My Point of View

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Originally Posted by sunfan

NBA players are too stupid to understand the rules unless they are informed of them during a game by a coach. Even if they do understand the rule, they are too savage and primitive to control their animal instincts to stay near the bench when they are told to do so.

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Originally Posted by ImpartialObserver

The only thing that saved Duncan was Elson and Jones not getting into it, which is why Bowen pulled him back. The same instinct that caused Duncan to get up to protect a teammate, caused Amare to get up to protect a teammate because both are competitive warriors. You realize that had Jones or any other Sun seen Duncan on the court and pushed Elson, Duncan would have been suspended!

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The point is, Jones wasn't going to start anything else. If anyone was, it would have been Elson. He was the one that was undercut, but he realized there were bigger fish to fry, like a game in progress. Spurs players on the floor kept their cool, and Suns players didn't. The reactions of the bench players become nearly immaterial when there is no altercation. Therefor, don't start one.

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Originally Posted by L.I.T

So, basically Amare is too stupid to remember what every other player remembers? And, as Jalen Rose said, the league stressed this particular rule during the off-season. Oh, I'm sorry maybe Amare was asleep during the presentation. Ignorance is bliss right?

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yeah, Amare IS dumb. And the Suns coaching staff fell asleep.

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LeBron James said before the Cavaliers faced New Jersey on Wednesday that the NBA should revisit the rule.

At the same time, James said, it is a rule.

"You have to respect that," James said. "If there's something going on the court, you might not like it, but you can't leave the bench.

"I know it's a reaction. But at the same time, you have to try to second-guess yourself and know that you can't leave the bench.

"I hate to see how great of a series that is and those guys lose some great players. But it's a rule. You can't fault the NBA."

Cavs Head Coach Mike Brown doesn't have to keep reminding his players what the rule is. They know it. They are aware of the consequences if it is broken.

As a group, Brown's assistants are required to make sure no one leaves the bench if an altercation breaks out. As a group, Brown's players have never given him a reason to worry about it.

"A rule's a rule, whether it's right or wrong," Brown said.

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Guys, Duncan entered the floor in the same game. Fine, there was no "altercation." Do you really think Duncan's thought process was, "Should I enter the floor to help my teammate? Let's see, no altercation in progress, so it's ok!" I don't think so. I think his thought process was, "Somebody's messing with my teammate, and I'm going to back him up." And so he entered the floor. And then Bowen pulled him back, because he recognized a danger that Duncan wasn't thinking about in the heat of the moment.

Doesn't mean Duncan is "dumb" or the Spurs coaching staff "fell asleep." It means Duncan is a team leader, and he has the guts and the passion to defend his teammates instinctively.

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Originally Posted by Stargazer

Guys, Duncan entered the floor in the same game. Fine, there was no "altercation." Do you really think Duncan's thought process was, "Should I enter the floor to help my teammate? Let's see, no altercation in progress, so it's ok!" I don't think so. I think his thought process was, "Somebody's messing with my teammate, and I'm going to back him up." And so he entered the floor. And then Bowen pulled him back, because he recognized a danger that Duncan wasn't thinking about in the heat of the moment.

Doesn't mean Duncan is "dumb" or the Spurs coaching staff "fell asleep." It means Duncan is a team leader, and he has the guts and the passion to defend his teammates instinctively.

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Nah, he was dumb. He could've been suspended.

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Originally Posted by Stargazer

Guys, Duncan entered the floor in the same game. Fine, there was no "altercation." Do you really think Duncan's thought process was, "Should I enter the floor to help my teammate? Let's see, no altercation in progress, so it's ok!" I don't think so. I think his thought process was, "Somebody's messing with my teammate, and I'm going to back him up." And so he entered the floor. And then Bowen pulled him back, because he recognized a danger that Duncan wasn't thinking about in the heat of the moment.

Doesn't mean Duncan is "dumb" or the Spurs coaching staff "fell asleep." It means Duncan is a team leader, and he has the guts and the passion to defend his teammates instinctively.

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No, it means Duncan is stupid, and made a huge mistake, and was lucky that there was no altercation. Period.

yeah, well according to new zealand law the suspensions would've been 5 games.

guess what motherfuckers, no matter how much you go over this subject it's not going to change the outcome. if you are so hellbent on righting the perceived injustice done to a decimillionaire basketball player, find a hobby.

You're right -- what the fuck am I doing here?