Ron Artest suspended one game for striking Jose Barea

[Derka]

Should have hit the little guy harder.

[Da_Realist]

Shouldn't a one game suspension be mandatory for Artest after he clearly intentionally clotheslined Barea late in the game across the head? To my knowledge, any intentional contact above the neck is an automatic suspension. Will Artest be suspended for game 3? Should he be, based on league rules/precedent? Discuss.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4vaNoMvoDU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiEhOc-HE1c

Things done changed

[Haymaker]

[Jasper]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4vaNoMvoDU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiEhOc-HE1c

Things done changed

Different era in the NBA where Defense was superior to the game.. and the typical elbow and screens were in your face type play...

Today everything is weak as$ and the bottom line to Artest's high forarm is the fact it was totally out of frustration and tried to send an ill advised note to Jose -- -who basically whipped the Lakers As$ in the paint.

Artest knew Jose whipped the lakers ,,, and instead of getting away with words or a hard screen at some point , instead took a lame duck cheap shot , and now has put Lakers in a compromised position going into Dallas.
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Past history when a player was dominating the paint , or boards the other team would set that player up for a hard screen or a double team trap to
send a message that that player was to watch his future moves ..
I am afraid modern day players and teams , don't send that message like past history has shown.

[the_wise_one]

Shouldn't a one game suspension be mandatory for Artest after he clearly intentionally clotheslined Barea late in the game across the head? To my knowledge, any intentional contact above the neck is an automatic suspension. Will Artest be suspended for game 3? Should he be, based on league rules/precedent? Discuss.

One game is insufficient. At least 10 games. We're talking a criminal here.
But of course he plays for the Lakers so he'll get off easy.

[Timofey Mozgov]

One game is insufficient. At least 10 games. We're talking a criminal here.
But of course he plays for the Lakers so he'll get off easy.

Well, I don't know about 10 games. But Artest definitely got off easy with a one-game suspension. Repeat offenders should be dealt harsher punishments.

[creepingdeath]

http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2011/0...s=iref:nbahpt1

Do you think it was justified though?
- Gotta move on, we got a big game tomorrow.
Doesn't your suspension put even more pressure on your team?
- Just gotta focus on the big game tomorrow.
Was the foul out of frustration?
- We gotta move on, big game tomorrow.
Did Phil and you talk about it?
- Well, we just gotta be game tomorrow. I dont know whats more important than tomorrow.
- We gotta move forward, big game tomorrow.


Broken record.

[24r2]

Stern helping the Lakers

[kentatm]

That was just a playoff foul. That was Artest letting a little dude know he can't do that on the court, then the little man did it again.

That's the playoffs. Don't suspend Artest for that. Just keep an eye on him and be quick with the flagrants.

You have got to be trolling.

That was in no way a basketball play.

He wasn't going for the ball. He wasn't trying to prevent a shot. All JJB was going to try and do was dribble out the clock. You don't foul somebody like that in that situation.

[SinJackal]

Last time I remember a player specifically going out of his way to foul a player hard at the end of a losing game, he got suspended for TWO games. (Horry hip checking Nash)

Artest and the Lakers are lucky they're only getting 1 game for this.

[RazorBaLade]

i know that sometimes after these kinds of things the player isnt allowed to show up, since we're now changing arenas from where it happened, is ron allowed to be at the game tomorrow on the bench cheering?

[OriginalNameGuy]

Ron lost his cool, kinda sad to see it had been a while without him having an incident

[az00m]

the foul wasnt even that bad. that guy is to short he obviously meant to wrap him around the chest but he is like 5 foot tall

[DuMa]

the foul wasnt even that bad. that guy is to short he obviously meant to wrap him around the chest but he is like 5 foot tall

so you're calling ron artest dumb for not knowing barea is that short?

[oh the horror]

One game is insufficient. At least 10 games. We're talking a criminal here.
But of course he plays for the Lakers so he'll get off easy.

And today's rules, produce THIS type of fan.



Its funny but another member posting Pippen taking down Laimbeer when the Pistons and Bulls went at it...You see Laimbeer get up, brush himself off, and no one even batted an eye.



Now, this is how people act.







Im not saying dude doesnt deserve to be suspended, but give me a fu*king break people.