<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">In Detroit, they call it the 'Sheed Rule ? a derisive nickname for the NBA's crackdown on demonstrative, unbecoming behavior. After Monday night's loss to the Jazz, however, Detroit Pistons bad-boy Rasheed Wallace may have another name for it. "It's retarded," Wallace said after picking up his fourth technical foul in as many games this season. "You can't say nothing. "It's not all peachy keen between certain players and officials," added Wallace, who was tagged with a tech in the second quarter by referee Steve Javie after calling for a foul following a basket. "If an official has a vendetta against a certain player, that player don't even have to do s--- (to get a technical). For instance, me." Javie certainly seemed to have a special eye out for Wallace, who has a long history of being called for technicals. "I was just running down the court and said, 'And one' ? which is a normal thing people do in a schoolyard and do in a game," Wallace said. "And this cat (Javie) is looking at me from the other side of the d--- court, and he bangs me up. It takes a toll on you emotionally. ... it's retarded." Wallace was not the only one from Detroit who was unhappy Monday. "My comment," said Pistons coach Flip Saunders, who was called for a tech after his own after backing up Wallace, "is that we might as well play PlayStation, if we are going to take the emotion out of it."</div> Source
<div class="quote_poster">hustler Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I am very concerned for Wallace this year. He might as well go bankrupt with all these techs.</div> Well it's not a money issue, but the fact he's going to cost his team a lot of victories if he continues to get thrown out of games. Sheed where's his emotions on his sleeve, and it's hard to change overnight, but he has done it before. I think two seasons ago, he made an effort to not get any technicals and he only received 16 or so for the entire season. Right now Sheed just needs to put winning ahead of his personal issues with the refs and the new rule change. The officials are just doing what they're told, but eventually the players and officials will find a happy median. Personally I think Sheed is trying to play his way out of Detroit. Earlier in the summer he complained about having to play zone defense for Flip. I'm sure it hurt him to see Ben Wallace sign with the Bulls, and now there's whispers coming from Billups about playing for a different team next season. Slowly the ship is sinking in Detroit, and Sheed doesn't want to be around to watch it go under.
Considering all the good young talent I don't see the the ship sinking. Sheed is just being Sheed. Nothing new. He remains a passionate player and the new rules don't favour his attuide at all but he must try and tone it down abit. Which he did last year when he knew he had to.
<div class="quote_poster">AllNet Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Considering all the good young talent I don't see the the ship sinking. Sheed is just being Sheed. Nothing new. He remains a passionate player and the new rules don't favour his attuide at all but he must try and tone it down abit. Which he did last year when he knew he had to.</div> The young talent isn't going to replace the production of Big Ben or Billups right away. Sheed probably doesn't want to stick around for a semi-rebuild.
<div class="quote_poster">shapecity Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">The young talent isn't going to replace the production of Big Ben or Billups right away. Sheed probably doesn't want to stick around for a semi-rebuild.</div> just a thought Sheed would be a nice fit in New Jersey....
