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In contrast to Packer admitting that he erred in complaining about small conference bids(however, dubious his reasoning), Dick Vitale, who was just as vocal in protest, went on without a hint of irony the other day about how great it is to watch the "little guys beat the big guys" because that's "what it's all about." Give me a break.
Timeouts have always been aggravatingin basketball, but the new rule that I really can't handle is where coaches are allowed to call timeouts from the sidelines. Referees should not have to monitor coaches so as to grant timeouts in the middle of action. The level of confusion as plays develop at a fast pace with coaches hollering for timeouts while their players are oblivious is ridiculous.
CBS's coverage has been generally good, but would it kill them to cut over to another game rather than a commercial every now and then? You get back from a commercial, there's a foul and another timeout in about 5 seconds of action, and while there is less than a minute left on another game that would be nice to look in on, I have to listen to that friggin' shrimp song from Applebee's one more time.
Finally, great point on the foul trouble benching. I always thought I was missing something but now feel vindicated.
