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March 15, 2011
SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
Dwight Howard says Andrew Bynum is "very long -- pause -- down in the paint."
posted by rcade at 10:14 AM on March 15, 2011
Ref sues AP sportswriter over Tweet.
posted by yerfatma at 11:38 AM on March 15, 2011
Ref sues AP sportswriter over Tweet.
That was a crappy tweet. I can't believe the ref got fined because of what a reporter thinks he overheard. They need a better evaluation system.
posted by bperk at 11:45 AM on March 15, 2011
So you're questioning the reliability of the reporter over an NBA official?
posted by wfrazerjr at 02:31 PM on March 15, 2011
Well, yeah, he wasn't involved in the discussion, so he is just tweeting what he thinks he overheard. I don't think he verified with either of the participants that he got it right.
posted by bperk at 04:20 PM on March 15, 2011
If a reporter thinks he heard something said during an NBA game on the court, why shouldn't he report it? The only reason to ask Rambis or Spooner for verification is if he doubted what he heard.
posted by rcade at 04:54 PM on March 15, 2011
WATCH THE FOOTBALL (Mitchell and Webb parody)
posted by rumple at 05:43 PM on March 15, 2011
If a reporter thinks he heard something said during an NBA game on the court, why shouldn't he report it?
How much credibility is that reporter going to have if both the ref and Rambis say that is not what the ref said? I don't have much trust in people overhearing things correctly, especially in a middle of a noisy arena.
posted by bperk at 05:58 PM on March 15, 2011
SVG most annoying in opinion of players. They didn't need to do a poll of fans to figure this out, they already knew that the answer would be the same.
posted by Demophon at 06:46 PM on March 15, 2011
If a reporter thinks he heard something said during an NBA game on the court, why shouldn't he report it?
Perhaps he should, but then perhaps he should also be held accountable if he is wrong in what he thought. If case goes on, this could be very interesting, since there is a third party (Rambis) involved as well as anyone else within earshot.
posted by graymatters at 06:54 PM on March 15, 2011
posted by yerfatma at 07:05 PM on March 15, 2011
Regarding recent discussions, this 2010 column claims college athletes get to keep the excess from their monthly housing, food and books allowances, which puts some spending money in their hands if they handle it right.