*Who Agrees With the Suspensions?*

[GrandeDavid]

I knew the Spurs were going to get the upper hand when it came to suspensions. The Spurs for some reason always seem to draw the weakest suspensions in league history.

Because the Spurs have enjoyed a long running reputation as being winners, hard workers and overall good guys, which has preceded everything they've done and every game they've played, perhaps until a game or two ago.

[Strike]

"Rules are rules". Bull . We have rules as guides, we have brains to interpret rules through context.

Amare and Boris should have been slapped on the wrist and fined, and Rob should have gotten a game.

These suspensions forever taint this series. If we win it, people will always say that it was because of the suspensions. It's the asterisk all over again. I want to win fair and square or lose fair and square.

Horry was stupid to nail Nash. Amare and Diaw were stupid to leave the bench. It's not like the decision was made based on events that didn't happen.

If Phoenix loses because of Amare's suspension, that's on him, not Horry and the Spurs. Amare leaving the bench shows what horrible decision making abilites he posesses. Whatever Horry's reason was, whether it was frustration over officiating or his team choking, or a premeditated plan to get some Suns suspended, Amare and Diaw made the choice to leave the bench. No one put guns to their heads, they weren't instructed to do so. They did it of their own volition.

The only "taint" in this series so far has been the crappy officiating and Phoenix's Oscar winning whining performances.

[GrandeDavid]

No one told those two morons especially stoudamire to head toward the altercation. That is sheer stupidity on their part.

The series became tainted the minute the suns started whining about all the calls. They brought this travesty onto themselves. Call it a reckless assumption but I seriously doubt the commissioner wants to get tapes on a regular basis trying to gain sympathy from the higher ups and that is what the suns were/are trying to do through the media. That could backfire, ask mark cuban.

It is what it is.

Well put!

[Louie Vega]

Any Spurs fan who is happy about these suspensions is a coward and a punk.

Like Suns fans wouldn't be happy if Tim and Tony got suspended mother er? The only reason i'm happy is cause after all those tapes the Suns sent the league it is two of their best players getting suspended!
So stop being a little cause deep down you're happy too.......COWARD!!!!! By the way any Spurs fan who gets on a computer and calls people names is a COWARD and a PUNK!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gtownspur]

Any Spurs fan who is happy about these suspensions is a coward and a punk.

I think saving a life makes one brave, and walking out on someone you love makes on a coward and a punk.

This is just basketball.

[DePastino]

By the way any Spurs fan who gets on a computer and calls people names is a COWARD and a PUNK!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm assuming that you were trying for "clever irony" with that one.

[ChumpDumper]

Do something stupid and you leave it up to the league to decide your fate.

[dallaskd]

yes

[majinkoola]

What sucks for the Spurs now is best case scenario, they win yet another *ship. Worst case scenario, they lose to the Suns tomorrow and become the laughing stock of the league.

[zrinkill]

The Suns players should not have been suspended.

Horry should have been tossed for one game.

[Louie Vega]

What sucks for the Spurs now is best case scenario, they win yet another *ship. Worst case scenario, they lose to the Suns tomorrow and become the laughing stock of the league.

So if the Spurs win in 6 they would have beat the Suns at full strength 3 out of 4 games including (hopefully) 2 on the Suns own homecourt? No * needed!!!! It's not the Spurs fault that you have neanderthal #1 and neanderthal #2 on your team!

[Nashfan]

Terry got a technical foul for taking down Baron. Or rather, Terry shoving Baron one way, and Baron flopping in the opposite direction. But don't let Spurs fans hear that, or else I'm a ing homer. Evidently it's nothing at all like accusing Nash of flopping on the Horry foul.

This is pretty ty, but at the same time, them's the rules. And I don't think Phoenix is nearly as screwed as people may think....they may actually flow a little better without Amare in there screwing things up. More Kurt Thomas is nothing but a good thing for Phoenix.

Oh, I didn't realize Terry got a technical, my bad. I'm really hoping Kurt Thomas doesn't get in foul trouble against Duncan because playing Burke would be embarrasing if it came to that. He is basically a big white stiff with no sense at all on the court.

[majinkoola]

So if the Spurs win in 6 they would have beat the Suns at full strength 3 out of 4 games including (hopefully) 2 on the Suns own homecourt? No * needed!!!!

Make that 2. Even non-Suns fans have said the Suns would have won game 1 if Nash's nose hadn't exploded. So a **ship.

[Nashfan]

Any Spurs fan who is happy about these suspensions is a coward and a punk.

Well said

[easjer]

Do something stupid and you leave it up to the league to decide your fate.

What Chump said very well.

Amare and Diaw made a bad decision. The league (unsurprisingly) made them pay, and to even it up, gave an (unwarranted, except as a make up) extra game suspension to Horry.

We are not unaffected by this. Horry was important to our lineups, which now mean more small ball (maybe ok without Amare, but bad in for game 6, when Amare wants revenge) and more minutes for Oberto and Elson and trouble if there is foul trouble (not unreasonable given what we've seen of the officials so far).

And let's not assume a game 5 win - if you think the Suns won't be beyond fired up to take out the Spurs on their homecourt without Amare (and it's not like they've never played without them - but it is where Diaw's suspension comes into play), then you are naive.

Spurs are going to have to battle harder than ever and make fewer mistakes than they've made in any game this postseason to win.

[Extra Stout]

Like Suns fans wouldn't be happy if Tim and Tony got suspended mother er? The only reason i'm happy is cause after all those tapes the Suns sent the league it is two of their best players getting suspended!
So stop being a little cause deep down you're happy too.......COWARD!!!!! By the way any Spurs fan who gets on a computer and calls people names is a COWARD and a PUNK!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry... this series of events disgusts me. It's not basketball. Championships are supposed to be won by playing the game, not by baiting the other team out of the series with cheap shots.

I guess you're the kind of guy who would celebrate your windfall if you found some old lady's purse with money in it, and would rationalize it by saying everybody else does it too.

[violentkitten]

so it's settled. punching someone in the nuts warrants a 1 game suspension while giving a little extra shove to someone running into you gets you 2 games.

[Obstructed_View]

Make that 2. Even non-Suns fans have said the Suns would have won game 1 if Nash's nose hadn't exploded. So a **ship.

Nash initiated the contact. It's not on the Spurs that he couldn't play. Didn't the officials allow Nash to score five points when he shouldn't have even been allowed to check in?

non-Suns fans = Mavericks fans

[Obstructed_View]

so it's settled. punching someone in the nuts warrants a 1 game suspension while giving a little extra shove to someone running into you gets you 2 games.

And taking Derek Anderson out for the remainder of the playoffs warrants no suspension at all.

[majinkoola]

Like Suns fans wouldn't be happy if Tim and Tony got suspended mother er? The only reason i'm happy is cause after all those tapes the Suns sent the league it is two of their best players getting suspended!
So stop being a little cause deep down you're happy too.......COWARD!!!!! By the way any Spurs fan who gets on a computer and calls people names is a COWARD and a PUNK!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wouldn't be happy if they were suspended. *ships are worthless to anyone but Spurs and Rockets fans.

[majinkoola]

Nash initiated the contact. It's not on the Spurs that he couldn't play. Didn't the officials allow Nash to score five points when he shouldn't have even been allowed to check in?

non-Suns fans = Mavericks fans

It doesn't matter if it's caused by the Spurs or not. So if every non-Spurs starter in the league got injured, and the Spurs won the championship, that wouldn't be a *ship?

[Obstructed_View]

It doesn't matter if it's caused by the Spurs or not. So if every non-Spurs starter in the league got injured, and the Spurs won the championship, that wouldn't be a *ship?

Only to the Suns fans.

[Louie Vega]

Championships are supposed to be won by playing the game, not by baiting the other team out of the series with cheap shots.

Sounds to me like deep down you are really a Suns fan!

I guess you're the kind of guy who would celebrate your windfall if you found some old lady's purse with money in it, and would rationalize it by saying everybody else does it too.

I think you are tying a little too hard to be clever there Sparky! And chances are I carry more money around then some old lady would keep in her purse! ASS!!!!

[majinkoola]

Only to the Suns fans.

Ummm no. To all non-Spurs fans. Nice try though.

[Obstructed_View]

Ummm no. To all non-Spurs fans. Nice try though.

Okay, to all the losers, perhaps. Particularly the ones with no class. The majority of no-class losers appears to be the Suns fans.