Helpful Links (Mainly for Americans)
With award winning advice like this, he should really regulate
both the NBL and social work:
Here's a hint: "National Basketball League"
Plus Mr. Magic's articles can be found there too.
Who the Hell is Mr. Magic and What's So Magic About Him Anyway?
Steve "Mr. Magic" Carfino, not to be confused by the good
American basketball player of the same nickname, is a commentator
on Australia's National Basketball League (NBL) for Rupert Murdoch's
own pay-tv channel, Foxtel. He played for Sydney some years ago,
and apparently didn't completely suck. His greatest claim to fame
is training with B.J. Armstrong, leading to his classic quote, "B.J.
was incredibly disciplined. He took 20 shots a day." Steve Carfino
took 40 shots a game, but evidentally didn't practice.
Why Write an Article About His Commentary?
Every now and then, somebody writes something so offensively retarded
that we at the Spunion, have to take stock and satirise it. This is
one of those times. If you haven't already, read his ridiculous
article on "Bootieball" and you can judge
for yourself.
Some of His Retarded Claims
In the interests of brevity, we've decided to summarise his retarded
claims in point form. Police and other investigative agencies may
be interested in the first one.
We think Steve Carfino has some issues to work through.
Smacked son in the back of head for future wrongs
Told a team to buy good players
Women think its strange that
guys slap people on each other's arse during the game. Steve Carfino
thinks it's an expression of love no woman will ever understand.
Copyright Spunion March 2000
The views expressed here are most definitely the views of Spunion.