Another accusation of the Celtics being classless
Rajon Rondo (photo. Christian Kozowyck)Here we go again. I turned away from Celtics/Raptors last night after Paul Pierce and crew delivered the dagger in overtime, but thanks to Smack reader “deeds” for calling my attention to what happened right before the final buzzer. From the Toronto Sun:
Up by four with one second left in the overtime Rajon Rondo and Leon Powe had possession of the ball under the Raptors basket with nary an opponent in sight.
The classy thing to do would have been to run out the clock.
Instead, Rondo bounced one off the hardwood and Powe hammered home the lob for a dunk.
Raptors coach Jay Triano was incensed with the poor sportsmanship and admitted it took all his self restraint not to respond in an equally classless manner.
He wasn’t the only Raptor upset with the late basket.
“I didn’t think that was showing very much class doing that,” guard Anthony Parker said. “I think we as a team and most of the league tries in that situation to dribble the clock out. I don’t think we’ll see them again for the rest of the year but that’s something to remember.”
Kris Humphries, who was not on the floor for the end of the game did not seem the least bit surprised that one of the Celtics would behave that way.
“They operate as an organization and do what they do,” Humphries said, “but every organization that I have been a part of would not do that. I think that’s a team attitude.”
Do the Celtics deserve criticism for this move, or is it just another sign of hating on the champs?
Source: Toronto Sun
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January 13th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
da man says:
I think it’s a matter of the C’s happy to be winning again and being sore winners.
January 13th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
penske1 says:
Cheap
January 13th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
Big Sia says:
Fuck the raptors.
Someone drops 81 on you, expect some Gutty behaviour from the rest of the league.
Man up T dot.
January 13th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
fallinup says:
Well, it could have been worse and affected the spread…then I’m sure a lot of folks would have been pissed.
January 13th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
Steve Gomez 10a-2p on Hot 104.7 Modesto, CA says:
Classless
January 13th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
the Heckler says:
it has NEVER bothered me that a team runs up the score. hell…why not?
there is no basketball heaven. so all this talk of “class” or “classless” doesn’t matter. showing class doesn’t get you anywhere. no pearly gates open.
showing a lack of class doesnt get you anything either. no pearly gates close.
so…hell….i say run the score up. and if a team wanna be mad…let them be mad. so f*cking what!
and if a coach wanna be mad, go warren sapp on ‘em…”you so tough, put a jersey on. put a jersey on. you so tough, put a jersey on.”
January 13th, 2009 at 7:44 pm
Haqq says:
Big Sia… you’re a fucking retard – this has nothing to do with any of that shit, it could’ve been against LAKERS, CAVS, its just plain classless actions that make a team/organization look bad.
Stop talking out ya ass and get schooled, kid.
January 13th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
Ric Hardwood says:
I like the Raptors, but complaining about something like this shows how soft they are.
What’s next?
-He didn’t have to dunk that hard!
-they didn’t have to beat us by that much…
c’mon Raps… just play and win. and when you win, make the opposing team feel like shit! The Celtics didn’t want the Raps to have their moral victory, that’s it…
January 13th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
K Dizzle says:
Too bad they don’t play again this regular season. Triano walked out to the damn basket to call the timeout
@ Big Sia -
oat bran…
January 13th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
Big North AKA Buck Nasty says:
I love it… Bring back the days the 80′s NBA where players didn’t like each other. That’s cool for highshool and College when you teach kids the game. In the L though, I’m all about rubbing your face in it. Makes for better entertainment and harder fought battles. If you aint cool with it, win and it aint gonna happen anymore.
Your truly
Buck Nasty
Reigning hater of the year
P.S.: Note that I say this and I’m from MTL (So a Toronto fan by association) so anything that can motivate these underachieving clowns I’m down for.
January 13th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
iain. says:
I think i’d read more into Anthony Parker’s apparent admission that he doesn’t beleive Toronto can even sneak into 8th and play the C’s in the first round.. Tells us a lot about team spirit down there.
“I don’t think we’ll see them again for the rest of the year but that’s something to remember.”
January 13th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
Big North says:
Good call iain.
January 13th, 2009 at 8:04 pm
Iannyb says:
It’s amazing how Kg has gone from fan favorite to being hated so much.Come to think of it at that rate he’ll be compiting wit Vujacic for the most hated players.Unfortunately that negative energy has spilled over to the rest of the team.Kendrick perkins is ridiculous.Now you have Rondo.Eddie House even worse I used to think basketball was about making plays.These guys throw tantrums after every play they make.Soon the NBA might get like the NFL where excessive celebrations after made plays are penalized.Celtics in one word RIDICULOUS.Go lakers
January 13th, 2009 at 8:04 pm
J says:
People are just making a big fuss cause the C’s got a ring and they’re mad. No one was out raged when TA threw the off the backboard lob to gerald green a few years back at the end of the game. People were saving That shit on YouTube
January 13th, 2009 at 8:07 pm
drewstar says:
i think its a combination of the celts giving ppl another excuse to hate. but at the same time it was borderline poor sportsmanship. mehh.. as much as i hate the celts the raptors themselves couldve easily won the game if they werent so soft.
January 13th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
mwm says:
And people wonder why the NBA isn’t more popular. The Cs need to act like they have been there before and be champs not chumps. Reminds me of when Ricky Davis shot at his own basket to get a triple double.
January 13th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
Austin Burton says:
@mwm — That reminded me of when Ricky tried to go between his legs for a dunk in a game, but had it slip out. So he recovers the ball, and with the other team still nowhere in sight, does a windmill instead. That always cracked me up. After missing the between-the-legs, who wouldn’t just go for a basic dunk/layup? But he was determined to make the highlight reel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3lwssbS3Io
January 13th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
Draps says:
Yo Sia, you are a big fucking retard…enough with the 81 already! That was dropped on a team that barely cracked 27 wins that year and was garbage.
January 13th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
bill says:
The Raps were still playing D pressing up court and the pass was made to the front court to an open rondo and powe, why shouldn’t they score when the other teams still playing D…
January 13th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
JCARR says:
If many complain than there must be some truth to it…
January 13th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
fallinup says:
@ Austin
Still doesn’t beat Ricky’s classic “triple double”. The man is a legend.
January 13th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
liukz says:
they absolutely deserve criticism for this move.
u dont do that stuff in the NBA
.not so long ago when PEJA was a a King, James Posey was in menphis and almost killed him for trying to score in the final seconds.
.same stuff started the Nuggets knicks brawl, cuz J.R. was trying to do a showmanship move and they were killing the knicks already
its all about professionalism and Respect.
Last time it was KG playing rottweiler on Jose Calderon
I remember when the spurs dethroned the shaq -kobe lakers in L.A. and it was an obvious blowout,Greg Popovich called a time out just to tell his Team not to celebrate on the champs court or anything like that.
Thats freaking sportmanship and respect for the profesionals on the other team that already have enough with losing the game
January 13th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
TomGfromCanada says:
The Celtics don’t have any class but who cares, it didn’t effect the game any and it was nice.
January 13th, 2009 at 8:55 pm
Tbone says:
A great example of terrible logic:
“Someone drops 81 on you, expect some Gutty behaviour from the rest of the league.”
huh??????
Just because Kobe drops 81 on the Raptors, that makes it OK for the Celtics to treat the Raptors like that??
I think not. And yes, thinking is key.
January 13th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
fallinup says:
Yet another reason why the League should ease up on the suspensions when players fight. Rondo does that, J Oneil flies in with his patented NinjaPunch from the bench. I mean, who wouldn’t love to see the NinjaPunch again. amirite?
January 13th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
AY says:
the celts won by 6 in OT, give them a break. Stranger things have happened in the NBA, you go from a 4 point lead to 6 point lead during any point in OT, you do it. You allow 19 in the 4th (12 minutes) but 22points in the OT (5 minutes), how about buying a mirror.
January 13th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
GEE...I got Vitaminwater comin out my veins! says:
Feel likes it’s a case of them cats just getting their swagga. A cheap way to do it but, I ain’t trippin. If you don’t like it do something bout it.
If you up by 10 that is not an issue.
January 13th, 2009 at 9:55 pm
FaqueAireJordann says:
At least the Celts will have something fond to remember when the Lakers hand them their ass in June.
PS- KG is a both a bully and a bitch (a “bullybitch” if you will). He’ll only be remembered for having a shitty attiude and a funky goat, not as a great player.
January 13th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
jace says:
its wut they deserve. raptors aren’t crying about it either, theyre just lettin things be known. which is the way to go about it.
the way i handle cocky/classless people in my life; first, i dont cry about it. i take it like a man. then next time the opportunity comes, embarrass them as hard as i can.
treat people how you wanna be treated, right? well, celtics wanna be treated like this.
January 13th, 2009 at 10:41 pm
kg fan says:
some folks are hypocrites. they wouldnt be sayin it if it was their team. No one’s gonna bitch if kobe does is. everyone and their moms are hatin on the celtics all year long. everything they do the slight bit wrong is on blogs all over the place making it seem worse than it really is
January 13th, 2009 at 10:53 pm
Kobe says:
@ post 11
sorry but the raptors will sneak to the 8th seed to face the CAVS, not the eltics
January 13th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
E$ says:
as much as tickets cost, I’ll take a alley off the floor. “Are you not entertained?!”
January 13th, 2009 at 11:23 pm
LakeShow84 says:
Just an example of people who probably shouldnt have won a chip winning a chip.. Everyone says KG talked shit previously but he talked shit to the people he was on or had him.. Now he blurts his shit at all 5 positions, bench and refs.. And the team acts like it now.. even though PP been $tupid..
But dont those teams dislike each other anyways?? Wasnt KG $exually hara$$in Calderon this year??
And everyone knows dribbling it out is an unwritten rule amongst EVERYONE on the court.. The only person i could see breaking those unwritten rules would be Reggie Evans.. …. yeah..
January 13th, 2009 at 11:25 pm
heartbreaker85 says:
celtics wont repeat as champs folks, we’re up for a kobe vs lebron finals.
January 13th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
thatguysweets says:
It’s disappointing, you would always like to hold the champs to a higher regard. The real fact is none of these guys would be carrying on like that if Garnett and Pierce weren’t around.
January 13th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
Mark says:
Class in sports is restraining not from illegal activity but legal activity. Taking that pointless shot at the end is legal, but unnecessary.
I’ve been against the C’s since the KG trade, so with biased eyes, this comes as no surprise. They have been sucking recently anyway. They were going to crawl (KG style) back into relevancy eventually.
January 14th, 2009 at 12:04 am
bakedbeing says:
When you play press for the turnover, that’s what you get. You got 2 C’s running the floor, drop someone back for the intercept or suck it up when they make the open dunk.
If you’re still playing D the game’s still on. Dry them tears.
January 14th, 2009 at 12:16 am
Mclovin says:
i was mad cause it ruined my sport select ticket for the night
January 14th, 2009 at 1:43 am
kg fan says:
the raptors were still tryin to foul and were hittin those threes. they’re still playin d so y would the celtics have to stop playin?
January 14th, 2009 at 2:02 am
MrSpanky says:
The Celtics are just a bunch of overhyped bitches that think their all that razamatazz… the Lakers will serve em a cold glass of reality in the Finals and a dick smack to the face for being said bitches. Wanna act like hoes… then prepared to get treated like a hoe!
Thats if the Cavaliers dont do it to em first!
January 14th, 2009 at 2:23 am
m.rob says:
Whatever, as a Raptors fan it didn’t piss me off. Part of basketball is reminding everyone that you will act as you will to remind everyone else in the league that you are the champs. Good for the C’s. Considering their recent troubles, they needed these two winds to get their passion going again.
January 14th, 2009 at 2:59 am
This Guy says:
@ AY and KG Fan – because it was an outlet pass an Rondo and Powe were pretty much all alone and could have just dribbled the time out and ended the game. They had the win in their hands and didn’t need to add anything to it.
January 14th, 2009 at 3:11 am
buck foston says:
Fuck the Celtics. They’re just trying to find some highlights to their season before they fall on their asses come playoff time. I honestly do hope that they get canned on their own court and the team that beats them will just party it up.
January 14th, 2009 at 3:26 am
biggeddy says:
1st off, I am a die-hard Lakers fan. Which means I also hate the Celtics.
But, on your own home floor, I can see how you might want to do something entertaining for your fans. I think Kobe did that in a game this year where he stole the ball with a couple seconds left and the lead and finished off a breakaway dunk.
Other then that, I do think that the Celtics are a bunch of bitches that are way too proud of themselves for finally winning a championship. KG, Pierce and Ray need to stop sucking each others’ dicks. I can’t wait ’til they get humbled in the postseason this year… and I really hope that they get by the Cavs, so the Lakers can be the ones to do it.
BTW, Sia, don’t listen them… keep bringing up Kobe dropping 81 on the Raptors when you can. That was awesome.
Lakers gonna get the crown in 2009!!!
January 14th, 2009 at 4:35 am
Bron42 aka Haters drink my bath water says:
hey big, isn’t that the same thing ya’ll lakers fans were sayin last year? “oh wait till we see them in the playoffs, yadda yadda” cough cough choke cough…and ya, kobe did dunk in on a fast break when the game is over and got minimal heat for it. Announcers were like “he was just putting the icing on the game” If lebron did it, like he did when he had 50 million dunks against who..the raptors..no one gave a damn..but the celts do it and their suddenly bullies….if thats the case, why didn’t bosh just lay it up over big baby instead of dunkin on him…classless.
and to all the celtic haters, you say its a unwritten rule to run the clock out? heres a better unwritten rule, if you don’t like what ya man is doin on offense, THEN STOP HIM FROM DOIN IT. if you leave me open for a wide open highlight, i’ma take it. Specially against a team I already don’t like? please….People forget, for a while the raptors were OKC before OKC.
January 14th, 2009 at 5:32 am
AB_40 says:
the celts don’t take possesions off hahahahaha wow lame
January 14th, 2009 at 7:29 am
Kudabeen says:
Be mad before the lost…Hate the crying after the fact…That’s why they won’t win…
Where were the Raptors to stop it? I can’t think of tougher team sitting back and walking off the floor before conclusion to allow for this “classless” play…
If Raptors was in the habit of playing a full game they would have avoided this….
Like Bron said…
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen this…Everyone is just on some bull about the Celtics…I guess you are always hated at the top by the bitter, but come on with this mess…
January 14th, 2009 at 8:29 am
CelticTrioRFags says:
The only thing that needs to be said here are the Celtics are all a bunch of professionally paid cocksuckers who besides being a bunch of professional ass clowns also have the maturity level of a bunch of school age bullies… to them I say… eat a fucking dried tampon and aphysixate yourselves ya classless douchebaggettes!
January 14th, 2009 at 9:46 am
CitizenB says:
Time on the clock = play basketball….PERIOD
If you don’t like being scored on, play some defense. This is ridiculous, calling for “class” or “classless” is a sign of inferiority.
January 14th, 2009 at 9:54 am
bruce says:
if u don’t want that to happen then just play d till tha buzzer sound. and 2 basketball is a fan sports so it wasn’t classless it was for that kid that got tha nose bleed seats hahahahaha
January 14th, 2009 at 10:00 am
Brown says:
Why are the Raps complaining about this? If you feel it’s classless, as a player on the floor, you should be getting in the other team’s faces when they do shit like that. Someone on the Raps should have jacked Powe either on the way down or after he landed. To me, not doing anything on the floor and complaining about it afterwards is straight-up bitch-made. As an team, the Raps are pussies. They let teams walk all over them. They get punked and don’t do shit about it. Have some fucking pride in yourselves! You keep letting teams disrespect you and it becomes part of your team culture, which is one of the Raps’ biggest problems.
January 14th, 2009 at 10:01 am
karizmatic says:
That was low class, just like when Sasha Vujacic shot that three at the end of the game in the playoffs last year. At the end of the game with the win in hand the sportsmanlike thing to do is dribble out the clock and take your win.
January 14th, 2009 at 10:04 am
Ross says:
Exhibit W
January 14th, 2009 at 10:07 am
Guitar Hero says:
Yeah, it’s classless, but fuck it. It’s not that big of a deal.
Anything that helps building rivalries is welcome nowadays. The NBA has gone soft. Bring back the C’s of the 80′s, the Bad Boys, the 90′s Knicks, Heat, Bulls and Pacers. That was basketball. That was intensity.
Anyways…Ricky Davis sucks ass:
http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=MezCclCSjNw&feature=related
Gotta lova Sloan’s face in this one.
January 14th, 2009 at 10:35 am
jboycez says:
Stop hating on the C’s. Those dudes respect their teammates and that’s all that matters.
Listen to the people that talk trash about them. DJ Augstine, Sasha, Anthony Parker and Kris Humphries. Are you Fing kidding me.
January 14th, 2009 at 11:19 am
CaramelBoi says:
Gerald green did this to us Raptors a few years back…twice. once off a backboard ally and one was a windmill. the raptors allways get punked by the C’s at the end of games
January 14th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Celts Fan says:
all I’m saying is Kobe did LITERALLY the same thing vs. Memphis (I think) 3 weeks ago when he took off down the court alone and threw down a dunk at the buzzer of an already-over game. I didn’t see that posted here, but keep hating.
btw, if you don’t want us to dunk on you, play til the buzzer. didn’t have a problem w/ Kobe doing it and I don’t have a problem with this.
@Lakeshow (post 33) = Kobe did this exact same thing earlier in the month. ease up.
amen Bron (#45)
January 15th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
E says:
totally classless