In Detroit, they call it the 'Sheed Rule — a derisive nickname for the NBA's crackdown on demonstrative, unbecoming behavior.
After Monday night's loss to the Jazz, however, Detroit Pistons bad-boy Rasheed Wallace may have another name for it.
"It's retarded," Wallace said after picking up his fourth technical foul in as many games this season. "You can't say nothing.
"It's not all peachy keen between certain players and officials," added Wallace, who was tagged with a tech in the second quarter by referee Steve Javie after calling for a foul following a basket. "If an official has a vendetta against a certain player, that player don't even have to do s--- (to get a technical). For instance, me."
Javie certainly seemed to have a special eye out for Wallace, who has a long history of being called for technicals.
"I was just running down the court and said, 'And one' — which is a normal thing people do in a schoolyard and do in a game," Wallace said. "And this cat (Javie) is looking at me from the other side of the d--- court, and he bangs me up. It takes a toll on you emotionally. ... it's retarded."
Wallace was not the only one from Detroit who was unhappy Monday.
"My comment," said Pistons coach Flip Saunders, who was called for a tech after his own after backing up Wallace, "is that we might as well play PlayStation, if we are going to take the emotion out of it."
BOOZER RECOGNIZED: Jazz forward Carlos Boozer was named Western Conference Player of the Week by the NBA on Monday for his play last week.
Boozer averaged 20.7 points on 50 percent shooting from the field, pulled down 45 rebounds and posted three double-doubles as the Jazz opened 3-0 with victories over Houston, Phoenix and Golden State.
Philadelphia's Allen Iverson was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week after averaging 34.0 points and 9.7 assists in three wins for the 76ers.
Boozer also received Player of the Week honors in January of 2004, when he was playing for Cleveland. Last Jazz player to earn the award was Andrei Kirilenko in February of 2004.
Boozer followed the accolade with a 20-point, 11-rebound double-double in Monday night's 103-101 over Detroit.
MISC.: Jazz rookies Brian Chase and Roger Powell Jr. were inactive for the fourth time in as many games this season, and Rafael Araujo was inactive for a second straight. ... Araujo, acquired in an offseason trade with Toronto, still has yet to make his regular-season Jazz debut. He dressed but did not play in Utah's first two games. ... Rookie Dee Brown dressed but did not play (coach's decision) for the Jazz. ... Pistons veteran big man Dale Davis was inactive with a strained left hamstring.
Loren Jorgensen contributed to this report.