Comments on: Just To Review

By: Furious

Furious — Sun, 10 May 2009 07:06:00 +0000

Lovin’ the French reference. btw, Rondo clearly should’ve been suspended. throwing someone into the scorers table could easily cause a serious injury, you need to stop that.

By: Next Morning Notes: Perk Gone for Game 4? | Celtics Hub

Next Morning Notes: Perk Gone for Game 4? | Celtics Hub — Sat, 09 May 2009 15:07:08 +0000

[...] Sheridan has a point, but I think the precedent is more complicated than “elbow to head” = suspension. Again, see Matt Moore’s take on HP. [...]

By: broc

broc — Sat, 09 May 2009 09:31:26 +0000

Very well done! Playoff basketball! check out what when on in the 80′s. Suspend players or don’t but don’t do both.

By: Worst Defense of the Year? Magic 117, C’s 96 | Celtics Hub

Worst Defense of the Year? Magic 117, C’s 96 | Celtics Hub — Sat, 09 May 2009 04:11:30 +0000

[...] Moore covered this nicely on Hardwood Paroxysm today. Flagrants that have sent guys to the hospital (or, ahem, bloodied up Brad Miller’s face [...]

By: Jonny

Jonny — Fri, 08 May 2009 21:55:12 +0000

Grizzed by OJ

My issue isn’t with Kobe’s perception to the fans, it’s with the misrepresentation of the events that took place and how that affects the quality of journalism that us bloggers adhere to… I really don’t see where you’re coming from with that one.

thanks for fixing that Matt

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 08 May 2009 17:43:53 +0000

Miller didn’t lose teeth do being punched by Rondo. He lost teeth due to colliding with the mass of players under the basket going for the rebound. Alston wasn’t ejected either, it was just a double tech. I think part of the problem is that the only things the league can do if the officials don’t catch something is assess a toothless fine or suspend someone. Something in between would be nice. Maybe give them two tech fouls at the start of the next game or something.

By: WildYams

WildYams — Fri, 08 May 2009 16:24:15 +0000

I think I personally would like to see the league try to get back to using suspensions for what they originally were intended: fights. I didn’t watch every game in the league this year, so maybe I missed something, but when was the last time there was an actual fight in a game? Not two guys jawing at each other, or getting in each other’s faces, or even some pushing and shoving, but an actual, bona fide, punches thrown fight?

It used to be that if you threw an actual punch you got suspended for the next game, and to me that made sense; but that’s not the case anymore. Now if you throw a punch you might get more like 10 games, and to get suspended for one game you have to do something that’s basically just a little out of the ordinary.

Look, I’m not saying that Alston and Fisher shouldn’t have been suspended, because with the way the NBA rules on these things I actually think that’s showing some consistency there. What I’m saying is that the NBA needs to raise the bar across the board (probably starting next season) and reserve these kinds of punishments for actual fighting, rather than anything that could be perceived as being incendiary. The NBA instituted all this nonsense with the goal being to prevent fights, and I’d say they’ve basically done that. With that in mind there’s no need to continue to keep lowering the threshold for what will get you suspended. If they keep going this way, soon we’ll see guys get suspended for what Ron Artest did in the last game, and that’s going to be really, really unfortunate.

By: grizzed by OJ

grizzed by OJ — Fri, 08 May 2009 14:20:12 +0000

Howard would not dare do that stuff to Perkins. Howard is a “nice guy”. Perkins is not. I would put all my money on Perkins in that fight.

Jonny get over it – Kobe is a classless thug – black mamba – that’s his game. always has been and always will. But he’s damn talented!

By: Nick L.

Nick L. — Fri, 08 May 2009 14:06:18 +0000

Alston absolutely should be suspended. You can’t slap somebody because you’re upset that they made a shot (regardless of how excited they are).

The others are a little more tricky. I really think that Ariza’s was a basketball play, but he was clearly out of control (hustling and being reckless, it’s a fine line). Rondo and Hinrich were tangled up (if you look at it again, you can see that). Rondo on Miller was a little more like Ariza’s, Rondo was trying to recover because all of the Celtics were going out to Gordon. I really think he was trying to recover quickly and swipe at the ball but it was way too late at that point (remember, you have to watch these things in real time. Slow motion makes it seem worse. This stuff is happening really fast).

I guess I’m one of the ridiculous ones, but I think the basketball play part is the key.

The Fischer one is tricky. I still don’t know how I feel about it.

I wouldn’t want the job of deciding this stuff.

By: malars

malars — Fri, 08 May 2009 13:42:36 +0000

What I find amusing is the rationale of fans of teams whose player wasn’t suspended and the justification of why they weren’t. It’s hilarious! Read above, or read any post from a Celtics fan justifying the decision as a happening in the midst of “a basketball play.” I’m sorry, what? Since when is grabbing another player by the arm and slinging them into the scorer’s table a basketball play? Truly amazing! (Note: I’m not a Bulls fan either)