goes on in a baseball clubhouse, how can he turn around and offer his observations on basketball? I suppose he'd claim there's far more in common there, but it's another Here Comes Everybody situation, where, like Clay Shirky suggests, "journalist" is changing from something you are to something everyone is at times.
posted by yerfatma at 07:10 AM on June 12, 2008
And if racist claims like that can come about a league where Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki (a Canadian and a German, mark you) are two of the best players in the league, you really don't pay much attention to the sport.
posted by boredom_08 at 02:19 AM on June 13, 2008
Don't be obtuse: it was in reference to the suggestion you'd always pick a black player over a white one.
posted by yerfatma at 06:21 AM on June 13, 2008
Yeah, I guess my humor (or attempts) makes me look like an ass from time to time. I need to tone it down.
posted by smithnyiu at 10:29 AM on June 13, 2008
"I couldn’t play in the NBA because about 43 times last night I heard things being said that would have made me swing at someone" Pure gold. That's a lot of trash talk...