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Didn't look great, but inconclusive at best...
Someone told me that Don Harris said on Sports Sunday that the league was reviewing the play. I didn't see it, so I'm not sure exactly what was said.
Didn't look great, but inconclusive at best...
Yeah I heard that right now on sports Sunday.
Wouldn't surprise me, with all the renewed dirty talk. It was a clearly intentional play and the whining and ing about him is at a premium again. I doubt it would result in more than a warning or slap on the wrist because Nash was clearly in the offensive player's space.
The Suns are desperate. All kinds of contact happens this time of year. Perhaps the Spurs should point out a play in which a Spur was hit, maybe across the left eye.
I can't wait for all the Mavs losers to come on here and equate clearing space with your leg to punching a guy in the nuts.
Bowen gets suspended.
You can see it friggen coming.
Watching the replay, I don't see how it can be determined *for sure* that it was intentional. Probably just Phoenix whining, league reviews it so they can say that they did and they play on. If they suspend him, it's just pathetic.
I'm sure they are looking at Manu "elbowing Nash in the head" too. The Suns players seemed more pissed at that than the Bowen knee. I think Nash told Bowen that he knew the knee wasn't intentional.
What about Amare laying out Finley? While they're at it ...
I should change my language - I mean it was deliberate, not intentional. By which I mean I don't think it was accidental that Bruce moved a part of his body in Nash's direction - he was trying deliberately to clear space. I do not think he intentionally (and with malice aforethought) tried to knee Nash in an *ahem* delicate area or to harm Nash.
ETA - I don't think the league is interested in a pissing match about who had the hardest foul (intentional or otherwise), so if they are reviewing this it will come to naught.
My response from the raja bell thread:
I watched it many it many times just right now...just playoff basketball.
Nash actually was boxing out as bowen released his jumper. But he boxed out by putting his left arm right on manu's face/neck area (like clothesline area...not saying he clotheslined him, just that's the area where he had his arm), and manu reached out (while being "boxed out" by nash's arm) and put HIS arm on nash in the same area to try to box him out the same way.
And that's the story. Nash, by the way, kept his arm on manu in the same spot even after the shot went through. But I don't think nash said anything about it, Manu didn't say anything about it either...game continues....rest of suns players/bench gets all belligerant about it.
It's always like this...amare complaining about manu holding his leg?? No one ever points out amare shoving/tripping manu to put him on the ground in the first place. So I think it's justified that manu hold his leg, in a way. I'm not entirely sure about this though. Can someone tell me what point in the game this occured so I can look?
Thing is, suns I think try to be more subtle w/ their physicality (w/ the exception of raja), especially amare. And when they get physicality in return, they get pissed...as if just because they did it w/ subtlety (or tried to), in their minds, they didn't do it.
Now I'm not saying suns always initiate the physicality...everyone initiates it on both sides. Just spurs players don't complain nearly as much about it, because they know they're being just as physical...they're just not trying to be subtle and get away with being physical without the consequences.
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sorry for repeating myself, but I was going to type a response but then i was like, wait, i think i said this before, haha
Bowen's vicious knee to the nuts was much worse than any accidental punch to the nuts i've ever seen. Bowen should be banned from the league. And as punishment to the Spurs, the Mavs should be reinstated into the playoffs in place of the Spurs, with a 2-1 lead.
you mean the one that was BLATENTLY obvious it was an accident? the same cant be said for mister bowens actions.
The same can be said for anything Bowen does ..... stop crying .... you sound like a Mav fan.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playof...ory?id=2869495
League looking into Bowen's actions in Game 3
By Marc Stein
ESPN.com
For the first time in an increasingly contentious San Antonio Spurs-Phoenix Suns series, Bruce Bowen is officially under the league's microscope.
An NBA spokesman confirmed Sunday night that Bowen's third-quarter knee to the groin of Suns guard Steve Nash in Saturday's Game 3 is under review for possible punishment.
Nash declined after Saturday's game and again Sunday to voice any public displeasure with Bowen's physical play. But the league decided anyway to conduct a full investigation into this incident after declining to do so when Bowen was accused of intentionally kicking Amare Stoudemire in Game 2.
Stoudemire called Bowen and Manu Ginobili "dirty" players after the Game 2 tangle, in which Bowen admitted he "did clip" Stoudemire from behind on a dunk.
If the league decides to fine or suspend Bowen, that announcement would come before Monday night's Game 4.
Hopefully its just a fine if anything.
Also, hopefully this doesn't et Bowen off his game, like Stu Jackson's call did early this year.
Keep throwing at the wall something might stick approach huh. Bowen's kick on Amare, Bowen's kick on Nash, Manus Elbow on Nash. Just play the game. I am tired of the bull with this series, which should be a good basketball series not a whining pissing match.
Missed calls on both ends, Manu getting poked in the eye, I belive it was unintentional, like Bowen's knee to Nash's mva (most valuable area). So shut up and play already!
Go Spurs Go
my guess is... fines all around
Kneed in the groin? I thought Bowen caught his inner thigh. That's what it looked like to me.
I think the 'inner thigh' was a euphamism.
Funny seeing a crybaby fan calling someone else a......
Keep up the crying es ...... makes our wins even more enjoyable.
Oh come on man.
There is no way at all that Bruce is gonna get suspended over this.
They may fine him no chance they suspend him for something that could go either way like that. It is not like the Raja Bell clothes line of Kobe last year. How about Manu almost getting his eye poked out that is ok but Bowen's actons deserve to be under review.
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