Doesnt a elbow to the head deserve a game suspension?

[mabrignani]

so u r saying dirk intentionally swing his elbow at blair's face

you act as if dirk wouldnt try something like that.....which he clearly did....

[Mixability]

if you shoot a gun at someone and miss isnt that still attempted murder?

please stop.

[coyotes_geek]

rj didnt intentionally swing his elbow at dirks face....thats the point im trying to get across....how do you guys not follow?

We follow. We just don't agree with you.

if you shoot a gun at someone and miss isnt that still attempted murder?

Now you're just being ridiculous.

[mabrignani]

please stop.

haha ok that is a little far i know...but as you can see im a mavs hater

[ohmwrecker]

you act as if dirk wouldnt try something like that.....which he clearly did....

Not clearly enough. Arms got tangled and Dirk swung his arms to get the refs attention. Didn't work out for him though. Like I said before, Dirk wants no part of DeJuan Blair. It was a weak move.

[Sec24Row7]

I wasn't sure that the Barea elbow to the back of Manu's head wasn't intentional... but LOL@ Dirk getting suspended for the Blair ordeal... thats just good playoff basketball... and a little emotion...

[mabrignani]

Not clearly enough. Arms got tangled and Dirk swung his arms to get the refs attention. Didn't work out for him though. Like I said before, Dirk wants no part of DeJuan Blair. It was a weak move.

while i think blair would kick his ass(to say the least) everyone in the nba knows that no one will fight anyone else....unless artest and sjax are playing. dirk knows if he were to have elbowed blair in the face that blair wouldnt do anything

[coyotes_geek]

The only guy deserving of a suspension from last night's game is Najera.

[Obstructed_View]

rj didnt intentionally swing his elbow at dirks face....thats the point im trying to get across....how do you guys not follow?

RJ actually connected on his shot, which is worthy of a suspension. Swinging your elbow with intent draws a technical, NOT A SUSPENSION, and that's exactly what Dirk got. People are explaining what's in the rulebook to you, and you're just ignoring the information. You are misinformed. Let it go.

[ohmwrecker]

while i think blair would kick his ass(to say the least) everyone in the nba knows that no one will fight anyone else....unless artest and sjax are playing. dirk knows if he were to have elbowed blair in the face that blair wouldnt do anything

Who said anything about a fight? Blair is smart enough to wait until the next time Dirk takes the ball to the rim.

[ohmwrecker]

RJ actually connected on his shot, which is worthy of a suspension. Swinging your elbow with intent draws a technical, NOT A SUSPENSION, and that's exactly what Dirk got. People are explaining what's in the rulebook to you, and you're just ignoring the information. You are misinformed. Let it go.

It's best not to be wrong when correcting others.

[mabrignani]

A player, coach or trainer must be ejected for:
(1) A punching foul
(2) A fighting foul
(3) An elbow foul which makes contact above shoulder level
(4) An attempted punch which does not make contact

[Mixability]

it doesn't say attempted elbow.

[MoSpur]

The only person who needs to be suspended is Najera. The other fouls and elbows is just playoff basketball.

[mabrignani]

q. Elbow fouls, which make contact above shoulder level, and punching fouls, although recorded as both personal and team fouls, are unsportsmanlike acts. The player will be ejected immediately.

[mabrignani]

it doesn't say attempted elbow.

i think that goes with attempted punch

[ohmwrecker]

Did Garnett's elbow to Richardson connect? He's such a pussy that I couldn't tell.

[Whisky Dog]

Rofl at this thread.

[TheSullyMonster]

Did Garnett's elbow to Richardson connect? He's such a pussy that I couldn't tell.

Yeah, he nailed him in the neck.

[smrattler]

Someone needs to tell Dirk about Blair's appe e for arms.

He might chew him off at the elbow next time.

[Shank]

Rofl at this thread.

[bus driver]

The only person who needs to be suspended is Najera. The other fouls and elbows is just playoff basketball.

its all fun and games until someone gets hurt.......


nah, i agree with MS

[m33p0]

but he didn't break blair's nose. no need to make this into something it's not. it was nothing more than a player getting frustrated and giving an extra shove. a technical foul is sufficient punishment. even then, the refs probably let that one go had the game not been getting so chippy.

i doubt that he could even if he tried.

Barea definitely elbowed Manu in the back of the head, and Manu rubbed it for a couple minutes.

Spurs otta wrap the bas in veclro and throw him at a wall.

that deserves a lol and a half.

[Obstructed_View]

It's best not to be wrong when correcting others.

Good thing I'm not wrong then. RJ connected with his forearm. Ask Kobe Bryant if you can get suspended for it.

[GSH]

what if he had broken blair's nose? then there would be a suspension? i think an attempt to hit somebody in the head like he did should deserve a suspension

Blair doesn't have any ACL's. He'd keep playing without a nose.

For the record, recklessly throwing elbows usually doesn't draw a suspension. Karl Malone did it for years before he finally got nailed with a suspension. After that, he would get a suspension ever couple of years.

Just like Dirk, he flailed his elbows to clear space. The fact that he sometimes connected with someone's head was just an unfortunate side-effect. At least that's what the league seemed to think. Because they never did anything until he hurt someone pretty badly.

Most people don't know that in college, Malone elbowed a guy and basically crushed his face. The guy never played again. Malone also used to lead with his knee on jump shots - sound familiar? One time he kneed Donyell Marshall and broke his ribs, and Marshall missed the rest of the season.