I read the article and it sure seemed to me that Ed Hightower left his partner out to dry. I used to have great respect for Ed. He is the guy who coined the phrase "Be in control of the game without controlling the game." Probably the best advice a ref could get. He also said that the purpose of a technical foul was to stop bad behavior, and if you can stop bad behavior without calling the technical, you're that much ahead. Maybe he was using that philosophy at the time and thought Ted could have done something else. Personally, I don't thing even technicals will stop Big Bad Bobby's bad behavior. Next game Indiana has, I vote for Stone Cold Steve Austin to ref.
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