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Good. Wallace got too many though.
This is my first post, so i thought i'd have a good one.
Espn news just reported Artest is gone for the season, SJax got 30 games, J O'neal 25, Wallace 6 games, and that there were a few 1 gamers (Reggie Miller, Derrick Coleman to name a couple). I'm not sure of the rest, I'll throw them out when I hear them.
Stern is supposed to give a little announcement at Madison Square Garden in a little bit, and they will have that on ESPN News as well
Good. Wallace got too many though.
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Anthony Johnson also got 5 games
Stern will be on in thirty minutes according to ESPN News, which should make that about 5:30m central.
WOW thirty games, no more complaing about free time to promote the cd. I'm sure a grievance will be filed now by the players assosciation.
He is saying that Artest got the rest of the season -- not 30 games.WOW thirty games, no more complaing about free time to promote the cd
The suspensions sound about right to me. Artest should be gone for the season.
It is very disappointing that the NBA didn't take a stand against the Pistons fans though. They have basically given the green light to all other NBA fans that they can do whatever they want, without consequence.
Overall, the NBA was very soft on this issue.
Kick him out of the league for all I care.
J O'Neal should have gotten an extra 20 because he did something that stupid.
stephen jackson should of gotten more.
ben wallace got too many.
but other than that its good.
i made vbookie money, i'm happy.
This appears to be the final word. I think those suspensions are about right. There was no way Artest should have been allowed to play again this season. Jackson gets a lesser penalty because he was perhaps trying to help Artest, but he still violated the golden rule and should face a severe penalty for that. I think the suspension for O'Neal is a bit light, given his haymaker to the fan, but the league may have taken into account the fact that the fan was on the floor.
The players are made accountable for their actions -- not only in personal economic terms, but also in terms of the negative impact to their team and its fans. Had the league gone softer on this, the deterrent effect would have been nil.
Now, the league needs to seriously fine the Pistons and mandate that the fans who were involved in this fracas are to never be admitted to any NBA arena ever again.
I don't think the investigation of the fans is over yet.It is very disappointing that the NBA didn't take a stand against the Pistons fans though. They have basically given the green light to all other NBA fans that they can do whatever they want, without consequence.
yep, Wallace got screwed. Only a single shove, equivalent to a flagrant foul. 1 game suspension for BW would have been fair.
edit: OK Kori, for all that I didn't know about, Ben got his desserts.
Punish all fans because of a couple? Dumb. Apparently the NBA thought so too.
If you're going to talk about the rivalry between these two teams, I guess it will have to be put on hold as the Pistons are definately coming out ahead on this.
While I don't condone what the fan did, you could say that he has done more than any other fan to help his team win by helping Artest find his way out for the year.
I guess the Heat are the only other team left in the East that should give the Pistons a run for their money.
Who needs an investigation Kori?
Ban all Pistons fans from the stadium for several games. The organization has to be punished for this incident as well. The players have to be protected.
Wallace did more than just the initial shove. He continued taunting Artest when he was laying down. He threw a towel at him. And he went into the stands.
I thought he'd get five games. So six isn't that bad.
Reggie Miller got suspended one game. So did Chauncey Billups, and a few others as well.
Only two or three Piston fans did anything wrong. When the players run into the stands, they are free game.
Punished because of the actions of 3 fans? Just dumb.
you know what
pacers are actually better off without artest
he cost them last year in playoffs
they do not have worry about his stupid stuff
if
You can't ban all the fans for the actions of a few.Ban all Pistons fans from the stadium for several games. The organization has to be punished for this incident as well. The players have to be protected.
You want to hurt the organization?? Start taking away picks.
Nope, there were fans who were also coming out on to the floor, confronting players. And a LOT of fans were throwing directly at the players.
See what happened to AS Roma in the Champions League.
The NBA was EXTREMELY soft on this issue. Pathetic.
I understand they are investigating all fans that were on camera doing any of these things. Even if 1,000 fans were at fault, you can't deny the whole fan base.Nope, there were fans who were also coming out on to the floor, confronting players. And a LOT of fans were throwing directly at the players.
It was hard to tell by the video, but it looked like Rasheed Wallace might have been up in the stands too (although maybe just to break stuff up). I take it he didn't get a fine or suspension?
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