How many games will Artest get?

[Spur_Fanatic]

Not how many you think he should get.
It's how many you think he will get.

[baseline bum]

5 games. If he played for the Spurs it would be 15. :cry :cry :cry

[VBM]

I'm thinking 10 games based on his past history.

[Venti Quattro]

5-10

[Robz4000]

At least through the first round, so I expect 6-7 games. Then again knowing the league he'll end up being suspended for 1 game :lol.

[ffadicted]

5

[z0sa]

Suspended through the first round of the play offs.

[noob cake]

5 games playoff + 10 games next year

Stern is gonna drop the hammer on Artest

[ElNono]

5 games will do, tbh. That basically means he'll miss the playoffs and 1 game next season...

[Jodelo]

5 games will do, tbh. That basically means he'll miss the playoffs and 1 game next season...

:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao

[bus driver]

5-10

same thing i was thinking

[bus driver]

5 games will do, tbh. That basically means he'll miss the playoffs and 1 game next season...

:lmao classic

[cheguevara]

league minimum + Stern hammer down - Lakers = 5 + 10 - 5 = 10

[noob cake]

league minimum + Stern hammer down - Lakers = 5 + 10 - 5 = 10

Where is the national TV ABC adjustment?

[Bynumite]

Ron delivered the thunderous slam, why would get all up in his grill 1 second later?

Black santa should be the one getting suspended for putting himself in that position, i'm sure there's a clause in his contract against that type of reckless behavior.

MWP should only miss the Lakeshow putting the smack down in sac town and be ready for playoff ball tbh :toast

[DMC]

If you vote "over 5 games" then you don't need to vote any higher, all games over 5 is over 5 games.

I think he gets 2 games.

[Halberto]

Repeat offender+national tv+no admission of guilt+injury to another player= more than 5 games. David stern might make it 10 games

Laker fans, prepare for the worst.

[djohn2oo8]

5 games will do, tbh. That basically means he'll miss the playoffs and 1 game next season...

:lmao

[DPG21920]

Nono with the nobody else gets a chance delivery goods.

[Jacob1983]

2

[Splits]

Regional War will be out for the rest of the Faker's shortened post season. Will miss the first 5 next year if they don't dump him

[LkrFan]

5 games will do, tbh. That basically means he'll miss the playoffs and 1 game next season...

:lmao :lmao :lmao ElNono! :rollin

[Sportcamper]

League is busy trying to figure out how to screw the Lakers... They just don't know if suspending MWP helps or hurts us...:lol

[cheguevara]

lakers lose artest for round 1 and lakers are goner. you heard it here first.

[Sportcamper]

lakers lose artest for round 1 and lakers are goner. you heard it here first.

Thanks Nostradamus …This from a guy who has seen what? Two Lakers games this year…

[cheguevara]

Thanks Nostradamus …This from a guy who has seen what? Two Lakers games this year…

seem more than that. Lakers are pretty dangerous when Artest plays inspired ball. Take him out of the equation and lakers are pedestrian borderline playoff team. Round 1 fodder imo.

[Sportcamper]

Artest is out for round one & maybe more...The Lakers will be fine...The Thunder are the ones taking it in the shorts for the loss of Hardin...

[cheguevara]

Harden will play in game 1 of round 1. I know the NBA has new concussion rules but how can they punish OKC for this? they will clear him IMO

[benefactor]

Ten

[Venti Quattro]

Alex Kennedy (https://twitter.com/#!/AlexKennedyNBA/status/194791782461079552): The NBA will likely decide what to do with Metta World Peace today. Announcement is expected this afternoon. Lakers' next game is Thursday.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Where is the national TV ABC adjustment?

fuk yo adjustment clown

[BlackSwordsMan]

NBA taking time to hand down a judgment on artest to fuck the lakers in the playoffs. Stern b mad at yo gais

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

I'm wondering whether the amount of time they are taking in deciding is a good or bad sign for MWP. On the one hand they could be letting him off a little lighter than some might expect and they are using the time to put together their decision in the proper framework of other set precedents so the public isn't too pissed with the decision. On the other hand they could be using that time to carefully craft their response so when the do drop the hammer they've got a convincing argument in the face of the inevitable players' union appeal. TBH I think the biggest reason was to wait and see just how big and bad the media circus would get around this incident. I'm sure the league was holding out just a tad bit of hope that the dramatic finish to the game would absorb some more attention than it has.

IMO they're going to shut him down for the playoffs. If the standings hold as they are LAL/OKC is a second round matchup barring any upsets. If that happens the league needs it to be all about Kobe vs. Durant and not about the refs having to call the entire series insanely tight out of fear that things could get out of hand if the game gets the least bit physical.

[Sportcamper]

I'm wondering whether the amount of time they are taking in deciding is a good or bad sign for MWP.

Well, it is not going to be good for MWP....

What the NBA cable news & talk radio are saying is that Stern & staff will interview the referees, MWP, Hardin, maybe some coaches…Get a feel for what was happening at the time, look at footage & possibly try to reach a verdict based on what previous penalties for elbowing above the shoulders has drawn…Stern needs to show that he is serious about the concussion issue & protecting players…In any case every incident involving MWP or Ron Artest is new precedent for the NBA….:lol

Peace was clearly out of control but I hope that the NBA does not take into account the mistakes of Ron Artest…This would be unfair since the two players hardly even speak to each other any more….

[rascal]

2-3 games. It would have been more if it were the regular season but the playoff game suspensions will carry more weight.

[resistanze]

5 games, imo.

[Venti Quattro]

Matt Barnes (https://www.twitter.com/matt_barnes22/status/194828632684892160): So #BruceBowen thinks Ron should be suspended 10games, that's coming from a guy that use to stick his foot under people's feet when they'd shoot jumpers.. F.O.H
Matty B!!!

[DeadlyDynasty]

Matty B!!!

Barnes with the truth bombs:lol

[cheguevara]

:lmao having to compare crazy Ron's antics to a retired player's

10 games min. read it and weep lalagays

[DPG21920]

Barns with a strawman :lol

Completely terrible argument.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Bowen's white knights show up immediately with the Prep H:lol

[Venti Quattro]

:lmao Bowen

What gives this fag the authority to recommend suspensions when half his play in the NBA was a ticking suspension bomb. :lmao

:lmao and the Spurs were retarded enough to retire his jersey

:cry he plays fantastic fuckin' defense and hits the occasional timely corner three :cry

[cheguevara]

:lmao lakerfans hopes in the playoffs rest on the shoulders of TruWarrier

good luck with that :lol

[ChumpDumper]

Ah, lakerfan butthurt. There is nothing quite like it.

[cheguevara]

:lol performing the dumbest mistake on a basketball court in the last 5 years with 67 minutes left in the regular season

[DPG21920]

Matty B!!!


Barnes with the truth bombs:lol


Bowen's white knights show up immediately with the Prep H:lol

:lol at least laker fan used to slob #2 options like Kobe. Now they are forced to pimp Barnes scrub a:lol:lol

[DeadlyDynasty]

:cry:cry:cryDon't make fun of our bewoved Bwuce!:cry:cry:cry

[DisAsTerBot]

lol matt barnes. fakes like he's gonna throw the ball at kobe's face.

[DJB]

lol Matt Barnes and his spider web elbow tattoo.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Also, :lolretiring a scrub's jersey

[DPG21920]

That's telling me.

Matty B!!!! :lmao

[Venti Quattro]

Also, :lolretiring a scrub's jersey

:lmao :lmao And then they proceeded to bash Silk's HOF status/jersey retirement

:cry how did Silk get in :cry

:cry he was just a scrub in the Showtime Lakers :cry

[Reck]

Taking a long time to drop the hammer.

I dont think Artest will see the court this year at all.

[cheguevara]

:lmao lakerfans trying to change the subject. talking about jerseys now :lol

[cheguevara]

Taking a long time to drop the hammer.

I dont think Artest will see the court this year at all.

IMO stern and laker office are "negotiating"

[Venti Quattro]

That's telling me.

Matty B!!!! :lmao


:lmao lakerfans trying to change the subject. talking about jerseys now :lol

:lol Matt Barnes hurt your feelings when he laid down the truth with your hypocrite idol. :lol :lol :lol

:cry suspend Artest 10 games. I'm clean as a saint :cry

[cheguevara]

:lmao fuck Bowen don't give 2 shits about what he says

lakerfans and laker players seem to care though :lol

[DeadlyDynasty]

:lol Matt Barnes hurt your feelings when he laid down the truth with your hypocrite idol. :lol :lol :lol

:cry suspend Artest 10 games. I'm clean as a saint :cry

:lolSpurfan wasted no time when they heard Bruce was under attack

[The_Worlds_finest]

1 Year ban...fuck this dude. That was an extremly dangerious elbow, the league should send out a message.

[DeadlyDynasty]

1 Year ban...fuck this dude. That was an extremly dangerious elbow, the league should send out a message.

Your husband appreciates your take.

[DJB]

Matty B just wishing he was half the player BB12 was, tbqh.

[cheguevara]

:lol thinking we give a shit about a retired scrub

:lol barnes butthurt

:lol lakerfan butthurt

[z0sa]

:lol Bowen trolling LA from top to bottom

[DisAsTerBot]

damn, laker fan pretty worried about the outcome here. Pretty bad your run is riding on mwp

[DeadlyDynasty]

:lol thinking we give a shit about a retired scrub

:lol barnes butthurt

:lol lakerfan butthurt

Your rapid posts in response to Barnes tweet definitely show that you're not butthurt:lol

[Mugen]

:lol faggot Barnes getting trolled by a bowtie wearing "uncle tom"

[Venti Quattro]

Your rapid posts in response to Barnes tweet definitely show that you're not butthurt:lol

:lol first one to jump the gun :lol

[DeadlyDynasty]

:lolspurfan getting trolled by a "faggot"

[cheguevara]

Your rapid posts

Ra ta ta Ra ta ta

that's how che and his comrades roll mofo :lol

[cheguevara]

:lol faggot Barnes getting trolled by a bowtie wearing "uncle tom"

:rollin

[DeadlyDynasty]

Ra ta ta Ra ta ta

that's how che and his comrades roll mofo :lol

Yeah, I'd concede too if I were you:lol

[djohn2oo8]

What did Barnes tweet?

[ChumpDumper]

What did Barnes tweet?Pretty much the same butthurt sentiments lakerfan is posting.

[DeadlyDynasty]

What did Barnes tweet?

He called Bruce out on being a hypocrite, after which spurfan predictably ran to his defense...then they pulled the "we're not mad, Bruce is just trolling" lefty defense.

Read for yourself, D...it's all down in black and white. Even DPG got roped in by the Bruce attack:lol

[ChumpDumper]

It is good to know that Bruce is still tormenting Lakers and their fans well into retirement.

[Venti Quattro]

Oh, the hypocrisy is on fire. Spurfans cared for Bowen so much that it got their franchise to retire their idol's jersey (:lol :lol :lol). Now just because he made an ass out of himself in a national media outlet, they don't care for him anymore? How does det work? :lol :lol :lol

[hater]

damn lakerfans crying and shit up in her

show some backbone

[BlairForceDejuan]

Bowen was crafty dirty.

Metta Bones Jones is just a mentally crazed overgrown animal.

lol Lakers, Barnes just pissed he made himself look like a south side crackhead for the rest of his life

[Mugen]

You'd expect dumbass fans to get butthurt, but not a alleged "tough guy" like faggot barnes, tbh. :lmao

[hater]

wow barnes sounds like much of the lakerfans up in here. sad to watch

[djohn2oo8]

TNT, where we love drama :lol

[DeadlyDynasty]

What's great is that when Bowen spoke about MWP no Lakerfans here made a big deal out of it.

Barnes makes his tweet and Spurfan comes in sobbing in droves:lol

If that don't beat it all.:lol

[ChumpDumper]

Oh, the hypocrisy is on fire. Spurfans cared for Bowen so much that it got their franchise to retire their idol's jersey (:lol :lol :lol). Now just because he made an ass out of himself in a national media outlet, they don't care for him anymore? How does det work? :lol :lol :lolI don't think he made an ass out of himself, and I care as much for him as I ever did -- as much as that may have been.

This doesn't change anything.

[KobeOwnsDuncan]

Preparation H, the official sponsor of Spursfans.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

Bowen was crafty dirty.

Metta Bones Jones is just a mentally crazed overgrown animal.

lol Lakers, Barnes just pissed he made himself look like a south side crackhead for the rest of his life
:lmao ":cry Bowen was dirty but he was dirty with class! :cry"

[DisAsTerBot]

What's great is that when Bowen spoke about MWP no Lakerfans here made a big deal out of it.

Barnes makes his tweet and Spurfan comes in sobbing in droves:lol

If that don't beat it all.:lol

lololol, theres a whole "lets talk about bruce bowen" thread started by one of ya boys

[Mugen]

What's great is that when Bowen spoke about MWP no Lakerfans here made a big deal out of it.



Maybe none of the 10 laker fans on the board made a big deal but at least one faggot on the Laker team got butthurt :lol

[hater]

sad day to be a lakerfan

[KobeOwnsDuncan]

lololol, theres a whole "lets talk about bruce bowen" thread started by one of ya boys

Because Bowen has no business calling anyone else dirty when he's one of the dirtiest players to ever play the game. A cheater.

[Venti Quattro]

:lmao ":cry Bowen was dirty but he was dirty with class! :cry"

:lmao :lmao :lmao

:cry he was dirty and classy at the same time beyond compare that it deserves to be retired :cry

[DisAsTerBot]

but but but lakerfans here dont make a big deal out of it

[hater]

:lmao even laker fans at their own forum saying Barnes should have shut the fuck up:
http://forums.lakersground.net/viewtopic.php?t=144584&start=1075

:lmao

[ChumpDumper]

:cryDamn, Bruce is in yo head.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

:cryBowen's classy outweighs his dirty:cry


Classy fuckin head stop :cry

RmI4r1XviVI

[Venti Quattro]

:lmao Spurfans are the biggest hypocrites ever, just like classy Bruce Bowen :lmao :lmao :lmao

:cry :cry :cry Lakersground sucks ass, fuck them all! But when when they have quotes that swing an argument in our favor, we'll quote/cite them and regard as a quality source :cry :cry :cry

[DisAsTerBot]

lol more emoticons = more butthurt

[ChumpDumper]

Man, ten emoticons.

This is important!

[KobeOwnsDuncan]

:lmao Spurfans are the biggest hypocrites ever, just like classy Bruce Bowen :lmao :lmao :lmao

:cry :cry :cry Lakersground sucks ass, fuck them all! But when when they have quotes that swing an argument in our favor, we'll quote/cite them and regard as a quality source :cry :cry :cry

:lmao

[Reck]

:lolSpurfan wasted no time when they heard Bruce was under attack

My man, I dont condone this type of fuckery.

Be it Artest, Bowen or who the fuck ever. I'll call a dirty ass play when I see one period.

[mavsfan1000]

2-3 games. That hit wasn't that bad.

[mavsfan1000]

Btw I think the Lakers are better without Artest.

[ambchang]

Making Kobe cry made Bowen one of the most hated players by Laker fans, even after he retired.

[Brazil]

Matty B knows about dirt

[ElNono]

Because Bowen has no business calling anyone else dirty when he's one of the dirtiest players to ever play the game. A cheater.

Yet, he was suspended only once or twice in his entire career... whereas MWP will be heading into his 100+ game suspension... :lol

:lol your butthurt is off the charts
:lol shitbombs

[Brazil]

matty b with the great expertise on dirty plays

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[BlairForceDejuan]

:cryBowen's classy outweighs his dirty:cry


Classy fuckin head stop :cry

RmI4r1XviVI

Bruce Bruce just stepped up when no other player in the league would, and put that lil pipsqweek in his place. We all know it needed to be done.

Bowen is the bowtie wearing batman of the nba. Someone had to clean up this place through any means possible.

[FailureNotAnOption]

If Stern wants to really send a message, this is the perfect time to do it. Suspend him for the playoffs. Otherwise I'd say around 5 or so games; perhaps miss the first couple of the playoffs.

[BlairForceDejuan]

Bowen cleans up the league by punishing the untouchables. Metta Bones Jones beats up fans. It's pretty cut and dry tbh.

[Spursmania]

He'll probably only get 2-3 games.

[DJB]

Bowen cleans up the league by punishing the untouchables. Metta Bones Jones beats up fans. It's pretty cut and dry tbh.

Pretty much dead on, tbh. :tu

[pass1st]

What would be the reaction if Peace only missed games next season? Stern wants to make sure Lakers stick around to bump up ratings.

[Venti Quattro]

What would be the reaction if Peace only missed games next season? Stern wants to make sure Lakers stick around to bump up ratings.

Bruce Bowen and his fag bowtie will go :cry :cry how is that fair??!?! :cry :cry

[ChumpDumper]

lol four emoticons

[TDMVPDPOY]

if the lakers do get far in the playoffs and artest suspension is minimal games only

would like to see him pull a ballotelli by wearing a WHY ME shirt

[Thompson]

Someone find the youtube video that shows the Bowen-Paul incident in slow motion (and from another angle I think). I've seen it before, but I haven't been able to find it in a while.

After Paul hit Bowen in the groin with the back of his hand, Bowen started to step backwards (his foot was going in the opposite direction from Paul) and Paul threw himself backwards pretending to be kicked.

Arguments can be made for some other things that Bowen has done (though some of those are flawed also), but the suspension for the Paul incident was ridiculous, especially from the slow-motion version of the incident.

[Venti Quattro]

lol four emoticons

Emoticon shit-talk is all you can throw? Weak sauce.

[ChumpDumper]

Emoticon shit-talk is all you can throw? Weak sauce.Have you read your and other lakerfan posts today?

Daylong meltdowns are fun.

[Venti Quattro]

Like the Spurfans are having because of Matt Barnes' calculated truth bomb?

[Venti Quattro]

Artest will get 7 games.


Adrian Wojnarowski (https://www.twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/194935906241740800): The Lakers' Metta World Peace has been suspended seven games for elbow to James Harden.

[Venti Quattro]

Eric Pincus (http://www.twitter.com/EricPincus/status/194935166995668993): Metta = 7 games

[Venti Quattro]

Marc Stein (http://www.twitter.com/espnsteinline/status/194936120197394432): NBA announces that Metta World Peace has been suspended for seven games for striking OKC's James Harden

[Spur_Fanatic]

Well, point of the thread is over.
Could be closed now, or whatever.