Championship Presentation
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:52 pm
Just a couple of observations from the presentation after last nights' game -
Firstly, I assume I wasn't the only one to pick up the boos from the crowd when Stern got on the mike? It seemed like they tried to cut down the crowd noise on the broadcast, but it still amazed me that he could carry on without missing a step, smiling through it.
Secondly, and this bothered me a little - why the hell did the Celtics' CEO get presented with the trophy? In the past, living in the UK, I would head straight to bed after the end of the game and skip the presentations, etc., because it would be about 4am and I would be shattered - so I don't know if it is standard practice in North American sport, or not. But it just seems wrong in professional sports that the boardroom money-men get handed the prize for the work of the coaching staff and players. In sporting events back home, trophies are handed to the team captain(s), or at the very least the manager/coach. In this instance I would have expected Garnett or Pierce to raise the cup, or alternatively Doc Rivers or Danny Ainge. It just seems wrong to see the corporate suit revelling in glory that isn't really his.
Firstly, I assume I wasn't the only one to pick up the boos from the crowd when Stern got on the mike? It seemed like they tried to cut down the crowd noise on the broadcast, but it still amazed me that he could carry on without missing a step, smiling through it.
Secondly, and this bothered me a little - why the hell did the Celtics' CEO get presented with the trophy? In the past, living in the UK, I would head straight to bed after the end of the game and skip the presentations, etc., because it would be about 4am and I would be shattered - so I don't know if it is standard practice in North American sport, or not. But it just seems wrong in professional sports that the boardroom money-men get handed the prize for the work of the coaching staff and players. In sporting events back home, trophies are handed to the team captain(s), or at the very least the manager/coach. In this instance I would have expected Garnett or Pierce to raise the cup, or alternatively Doc Rivers or Danny Ainge. It just seems wrong to see the corporate suit revelling in glory that isn't really his.