April 24th, 2012, 07:22 PM
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I'm very surprised at how light the suspension is. I was guessing the rest of this season/postseason plus the first 25 games of next season.
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April 24th, 2012, 11:46 PM
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Suns -> But were entertaining!
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Originally Posted by elindholm
I'm very surprised at how light the suspension is. I was guessing the rest of this season/postseason plus the first 25 games of next season.
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Was really surprised but was thinking he would be suspended at least until the finals started (assuming the Lakers made it that far).
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April 25th, 2012, 05:22 AM
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This is practically giving teams permission to institute the NBA version of the hockey goon. There needs to be bigger consequences for violence that injures opposing players.
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April 25th, 2012, 06:40 AM
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Suns need to get defensive
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Originally Posted by Donald
Are you just looking at the slo mo replay?
Live action of what actually happened is more telling. Things don't happen in slo-mo. If they did, Artest should be jailed.
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Yeah i guess thats why things like instant replay and photo finish are used to determine what really happened when determining a crucial live action event in sports and life in general.
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April 25th, 2012, 07:12 AM
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Someone needs to go Artest on Kobe, and put HIM out of the playoffs.
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April 25th, 2012, 08:00 AM
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A Whole New World
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Originally Posted by mojorizen7
Yeah i guess thats why things like instant replay and photo finish are used to determine what really happened when determining a crucial live action event in sports and life in general.
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yes and they also make people think things took longer to occur than they did, giving the illusion of lots of forethought. |
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April 25th, 2012, 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Dback Jon
Someone needs to go Artest on Kobe, and put HIM out of the playoffs.
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Yes, because that is not disgraceful, and because Harden is out for the playoffs. Oh wait.
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April 25th, 2012, 08:44 AM
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Killer Snail
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Originally Posted by Donald
Yes, because that is not disgraceful, and because Harden is out for the playoffs. Oh wait.
Stay classy, sunsfan.
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It is called Karma - especially after all the elbows Kobe throws and gets a pass on - one of the dirtier players out there.
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April 25th, 2012, 09:07 AM
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there's just no knowing how Harden will be long term. he's only 22, and people react differently to these types of injuries. hope he's okay, it'd be sad for his career to be hurt my some mindless act.
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April 25th, 2012, 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by 95pro
there's just no knowing how Harden will be long term. he's only 22, and people react differently to these types of injuries. hope he's okay, it'd be sad for his career to be hurt my some mindless act.
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true, Kevin Kolb is a VERY slow healer from concussion. Good point. |
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April 25th, 2012, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by cheesebeef
7 games... in other words, just in time for the Lakers to be at full strength when they need to be when they face OKC.
That's a joke. Dude started the biggest brawl of all time, has been kicked out of numerous games for violent acts, clotheslined a guy half his size in the playoffs last year and then does this... and he still gets to play in the playoffs again? That doesn't sit well with me.
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yeah it's literally indefensible IMHO.
he should have missed the whole playoffs and like 25 games next year.
It's a joke.
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April 25th, 2012, 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Russ Smith
yeah it's literally indefensible IMHO.
he should have missed the whole playoffs and like 25 games next year.
It's a joke.
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What I think would have been best is 20 games and clearance from an NBA-appointed therapist prior to being able to play again.
But they treated it like an everyday elbow, which historically gets you 2 games, and tacked on reputation and prior acts. IMO, that's great if he was just elbowing a guy a'la Malone or Shaq or others...but he snapped and to me that's a psychological issue, not a violence issue. Much more dangerous, and deserves larger punishment and clearance to return. |
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April 25th, 2012, 02:44 PM
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Lifelong Suns Fan
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Originally Posted by Donald
What I think would have been best is 20 games and clearance from an NBA-appointed therapist prior to being able to play again.
But they treated it like an everyday elbow, which historically gets you 2 games, and tacked on reputation and prior acts. IMO, that's great if he was just elbowing a guy a'la Malone or Shaq or others...but he snapped and to me that's a psychological issue, not a violence issue. Much more dangerous, and deserves larger punishment and clearance to return.
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Who is this guy? That all makes sense.  |
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April 25th, 2012, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Superbone
Who is this guy? That all makes sense. |
Actually, everything he's said in this thread makes sense except for when he appeared to be implying that Harden was in some way culpable. Players engage in gamesmanship all the time so even if James intentionally walked into Artest, that's all part of the game. It's not his responsibility so think "oh wait, that guy is crazy so I should avoid him". It's the responsibility of the league to keep crazy people in the stands where they belong (and flourish).
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April 25th, 2012, 03:38 PM
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Suns -> But were entertaining!
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Originally Posted by Donald
What I think would have been best is 20 games and clearance from an NBA-appointed therapist prior to being able to play again.
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That would have been fair IMO. |
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