Game Called Due to Brawl

[xviciousx]

I was rooting for the players.

[Gotti]

Originally Posted by imtheoneandonlyD

who said i was hating on basketball? are you reading anything i say?

that wasnt aimed at you but the whole thread

[imtheoneandonlyD]

gotti...ah..alright. That clears it up then. I just thought it was aimed at me.

[publicenemy137]

anyone have a video of this?

[Gotti]

Originally Posted by imtheoneandonlyD

gotti...ah..alright. That clears it up then. I just thought it was aimed at me.

yeah i should of said... cause it sounded like it was aimed at you lol
i know you werent hating on the NBA

[TexasF355F1]

Well Artest is suspended for the season, Ben Wallace 5 games, and I believe Jackson and one or two others suspended for 25.

Does anyone find David Stern to be an ass? I dont know what it is, I just dont like the guy.

[Gotti]

Originally Posted by TexasF355F1

Well Artest is suspended for the season, Ben Wallace 5 games, and I believe Jackson and one or two others suspended for 25.

Does anyone find David Stern to be an ass? I dont know what it is, I just dont like the guy.

yea he's an asshole... i was watchin the conference an he cracked a joke, people laughed but he didnt even smile

An i dont think artest shoulda got suspended for the season... most of the shit he did was self defense. What would you do if you got nailed in the head with a full drink

[publicenemy137]

anyone know where a video is? I"ve been tryin to find it

[publicenemy137]

nm found it

to those of you who want to watch it: http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/sports/1...t_detroit.html

[imtheoneandonlyD]

i want to find stern, throw a full cup of beer in his face and see the big smile he gives me.

Artest suspended for the rest of the season is rediculous. He should be suspended YES but for the season no. Stern is definatly an asshole

[kublah]

Personally I thought there was very little funny about that whole scene. I saw it live and didn't laugh at all. It was only after watching the slow motion replay of the expression on the guy Artest tackled first change from a stupid mocking laugh to an "Oh shit, I'm about to get my ass kicked" face. I chuckled a bit then, but besides that I thought it was completely unfunny all around.

I wonder if Artest really knew that was the guy who tossed the beer at him, or if he just lashed out at the guy who seemed to be laughing and gesturing the most. The guy still had a drink in his hand after all.

I'm not sure how the line should be drawn between throwing a beer and actually physically punching someone. If you throw a beer in a plastic cup, you're just trying to make them look stupid, make your disgust known, and maybe get them wet in the process. But when you punch someone, you're trying to hurt them, and all the Pacers players crossed that line before the fans did. Granted once it turned into the full on brawl the fans threw plenty of sucker punches too, but it was the players that elevated it to that level.

On the whole I think all the players got what they deserved. Artest is a nut job and apparently is more concerned about promoting is hip hop career than playing ball. I really think that getting a beer thrown at you is no reason to run into the stands and start something like that. When you're a professional athlete surrounded by thousands of people who hate you, I think you just have to be smarter than that adrenaline or not.

Hopefully the fans that were involved are getting the book thrown at them too. All those guys who went out on the floor certainly deserved whatever physical harm they got. O'Neal totally belted that one guy... Unfortunately there can't really be anything really done for all the other idiots that jumped into the mass hysteria, poured their drinks out on the players as they went back to the locker room and threw stuff out on the floor. They are just morons, and will have to live with that. Perhaps that's punishment enough...

[YogsVR4]

I like Artests thinking. "Someone threw a beer at me. I'm going into the stands to find the smallest guy I can and beat the shit out of him. I don't care if he's the culprit or not."

Stupid fans. Stupid players. Charges and lawsuits all around (soon).

[fredjacksonsan]

They all need to grow up, for crying out loud.

[TexasF355F1]

Originally Posted by YogsVR4

I like Artests thinking. "Someone threw a beer at me. I'm going into the stands to find the smallest guy I can and beat the shit out of him. I don't care if he's the culprit or not."

Stupid fans. Stupid players. Charges and lawsuits all around (soon).

I agree. Artest is an idiot. A drink in the face is far from the same as a fist to the face. I find the suspension fair and just for his actions. He plays for the Pacers anyways, they weren't going to make the playoffs anyhow. They suck.

[Gotti]

Originally Posted by TexasF355F1

I agree. Artest is an idiot. A drink in the face is far from the same as a fist to the face. I find the suspension fair and just for his actions. He plays for the Pacers anyways, they weren't going to make the playoffs anyhow. They suck.

so what would you do if somebody threw a beer in your face? Thank them?


as for the Pacers sucking... are you serious? They're one of the best teams in the east, they were #1 in the eastern conference. Jermaine O'neal is one of the best players in the NBA and Ron Artest is one of the best defenders in the NBA
And they handed the defending champ pistons their ass that night