Stoudemire and Diaw have to be Suspended

[sunsbum]

no bell in that suspension..WTF HE CLOSE FIST PUNCHED HORRY...this is pure bull

[ForestBrain]

It's an automatic suspension for guys to leave the bench like that. Do you want the Suns to have special treatment? Is that fair?

[CosmicCowboy]

no bell in that suspension..WTF HE CLOSE FIST PUNCHED HORRY...this is pure bull

Did you see this post asswipe?

Let me ask you a question.

Would you trade a Bell/Horry suspension to keep Amare and Diaw active?

Thats probably what the NBA front office is pondering right now.

I don't think they let all this slide.

You got the bad end of the decision.

[Tigole Bitties]

It's official. Diaw and Stoudemire suspended one game. Horry suspended two games. Just announced on ESPN.

BAHAHAHAHA!

Kind of sad, but like Shaq said, "rules are rules. You can't even bring a tube of toothpaste of a plane anymore."

[1SUNSFAN]

Bell STARTED all the that now has the NBA front office backed into the position of having to decide whether to follow their own rules and blow up Game 5 in the process or look like inconsistent idiots. They don't like looking like idiots.

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I'll bet you a hundred dollars the NBA looks like inconsistent idiots. But they do it consistently... so doesn't that make it okay? No Suns suspensions! We're the GOOD GUYS! Dirty Spurs are done! Suns in SIX!

[anonymous coward]

What a great series this has been.

Here’s my take from the outside looking in, for what it’s worth. I think it’s great basketball. I respect both teams for different reasons.

1. I respect Horry for coming in and playing HARD basketball. I have been an NBA fan for about 20 years and I, for one, miss the physical play that used to be in basketball. Some of those NBA games were incredible back in the 80’s and early 90’s. I miss the at ude of “if you’re going to push my teammates around everywhere I’m going to knock you on the floor”. Was it a dirty play? Absolutely. Will the Suns think twice about the elbow digs while the refs look away? Absolutely.

2. I respect Amare and Diaw for coming off the bench to back up their teammate. That’s what playing on a team is all about. Was is stupid? I don’t know, I guess it depends on how you look at it. I think Nash knows who has his back.

Yes, they will be suspended, but so be it - it's the rules. That's why it's a seven game series. And, the rule did keep this altercation from escalating. It's a good rule.

I am looking forward to the rest of this round!! May the best team win.

^ spurs

[belac2007]

Well, I can say this! The Spurs have an excellent shot at winning tomorrow night w/out
Diaw & Stoudemire on the floor!

[CosmicCowboy]

I'll bet you a hundred dollars the NBA looks like inconsistent idiots. But they do it consistently... so doesn't that make it okay? No Suns suspensions! We're the GOOD GUYS! Dirty Spurs are done! Suns in SIX!

uhhh...you might want to refresh your browser dude...

[1SUNSFAN]

[QUOTE=CosmicCowboy]

uhhh...you might want to refresh your browser dude... [/QUOTE

I quote from ESPN...

"PHOENIX -- Phoenix center Amare Stoudemire and teammate Boris Diaw have been suspended for one game for leaving the bench after Robert Horry's hard foul of Steve Nash in Game 4 of the Suns' Western Conference semifinal against San Antonio, a person with knowledge of the penalty said Tuesday."

Not OFFICIAL... who is "a person" someone from Spurstalk? Maybe someone that saw Raja closed fist punch someone?

LOL