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“It’s all (bleeping) entertainment”

Published by Matt Watson on May 29, 2008 in 2008 Playoffs, Celtics and Sheed said it. 106 Comments

Rasheed Wallace wasn’t impressed by the officiating last night:

“All that bull(bleep)-ass calls they had out there. With Mike [Callahan] and Kenny [Mauer] — you’ve all seen that (bleep),” Wallace said. “You saw them calls. The cats are flopping all over the floor and they’re calling that (bleep). That (bleep) ain’t basketball out there. It’s all (bleeping) entertainment. You all should know that (bleep). It’s all (bleeping) entertainment.”

If I had to guess, I’d say the David Stern will be giving him a (bleeping) fine. It’s too bad, because Sheed is (bleeping) right.

Update: Need4Sheed found video of Sheed’s comments.

Update 2: Nice (bleeping) moving pick, KG.

Tracking Rasheed’s wisdom

Published by Matt Watson on April 22, 2008 in Alley-Oops and Sheed said it. 0 Comments

Speaking of Rasheed Wallace quotes, you might want to bookmark this page on Google News, which tracks the most popular quotes by Rasheed that appear in news articles indexed by Google. (Hard to explain, easy to understand when you see it.) Consider it an always-updated version of DBB’s Sheed Said It category. (Also, here’s Chauncey’s quotes, and here’s Flip’s.)

Rasheed is blogging (!?)

Published by Matt Watson on April 22, 2008 in Alley-Oops and Sheed said it. 1 Comment

This ranks very high on the list of things I didn’t expect to see today: Rasheed Wallace has officially joined the blogosphere. Nothing interesting yet, but this is a potential gold mine of awesomeness. (via, of course, Need4Sheed)

Rasheed has verbal intercourse

Published by Matt Watson on December 14, 2007 in Sheed said it and Videos. 3 Comments

Hat-tip to Natalie of Need4Sheed, from whom I blatantly swiped this from. And to Free Darko, whose commenters clued me in to what song Rasheed was rapping.

Rasheed on Leroy and Dick

Published by Matt Watson on December 13, 2007 in Alley-Oops and Sheed said it. 2 Comments

Rasheed on the officiating in Wednesday’s game against the Rockets: “I told (official) Leroy (Richardson) my son could fool him and it ain’t even Halloween,” he said, adding, “We’re going to bust their (behinds) the next time we see them (on Dec. 21). They’re not going to have Dick (Bavetta) and all them cats to help them.”

Rasheed talks, reporters listen, Stern responds

Published by Matt Watson on October 29, 2007 in Sheed said it. 24 Comments

Guess what? Rasheed Wallace sometimes says funny things. From Chris McCosky of the Detroit News:

“I still don’t think they (Cavaliers) beat us, we beat ourselves,” Wallace said. “And I think we also fell victim to that personal NBA thing where they are trying to make it a world game and get (television) ratings. They wanted to put their darling in there (the NBA Finals) and they did, and look what ended up happening.”

The league’s darling, according to Wallace, was LeBron James, and what ended up happening were the worst ratings in the modern history of the NBA Finals.

“This game ain’t basketball anymore, it’s entertainment,” Wallace said. “It’s starting to get like the WWF. There ain’t no real wrestling anymore either. It’s all fake.”

Read the article to see David Stern’s response — he wasn’t happy, of course, but doesn’t seem inclined to make a big deal out of things (“I think sometimes different players do different things to get themselves prepared for a season,” he said). In any case, as much as some people have jumped on the “Rasheed thinks the NBA is fixed!” angle, don’t forget that he started his little riff by claiming responsibility for the series loss. (Some will undoubtedly have a problem with that, complaining about how arrogant it sounds, but still, “arrogant” is always preferable to “paranoid,” no?)

Rasheed’s lavatorial advice to Cheikh

Published by Matt Watson on October 18, 2007 in Sheed said it. 0 Comments

Krista Jahnke got one of the best post-game quotes you’ll read all season for the Detroit Free Press:

After the game, Rasheed Wallace joked that if Samb weighed 175 when the team drafted him in 2006, “he weighs 176 now.”

“Cheikh’s still light in the chops,” Wallace said. “But all that is is leverage. He’s still standing straight up. Once he gets down more like a squat like he’s taking a dump, he’ll be all right. It’s just a matter of foot control. But he’s got a soft touch for a big man to be 7 feet, 7-1.”

Wallace’s numbers are a little off — Samb is officially listed at 245 pounds — but he’s still got a long way to go before the phrase “rail-thin” does not apply. Samb actually had a decent game last night, collecting nine boards with eight points and a pair of blocks in 29 minutes. Of course, that came against a Nuggets squad that did not play Marcus Camby, Kenyon Martin, Nene or even Steven Hunter, but still. If he can put up stats like that (with maybe a few more points) in the D-League this year, we’d call it a successful year, right?

The other player worth pointing out was Jason Maxiell, who came through with 25 points and 12 boards. He shot 11-15 from the field and had six offensive boards in 34 minutes. He also blocked three shots while committing just one foul, which has been a problem for him in the past. Plus, and this is a good sign, he also had four assists. Doesn’t sound like much, right? Just bear in mind that he had 14 assists all of last year.

For more observations, check out what DBB reader Charles X had to say — he was at the game and left a detailed response in the game thread.

Other recaps:
Krista Jahnke / Detroit Free Press: Pistons’ subs heat up court
Chris McCosky / Detroit News: Pistons pile up points
Keith Langlois / Pistons.com: Stand-out Stand-ins
A. Sherrod Blakely / Booth Newspapers: Young players shine in win

“Them butt holes got tighter and tighter”

Published by Matt Watson on May 11, 2007 in 2007 Playoffs and Sheed said it. 25 Comments

For whatever reason, Scott Skiles is still adamantly refusing to give credit where credit is due. Despite watching the Pistons hold Chicago to a ridiculous 16% in the final quarter of Thursday’s game, this is what Skiles had to say about Detroit’s defense:

By the way, Bulls coach Scott Skiles sought to dismiss this media zone-a-mania. “Is their zone getting all kinds of public recognition? Is that what’s going on?” he said. “I think it’s kind of funny and I don’t mean to show them any disrespect, but we have been getting shots all over the place.”

And then today he added this:

“It’s not unlike, maybe, what 10,000 high schools do all over the country, every day, every game,” he said Friday.

No disrespect taken, Skiles. I guess your guys just can’t shoot straight. Maybe the pressure is starting to get them, maybe they’re playing a little tight. At least, that seems to be Rasheed Wallace’s take on it:

But Rasheed Wallace had a few words over in the Detroit locker room afterward, trying not to chortle. “As we chopped it down,” he mentioned of the lead and the Bulls, “them butt holes got tighter and tighter.”

Is Skiles simply trying to light a fire under his team by demanding more from them? By refusing to buy into the (increasingly hard to ignore) notion that no matter what Chicago does on the court, Detroit will be able to do it better? Or … is he trying to separate the performance of the players from his performance as a coach?

I honestly I have no idea, but I’d just as readily accept (c) he’s just a jerk.

Even the guy in bronze knows the Bulls are in trouble [USA Today, via Full-Court Press]
Bulls Skiles won’t admit the obvious [Detroit News]

“I don’t get any of that fancy ‘le poo poo’ stuff.”

Published by Matt Watson on April 27, 2007 in Alley-Oops and Sheed said it. 0 Comments

Rasheed Wallace on avoiding food poisoning on the road: “I don’t get any of that fancy ‘Le poo poo’ stuff. I keep it simple.”

Rasheed: I’m cooler than a fan

Published by Matt Watson on April 9, 2007 in Alley-Oops and Sheed said it. 0 Comments

Rasheed Wallace on Antonio McDyess unexpectedly starting over him on Sunday: “(There have been) times in my career when I didn’t start. I’m cool. I’m cooler than a fan.”

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