Stern defends Suns suspensions

[BeerIsGood!]

Shouldn't the Suns get one too?

*couldn't win either games 1,3 or 6 at full strength.

Also,

* couldn't win game 6 with a one man advantage.

[Stargazer]

This is just weird -- how many threads are Spurs fans going to start -- and fill -- with complaints about how Suns fans won't let it go.

Even weirder -- do Spurs fans really think it helps their argument that Stern, of all people, agrees with them? Maybe their right, maybe they aren't, but having Stern on your side is probably a point against.

[Walter Craparita]

Yes you have, you just choose to ignore it.

First of all, there wasn't an altercation when Amare and Diaw left the bench. They were just walking over towards Nash after a hard foul when Bell and Horry went at it (and then they immediately stopped).

No different than when Duncan and Bowen walked onto the court when Elson was undercut by James Jones. They were just making sure their teammate was ok just like Amare and Diaw were.

It was egotistical for Stern to the rule the way that he did. Not to mention it was stupid.

Btw - I know Spurs fans (like yourself) are so sick of hearing about this and wish it would just "go away", but thats not our problem. Blame Horry. He's the one who started all of this and he's the reason why your team gets an asterisk.

So you all better get used to it because its never gonna "go away".

Bowen and Duncan stepped on the court when there was NOT an altercation. Elson quickly got up and started running down the floor.

or no?

All I know is at the end of everyone of these arguments, there is always one winner and one loser and the sides never change.

[RonMexico]

It was a move to have the ASG in PHX again in the first place. It makes him look like he owes AZ something.

Friend or foe? STFU and tell them how it is Stern. Pay me millions of dollars a season and I would have wtfpwn all those cali-wannabe reporters.

At least you agree with me that I think he's tried to give the city a gift with the ASG... I mean, he doesn't want to ostracize a fan base of 2.5 million of a team with a sold out season.

[Avitus1]

The Suns wont let this go until they win the championship, so it'll never be let go.

[ChumpDumper]

At least you agree with me that I think he's tried to give the city a gift with the ASG... I mean, he doesn't want to ostracize a fan base of 2.5 million of a team with a sold out season.

Were ticket sales down after the past postseason? If not, this theory makes no sense.

[RonMexico]

Were ticket sales down after the past postseason? If not, this theory makes no sense.

No, the season is sold out, but the dynamic of the Phoenix fan-base (i.e. transient, non-native, lots of Californians) was obviously on display during the MLB playoffs where it was widely-publicized that there were tickets available for Rockies-Dbacks.

And the Suns fans that have jumped on the bandwagon the past few years can easily jump off... Stern thinks about such things more than you think. I'm even more convinced of this after his recent interview on Rome's radio show, where the guy basically knew verbatum every recent article/tv show/commentary about his league, the NFL, and the MLB. It amazes me how much he has a pulse on the public perception of his league.

[easjer]

This is just weird -- how many threads are Spurs fans going to start -- and fill -- with complaints about how Suns fans won't let it go.

Even weirder -- do Spurs fans really think it helps their argument that Stern, of all people, agrees with them? Maybe their right, maybe they aren't, but having Stern on your side is probably a point against.

Thread was started by a Pistons fan.


Just sayin'.

[CubanMustGo]

Even weirder -- do Spurs fans really think it helps their argument that Stern, of all people, agrees with them? Maybe their right, maybe they aren't, but having Stern on your side is probably a point against.

Oh yeah, having the NBA commissioner agree is really a point against. I'd rather have someone as wise, knowlegeable, and unbiased as Mike D'Antoni on our side.

[ChumpDumper]

And the Suns fans that have jumped on the bandwagon the past few years can easily jump off...

If they didn't jump off after that, there's no reason to try to bring them back.

Stern thinks about such things more than you think. I'm even more convinced of this after his recent interview on Rome's radio show, where the guy basically knew verbatum every recent article/tv show/commentary about his league, the NFL, and the MLB. It amazes me how much he has a pulse on the public perception of his league.

He just had the largest audience for an NBA game ever tonight -- and it wasn't nationally televised in the US. Stern doesn't sweat the domestic market as much as he used to.

[RonMexico]

If they didn't jump off after that, there's no reason to try to bring them back.He just had the largest audience for an NBA game ever tonight -- and it wasn't nationally televised in the US. Stern doesn't sweat the domestic market as much as he used to.

Yeah, if he didn't I'm pretty sure that he wouldn't have ins uted the dress code rule a couple of years ago... because it's obvious that 200 million Chinese care about what the players wear to the game more than rich white men. It's not like they were tuning in to watch players from their homeland or anything.

[exstatic]

Weird. Phoenix fans think that somehow, they might have won a hypothetical game seven. Newsflash: SA has all but painted their logo on your ing court. WE OWN the ing desert. Here's Phoenix's gallant effort at defending their "homecourt" against SA in the last five years:

2003 1-2
2005 0-3
2007 1-2

[ChumpDumper]

Yeah, if he didn't I'm pretty sure that he wouldn't have ins uted the dress code rule a couple of years ago... because it's obvious that 200 million Chinese care about what the players wear to the game more than rich white men. It's not like they were tuning in to watch players from their homeland or anything.

I said "not as much" not "not at all."

Besides, you failed to show any real monetary fallout from bumpgate -- so there's no reason to asuage fans who aren't going to be going to the ASG anyway.

[jbspurs]

Whats the Spurs exuse for losing Game 4, at home, with everyone?

Suns aren't suppose to win EVERY game to prove that theyre the better team.

They won game four. Game one is moot since they won back HCA.

WHATS THE SPURS EXCUSE FOR LOSING GAME 4?


NONE

SPURS Don't make excuses.
We're not like the SUNS.... O yeah! Gotta blame somebody...!!

[kimberly]

BECAUSE TONY PARKER BROKE NASH's NOSE

/excuse

I know ..How did anybody forget? I am a Spurs fan but at the same time I felt bad for Nash. But Barbosa was really stupid at the end of that game. Fouling too early and got into fouling again Tony before the inbound.

[THE SIXTH MAN]

Injuries are a part of the game. And thats playoff basketball for you. No excuses.

[TampaDude]

Of course it is...but Amare and Diaw left the bench before this happened. They were walking to Nash after seeing him the table so hard. An altercation broke out when they were walking towards him and they realized this and went back to the bench.

Again, the fact that Amare and Diaw were walking towards Nash isn't the same as leaving the bench during an altercation.

Stern saw an opportunity to show how off his administrative powers and he made a stupid decision. This is where the NATIONAL outrage (not just Suns fans people) comes from. This was not a case of the rule being broken. Stern actually made his own interpretation of what happened and now he has to live with it.

Dude...you really need to go back and watch the video of that game again.

You = teh FAIL.

[SRJ]

Game five was a very winnable game for Phoenix. They just couldn't cash it in because they're a bunch of weak-minded chokes. The suspension bull is just an attempt to hide that elephant in the room.

all you want, Phoenix fans - but you choked away game five. End of story.

[exstatic]

Dude...you really need to go back and watch the video of that game again.

You = teh FAIL.

He's told the lie so many times, he probably believes it's true.

[We born to be bad]

Game five was a very winnable game for Phoenix. They just couldn't cash it in because they're a bunch of weak-minded chokes. The suspension bull is just an attempt to hide that elephant in the room.

all you want, Phoenix fans - but you choked away game five. End of story.

are you stupid or something? this is going to end badly

[TampaDude]

are you stupid or something? this is going to end badly

It already did...for the Suns...

[RonMexico]

Injuries are a part of the game. And thats playoff basketball for you. No excuses.

Hahaha - Nash played great after he hurt his nose... it has to do with the fact that they couldn't stop the bleeding to KEEP him out there.

[kskonn]

are you stupid or something? this is going to end badly

why are you going to make threats to people over the internet?I guess I Better make sure the alarm is set tonight.

[Saguaro]

Game 1 -- would have been a Suns victory if not for Parker cheap shot on Nash
Game 2 -- Suns blowout
Game 3 -- would have been a Suns victory if not for Donaghy & crew fixing game
Game 4 -- Suns victory

Suns actually swept that series. They were obviously and demonstratively better than the Spurs, and it took the movement of heaven and earth to award the Spurs the series through cheating.

Even awarding them two games was only sufficient to create a 2-2 tie. It was clear that without something outrageous, the Suns would win the series despite the effort to fix it for the Spurs. Thus, the "suspensions." If not for that, you know the league office would have scoured the game tapes looking for a reason to suspend some other key player for the Suns, and you know the officiating in Game 5 would have been even more absurd than it was.

Counting Game 5, the Spurs needed three of their four victories delivered illegitimately. It was an obvious fix. Everybody on Earth who is not a Spurs fan knows this. That is why the 2007 championship is a farce.

[Dex]

Wow.

Some Suns fans are complete morons.

Their team deserves to be cursed.