Dick Bavetta

[Getting Traded]

I don't know how many of you still wonder about Dick Bavetta's failure to call the push off by Jordan of Bryon Russell like I do, but I have located his home address in Florida thru an Internet search. He summers in upstate NY, however. In any case, I plan to write him in the fall and ask him why he didn't call the foul on Jordan though he was standing about 10 feet away and in position to see it.

As many of you know, Tim Doneghy, in his book, Personal Foul, accused Bavetta of fixing games, suggesting he was under orders from David Stern to play favorites like Jordan and the Lakers team. If this is true, then he surely will either ignore my letter or plead innocent by saying he simply missed the call.

What are your thoughts?

 

[Hotdog]

Sounds stalkerish

 

[Gameface]

Let's just wait for the guy to die. It shouldn't be too much longer.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Let it go.

 

[moevillini]

Sounds stockerish

what he said (sort of) but I'd spell it a little different and call it stalkerish


if you lost money on a wager on the game, perhaps you can take him to court and sue him for damages, but I imagine perhaps the statute of limitations has expired

 

[Hotdog]

what he said (sort of) but I'd spell it a little different and call it stalkerish


if you lost money on a wager on the game, perhaps you can take him to court and sue him for damages, but I imagine perhaps the statute of limitations has expired

Stupid auto correct.

Good catch.

 

[NAOS]

Stupid auto correct.

Good catch.

lol. dude, your phone did not correct any misspelled word to "stockerish"..... that is, unless you've taught your phone to recognized the nonword "stockerish"... in which case you've misspelled it few times. Fess up and stop being a bitch.

 

[Hotdog]

lol. dude, your phone did not correct any misspelled word to "stockerish"..... that is, unless you've taught your phone to recognized the nonword "stockerish"... in which case you've misspelled it few times. Fess up and stop being a bitch.

Lol.

That's the joke dumbass.

 

[Hotdog]

The phone should have corrected it.

Stupid auto correct

 

[NAOS]

stalkerish isn't in the dictionary you moran.

 

[Darkwing Duck]

If you would, please provide your home address and and any vacationing address so that we can send you letters informing you how problematic this is from a social standpoint.

 

[Hotdog]

stalkerish isn't in the dictionary you moran.

I kan mayk up werds all I waunt. Az laung az yu git tha meening, thatz all that madders rite

 

[moevillini]

stalkerish isn't in the dictionary you moran.

neither is pron but some are addicted nonetheless

 

[Cappy_Smurf]

Russell was falling backwards before Jordan even extended his hand. Good no call IMO, and definitely not some obvious screw job like fans have made it out to be. If you want to gripe, complain about the Eisley 3 that was taken away and the Harper 3 they screwed up. At least those calls were legitimately bad.

 

[carolinajazz]

If you want to gripe, complain about the Eisley 3 that was taken away and the Harper 3 they screwed up. At least those calls were legitimately bad.

Exactly!...or even the hack Jordan did on Malone getting the steal, that may have been a legitimate steal, but could EASILY have been called a "hack" had it not been Jordan doing the hacking!

 

[Getting Traded]

Russell was falling backwards before Jordan even extended his hand. Good no call IMO, and definitely not some obvious screw job like fans have made it out to be. If you want to gripe, complain about the Eisley 3 that was taken away and the Harper 3 they screwed up. At least those calls were legitimately bad.

I have a video of it and it doesn't look like that to me. The reason Russell fell was because Jordan pushed him. I'm not looking to change anything; it's over and done with. I'm just curious as to how Bavetta would respond to the question, if indeed he would respond. And I don't see how it's stalking him by writing him a letter. I don't think any sportswriter ever asked him that question.

 

[Deleted member 848]

I don't know how many of you still wonder about Dick Bavetta's failure to call the push off by Jordan of Bryon Russell like I do, but I have located his home address in Florida thru an Internet search. He summers in upstate NY, however. In any case, I plan to write him in the fall and ask him why he didn't call the foul on Jordan though he was standing about 10 feet away and in position to see it.

As many of you know, Tim Doneghy, in his book, Personal Foul, accused Bavetta of fixing games, suggesting he was under orders from David Stern to play favorites like Jordan and the Lakers team. If this is true, then he surely will either ignore my letter or plead innocent by saying he simply missed the call.

What are your thoughts?

you simply cannot be a real person.

 

[Getting Traded]

Exactly!...or even the hack Jordan did on Malone getting the steal, that may have been a legitimate steal, but could EASILY have been called a "hack" had it not been Jordan doing the hacking!

Yes, I agree with this too ... but the strip of Malone by Jordan is difficult to assess because the TV camera was facing Malone's back and we couldn't see if Jordan hacked him or not. Have you seen a different view of it?

 

[Getting Traded]

you simply cannot be a real person.

Is there something wrong with being "curious"? This is a question that people will always wonder about. While the guy is still alive, I'd like to hear his take on it.

 

[moevillini]

I have a video of it and it doesn't look like that to me. The reason Russell fell was because Jordan pushed him. I'm not looking to change anything; it's over and done with. I'm just curious as to how Bavetta would respond to the question, if indeed he would respond. And I don't see how it's stalking him by writing him a letter. I don't think any sportswriter ever asked him that question.

I would guess that PLENTY of sportswriters have asked that question and he didn't offer any information that was worth including in their articles. I highly doubt he'll provide more insight to a random basketball fan.

Maybe start by doing some research into the articles that were written at that time, and going back and asking those sportswriters their thoughts on the subject.