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Your turn.(Know It All)(Letter to the Editor)
* Recently, I plopped myself down in front of the TV for a springtime playoff bonanza: Game 6 of the NHL's Eastern Conference finals and Game 7 of the NBA's Eastern Conference semifinals. The hockey game was a classic--the Flyers forced sudden-death overtime with their season on the line. Meanwhile, in a do-or-die game, the Nets just died in a game that had all the drama of the fourth frame of my Aunt Gladys' over-60 bowling league. Yet in Counterpoints (TSN, May 24), Sean Deveney blasts the NHL for being so boring, in comparison with the ultra-exciting NBA. Whoops.
Joe Grossman, Yardley, Pa.
* Kara Yorio's column on refs swallowing their whistles during the playoffs (TSN, May 31) was good. Anytime a referee chooses not to call something he would have called during the regular season, he's artificially changing the outcome of the game. You can't have a sliding scale that depends on when a game is taking place.
Michael W. Phillips Jr., Chicago
* I disagree with people who say that ...
- Beast leaves Eastern Conference.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Steinmetz, Matt March 2, 2002 700+ words
THE EASTERN CONFERENCE is a mess. Never has a sorrier...also live out West. So lousy is Eastern Conference basketball that you could make...Nets were the best team in the Eastern Conference, well ahead of Milwaukee and...
- Beast leaves Eastern Conference.
- Newspaper article from: Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, Calif.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) March 2, 2002 700+ words
...Byline: Matt Steinmetz THE EASTERN CONFERENCE is a mess. Never has a...live out West. So lousy is Eastern Conference basketball that you could...were the best team in the Eastern Conference, well ahead of Milwaukee...
- EASTERN CONFERENCE.(SPORTS)(AROUND THE NBA)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times April 8, 2003 700+ words
...Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES EASTERN CONFERENCE SIXERS Most years it seems...currently the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference but are just 21/2 games...adjust a little bit." MAGIC Eastern Conference teams have been getting...
- Eastern Conference lacks depth in good teams department.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) April 14, 2006 700+ words
...physics, global warming and the Eastern Conference in the NBA. My real concern is the Eastern Conference. It causes plenty of creased foreheads...the prospect of as many as four Eastern Conference teams, including his Wizards...
- NHL Hockey: NHL Game Summary - Western Conference vs. Eastern Conference.
- News wire article from: Sports Network February 3, 2003 700+ words
...Final Score: Western Conference 6, Eastern Conference 5 (shootout) Sunrise, FL (Sports...as the Western Conference beat the Eastern Conference, 6-5. Atlanta's Dany Heatley...goals and added an assist for the Eastern Conference. Heatley, who was named the game...
- EASTERN CONFERENCE
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post November 4, 1994 700+ words
...lost to Hawks in first round of Eastern Conference playoffs). Managing Partner: Lewis...lost to Knicks in first round of Eastern Conference playoffs). General Manager: Willis...lost to Pacers in first round of Eastern Conference playoffs). Vice President of Basketball...
- Bets on Miami to Win Eastern Conference Skyrocket with Announcement of Pacers'...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 25, 2004 700+ words
...dramatic increase in wagers placed on Eastern Conference futures. According to Mike Foreman...com, wagers on Miami to win the Eastern Conference have increased ten-fold since the...listed second to Detroit to win the Eastern Conference," says Foreman. "Indiana was...
- WXYZ-TV to Air a Special Edition of Pistons' Game Day, Followed by Live...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 21, 2008 700+ words
...WHAT: Live coverage of NBA Eastern Conference Finals featuring the Detroit Pistons...special will preview Game 3 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals as the Detroit Pistons host...DETROIT PISTONS VS. BOSTON CELTICS NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS -- GAME 3, 8:00-11...