What would happen in todays NBA

[Crazymaddopeyo]

If a minor squabble like this happened?

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[Frenzy]

Suspensions all around yay!

[DJ Mbenga]

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[Halberto]

lol did anyone see that guy at 0:59?

[hitmanyr2k]

If a minor squabble like this happened?


That was one of the best regular season games ever. Nick Van Exel shooting out of his mind and showing swag the whole game, Shaq vs Rodman, Kukoc going nuts in the 4th and OT with the threes. Little Randy Brown dunking over Campbell and Kersey in OT, the Shaq/Rodman scuffle, and Rodman's interview at the end :lol

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[Cry Havoc]

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Ah, Shaq. Perhaps the only guy in NBA history who could commit three offensive fouls within 5 seconds of each other and not get called for any of them. Dislodging Miller from his defensive position is something that should have been called every single time, and it's as obvious of a call as you can make.

[Cry Havoc]

Also, that's a horrible punch. No balance, just a wild swing.

[Spur-Addict]

Suspensions all around yay!

(O.P. Vid) 0:59-1:01=:lmao

[Crazymaddopeyo]

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Does anyone know what happened to Dennis Rodman after this game? Did he get suspended?

[Axe Murderer]

That was when basketball was great.

Not even a flagrant foul was called. I remember Najera did the same thing last year to Ginobili and he was ejected.

[Stringer_Bell]

That was when basketball was great.

Not even a flagrant foul was called. I remember Najera did the same thing last year to Ginobili and he was ejected.

I agree, the games were funner to watch and the players were tougher, BUT Najera fouling Manu was clearly different than how the smaller Rodman fouled the bigger Shaq. Just saying.

[Bito Corleone]

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Does anyone know what happened to Dennis Rodman after this game? Did he get suspended?
Suspended 11 games, iirc.

[Bito Corleone]

If a minor squabble like this happened?

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1st altercation: Rodman would be given a flagrant 2, ejected, and suspended for the next game.

2nd altercation: Technicals on Kersey - foul after TO called, Rodman - for his reaction, and Shaq - for rushing in and shoving Rodman.

[VBM]

1st altercation: Rodman would be given a flagrant 2, ejected, and suspended for the next game.

2nd altercation: Technicals on Kersey - foul after TO called, Rodman - for his reaction, and Shaq - for rushing in and shoving Rodman.

And Pippen would be ejected for laughing...don't forget that

[Chomag]

Ya, I missed the old days when B-ball players played like men, not full of the Deva's like the NBA is today.

IT used to be no harm no foul, and a hard foul was just a normal foul, and when flopping was an unheard of act. Gone are those days however it will never be like that again.

NBA is more pro-wrestling then a Man's game now.

[Crazymaddopeyo]

lol did anyone see that guy at 0:59?


The guy is way into it.

[IronMaxipad]

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[Cry Havoc]

Ya, I missed the old days when B-ball players played like men, not full of the Deva's like the NBA is today.

IT used to be no harm no foul, and a hard foul was just a normal foul, and when flopping was an unheard of act. Gone are those days however it will never be like that again.

NBA is more pro-wrestling then a Man's game now.

Don't blame the players. Blame Stern for making officials call inconsistent bullshit and cave to floppers all over the league. At times now, a player almost has to flop to get a foul call, and that should NEVER be the case. By not having consistency, Stern has encouraged the kind of behavior that will draw the refs attention to contact, incidental or otherwise.

[Giuseppe]

Don't blame the players. Blame Stern for making officials call inconsistent bullshit and cave to floppers all over the league. At times now, a player almost has to flop to get a foul call, and that should NEVER be the case. By not having consistency, Stern has encouraged the kind of behavior that will draw the refs attention to contact, incidental or otherwise.

It's not all on Stern, Cry. The American people grew scared & squeamish at the sights (above). Our culture became kinder & gentler during this time period, the genders beginning to even meld. Stern responded to "us" because by doing so he had nothing to lose and everything to gain.

[Giuseppe]

& Chomag is right....the NBA is like pro-wrestling. And Americans love pro-wrestling for one reason:::it's fake.

Americans wouldn't have it any other way.

[Bito Corleone]

Don't blame the players. Blame Stern for making officials call inconsistent bullshit and cave to floppers all over the league. At times now, a player almost has to flop to get a foul call, and that should NEVER be the case. By not having consistency, Stern has encouraged the kind of behavior that will draw the refs attention to contact, incidental or otherwise.
This is true. In rules being implemented to limit player contact and encourage higher scoring all that has really come out of it is the pussification of the NBA. Players who flop are just exploiting the system for the benefit of their team, and while it's cheap you can't really blame them. They are simply playing the hand that they are dealt.

Hell, even "good, hard, playoff fouls" these days are things you wouldn't have even seen called in the regular season 10-15 years ago. I think it's even had an opposite effect as intended. Sure there is higher scoring, but at the same time the game has really been slowed down because fouls are called too often and there is too much time is spent at the FT line. Nobody really wants to watch players who are paid millions of dollars struggle with the most basic element of their profession - putting the ball in the basket.

[DMC]

Whatever got Stern and the NBA the most money from fines.

[Giuseppe]

Whatever got Stern and the NBA the most money

...ends there. Before Stern took over---the NBA was a haphazard mess, a veritible shotgun shack. People forget that. Others are too young to appreciate the difference.

Count your blessings.

[rayjayjohnson]

lol did anyone see that guy at 0:59?

lol.

[Crazymaddopeyo]

lol.

Someone needs to make a gif of that guy.

[Sean Cagney]

And Pippen would be ejected for laughing...don't forget that

LOL sounds as bad as TIM Duncan getting ejected for laughing on the bench twice after a foul! GOOD Lord that was the dumbest ejection ever, glad Joey got ejected himself for the year after that! That is why they won IMO, if he wsa there he would have hurt the Spurs in a big game IN PHX IMO and we would lose.

[mystargtr34]

lol did anyone see that guy at 0:59?

Easily the best part of the video.

[Giuseppe]

^You made out like bandits. Crawford is juiced in any time he does a Spurs game since then.

Count yer blessings.

[Cry Havoc]

...ends there. Before Stern took over---the NBA was a haphazard mess, a veritible shotgun shack. People forget that. Others are too young to appreciate the difference.

Count your blessings.

And before Hitler took control of Germany, the economy was in shambles, unemployment was high, and their military was nothing special at all, still recovering from WW1. He brought them to prominence only to dash them against the rocks.

So yes, Stern has been good for the NBA in a number of ways, but his time has come and gone. He overplayed his hand, and now the game is beginning to degrade because of it. The soft salary cap, the poorly handled high school to college rules, the draft lottery, the horrible (if not outright crooked) officiating, the push for marketing the game a 1 on 1 instead of a team sport, it has all contributed to dragging the overall quality of the NBA down. Stern thinks people want to see high scoring games above all else, but what people really want to see is action on the court -- not from the free throw line.

[Giuseppe]

Hitler

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