Mad Max: BP's Got Your Back!

Cedric Maxwell will apologize tonight for telling Violet Palmer to "get back in the kitchen" the other night. I'm not going to speak for all of I*Heart*Celtics here, but I agreed with Mad Max. When he told her to get in the kitchen, I said, "Quack, quack, QUAAAAAAACK!!"

Jordan had the fadeaway. Kareem had the skyhook. Iverson has the crossover. Andrew DeClercq had the two-handed half-hook. Violet Palmer has the horrendous call.

First and foremost, Maxwell was clearly joking. Any dummy who has listened to more than five minutes of one broadcast would know that he was joking. He said it in his Tommy Heinsohn voice. Plus, he doesn't want her to "Go (into the kitchen) and make me some bacon and eggs, would you?"

A wise sage such as Cornbread Maxwell would never trust Palmer to make bacon and eggs. From my experience of her as a referee, she either ignores blatant fouls or calls ticky-tack fouls. She would probably let the bacon burn to a crisp and then call a flagrant foul on the frying pan. A meal prepared by Violet Palmer would taste like charcoal warmed up in the microwave covered in poop sauce.

Second, he's right. She is a terrible, terrible referee. We all know it. Yeah, yeah, Grandy was saying that she was good, blah blah blah...

You look like a dick (and you may well be one) if you complain about her because she such a minority, but it's the truth. The reason why David Stern hasn't canned her yet, is because... well... he never cans his refs! That's why the game is so irritating to watch! The refs are light-years behind the players.

I don't blame Violet. She tries her best. She's just in over her head, not because she's a woman, but because she sucks. She is probably under greater scrutiny than her male counterparts, but when she's on the team you know the game will either resemble a no-contact scrimmage or a prison yard. It could change from quarter to quarter. You never know! There's zero consistancy with Violet at the helm. Maybe it's hormonal. ZING!

However, the real reason this "controversy" pisses me off is because some jackass from UniversalHub.com started it with some self-righteous rant about how offensive the comments are. Now, if you want a good time, read the comments after the post- what a debacle!

This dummy at UniversalHub doesn't know sh*t about the Celtics, refs, or anything. He describes himself as a "Bicyclist". He just hears Max make a joke, whines, and the next thing you know the HERALD picks up a BLOG and quotes it in an article, forcing an apology from Max. Of all the things that should prompt outrage related to the Celtics- botched trades, the dance team, abysmal coaching, having the team poison tester drive injured teammates the hospital... this?? We have Mad Max making an obvious joke, clearly imitating Tommy Heinsohn, and he gets ripped.

So this is a message to the joker running UniversalHub. You're a pansy-ass sensitive dork. Go ride your little tandem bicycle with your mom and leave the Celtics talk to the REAL MEN!