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He'll play, but I bet not much... less than 24 minutes, hopefully. And by hopefully I mean "hopefully because by then we'll be up by 30." -- I also hope Marcus gets a short stint to rest as a reward for being MAR-CUS CAM-BY (clap clap clap-clap-clap).
 
OSUBlazerfan said:
Shoulda been a Flagrant 2 on collison wtffff
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From NBA.com (emphasis added):

To be unsportsmanlike is to act in a manner unbecoming to the image of professional basketball. It consists of acts of deceit, disrespect of officials and profanity. The penalty for such action is a technical foul. Repeated acts shall result in expulsion from the game and a minimum fine of $1000.

A flagrant foul-penalty (1) is unnecessary contact committed by a player against an opponent.

A flagrant foul-penalty (2) is unnecessary and excessive contact committed by a player against an opponent. It is an unsportsmanlike act and the offender is ejected immediately.

The offender will be subject to a fine not exceeding $35,000 and/or suspension by the Commissioner.
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I agree 100% that the contact was unnecessary and excessive. He made no play on the ball. He drove Aldridge into the ground. It was a dangerous and unacceptable foul that should have been more harshly penalized than one where he swung wildly for a block and accidentally hit someone in the head.

Ed O.
 
I was watching him after the incident. He had a slight "limp"
 
Ed O said:
From NBA.com (emphasis added):



I agree 100% that the contact was unnecessary and excessive. He made no play on the ball. He drove Aldridge into the ground. It was a dangerous and unacceptable foul that should have been more harshly penalized than one where he swung wildly for a block and accidentally hit someone in the head.

Ed O.
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He tackled LMA, it was crazy
 
If the refs aren't going to protect our players, send in Pendergraph to send a message to the other team.
 
Has anyone posted the league memo on the incident?










:lol:
 
BGrantFan said:
If the refs aren't going to protect our players, send in Pendergraph to send a message to the other team.
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He's sending a powerful message from the bench with his towel-waiving. Which is all you can expect from an early second rounder when a team has been devastated by injuries... right?

Ed O.
 
Ed O said:
He's sending a powerful message from the bench with his towel-waiving. Which is all you can expect from an early second rounder when a team has been devastated by injuries... right?

Ed O.
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Hey, Pendergraph has a full Win Share this year... don't go dissing Li'l Bit! :ghoti:
 
I wish they would have sent Penderpraph into the game to knock Collison the fuck out!

I hope the league reviews the play and suspends that bastard for game 1 of the playoffs.
 
Maybe Collison can go back to Seattle and play for the Seahawks? I heard they could use a free safety.
 
I completely agree with MB.

If that wasn't a Flagrant 2, then why have a Flagrant 2 specified in the rule book? IMO, this play should be used as an example of a Flagrant 2.
 
anyone got a good Thunder forum? I wanna give them a piece of my mind lol
 
MB and Rice were right. It was not like he went for a shoulder and got a neck or head by accident. He tackled him from behind, drove him into the basket stanchion. LMA could easily have been seriously injured, so could one of the photogs on the floor or even a fan in the first row. Collison should have been ejected and suspended and fined. Does the NBA really want to wait until someone is permanently injured before they step up?
 
I'm going to play devil's advocate. Perhaps he didn't want him to get the easy bucket and didn't consider the physics of the situation. We've seen Howard bear hug guys to keep them from the easy lay-up. It could be he had this in mind, and didn't consider he would drive LMA forward further.

okay, enough of that WHERE THE EJECTION AT?! :ohno:
 
crandc said:
He tackled him from behind, drove him into the basket stanchion.
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That's overstating it a bit. LA's own momentum was what drove him into the basket stanchion.

From my perspective, Collison was running from the left side of the court to challenge Miller who was approaching the hoop from the right. He then changed directions when the ball was passed to Aldridge, and he hooked LA's right arm to prevent him from getting the shot up. These two were what caused Aldridge's body to turn, making a fall inevitable.

Collison actually did Aldridge a favor by reaching around him with the left arm. Had he not, Aldridge would have gone up a lot higher, gone a bit more horizontal in the air, and would probably have fallen much more awkwardly. Collison somewhat stabilized his fall by ensuring they fell together.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
Collison actually did Aldridge a favor by reaching around him with the left arm. Had he not, Aldridge would have gone up a lot higher, gone a bit more horizontal in the air, and would probably have fallen much more awkwardly. Collison somewhat stabilized his fall by ensuring they fell together.
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That's what I was thinking as well. I don't think he had any thoughts or intent about delivering a "message" or anything. He just wanted to stop the fast break.
 
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