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Summary: Biased and irrational
Review: To put it kindly, authors Araton and Bondy need to do a little soul-searching and examine their own motives for creating this smear-campaign of a book. I find it hard to believe that two otherwise respected sports journalists would allow to have their names attached to this.The basic premise of the book holds forth that the Celtics organization is a racist organization that caters to a racist Boston fan base and is abetted by a racist local press. Well, let's not apply too broad a brush here! The book then goes on to recount every personnel and organizational decision the Celtics have ever made, always in unflattering racial terms. Well, let's see... how do I say this? OK, here goes. Fellas, aren't you just a little bit bitter that the Celtics have had such huge success over the years, often in embarrassing fashion over your own favorite teams (Syracuse Nats, New York Knicks, Phil. 76's)? Doesn't it bug you that your hated rival has again and again built champion-caliber squads with players that weere allowed to slip through the cracks by less astute competitors? Don't you feel just a little bit foolish about having written this juvenile ill-informed diatribe and not gotten the least amount of attention? Sure you do. And in the process, you flushed any journalistic integrity you might have had down the drain. Congratulations, authors Araton and Bondy.
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Summary: Biased and irrational
Review: To put it kindly, authors Araton and Bondy need to do a little soul-searching and examine their own motives for creating this smear-campaign of a book. I find it hard to believe that two otherwise respected sports journalists would allow to have their names attached to this. The basic premise of the book holds forth that the Celtics organization is a racist organization that caters to a racist Boston fan base and is abetted by a racist local press. Well, let's not apply too broad a brush here! The book then goes on to recount every personnel and organizational decision the Celtics have ever made, always in unflattering racial terms. Well, let's see... how do I say this? OK, here goes. Fellas, aren't you just a little bit bitter that the Celtics have had such huge success over the years, often in embarrassing fashion over your own favorite teams (Syracuse Nats, New York Knicks, Phil. 76's)? Doesn't it bug you that your hated rival has again and again built champion-caliber squads with players that weere allowed to slip through the cracks by less astute competitors? Don't you feel just a little bit foolish about having written this juvenile ill-informed diatribe and not gotten the least amount of attention? Sure you do. And in the process, you flushed any journalistic integrity you might have had down the drain. Congratulations, authors Araton and Bondy.
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