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Old Thu Jul 18, 2002, 07:04am
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Maybe this is an injustice. I know for a fact that Ms. Devalle could officiate on this level if given the opportunity. There was definately pressure on the NBA to improve there image, and allow women the opportunity to officiate in there league. As far as Dee Kantner's evaluation is concerned, if the NBA was not satisfied with her developement then they have every right to drop her. But was she really expected to cut it? or was she being played all along? I have seen Dee Kantner work and she was just as good as some of the veteran officials in the league. And she ran the floor better than some of the veteran officials. Her apearance was good, she has to be one of the best conditioned officials male or female that I have seen in many years. The sad thing about the officiating business in the NBA is this "code of silence" that seems to be demanded of there officials. Who brought Dee Kantner into the league? Was this observer/recruiter instructed to look for some women officials to bring into the league. One thing for sure women officials have been discriminated by the NBA in the past, and Sandra Ortiz DeValle addressed this issue. So the next time you watch Violet Palmer working an NBA game think of how one women fought for women officials to have the opportunity to referee in the NBA!
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