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Horry's play wasn't dirty. West was playing with a risk. If it didn't happen on that particular play with Horry, it could have happend on the next play where he was posting somebody up or going up for a rebound.
I'm sorry he's hurt, just like any other player. But that's the end of it - there's no story here.
I called an orthopedist friend of mine. He says that running backwards into an immobile stationary object is definitely a bad thing for anyone with a back injury. Tyson Chandler (big) did the exact same thing to Tony Parker (small) in Game 5, but Parker didn't already have a bad back. Parker got up and kept playing. The only story here is that playing a fast-paced, physical sport with a bad back is probably going to make the back worse.
You want something noteworthy to discuss about David West? Look at the video of him on the ground, writhing in pain. That's the exact same face he made every time he got called for a foul in Game 6, including the technical. When the whistles blew against him, he melted down. Now he's got a chip on his shoulder. (Or maybe that's a splinter of the baseball bat that Robert Horry snuck onto the court?)
The Spurs should go right back at him in Game 7. After Game 5, the Hornets thought they were this close to something big. Now they are the ones afraid it will all slip away from them. If West gets a couple of calls against him early, he'll need those Valium for his nerves, not the sore back.
Horry's play wasn't dirty. West was playing with a risk. If it didn't happen on that particular play with Horry, it could have happend on the next play where he was posting somebody up or going up for a rebound.
Shut up
I'll admit that I'm not too high on Hornets West and Paul, but I would never wish harm on a player. West is a punk sometimes (see: incident with Dirk) , but I hope he makes a speedy recovery.
2easy huh?
+1 I want the Hornets at full strength when we beat them in their house in Game 7...no excuses...no whining...no ing *
In game 5, Chandler set a screen and was not moving. Even the announcers said it wasnt a foul. What Horry did was not a screen because Manu was in the air 6 ft in front of him. What was he screening? And he leaned in, almost jumping into West. Just watch in slow motion.
You too.
this is nothing different than the 26 page thread about West....
- Mars
If Tyson Chandler has his way Parker's back will be ruined by the end of this series...he's been hitting Parker like that all series long.
This is an addition to the hammering Manu is getting from him and Bruce getting busted in the face by Bonzi.
Seriously...all I see is Parker's head bouncing off the wood, Chandlers running his knee up into his tailbone, and Bruce getting busted in the mouth, and thrown to the ground deliberately...
Here's hoping the first play of game 7 is a stiff KT forearm shiv to West's back or even better a straight elbow...
If West is that injured he shouldn't be on the court...and I will consider it a classy act on the part of the Spurs to assist his ass to the sideline.
dude that was in sick.
- Mars
watch the Chandler foul again, he stuck his elbows out to Parker's back. Moreso than Horry.
I want to make another point as well. Byron Scott should have known how serious West's condition was as well, if he did, then there is no reason to still play an injured important player down 20+ points in the 4th, he should have taken West out, just to be safe.
It's funny no one really mentions when Chandler did the EXACT SAME THING on a way smaller player(TP), but if Horry does it, ESPN automatically rolls clips of the Nash incident. They just want to stir up . And I apologize for all the Spurs fans who were estatic about West getting hurt, I hope he has a full recovery over the three days of rest, so the Spurs can play against a complete roster. He shouldn't have even been playing in the fourth, it was almost already decided. It's not like he was even hot, so I don't get what Byron was thinking.
Chandler was leaning forward, just like Horry, then kicked Parker while he was laying on the ground for good measure. Horry looked to be setting a back screen for an open jumper on the opposite side once Ginoboli started driving to the baseline, it's a play they run all the time but Manu didn't take it in...
blah, blah, blah Spurs are great blah blah blah spurs do nothing wrong blah blah blah everyone else sucks and cheats blah blah blah blah.
(every thread on this site)
I can't wait until all the Hornets fans are gone after Monday's win.
The announcers? You want to talk about what the announcers had to say, like they are the final authority? Fine then, asshole. Here is the word-for-word commentary by Marc Jackson about the incident, during the game.
"It's sad to see David West leave... but, I know a bunch of old-school guys, jumping up and down right now, chanting Robert Horry's name. A clean play... a back-screen for a guy that had had back problems. That's playoff basketball. That's a good clean play by Robert Horry. No complaints at all."
You can't have it both ways, head. Like I said... no story there.
Well we all know that the announcers are experts on EVERYTHING and that they are never wrong. With that being said, Chandler looked like he was a middle linebacker with that block, he raised his arms and shoved them into Parker. His punk ass move was dirty and intentional.
Horry's play was intentional, but it did not carry the malicious intent that Chandler's did.
Apparently the refs agreed with me since they called the fouls and non-fouls the way they did.
Idiot...we aren't calling your team cheaters or dirty, and if we are it's as much a sign of respect as it is anything else... if anything we want our team to match the level of play of your team.
What we're saying is, you, your team has been taking 10 times more shots at our players than ours have at you and you guys want to whine over a routine play?
off.
Dont worry. we'll be bothering either the Lakers or Jazz fans while y'all are fishin.
If you can't see the difference between what Tyson did (set a completely legal pick) and what Horry did, you're really being a homer.
By the way, while I think Horry knew it exactly what he was doing and did in intentionally, I don't think it was all that bad.
Like i said, blah blah blah our players do no wrong blah blah blah
It was not a dirty play....but I cringed when I heard the chants of
“Horry … Horry … Horry … ”
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