Artest Has Been Suspended for Game 2!!!!
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That was bad, but ARTEST GOT STITCHES. Games are physical and violent, go through all the game 1 tapes and you can find probably 10 plays just as bad. Where are the other suspensions? And if this is the league's standard for what gets you a suspension, how come Bruce Bowen is still playing? This is bad.
Folsom Al said:
It ain't Ginobili's fault ... he didn't make the call (or the non-call) 
Take a look at the tape. You see Artest hit him and his head kind of "wobbles" and then flips back like he has just taken a blow from Mike Tyson. I also don't understand WTF Duncan was doing on that play. Can they go back and call that a fould on him and let the Kings shoot 2 free throws and maybe give them 2 more points
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I sent a nasty e-mail to the League. They are of course too arogant to care what a lowly fan from Placerville thinks. The gist of my statement was that the Spurs play rough and Sacramento now has no means to compete with them. The fix is in.
http://www.nba.com/webAction?action.../email_us/email_form_041027.jsp&surveyId=1152
http://www.nba.com/webAction?action.../email_us/email_form_041027.jsp&surveyId=1152
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Folsom Al said:
Maybe the NBA needs a LESSON IN BONES
The elbow is one of THE TOUGHEST BONES IN THE HUMAN BODY
The elbow is one of THE TOUGHEST BONES IN THE HUMAN BODY
Of course, that's why I disagree with the suspension if that is their reasoning. That rule shouldn't apply here because the forearm didn't really make contact with the head in the act of "throwing a forearm".
Just heard about the Artest suspension. I think it's absolute horse-you-know-what. That's complete BS and I think this is nitpicking on the NBA's part. Not sure Artest would be suspended had it not been for his previous run-ins with the league.
If Artest is getting suspended then Shane Battier or whoever it was that set that illegal and unnecessary pick on Jason Terry last night should be suspended too. It's the playoffs - rough play is to be expected to a degree.
THIS SUSPENSION IS RIDICULOUS.
If Artest is getting suspended then Shane Battier or whoever it was that set that illegal and unnecessary pick on Jason Terry last night should be suspended too. It's the playoffs - rough play is to be expected to a degree.
THIS SUSPENSION IS RIDICULOUS.
The Refs obviously DID see it beceause the called the foul. It's the Leage (at Pop's urging) that has second guessed the call making it a flagtrant 2. I have real issues with this at a lot of levels. It may not exactly undermine the refs authority, but it does say we reserve the right to pile on peneltys. It does NOTHING to stop physical play... infact the message here is clear. "Spurs have carte blance to rock-n-roll, Kings better think twice about any but the softest of fouls." There was a lot of physical paly out there by BOTH teams to chery pick one incident not significantly different thatn any of probably 50 others is bad sampeling. To only punish one team, by suspending ont of their best players is tantamount to TAMPERING.
