To G Gilbert Arenas of the Washington Wizards, for admitting he faked an injury and sat out a preseason game. On Tuesday's home preseason game against the Atlanta Hawks, Arenas sat out of the game with an apparent knee injury. Coach Flip Saunders believed Arenas had a minor knee injury and was okay with Arenas sitting out of the game. However, after the game, Arenas told reporters that his knee was fine and he faked the injury. He explained he faked the injury because he wanted to give teammate G Nick Young a chance to play since he was frustrated with the possibility he may not be a regular in the rotation.
C'Mon Man. Hasn't Gilbert's mouth gotten him in trouble countless times before? I'm pretty sure there's been numerous players in all sports who have faked injuries for whatever reason. However, you do not tell that to the media. Arenas himself said that he screwed up again by telling the media about this. The Wizards ended up fining him an undisclosed amount of money. I'm just starting to believe Arenas is depressed in D.C. and is either looking for a way to leave the Wizards or he's just looking for attention. I'm convinced Arenas is not in the NBA to win anymore, and he is doing a disservice to the Wizards and the NBA by being in the league.
To referee Kane Fitzgerald, for giving F Kevin Garnett two quick technical fouls and subsequent ejection during the second quarter of the preseason game between the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks. It all occurred when C Jermaine O'Neal was called for a loose-ball foul late in the quarter. O'Neal started arguing about the call to referee Zach Zarba and got hit with a technical from him. All the way near half-court immediately after, Fitzgerald gives Garnett the first technical, and when Garnett didn't end the chatter, he gave him the second technical and an ejection. Garnett seemed very surprise at the ejection and Celtics announcer Tommy Heinsohn certainly spoke his mind and voiced his displeasure for the referees after the call.
C'Mon Man. This is just another example of the watered-down NBA. How is it acceptable that referees can make such horrible calls at times and the players can't voice their displeasure at it? That doesn't make any sense at all, and that needs to be fixed. Commissioner David Stern is the force behind this, trying to crack down on player-referee arguments. It's just stupid. Fans pay a lot of money to see these stars come out and play good ball. Ejecting them in the second quarter isn't giving them their money's worth. If the referee and Stern continues this quick disciplinary action, they'll begin to lose fans. It's simply unacceptable for the game. The referees cannot dictate how the game goes, and that's what it's looking like right now.
To the special teams of the Texas Tech Red Raiders football program, for committing one of the dumbest special teams plays ever. It occurred in the first quarter of their matchup against the Baylor Bears. After Texas Tech scored a touchdown to tie the game at 7, coach Tommy Tuberville decided to ignite some energy and surprise Baylor with an onside kick. When the ball wasn't kicked the required 10 yards for an onside kick, players from Texas Tech stood around the football waiting for it to roll a couple more yards. That's when RB Terrance Ganaway picked it up and ran 38 yards for the touchdown, completing a disastrous special teams play.
C'Mon Man. What's up with these onside kick calls early in the game? There's no reason for Tuberville to make that call with the game tied at 7. Even worse, what exactly were the players waiting for? I hope they weren't waiting for wind, because it wasn't coming. They stood around like a bunch of idiots and watched a Baylor player walk right in and pick up the ball. That's inexcusable on the part of the players. Luckily, it didn't affect the outcome of the game for Texas Tech, as they won 45-38. However, next time for Tuberville, don't make that call again. For the players, when the ball is at a complete standstill, please pick up the ball, and be aware of your surroundings.
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