Around the NBA- February 2018

[Boob-No-More]

I understand that, but if a fan is acting like Ric Flair right in his face, he has every right to go Nature Boy himself.

Much ado about nothing. The fan wasn't acting like Rick Flair and the fan did not approach Westbrook. The fan stepped on the court, after the buzzer, which he should not have done, but he didn't charge Westbrook, or seek him out. He was where he shouldn't have been and Russ walked into him, was surprised to see him there and grabbed a handful of man boob. End of story. This wasn't a Malice at the Palace II situation.



The fan should not have stepped on the court and security arrived too late, but what are there, like twenty security personnel surrounding the court and around 300 courtside seats? They can't physically restrain every spectator. Nor can they anticipate which asshat will set foot on the court.

Wrong place, wrong time. He shouldn't have been on the court, and if Russ hadn't been retrieving the ball (guess he REALLY wanted that last rebound to get his triple double), there wouldn't have been any "confrontation".

The NBA will deal with it. Westbrook should not face any fines or penalties. The fan may, however, lose his season tickets:

According to the NBA fan code of conduct, fans “attempting to enter the court … will be subject to ejection without refund and revocation of season tickets and may also be in violation of city ordinances resulting in possible arrest and prosecution.”

BNM

 

[handiman]

Disagree.
Walk away, get security.
Resorting to violence is never the answer in life regardless if someone is asking for it.
He was very clearly trying to get under Westbricks skin, and that's exactly what he accomplished.

Then everyone would be on his case for being a whiny little bitch who won't fight his own fights.

 

[Boob-No-More]

NOP (27-23) @ OKC (30-22) tonight.

Who are we cheering for?

A POR win coupled with an OKC loss puts us at 5th in the West, a half game ahead of OKC.

A POR loss coupled with a NOP win puts us just a half game ahead of NOP in the 6th seed.

BNM

 

[Lukee]

NOP ofc.

 

[Minstrel]

NOP (27-23) @ OKC (30-22) tonight.

Who are we cheering for?

A POR win coupled with an OKC loss puts us at 5th in the West, a half game ahead of OKC.

A POR loss coupled with a NOP win puts us just a half game ahead of NOP in the 6th seed.

The Pelicans. If Portland can't manage to stay ahead of a crippled Pelicans team, they have bigger issues than seeding, IMO.

 

[Boob-No-More]

The Pelicans. If Portland can't manage to stay ahead of a crippled Pelicans team, they have bigger issues than seeding, IMO.

Yeah, I'll be rooting for the Pels, too. Mostly just because I love watching OKC lose. Always have, always will.

BNM

 

[kjironman1]

So it looks like the Blazers had a Nationally Televised game Feb 9th. On ESPN.
That game will no longer be covered Nationally

 

[BBert]

Go Pels

 

[kjironman1]

So it looks like no Blazers got chosen for the dunk, skills, or 3 point contest for All Star weekend.

 

[andalusian]

So it looks like no Blazers got chosen for the dunk, skills, or 3 point contest for All Star weekend.

They expect Dame to do all 3 in the main event.

 

[kjironman1]

They expect Dame to do all 3 in the main event.

You got the Curry/Harden show going on. I doubt Dame gets more than 10 mins and 5 shots.

 

[tester551]

So it looks like the Blazers had a Nationally Televised game Feb 9th. On ESPN.
That game will no longer be covered Nationally

Great. Much easier for me to watch then.

 

[lamlor]

So it looks like the Blazers had a Nationally Televised game Feb 9th. On ESPN.
That game will no longer be covered Nationally

That sucks for us living in SW Washington with Directv...

 

[lamlor]

He's baaaaack!...in the NBA. Surprising Portland never wanted him.

Shams Charania‏Verified account@ShamsCharania 29s29 seconds ago
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The New Orleans Pelicans are finalizing a 10-day contract with forward Terrence Jones, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.

 

[BonesJones]

That sucks for us living in SW Washington with Directv...

Ours all about Internet TV now! PSVue is where it's at.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

He's baaaaack!...in the NBA. Surprising Portland never wanted him.

Shams Charania‏Verified account@ShamsCharania 29s29 seconds ago
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The New Orleans Pelicans are finalizing a 10-day contract with forward Terrence Jones, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.

I think the Blazers are trying to avoid players that verbally abuse the homeless.

Of course, I could be wrong...

 

[lamlor]

Ours all about Internet TV now! PSVue is where it's at.

I will have to look that up. I could watch more Blazers games when living in AZ than I can her 45 miles away from Portland. I tried Comcast (Xfinity) for one month before everyones warning of them trying to screw you came true.

 

[lamlor]

I think the Blazers are trying to avoid players that verbally abuse the homeless.

Of course, I could be wrong...

When did they start that policy?

 

[SheedSoNasty]

I think the Blazers are trying to avoid players that verbally abuse the homeless.

Of course, I could be wrong...

*physically abuse

 

[dviss1]

Those Nugs jerseys are cold AF.

 

[dviss1]

Seems like all basketball media are siding with Russ. I understand fans shouldn’t be on the court like that but big game winners make huge fans of teams super hyped and Russ was the one that pushed him. Fan however shouldn’t of gotten as close as he did. That’s a no call.

Just like Snoop said at 14:50:

He was doing security's job.

 

[dviss1]

Disagree.
Walk away, get security.
Resorting to violence is never the answer in life regardless if someone is asking for it.
He was very clearly trying to get under Westbricks skin, and that's exactly what he accomplished.

Bullshit. Security should've been doing their job and the fan (short for fanatic) wouldn't have even made it to the floor.

Now would security have shoved him? More than likely yes.

 

[handiman]

Perusing league stats, I found it amusing that the 4 players ranked immediately behind CJ in scoring are the ones he's always either compared to, or mock-traded for.

20 CJ McCollum, SG POR 51 36.1 21.9 8.4-18.3 .456 2.5-5.9 .425 2.7-3.1 .869
Jimmy Butler, SG MIN 49 37.0 21.9 7.3-15.5 .475 1.2-3.3 .360 6.0-6.9 .868
22 Paul George, SF OKC 50 36.4 21.6 7.3-16.5 .444 3.1-7.4 .422 3.9-4.7 .818
23 Klay Thompson, SG GS 51 34.3 20.3 7.9-16.1 .492 3.3-7.2 .455 1.2-1.4 .859
24 Khris Middleton, SF MIL 51 37.1 20.2 7.4-16.0 .460 1.8-5.4 .342 3.6-4.1 .87

And, of course, one spot ahead of him is LMA.

 

[H.C.]

Then everyone would be on his case for being a whiny little bitch who won't fight his own fights.

Were people on his case during the philly incident?
iirc people(myself included) were on Westbricks side.

Bullshit. Security should've been doing their job and the fan (short for fanatic) wouldn't have even made it to the floor.

Now would security have shoved him? More than likely yes.

Yes security should've done their job and keep him off the floor. They were most likely celebrating right along with the rest of the Denver fans.
Westbrick however didn't need to push the guy. Frankly it was just as unacceptable as the fan being on the court.

Security during the Pel's game didn't shove the fan who got on the court acting like a member of the team in warmups.
Why? Because the Pel's fan calmly went back to his court side seat.
There goes your assumption.

 

[handiman]

Were people on his case during the philly incident?
iirc people(myself included) were on Westbricks side.

I don't recall that incident...

 

[H.C.]

I don't recall that incident...

[video]

 

[Shaboid]

I don't recall that incident...

In reference to the other thing he mentioned, I posted it in the around the NBA - January thread

http://www.sportstwo.com/posts/4352209/

 

[dviss1]

Yes security should've done their job and keep him off the floor. They were most likely celebrating right along with the rest of the Denver fans.

Security during the Pel's game didn't shove the fan who got on the court acting like a member of the team in warmups.
Why? Because the Pel's fan calmly went back to his court side seat.
There goes your assumption.

In one breath you say they should've been doing their job. Then you give them an out saying they were probably NOT doing their jobs and celebrating instead. Which actually, is the PRECISE moment they should be doing their jobs.

Now, your insinuation that they wouldn't have shoved him is the exact same as my assumption that they might.

Why won't we ever know?

Because Westbrook was too busy doing their job for them.

 

[dviss1]

[video]

Apples to oranges. That fan is not on the floor.

For Westbrook to make contact he would have to leave the playing surface.

These 2 incidents aren't remotely similar.

 

[H.C.]

In one breath you say they should've been doing their job. Then you give them an out saying they were probably NOT doing their jobs and celebrating instead. Which actually, is the PRECISE moment they should be doing their jobs.

Now, your insinuation that they wouldn't have shoved him is the exact same as my assumption that they might.

Why won't we ever know?

Because Westbrook was too busy doing their job for them.

That's your prerogative if you think I gave the security guards an out.
I however am being realistic.
If anyone(myself included) were to say they've never been distracted for a few moments while on the job I'd call them a bold face liar.

No, my example of the security guard in the pels pre-game...
Showed security doesn't have to be physical to remove someone from a basketball court or really anywhere.
In fact most places where security actually exists. They won't get physically with you, unless you give them a reason to.(Due to being worried about a lawsuit)

If this fan fell and cracked his head on the court because of Westbricks push. Westbrick would be in a shit ton of trouble right now.
Yes security should've kept the fan off the court as the fan was wrong to be there.
However just because a fan is on the court... It does NOT give Westbrick permission to have a physical confrontation with said fan. He's smarter than that.

You coach your kids team.
If a parent from the other team got on the court. I guarantee you would be the first on the court grabbing your kids to get them away from said parent.
In fact when your son gets older(high school), because you're a good dad. I bet you'd slap your son straight to college if he confronted a parent/fan who got on the court.