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So you want players to keep in mind opposing players ailments before setting a screen?
no the media said he didnt
So you want players to keep in mind opposing players ailments before setting a screen?
No but it wasn't like Horry was just out there playing ball and it happened. It was premeditated. I just think the NBA should be more like it was in the 80's when players could take justice into their own hands. I remember a big ass brawl that started with Larry Bird but he didn't even get suspended. West should have been allowed to get up and punch Horry in the mouth so he doesn't try some like that again.So you want players to keep in mind opposing players ailments before setting a screen?
I was at the game and I have to agree that it was wrong for the fans to start yelling "Horry, Horry, Horry" while West was still laying on the floor. But, I am sure that the same would have happened in any arena. It's just the same in any other arena in the nba. While the chant did not last long and the crowd did clap for West when he got up and walked off the court, it still was not cool to chant while the opposing player was still lying on the floor.
I don't think Horry intended to hurt West. It was just a screen and West was caught off guard.
This has been a very physical series and this play was not any different from the screen Chandler set on Parker in Game 5.
number 1, tyson's hit on parkers back was worse....number 2, at least we could hear the fans at the at&t center when they were yelling horry's name....nothing else seems to get their attention long enough to make noise thru out the game, just like every other playoff team home.....i love my spurs, but our fans are spoiled.....this aint no tennis match, its a pack of crazed dogs.......go spurs go
Have you even seen the replay full speed or just slow motion? Are you REALLY going to sit there and say Robert Horry had the time to think "OK, I just KNOW West is going to jump in the air, when he does Im going to move over just a little bit and get him in the EXACT right spot that will cause the most damage. And...... NOW!!!"
Give me a ing break. Yeah, Horry is good and Im sure he knew about the injury, but he is not THAT good. Watch the replay at real time speed, there is no ing way that was premeditated. The screen was, but not the injury.
If Bruce Bowen has time to figure out where someone is going to land after a shot and can slide his foot into the exact spot to injure them, then Horry can anticipate David West backpedalling and suddenly jumping.
Personally, I think Manu was in on it with that pass, and that it was a deliberate play drawn up by Pop to injure West. After all, the Spurs were only up by 21 points at the time, and David West was killing the Spurs with his poise and good shooting.
Maybe the calls did change the momentum. But it's only because the Hornets let them. They can't handle pressure situations; that's why I want the Spurs to at least keep it close in Game 7 going into the fourth quarter. The Hornets won't beat the Spurs in the clutch, I can tell you that. Too bad the Spurs haven't been able to show that in New Orleans at all this series. Game 7 would be a great time.
I'm sure he had no problem with the officiating when the Spurs were getting lit up by the refs in the third quarters of games 1,2,5...The whistles turn: In Game 5, it was the Spurs who were showing their frustration about the officiating. In Game 6, it was the Hornets' turn.
The Spurs were called for two more fouls than the Hornets on Thursday. But what drew New Orleans' ire was the third quarter-stretch when Paul and West were called for five combined fouls in a 1:23 span.
“We really caught a tough break during the third quarter with some bad calls that didn't go our way,” Hornets center Tyson Chandler said. “I feel that foul calls really stole the momentum of the third quarter and gave the Spurs an advantage.”
Amazing. Simply ing amazing. If they don't "go the Hornets way", then they are "bad calls".“We really caught a tough break during the third quarter with some bad calls that didn't go our way,” Hornets center Tyson Chandler said.
Wake up Chandler. Every damn one of them was just your team has been getting away with all year. They were fouls. Not just "bad calls" meant to take away from your team.
I've always said the Spurs can figure out in advance what a player is going to do, and set him up accordingly.
Ive always said the spurs can injure any player they want and get away with it.....
nice move before game 7 that you know you cant win ..well your chances are better now for sure
Yeah, the defending champions definitely could not win a Game 7 on the road.
Exactly how was West going to "get up and punch Horry in the mouth", when West, at least acted like he couldn't even move without help? And what if Horry ducked the punch, and poor West pulled the nerve even further?
Were you born this stupid, or did you have to work on it?
yeah they have shown they can win in NO...ohh wait....they get played out of the arena 3 times now...they didnt manage one time to score 90 points...84 was the best i think
That cripple shouldn't have even been on the court. He played like , his team was getting destroyed, and he already had a fragile back. Hornet have no one to blame but themselves.
Yeah, we know. That doesn't mean they can't win there. Do you think the Hornets couldn't win in San Antonio?
is that what happened to you?
the level of play in a game 7 is gonna be a of a lot different.
- Mars
Let's hope the Spurs demonstrate a champion's poise and maturity by NOT allowing the officiating to become the central point of their frustration, as they did in Game 5. The road team is potentially not going to get a fair balance of calls - we all know this. Manu was "dead on" when he proclaimed the Spurs complained too much during Game 5 - especially Tim. The Spurs players need to let Pop work the officials. They need to concentrate on making shots, playing good D and securing rebounds.
I fully expect this game to be the close game of the entire series. I also expect Spurs to generate their own momentum by closing every quarter in strong fashion and mentally taking the Hornets will by mid 4th quarter. To do so, they absolutely CANNOT get bogged down complaining and moaning about officiating.
gosh hornet fans are worse than sun fans at whining. who knew? At least Horry was suspended last year, the NBA just thinks this is what it is. RoHo setting a screen with West being injured even before the 3rd quarter.
thanks
the media hates tp
they always mention paul and williams and forget about tp
all you Spurs and Horry haters.
That's because Parker isn't in the same class as Paul and Williams..he's probably a top 5 point guard in the league but there's a big gap from 2nd place to the rest of the pack.
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