Crawford is terrible, he is just as bad as Javie when it comes to losing his head and throwing out those quick Ts. I honestly do believe that ref's hold vendetta's against players, despite what stern says, because refs are human(unlike david stern who's a robot or possibly an android and or cyborg.)
Although I do believe that Crawford desererved some punishment, especially since he does not believe he did anything wrong, throwing him out the entire playoffs is quite stiff. I also find it hard to believe that Stern bot's "zero tolerance" policy did not play a part in Duncan's ejection. Last time I checked zero tolerance meant zero tolerance. The ref's and NBA don't even know where to draw the line and its BS that they are consistent with their calls, because the NBA players with cleaner reps do get away with alot more. Up until this point I've seen Duncan complain all the way down court with out a T, but if Sheed did the same he'd be thrown out. The NBA really facked up this year with their policies and new basketballs IMO...
Anyways, point i'm trying to make: Crawford deserved to be smacked across the head, but his punishment did seem somewhat harsh(especialy since the NBA rarely admits that their ref's are at fault).
I wonder what the implications are in the playoffs? Will Duncan get a shiatty call on him from one of Crawford's vindictive friends late in a crucial game? Tune in to 2007 playoffs to find out more