AOL News has a new home! The Huffington Post.

Click here to visit the new home of AOL News!

Hot on HuffPost:

See More Stories

Rip Hamilton, Stealth Whiner

Mar 25, 2007 – 2:02 PM
Text Size
Bethlehem Shoals

Bethlehem Shoals %BloggerTitle%

Quick, name the league leaders in technical fouls.

If you guessed Rasheed Wallace with 17, you shouldn't feel like it was a lame guess. Despite his ever-improving veteran rep, Wallace is still the king of the whistle. In fact, he's already earned a one-game suspension for having hit 16 on the season. Second on the list is the volatile Amare, currently sitting at 14.

And in third? None other than the exceedingly professional Rip Hamilton. From The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Defenders have been getting more physical with him, and Hamilton is getting frustrated that he is not getting calls from the referees. "He's got to keep his mouth shut," said coach Flip Saunders. "All of our players do."
I can think of at least twenty players who, given their image, I'd think would be ahead of Hamilton. Apparently, though, the refs don't feel that way. No one gets that many techs called on him if he's still considered a first-class gentleman.
Filed under: Sports

ON FACEBOOK