Re: Kevin Garnett elbowed Q-Rich in Game 1. UPDATE: KG suspended one game
For those KG supporters who says he does these stupid things to get in the opponents head to get them ejected or get technicals, how do you explain this one, getting himself suspended?
What i don't like about the Garnett's Suspension.
I was looking forward for a good Cavaliers VS Celtics Matchup in the playoffs,since the Last Game of the season they were going at it..
[QUOTE]• LeBron James became the fourth player over the last 20 seasons to have four 30-point games against Boston in a single season.
-- Game Stats & Information
[B]Six technical fouls were handed out -- two to Cavs coach Mike Brown , who was ejected. James got one and was spared another when he lingered in the Celtics' huddle during a timeout to exchange words with Tony Allen.
"We don't like them. They don't like us. So I wasn't surprised at all," James said, citing the seven-game playoff series Boston won in 2008 on its way to its 17th NBA title. "It comes from them wanting to be really great, them winning the championship, us wanting to win the championship and having to come through Boston to try to win it.
"The competition -- that's what's good about this game."
Kevin Garnett, who was fined $25,000 for comments about the officials' treatment of Kevin Durant last week, also had words with James but declined to elaborate on what was said.
"Nothing in particular that I want to share or that the NBA wants me to share," Garnett told reporters. "Y'all are trying to cost me another 25."[/B][/QUOTE]
The suspension will kill the intensity of the game since players will be wary of fines/suspensions. KG won't be his old self and we will be robbed of a good series. :mad: :banghead: Miami might even end up winning the series, even though a Wade VS Lebron series would be nice, it won't be entertaining as much as a CAVS VS Celtics series. The league has officially gone soft. :sleeping
Re: What i don't like about the Garnett's Suspension.
league went soft years ago but you're right.
i miss taunting. can't even stare a guy down anymore :sleeping
Re: What i don't like about the Garnett's Suspension.
I don't disagree about the heavy officiating, but you guys are missing the point about Garnett.
He dishes out cheap shots and runs away like a girl, he ain't a tough guy. He is in fact taking advantage of modern day officiating.
If he tried this sort of sh*t during the 80s, he would have been clocked by J.O. or Magloire immediately after. Players had a bit more respect in the past and would self-regulate each other.
Re: What i don't like about the Garnett's Suspension.
It's pretty sad one douchebag with a beer has emasculated the game.
Re: What i don't like about the Garnett's Suspension.
[QUOTE=Sonics4Life]league went soft years ago but you're right.
i miss taunting. can't even stare a guy down anymore :sleeping[/QUOTE]
Unless you're doing it to Kobe that is.. Then you can stare him down, throw fake passes at his head, anything goes.
Re: Kevin Garnett elbowed Q-Rich in Game 1. UPDATE: KG suspended one game
Honestly, Kevin Garnett have been all bark, no bite, no action since he came back from his injury. I don't understand the WWE, pumped up facial expressions and he's too scared to play inside the paint? How can a 6'11 power forward flex his mighty authority and get abused by point guards at the same time? Now we have the elbow suspension at a critical time for Boston. You wonder why many people view KG as a selfish weakling? I'm not a KG hater. I've been a fan of KG's since his rookie year in Minnesota. He was never this extreme in Minnesota. I hope KG will learn something from this crucial situation. Right now, KG is stinking up the place, stinking up his team and stinking up himself.
P.S. I wonder if NBA players read the Inside Hoops forum?
Re: What i don't like about the Garnett's Suspension.
Kg deserved to get suspended. But they making the game real boring with the no taunting, Technicals for the dumbest reason. They need to let them play and just worry about punches
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[QUOTE=Showtime]It's pretty sad one douchebag with a beer has emasculated the game.[/QUOTE]
Yeah because before that the league was oh so tough. Oh so real. :rolleyes:
Re: What i don't like about the Garnett's Suspension.
of course i like everyone being emotional and fierce... but, garnett really is just an a$$hole... like he has this tough dude mentality but he cant really back it up any more... notice he only picks on smaller players... like its sad for me to admit it cuz i used to love him as a player, but he is just obnoxious now... id like to see him try his sh!t with kmart...
Re: What i don't like about the Garnett's Suspension.
I agree it would be nice for the league to allow a little more to go on like they did back in the day, but KG's suspension is warranted for consistency sake. It wouldn't make sense to let this go while others have been suspended for less or for things that actually happened during a play. If it were the norm for teams to be rough, that's cool, but that is not the way things have gone for the last 5+ years. If the league ever wants to let people battle things out without hefty suspensions, that precedence needs to be set at the beginning of the season.
Re: What i don't like about the Garnett's Suspension.
[QUOTE=Showtime]It's pretty sad one douchebag with a beer has emasculated the game.[/QUOTE]
yea, its THAT guy that did it.
It has nothing to do with the massive guaranteed contracts these guys have now.
They still would have let Bill Laimbeer play combat basketball had Larry Bird been making a guaranteed $15 million a year.
Re: What i don't like about the Garnett's Suspension.
Huge discussion on ESPN PTI today if the league is getting soft or not with suspensions. Good points though
Re: What i don't like about the Garnett's Suspension.
[QUOTE=thesighter]I don't disagree about the heavy officiating, but you guys are missing the point about Garnett.
He dishes out cheap shots and runs away like a girl, he ain't a tough guy. He is in fact taking advantage of modern day officiating.
If he tried this sort of sh*t during the 80s, he would have been clocked by J.O. or Magloire immediately after. Players had a bit more respect in the past and would self-regulate each other.[/QUOTE]
This
-Smak
Re: What i don't like about the Garnett's Suspension.
[QUOTE=RealKnowledge]Kg deserved to get suspended. But they making the game real boring with the no taunting, Technicals for the dumbest reason. They need to let them play and just worry about punches[/QUOTE]right, the taunting needs to be allowed, but as soon as the taunting conflagrates into actual physical contact/agression/violence, that's when suspensions and big fines are necessary.
And enough with these overly quick technicals for hanging on the rim.
Re: Kevin Garnett elbowed Q-Rich in Game 1. UPDATE: KG suspended one game
There's a lot of players that throw elbows. It would be dumb as a donkey to ruin the outcome of the series based on one player's actions. Who wants to screw up the entire playoffs? Are some of you Heat fans or something? My god. No one was even hurt. Noah was though. I forgot. :lol
Re: Kevin Garnett elbowed Q-Rich in Game 1. UPDATE: KG suspended one game
[QUOTE=04mzwach]There's a lot of players that throw elbows. It would be dumb as a donkey to ruin the outcome of the series based on one player's actions. Who wants to screw up the entire playoffs? Are some of you Heat fans or something? My god. No one was even hurt. Noah was though. I forgot. :lol[/QUOTE]
elbow to the head are different from elbows to the body when one tries to fight for position. and to top that, play was dead. so you don't think dwight howard should have been suspended last year for elbowing dalembert?
Re: Kevin Garnett elbowed Q-Rich in Game 1. UPDATE: KG suspended one game
[quote=KoRn]elbow to the head are different from elbows to the body when one tries to fight for position. and to top that, play was dead. so you don't think dwight howard should have been suspended last year for elbowing dalembert?[/quote]
There should always be consequences. I just don't want them to "hand" out something like a 3 day suspension, which could "hand" another team the series. I'm good with a 1 day suspension, but the people looking for harsher punishments are the people that I don't agree with. I want it to stay competitive.
Re: Kevin Garnett elbowed Q-Rich in Game 1. UPDATE: KG suspended one game
[QUOTE=04mzwach]There should always be consequences. I just don't want them to "hand" out something like a 3 day suspension, which could "hand" another team the series. I'm good with a 1 day suspension, but the people looking for harsher punishments are the people that I don't agree with. I want it to stay competitive.[/QUOTE]
that's kool. i would rather they go back to 80's rule and not suspend them. but these days, since they are suspending players, i just want it uniformly enforced.
