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Horry made a mistake in loosing his cool, committed the foul, & now had to pay the penalty. A thuggish act nonetheless, and penalized accordingly.
OTOH, the sanction against Amare & Boris is right on the money regarded the rule that need to be upheld. So no taint, no shame. Commit the crime, pay the consequence, as simple as that.
If I were you I would be trying to get the NBA to adopt a different set of rules for my team to follow, because the regular rules aren't good enough. I'd also be thinking of excuses in case my team loses, because that's always a classy move.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xylus
I'm so glad I'm not you.
I'd be glad not to be me, too. Sucks to be a Suns fan at the moment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Obstructed_View
Who cares if it's tainted?
As a matter of fact, how can you be a Spurs fan and actually worry about this?
We have been called dirty, boring, whiners, and called out for an asterisk on our first championship.
Who. Cares.
No one on this earth aside from Phil even references the asterisk championship with a straight face anymore, people just end up forgetting. Same thing with the Mavs/Heat last year. People are already forgetting about the foul differential, that legacy has been sealed as choking and Miami pulling off an upset.
No one worth a damn gives a crap about taint or asterisks 5 years down the line.
If you could figure out a way to shed the bogus persecution complex that the Suns fans are suffering with and just enjoy the game, I'm sure it would be much better. The Spurs usually come out flat against a team with a missing superstar.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xylus
I taint myself at least 3 times a day...at least.
Listen, I bought tickets for this game AFTER I found out about the suspensions. I'm going to enjoy it, because I think the Suns still stand a chance.Quote:
Originally Posted by Obstructed_View
You're talking to the wrong person, I don't have a persecution complex or a victim complex--I just think the league made the wrong decision. I don't think Stern or the refs are "out to get us."
Good. Enjoy the game, win or lose.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xylus
And the league didn't make a decision. Amare and Diaw did when they left the bench. There was no way around it by that point.
I'm not defending Amare and Diaw, but a marijuana user doesn't deserve a 10-year sentence, that's all I'm saying. :lol
It bugs me that their team didn't start the incident, yet they suffer the most.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChumpDumper
That said, the rule is crystal friggen clear.
Any NBA player at this point who can't understand that rule and be able to react accordingly is simply too fucking dumb to worry about. And I say that as a big Amare fan, the other guy is French so what do you expect?
They do in Texas.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xylus
That's a rather bizzarre analogy. Everybody should have to play by the same set of rules, that's all I'm saying.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xylus
I don't think Boris was rushing in to help or fight, I think he was looking for the exit! Stupid french! You too Tony Parker bitch! Surrender! :yieldQuote:
Originally Posted by LakerLanny
Damn, you beat me to it. :lolQuote:
Originally Posted by 1SUNSFAN
Yeah it sucks to be you, but our situation is worse.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buddy Holly
Duncan was pretty stupid at that point. All it would have taken is anyone to start scuffling, and he would have been out a game, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by btimsah
And props to Elson at that point. He took a spill as bad as Nash, but he didn't come up ready to fight. I'm still in disbelief how that wasn't a foul.
And, yes, the series is tainted, but it comes down to the players' foolish actions. I think stepping on the court, but not joining the scuffle, does not rate a suspension.
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Originally Posted by Amuseddaysleeper
Who cares? This is not golf, there is cheating in every sport and you win any way you can.
It's tainted in the eyes of the media, but it shouldn't be in the eyes of true fans. Every since Game 1 with Amare being a sore loser calling the Spurs dirty and D Antoni ranting and crying like a baby during the game and post game only when his team loses and being smiley and jokey when they win started this. Yet, not one person in the media seems to be pointing this out. If Bowen is dirty for kneeing Nash, what is Bell and his history? Why hasn't anyone in the media used Bell as a counter example for when Bowen is called dirty? Because they all favor the Suns and are biased.
Nash even admitted that the series is just physical, he likes it and it didn't really affect him.
get over it pussy boy
ill take any win I can get. This is the fucking playoffs. Besides its not like the suns and the media wearnt gonna dig up some way to put an asterisk by our win if none of this happened. So lets just sit back and enjoy being the bad guys.
"Tainted Love" by Soft Cell
Sometimes I feel I've got to
Run away I've got to
Get away
From the pain that you drive into the heart of me
The love we share
Seems to go nowhere
And I've lost my light
For I toss and turn I can't sleep at night
(chorus)
Once I ran to you (I ran)
Now I'll run from you
This tainted love you've given
I give you all a boy could give you
Take my tears and that's not nearly all
Oh...tainted love
Tainted love
technically "it AIN'T your balls, it AIN'T your ass"...thus the name TAINT :lmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by SequSpur
Call it what you want. The NBA is loving it.
If the same thing had happened near the Spurs bench and it was Duncan that got hit, do you think any of the Spurs players might have reacted in a very human way and initially rushed towards the scene? Why is everyone so quick to call Stoudamire and Diaw every name in the book? I think they reacted very much like most Spurs players would have in the same situation. Look at what Duncan did in a not so dissimilar situation in the 2nd quarter - he went onto the court when a teammate got hit.Quote:
Originally Posted by spursfan09