tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post8633624413856502236..comments2024-03-29T00:38:31.950-04:00Comments on The Heath Post: On LeBron JamesGoHeathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-87145591079869073412013-06-21T11:02:34.121-04:002013-06-21T11:02:34.121-04:00All along!All along!GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-39648515347773143982013-06-21T08:04:38.322-04:002013-06-21T08:04:38.322-04:00A few things:
-- I absolutely don't believe t...A few things:<br /><br />-- I absolutely don't believe that NBA games are scripted. But I am dubious of a league culture that accepts the notion that some guys have "earned" officiating favor and some haven't, and I think it's unfortunate for great players like LeBron James, Michael Jordan and Larry Bird that such a jive culture is given quarter. Also, I do wonder about the league's central-casting department.<br /><br />-- There exists a really good case study within <a href="http://articles.philly.com/2013-04-26/sports/38845556_1_ball-sixers-wilt-chamberlain" rel="nofollow">the story of Wilt Chamberlain's and Bill Russell's roles in the famous 1965 "Havlicek stole the ball!" game</a> about the relationships among fact, journalism, history and legend.<br /><br />-- Let's get to the real story of last night's 95-88 Miami victory. Six hours before tipoff, Go Heath writes at the <i>HP</i>, "That would work out to something like a 98-92 win for the Heat, which would actually be the most entertaining Game 7 we've seen for a long time."Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.com