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rascal would.
Hey, you have a problem with something Stern or the Refs have done...What a shocker!
Would you knowingly get in the face of a psycho when it's not necessary whatsoever?
rascal would.
Possible, but that sounds a bit over the top.
The money per game isn't the same in the playoffs as it is in the regular season, depending on how much Artest makes per game that one regular season game may be worth more than 6 playoff games money wise.
I am going to write Bonner a letter encouraging him to learn how to Frankensteiner people. I will trade seven games without Bonner to see Bynum get Frankensteinerd lol.
too bad we are too classy for that
Oswald didn't do it lol
I saw his quote
Real talk though, what MWP did was deplorable...but at the same time this guy is a known volatile psychopath. You can bet your ass Harden won't be frontin' in the WCSF.
Dude needs to stick to being a baller. I'm a big fan of his, but don't poke the bear.
Generally what I expected. After reading everything and what previous punishments were, I was expecting in the 5-10 game range. Seven games is more than any other incident involving elbows or hard hits on the court, which is appropriate considering this was worse than any previous incidents in the last decade or so. I wish they had given him 8 games, so that he was guaranteed to miss the entire first round, but the odds that any given series goes 7 games is relatively slim.
Seven games?
Business wise, it is perfect. It ensures he'll be back for the drama-filled OKC series (should it happen). But there's a chance it may backfire for Stern and the NBA in the long run because it sets the precedent that you can ruthlessly try and seriously injure someone and not be heavily penalized for it, and the fingers will get pointed at Stern and the NBAs image will suffer. Stern taking a risk and also showing (as if he had not before) that he is all about the money.
It'll definitely be good TV.
Real talk though, what MWP did was deplorable...but at the same time this guy is a known volatile psychopath. You can bet your ass Harden won't be frontin' in the WCSF.
Dude needs to stick to being a baller. I'm a big fan of his, but don't poke the bear.
I honestly think there's about a 25% chance MWP ends Game 1 of the OKC series in the stands punching inbred honkies.
About what I expected, and fair, in my personal opinion - given other, similar punishments in the league. I'm not sure why anyone is surprised. They were never going to suspend him more than 12 games when the rest of their punishments for similar incidents have been around 2 games up to 5 games for deliberate actions. Given his history, he got more than the last big suspension for intentional harm to another player. This was the likeliest outcome.
I don't have a big problem with what Stern did. I have a problem with you blaming the victim. I guess if I was your next door neighbor, I would just with you constantly, and you wouldn't do anything about it because you wouldn't want to provoke me.
There are some Laker fans who come here who are pretty rational. You aren't one. SAC is beating the out of OKC, and UTA-PHX is on later. You bore me.
At the end of the day it's a business. More money=league growth.
Everybody wins.
The neutral fan in me thought 2-5 games. The Spurs fan in me wanted him strapped to the chair. So 7 seems pretty fair.
You are a whining idiot, and the other 2 times I called you out for that you ran and hid behind the "you bore me" schtick. You're a whiner. You whine. It's what you're about.
I already denounced MWP's actions, but you're acting like Harden (who some spurfans have rightfully said is a chippy player) played no part.
"Hey, there's a psychopath who's beating his chest like a madman...I got a great idea, let's get in his face!"
That head case got shot by another head case. Remember Ruby...
So maybe Perkins is due to swallow Artest head first. Perkins looks like he should be hungry, lost a lot of weight.
Yep. What's to stop a team from intentionally attempting to eliminate a key piece of a team they could meet up with in the playoffs? 7 games is well worth it to potentially eliminate a would be contender's chance at contending. Just send out some scrub who's not in the rotation and have them do the dirty work, then pay their lost wages.
Could you imagine if someone did this to one of the Lakers stars? They probably would have been done for the season, particularly if they thought there was any chance said star would be done for the season.
anything less than a year is a disgrace.
Shouldn't be surprised of this reaction from this league.
So, it carries into next season, then.
I've imagined this scenario many times. But in my imagination, they ban Bonner for life for the murder of Andrew Bynum, tbh.
You musn't be afraid to dream a lil bigger, darling.
Let's see...not available for 6 games AND the LAL have not 1 or 2 but 3 small forwards with injuries.
They may not make it out if Dallas gets to 6 or if Den can harness their depth the way SA does.
nicely doneLakers Versus Frickin' Lakers!
I saw Ben Wallace "poke the bear". And the bear did pee all over himself.
Artest is a punk. Punks dont go after people who might destroy their face.
Spot on analysis, my friend. You're a talented man, LJ. I get my Spurs news from you instead of the local fishwrap. Keep it up, dawg. I agree that it's a dangerous precedent and it's absolutely disrespectful to the victim, also. What a joke.
As I mentioned at the time, Harden went up to crowd him thinking he'd get a cheap one or maybe flop or flail and draw a whistle.
Real talk though, what MWP did was deplorable...but at the same time this guy is a known volatile psychopath. You can bet your ass Harden won't be frontin' in the WCSF.
Dude needs to stick to being a baller. I'm a big fan of his, but don't poke the bear.
Whups.
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