Artest needs to be suspended for the length of the playoffs.

[RoyToy]

I still maintain Harden initiated contact

 

[barfo]

I still maintain Harden initiated contact

No question he did, but so what? There's contact on almost every play.

barfo

 

[RoyToy]

No question he did, but so what?

barfo

Don't try and get macho with a crazy man

 

[jlprk]

Well good, just as long as we understand each other.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

No question he did, but so what? There's contact on almost every play.

barfo

It was AFTER the play.

Harden went out of his way to impede Artest from going up court. When
he felt contact, he intentionally got in Artest's way even more.

Artest should be thrown out of the game of basketball, but Harden
should have gotten a technical.

 

[barfo]

It was AFTER the play.

It was after *a* play, but wasn't it during another play? Or was the ball not yet inbounds?

Harden went out of his way to impede Artest from going up court. When
he felt contact, he intentionally got in Artest's way even more.

I agree with the first (although that's a very common maneuver). I didn't see the second.

Artest should be thrown out of the game of basketball, but Harden
should have gotten a technical.

I'd be fine with Harden getting a tech, but it doesn't seem that is called often, if ever.

barfo

 

[Wizard Mentor]

It was after *a* play, but wasn't it during another play? Or was the ball not yet inbounds?



I agree with the first (although that's a very common maneuver). I didn't see the second.



I'd be fine with Harden getting a tech, but it doesn't seem that is called often, if ever.

barfo

1) no
2)

3) true, but it doesn't mean it shouldn't in general be called. It also doesn't make me "feel sorry" for Harden.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

nice

for what its worth, i think crazy pills got in hardens head a lil bit

 

[3RA1N1AC]

and seriously i hadnt really thought about it, why is harden checking artest there? okc is going on offense, were the lakers trapping or something? you would think harden would be trying to get open, not post him up 80 feet from the basket