A Suns fan is writing for FoxSport and saying Spurs-Suns was fixed...

[td4mvp21]

Looks like we have some gray area then??

HOW DO YOU MEASURE "VICINITY"

You forgot the word "immediate", dumbass. If it just said vicinity, you'd have a point.

From dictionary.com:

3. having no object or space intervening; nearest or next: in the immediate vicinity

[lefty]

http://www.nba.com/media/rule_book_2005-06.pdf

The official rule reads "altercation" not fight. I can't copy and paste with a pdf, but it's Section 7 part c

al·ter·ca·tion / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[awl-ter-key-shuhn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun a heated or angry dispute; noisy argument or controversy[I][U].


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[Origin: 1350–1400; ME altercacioun < L altercātiōn- (s. of altercātiō). See altercate, -ion]


—Synonyms quarrel, disagreement, clash; squabble, tiff.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/altercation

Don't bother; he is a Suns fan after all

[coopdogg3]

Looks like we have some gray area then??

HOW DO YOU MEASURE "VICINITY"

Dear Lord, do you read the rules?? It's "immediate vicinity", and if you think that Amare stayed within the "immediate vicinity" of the bench - well then you are seriously beyond hope.

Amare broke the rule. Deal with it. Duncan did not break the rule. Deal with it.

[HaHaa]

But just so we're clear - a fight doesn't HAVE to be punches thrown either. So you're wrong on every imaginable level.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fight


fight / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[fahyt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, fought, fight·ing.
–noun 1. a battle or combat.
2. any contest or struggle: a fight for recovery from an illness.
3. an angry argument or disagreement: Whenever we discuss politics, we end up in a fight.
4. Boxing. a bout or contest.
5. a game or diversion in which the participants hit or pelt each other with something harmless: a pillow fight; a water fight.
6. ability, will, or inclination to fight: There was no fight left in him.
–verb (used without object) 7. to engage in battle or in single combat; attempt to defend oneself against or to subdue, defeat, or destroy an adversary.
8. to contend in any manner; strive vigorously for or against something: He fought bravely against despair.
–verb (used with object) 9. to contend with in battle or combat; war against: England fought Germany.
10. to contend with or against in any manner: to fight despair; to fight the passage of a bill.
11. to carry on (a battle, duel, etc.).
12. to maintain (a cause, quarrel, etc.) by fighting or contending.
13. to make (one's way) by fighting or striving.
14. to cause or set (a boxer, animal, etc.) to fight.
15. to manage or maneuver (troops, ships, guns, planes, etc.) in battle.
—Idioms16. fight it out, to fight until a decision is reached: Let them fight it out among themselves.
17. fight shy of. shy1 (def. 12).
18. fight with windmills. tilt1 (def. 17).


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[Origin: bef. 900; (v.) ME fi(g)hten, OE fe(o)htan (c. G fechten); (n.) ME fi(g)ht, OE feohte, (ge)feoht, deriv. of the v. base]

WOW, talk about desperate....

Everything up until now is void after reading in the rules

"all players not participating in the game must remain in the immediate vicinity of their bench."

GRAY AREA ALL DAY LONG.

Don't be so angry and upset because your spurs had it handed to them!

[HaHaa]

Dear Lord, do you read the rules?? It's "immediate vicinity", and if you think that Amare stayed within the "immediate vicinity" of the bench - well then you are seriously beyond hope.

Amare broke the rule. Deal with it. Duncan did not break the rule. Deal with it.

Haha....who gives a if you put "immediate" in front of it.

It's still a gray area.

Nice effort though.

[td4mvp21]

Haha....who gives a if you put "immediate" in front of it.

It's still a gray area.

Nice effort though.

You forgot the word "immediate", dumbass. If it just said vicinity, you'd have a point.

From dictionary.com:

3. having no object or space intervening; nearest or next: in the immediate vicinity

Do you not ing read? Having the word immediate in front completely eliminates a gray area. "Immediate vicinity", like I stated above, should mean that there should be no "space or object between" the player and the bench, meaning the player should remain exactly on the bench. Now move on to your next stupid point.

[coopdogg3]

WOW, talk about desperate....

Everything up until now is void after reading in the rules

"all players not participating in the game must remain in the immediate vicinity of their bench."

GRAY AREA ALL DAY LONG.

Don't be so angry and upset because your spurs had it handed to them!

You're the one who said a fight must consist of punches thrown. You were wrong.

You're the one who said the rule states a "fight" instead of an "altercation". You were wrong.

I was just quoting you and proving you wrong.

You then stated it must be within the vicinity, as opposed to immediate vicinity. Won't say you're wrong, but you stated a half-truth.

You are now claiming that Amare somehow stayed within the immediate vicinity. Hate to break this to you, but your credibility is just about zero at this point. You've been proven incorrect in every one of your weak defenses of Amare. There is no possible, credible definition of "immediate vicinity" that Amare could have fallen under.

He left the immediate vicinity of the bench. Deal with it.

Amare broke the rule. Deal with it.

Stern enforced the rule ENTIRELY keeping within the framework of the rule, the intent of the rule, and the precedent for the rule. Deal with it.

Duncan did not break the rule. Deal with it.

[HaHaa]

You forgot the word "immediate", dumbass. If it just said vicinity, you'd have a point.

From dictionary.com:

3. having no object or space intervening; nearest or next: in the immediate vicinity

Ok, "dumbass".

So whats the DEFINITION of immediate vicinity???

5 ft, 10 ft, 15ft

Or you just an ignorant person who would like to think they know what they're talking about

[Kori Ellis]

Haha....who gives a if you put "immediate" in front of it.

It's still a gray area.

Nice effort though.

Hahaa, the most laughable thing about this thread is you just realized today - many months after the incident that the rule says "altercation" and mentions the word "vicinity." Were you living under a rock during the playoffs?

Never mind. Don't answer that.

I've grown bored with you and this thread.