Irony of ironies

[Mark Padgett]

I'm getting a big kick out of all the Mavs fans and Mark Cuban being upset with the officials because at the end of the Mavs-Nuggets game they did not call a foul on the Mavs.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

I am a Celtics fan, so I do not have a dog in this fight and I did not see the game, BUT I did see a replay on ESPN this morning and from what I could see, this would not have been a foul in the first 10 seconds of an NBA game. I think the NBA is giving the game officials a hosing over this play.

MTD, Sr.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

I am a Celtics fan.

Living in Ohio, I figured you to be a big Cincinnati Royals fan; Jack Twyman, Maurice Stokes, Oscar Robertson, Jerry Lucas.

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Living in Ohio, I figured you to be a big Cincinnati Royals fan; Jack Twyman, Maurice Stokes, Oscar Robertson, Jerry Lucas.

Aye, and MTD is probably old enough to have worked their scrimmages!

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Living in Ohio, I figured you to be a big Cincinnati Royals fan; Jack Twyman, Maurice Stokes, Oscar Robertson, Jerry Lucas.

I have always been a Celtics fan. I guess it was because I played (I graduated from H.S. in 1969.) for a high school that for over 20 years was the team to beat in my area and I just associated with the Celtics because they were the best of the best.

But I do have a story to tell about the Royals (now the Sacramento Kings). Jack Marin (played at Farrell (Penn.) H.S. and Duke Univ.) was a second year (1967-68 season) player with the the Baltimore Bullets (now the Washington Wizards) at the time but some how managed to get the Philadephia Warriors (now the Golden State Warriors) to play pre-season game with the Cincinnati Royals at Farrel H.S. (Farrell, Penn., is right across the state line from Youngstown, Ohio.)

About six of us from my H.S. team decided to go to the game that was played on a Sunday afternoon. I don't think the tickets cost more than $5. We we cocky SOB's back then. We decided that we should try to get autographs from the players before the game, so we walked right into the Royals lockerroom. Security was kind of lax back then, , and we were wearing our basketball letter jackets. There was Wayne Embry (I think he is still president of the Cavaliers), Oscar Robertson, and a few other players, sitting around in there uniforms, chatting, and smoking cigerettes, yes smoking cigerettes. There was even a cooler with beer in one corner, I kid you not. Our mouths just about hit the floor when we saw the scene before us. Oscar politely asked us if he could help us and we told him we would like some autographs. The players obliged and chatted basketball with us for a few minutes. Boy, how I wish I still had the game program from that afternoon.

MTD, Sr.

P.S. And Wilt was in his last year as a player with the Warriors

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

I have always been a Celtics fan. I guess it was because I played (I graduated from H.S. in 1969.) for a high school that for over 20 years was the team to beat in my area and I just associated with the Celtics because they were the best of the best.

But I do have a story to tell about the Royals (now the Sacramento Kings). Jack Marin (played at Farrell (Penn.) H.S. and Duke Univ.) was a second year (1967-68 season) player with the the Baltimore Bullets (now the Washington Wizards) at the time but some how managed to get the Philadephia Warriors (now the Golden State Warriors) to play pre-season game with the Cincinnati Royals at Farrel H.S. (Farrell, Penn., is right across the state line from Youngstown, Ohio.)

About six of us from my H.S. team decided to go to the game that was played on a Sunday afternoon. I don't think the tickets cost more than $5. We we cocky SOB's back then. We decided that we should try to get autographs from the players before the game, so we walked right into the Royals lockerroom. Security was kind of lax back then, , and we were wearing our basketball letter jackets. There was Wayne Embry (I think he is still president of the Cavaliers), Oscar Robertson, and a few other players, sitting around in there uniforms, chatting, and smoking cigerettes, yes smoking cigerettes. There was even a cooler with beer in one corner, I kid you not. Our mouths just about hit the floor when we saw the scene before us. Oscar politely asked us if he could help us and we told him we would like some autographs. The players obliged and chatted basketball with us for a few minutes. Boy, how I wish I still had the game program from that afternoon.

MTD, Sr.

P.S. And Wilt was in his last year as a player with the Warriors

MTD - outstanding story. Thanks. BTW - I got you beat for being a geezer, I graduated college in 1969.

Also BTW - when in Jr. HS, I remember going to a HS baseball doubleheader at my future HS. The two starting pitchers for our team that day were Jim Bouton and Jerry Colangelo. Colangelo was rated as the #1 pitcher on the staff and Bouton #2! Of course, Bouton went on to win World Series games for the Yankees and Colangelo never played pro baseball, however he did pretty well in basketball management.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

MTD - outstanding story. Thanks. BTW - I got you beat for being a geezer, I graduated college in 1969.

Also BTW - when in Jr. HS, I remember going to a HS baseball doubleheader at my future HS. The two starting pitchers for our team that day were Jim Bouton and Jerry Colangelo. Colangelo was rated as the #1 pitcher on the staff and Bouton #2! Of course, Bouton went on to win World Series games for the Yankees and wrote one of my all-time favorite books and Colangelo never played pro baseball, however he did pretty well in basketball management.

Fixed it for ya!

[Mark Padgett]

The weird thing about this is that Bouton has claimed he never got into one of our HS games, but only rode the bench. I distinctly remember him starting that game, but since it was the beginning of the 60s, I was probably just on an acid trip.

Maybe it was Seymour Bouton.

[dave30]

I'm late on this one, but it is funny! Mavs get 49 free throws in the game and Cuban STILL COMPLAINS ABOUT THE OFFICIATING!!!

He needs to go!