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It sets a scary precedent if a player has the opportunity to cheap shot an opponent's player to the bench for extended time, especially in the playoffs. There should be zero tolerance for this shit. It's not so much about roughing another player up, it's that you're opening a dangerous precedent that a team can set bounties on the best player, knock that guy out of the game, and then get a significant competitive edge. As I've said before with Bountygate... Tons of cheap shots on Favre in the Minnesota game. Favre didn't play the last series because of a cheap shot. What if one of the cheap shots put Favre into a concussion and knocked him out of the game? |
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He's usually a little more clever with his cheap shots. The guy has been and always will be a dirty player.
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This is nothing like a deliberate and malicious punch to the head. If he had done that, he would have been gone a lot longer than this (and I would have been fine with it). But that isn't what happened here at all.
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If Stern believed this was an intentional cheap shot and attempt to injure on Artest's part rather than a situation where a guy lost control of himself for an instant, there's little doubt he would be gone longer than 7. He'd probably be gone for a 1/4 of a season. But it wasn't either of those things.
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04-24-2012, 10:01 PM | #1926 | |
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I know you like the guy and I know you like to pick a side and fight to the death with it. It's your gimmick to fight the unpopular fight. I get that. There is no way anyone can seriously defend what Artest did or say the punishment isn't fair. |
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04-24-2012, 10:02 PM | #1927 |
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David Stern is a pussy
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Heck, I remember when Matt Bonner took out Kevin Garnett with a hard foul years ago (a foul that wasn't dirty at all, but KG didn't like it). He got so caught up in the moment that he started running around high-fiving Raptors fans after it. And this is Matt Bonner we're talking about. That's the kind of impact a crowd like that can have on you, you can lose whatever good sense you have (and in Artest's case, he really doesn't have much to begin with). Quote:
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As I said from the beginning, a few games (meaning 2-3) would have sufficed. He did lose control of himself in the wrong way and he can't do that. But more than that really isn't justifiable based on past league decisions in this area.
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The guy acts bat shit crazy at all times. I can't believe they would pick on him. He is a danger to everyone on the court.
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