Mo Evans Falls Hard

Was listining to the post game on the radio on the way home from the game and they said Mo got 12 stiches (I think) and had a concusion, but they were not sure how serious the consusion is. Hope it's not serious and he gets his stiched up bald head back on the court soon!

If they had not been wearing Jazz jerseys I would say that it ws just a hard foul in a physical game, but I don't belive in coincidence. Truth is Sloan's teams play like loose cannons and they obviously don't really care who gets hurt, not that they intentionaly try to hurt people but they don't care if they do.

Kingsgurl is absolutly right Arco wen from booming to dead silent. Worst hit I ahve ever seen in a game I was at.
 
The Bee this morning says 12 stitches and a "slight" concussion. My guess is that he will be out a few games. Also, I hope this doesn't make him think twice again about being aggresive and going to the basket.


By the way, the paper also said that Boozer went to the Kings locker room after the game to check on Evans.
 
Update on the radio today was that it was a cut and a mild concussion. He may or may not play on Saturday - he's a game-time decision right now.
 
I can't "blame" Boozer in that I do not think he tried to hurt Mo. But it was a pointless move on his part. Funny that posters hope Mo does not hesitate to go up in the future but no one has said they hope that Boozer DOES. Honestly I hope Boozer realizes how pointless that foul was and more importanly how danger it is taking a guy out while he is in the air.
 
Jose said:
Update on the radio today was that it was a cut and a mild concussion. He may or may not play on Saturday - he's a game-time decision right now.
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That seems like good news.
 
I have no problem at all with them stopping the dunk. Nor even a hard foul. Delivered more than a few myself. Believe strongly in the hardnosed no layup philosophy. But if you are going to play that way there are two absolute rules 1) you should try to avoid ever putting the other player in a position where he cannot protect himself; and 2) if you do ever put him in that position, it is your DUTY to protect him yourself since you are the reason he is in danger in the first place. If you can't do either a) or b), you back off. In Boozer's case that means either you catch Mo before he crashes to the floor, or you don't make that play. Be reckless with your own safety, not the other guy's.
 
That's Not How They're Instructed to Defend ...

We all know that The Jazz defensive style are "hard-fouls and in-your-face".

It's all Jerry Sloan and it's all good basketball ... it's unfortunate how the play turned-out. I'm sure we'd all like to see our King's play with that kind of defense from time-to-time ... no easy buckets !!!
 
Folsom Al said:
We all know that The Jazz defensive style are "hard-fouls and in-your-face".

It's all Jerry Sloan and it's all good basketball ... it's unfortunate how the play turned-out. I'm sure we'd all like to see our King's play with that kind of defense from time-to-time ... no easy buckets !!!
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If Boozer or Snider had grabed and held Mo I'd agree, but to go up high when you have no ply on the ball and it is prety much too late for your team any way is not good D it is reckless and dangerous. I DONT wnat to see our guys play like that.
 
No arguement here ....

I'm all for good DEFENSIVE-HARD basketball .... even the so-called FLAGRANT FOUL calls are hit-n-miss at times.

But, to put or place someone else in harms-way where it can not only damage one's career, but also handicap them for life .... that's another thing.

Did you hear that Boozer went over to the King's locker room after the game and checked on Mo ????

As, intense and as pumped-up as these guys get ... it doesn't surprise me that these things happpen. I really don't think Boozer intentionally tried to hurt Mo ... although I do believe he made the decision to go after the ball with full force not really knowing that Mo was in a VERY VULNERABLE position.
 
Folsom Al said:
No arguement here ....

I'm all for good DEFENSIVE-HARD basketball .... even the so-called FLAGRANT FOUL calls are hit-n-miss at times.

But, to put or place someone else in harms-way where it can not only damage one's career, but also handicap them for life .... that's another thing.

Did you hear that Boozer went over to the King's locker room after the game and checked on Mo ????

As, intense and as pumped-up as these guys get ... it doesn't surprise me that these things happpen. I really don't think Boozer intentionally tried to hurt Mo ... although I do believe he made the decision to go after the ball with full force not really knowing that Mo was in a VERY VULNERABLE position.
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Im not sure Booser was going for a block on the ball, don't think he had that playhis right hand was up but his left was across Evans ches and he simply threw Evans down. I honestly don't think ment to hurt him, but it was an unnecessarly dangerous play.
 
The shot had already been blocked by the time Boozer slammed Evans to the floor with his right arm. I am certain that Sloan instructs his guys to foul that hard. Not even Shack woould have done that.

Interesting point. Wasn't that Boozer play pretty similar to the Artest foul on Ben Wallace that provoked the riot in Little Fallujah? A late and rough foul. Main difference was that Wallace was never in danger of being seriously hurt.

Boozer is now on my list with Sloan, Malone, Harpring, Madsen, and Najera.
 
all i care about is that Boozer went to the kings locker room after the game to check on Mo

that shows he has a heart...that he doesn't knock someone flat on their back and not think twice about it....and i dunno if its cuz im a girl or what but thats the only good news in this whole thread

accidents happen...i don't blame Booz...and id bet Mo isn't holding it against him either

its over and done with and lets all just hope that Mo recovers quickly and well enough to play
 
quick dog said:
The shot had already been blocked by the time Boozer slammed Evans to the floor with his right arm. I am certain that Sloan instructs his guys to foul that hard. Not even Shack woould have done that.

Interesting point. Wasn't that Boozer play pretty similar to the Artest foul on Ben Wallace that provoked the riot in Little Fallujah? A late and rough foul. Main difference was that Wallace was never in danger of being seriously hurt.

Boozer is now on my list with Sloan, Malone, Harpring, Madsen, and Najera.
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Dude how can you have a list of thugs with Utha and Dallas connections ans NOT have Raja Bell on it?
 
iheartBrad said:
all i care about is that Boozer went to the kings locker room after the game to check on Mo

that shows he has a heart...that he doesn't knock someone flat on their back and not think twice about it....and i dunno if its cuz im a girl or what but thats the only good news in this whole thread

accidents happen...i don't blame Booz...and id bet Mo isn't holding it against him either

its over and done with and lets all just hope that Mo recovers quickly and well enough to play
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It was good on Boozer's part to go there afterwards, but the fact still remains that he disregarded the safety of another player, another human being, which doesn't speak very highly about him.
 
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