Jason Terry? Suspended 1 game...
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mavsman - The NBA punishes the Mavs more than any other team? You might want to talk to the Pacers about that.
What you have is typical fan fervor and playoff myopia. It happens. If we still had the threads from back in 2002 you'd see what I mean.
You're too close to the situation at hand. And your owner is doing a good job of selling the "victim" mentality. Of course one of your fan boards is going to post instances that confirm your victim state... The innocent Udonis Haslem didn't lose his grip on his mouthpiece. He threw it at the official. That's just another interpretation of the event, but one that doesn't make it sound quite so unethical.
Sorry, mavsman, but all this is doing is making Mark Cuban look even more ridiculous throughout the league. He's not doing you - the Mavs fan - or your team any favors.
Why does it seem you're the victim? Because your owner is putting himself and his team above the league and David Stern. That is not going to end well. Instead of raging at the perceived inequity, look at Cuban. He's a great fan but he's forcing the league into taking action at some point - probably sooner rather than later. It's not about MARK CUBAN, superowner. It's about the National Basketball Association. He is only one part of the whole. And he's hurting everyone. He really needs to shut the **** up.
What you have is typical fan fervor and playoff myopia. It happens. If we still had the threads from back in 2002 you'd see what I mean.
You're too close to the situation at hand. And your owner is doing a good job of selling the "victim" mentality. Of course one of your fan boards is going to post instances that confirm your victim state... The innocent Udonis Haslem didn't lose his grip on his mouthpiece. He threw it at the official. That's just another interpretation of the event, but one that doesn't make it sound quite so unethical.
Sorry, mavsman, but all this is doing is making Mark Cuban look even more ridiculous throughout the league. He's not doing you - the Mavs fan - or your team any favors.
Why does it seem you're the victim? Because your owner is putting himself and his team above the league and David Stern. That is not going to end well. Instead of raging at the perceived inequity, look at Cuban. He's a great fan but he's forcing the league into taking action at some point - probably sooner rather than later. It's not about MARK CUBAN, superowner. It's about the National Basketball Association. He is only one part of the whole. And he's hurting everyone. He really needs to shut the **** up.
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Two wrongs don't make a right.
The Mavericks aren't the only team to face adversity. But their owner sure wants the world to think they are.
Suck it up and play. Instead of crying over something you cannot control, quit buying into the "poor me" syndrome. As LPKingsfan has pointed out, Cuban has cried wolf so many times he has pretty much lost any kind of credibility with anyone not totally enamored of the Dallas Mavericks.
The Mavericks aren't the only team to face adversity. But their owner sure wants the world to think they are.
Suck it up and play. Instead of crying over something you cannot control, quit buying into the "poor me" syndrome. As LPKingsfan has pointed out, Cuban has cried wolf so many times he has pretty much lost any kind of credibility with anyone not totally enamored of the Dallas Mavericks.
I agree with that. I do think that Cuban has cried wolf one too many times that it's become counter-productive.
And they will suck it up and play. This team is amped up and ready to go - I think it will light a fire under their butts much like the Kings when they lost Artest to that bogus suspension.
And they will suck it up and play. This team is amped up and ready to go - I think it will light a fire under their butts much like the Kings when they lost Artest to that bogus suspension.
VF21 said:
Oh, nice...
Maybe even require some overnight hospitalization
the best part about it is CUBAN is paying his salary i LOVE IT
as for terry getting suspended: RIGHT ON!!!!!!!! you can't punch someone and not get suspended. especially in that area. he deserves what he got. he's a punk!
while this will fire up the mavs, it also gives the spurs an advantage. terry was a nightmare matchup for the spurs, he opened things up for harris who made the spurs pay. it'll be intresting seeing what harris does without those openings.
i REALLY want a game 7!!!!!!!!!!
GO SPURS GO!!!!
and shut up CUBAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
as for terry getting suspended: RIGHT ON!!!!!!!! you can't punch someone and not get suspended. especially in that area. he deserves what he got. he's a punk!
while this will fire up the mavs, it also gives the spurs an advantage. terry was a nightmare matchup for the spurs, he opened things up for harris who made the spurs pay. it'll be intresting seeing what harris does without those openings.
i REALLY want a game 7!!!!!!!!!!
GO SPURS GO!!!!
and shut up CUBAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You don't think a guy could have recovered in the thirty to forty some-odd minutes between when that incident happened and when the team boarded the bus? I said after the game, not right then and there... I *might* have the self-restraint to keep from doing something on the court that could cost my team a game, but I'd get my pound of flesh, even if I had to meet him in the parking lot afterwards.
mavsman said:
Maybe even require some overnight hospitalization
Only way I could see it requiring hospitalization is if you caught a *really* bad break, and you got hit just right to where it tore your sack. Other than that, most guys will have walked it off in about thirty minutes, tops... At which point, you meet the cat outside for a redress of grievances...
Well, Terry did throw a punch and deserves suspension. Cuban is kind of a tool, but I'm sure glad someone is mentioning how hypocritical Stern, Jackson, and the whole league office is. People didn't like Al Davis for the longest either, but the dude was right and helped make the game better. As a Kings fan who still smarts from "Game 6", and all the other Dick Bavetta games, I really appreciate what Cuban is doing. He may not have much to stand on this time around, but at least he is bringing the debate to the fore.
Cuban did do some good when he sent tapes of incidents to the league of poor officiating but since he only did it when it was against his team rather than doing it league wide it was really self serving. Regardless that's completely different from the incident at hand. There seems to be no argument that the punch took place, so what's the problem? The rules are clear. There are plenty of teams that have gotten far worse penalties - the Heat/Knicks brawl comes to mind but this is not without precedent. Throw a punch, miss a game - and consider yourself lucky if you only miss one.
They need to make the rules about a malicious strike less specific. The whole "if you throw a punch, you get suspended" concept--I'm not sure if it's a rule or just a meme--strangely makes kicks and elbows less bad. Change "punch" to "strike". Suspend all of the counterexamples--the elbows, the sack assault, the kicks--and Terry's defense falls by the wayside.
I would have liked to have seen the Mavs end it last game. Loved Dirk's three to tie things late. This will be tough for Dallas with or without Terry.
I would have liked to have seen the Mavs end it last game. Loved Dirk's three to tie things late. This will be tough for Dallas with or without Terry.
Don't give up on that anti-Cuban bias theory thing just yet.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=bayless/060519
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=bayless/060519
I didn't even have to read the first half of this story before clicking the X button on my internet. Skip Bayless is the least intelligent and informed writer ESPN has - and I don't read his crap.
This is also the same guy that when he was in Dallas claimed Troy Aikman was gay just to rile things up. He's a junkyard dog journalist who is always looking to write something salacious.
This is also the same guy that when he was in Dallas claimed Troy Aikman was gay just to rile things up. He's a junkyard dog journalist who is always looking to write something salacious.
Spurs point guard Tony Parker said justice was served.
"Jason Terry has been throwing a lot of punches in the series," Parker said. "He's gotten me so many times with cheap shots."
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs2006/news/story?id=2450839
"Jason Terry has been throwing a lot of punches in the series," Parker said. "He's gotten me so many times with cheap shots."
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs2006/news/story?id=2450839
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Soccer cleats had to have hurt. I've been kicked there as well, and I ended up with severe pain and started throwing up within minutes. I don't wish that on anyone.
I've seen a sack split first hand. I used to lifeguard in Oceanside and a guy came up to me and told me he needed some help. His board had hit him in the junk and when he was in a little pain. He pulled down his wetsuit and sure enough, the fin had split it and he had no idea. Once he saw it, he fainted, and was taken to the hospital. He came back a week later and was out surfing again.
I've seen a sack split first hand. I used to lifeguard in Oceanside and a guy came up to me and told me he needed some help. His board had hit him in the junk and when he was in a little pain. He pulled down his wetsuit and sure enough, the fin had split it and he had no idea. Once he saw it, he fainted, and was taken to the hospital. He came back a week later and was out surfing again.