CJ Suspended

[BonesJones]

Here's the game 1 lineup I'd roll with:

Lillard (36) / Napier (12)
Turner (32) / Connaughton (16)
Harkless (33) / Aminu (15)
Swanigan (16) / Davis (16) / Aminu (16)
Nurkic (34) / Collins (14)

Swanigan starts because the Blazers have 3 good defenders in the lineup with Turner, Harkless, and Nurkic, so they can cover his potential defensive shortcomings. Swanigan also starts because, with Turner at SG, the Blazers need a 3rd shooter on the floor at the PF spot, and Swanigan is the best fit.

Always have one of Lillard / Turner in the game, and when Turners in, have Swanigan, Collins, Aminu in at PF/C for that 3rd shooter.

 

[SIeepwalker]

Meanwhile

I saw people complaining on twitter about this, saying that the warriors were favored by the league because Cj got suspended, but Klay also "left the bench" and got nothing lmao
I hope you realize this is a very different type of "leaving the bench"

 

[Blazers Roy]

wow.... CJ YOU ANIMAL!
The NBA is insane.
Dennis Rodman would get 1 suspension per minute in today's NBA.

 

[Cippy91]

I saw people complaining on twitter about this, saying that the warriors were favored by the league because Cj got suspended, but Klay also "left the bench" and got nothing lmao
I hope you realize this is a very different type of "leaving the bench"

Ehhhhh not really. It’s not like Cj got in an altercation. I understand those are the rules but he literally walked out on the court and turned around. But we have guys like you who just wanna say “rules are the rules”!


Okay

 

[Cippy91]

I saw people complaining on twitter about this, saying that the warriors were favored by the league because Cj got suspended, but Klay also "left the bench" and got nothing lmao
I hope you realize this is a very different type of "leaving the bench"

“Rules are the rules” but guarantee if this was lebron James who did this, there would be no issue. So in reality the rules mean nothing if I can apply this to another player who would be able to play his opening night against Boston on TNT if he had done the exact same thing

 

[Mediocre Man]

“Rules are the rules” but guarantee if this was lebron James who did this, there would be no issue. So in reality the rules mean nothing if I can apply this to another player who would be able to play his opening night against Boston on TNT if he had done the exact same thing

Wrong and whiny

 

[WillG]

Unfotunately, CJ is selected to be the Example, by the league, to be the reminder to other players for the coming season.
It sucks, but CJ should have known better. . .

 

[Mediocre Man]

Ehhhhh not really. It’s not like Cj got in an altercation. I understand those are the rules but he literally walked out on the court and turned around. But we have guys like you who just wanna say “rules are the rules”!


Okay

Rules are rules though. He left the bench, went on to the court, and was grabbed by a coach during an altetcation. It's pretty fucking clear cut

 

[Cippy91]

Wrong and whiny

Lol okay

 

[Mediocre Man]

Unfotunately, CJ is selected to be the Example, by the league, to be the reminder to other players for the coming season.
It sucks, but CJ should have known better. . .

He wasn't "selected" to be anything. It was a violation of the rules. The league did exactly what it should have done.

 

[RipCityDSCPL]

Unfotunately, CJ is selected to be The Example, by the league, to be the reminder to other players for the coming season.
It sucks, but CJ should have known better. . .

That is CJ's nickname now. I like it. Great job thinking of it WillG.

 

[Cippy91]

Rules are rules though. He left the bench, went on to the court, and was grabbed by a coach during an altetcation. It's pretty fucking clear cut

You watch the video at all because I don’t see any altercation cj got into. I see him walking towards the scene, a coach grabbing him and him simply turning around and walking back. Rules are rules crowd out in full force

 

[Mediocre Man]

You watch the video at all because I don’t see any altercation cj got into. I see him walking towards the scene, a coach grabbing him and him simply turning around and walking back. Rules are rules crowd out in full force

Doesnt matter. There was an altercation. When that happens, players can't leave the bench.

McCollum's actions are in direct violation of the NBA rule that states: "During an altercation, all players not participating in the game must remain in the immediate vicinity of their bench. Violators will be suspended, without pay, for a minimum of one game and fined up to $35,000."

 

[Cippy91]

He wasn't "selected" to be anything. It was a violation of the rules. The league did exactly what it should have done.

Lol okay so tell me if lebron does that does the same thing happen to him? We all know the answer to this one. The league wouldn’t do shit about it therefor the whole rules are rules argument goes straight out the window because it should apply to everybody but we know some players that are getting away with that no problem

 

[Mediocre Man]

You watch the video at all because I don’t see any altercation cj got into. I see him walking towards the scene, a coach grabbing him and him simply turning around and walking back. Rules are rules crowd out in full force

Its a fucking rule. He knows it, and violated it. Get over it. Read his apology, he knows he fucked up

 

[Mediocre Man]

Lol okay so tell me if lebron does that does the same thing happen to him? We all know the answer to this one. The league wouldn’t do shit about it therefor the whole rules are rules argument goes straight out the window because it should apply to everybody but we know some players that are getting away with that no problem

Yes. The same would happen. You sound silly with comments like that.

 

[THE HCP]

The game wasn't televised. Hardly anybody noticed CJ stepping off the bench, and if it was a non-televised Cavs pre-season game, hardly anybody would've noticed Lebron. If they didn't suspend CJ, nobody would've been up in arms. Same with if they didn't suspend Lebron in the same situation. Therefore, I believe that if Lebron did the same thing, the league wouldn't want to mess up the Lebron vs. Irving matchup on opening night, and would've simply ignored it.

EVERY camera angle of EVERY altercation is gone over by the league and they look for this EXACT thing. If somebody leaves the bench, they will get popped. I can understand you not liking the best players in the game, but ease up on the league conspiracy theories.....just not true.

 

[Cippy91]

EVERY camera angle of EVERY altercation is gone over by the league and they look for this EXACT thing. If somebody leaves the bench, they will get popped. I can understand you not liking the best players in the game, but ease up on the league conspiracy theories.....just not true.

As if they haven’t bent the rules for stars before...

 

[Cippy91]

Its a fucking rule. He knows it, and violated it. Get over it. Read his apology, he knows he fucked up

Okay well can’t wait to see you complain about the opener

 

[THE HCP]

As if they haven’t bent the rules for stars before...

It's just lame to sit back and say IF so-n-so does this they wouldn't get in trouble. That's weak. He broke the rules. Shit, you can ask CJ right this very minute and he could have told you this was going to happen. He knows he broke the rules and will accept the punishment. I mentioned it in the game thread...... plain and simple.

 

[THE HCP]

Okay well can’t wait to see you complain about the opener

But I don't think he will. MM gets a lot of shit on here, but he calls it like he sees it. We might just lose this opener now. Not having our 2nd best player, playing on the road opening night at an arena we haven't had a ton of success at. MM will probably tell you himself that this game will be tough.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Okay well can’t wait to see you complain about the opener

You can always be a little bitch and put me on ignore

 

[Mediocre Man]

But I don't think he will. MM gets a lot of shit on here, but he calls it like he sees it. We might just lose this opener now. Not having our 2nd best player, playing on the road opening night at an arena we haven't had a ton of success at. MM will probably tell you himself that this game will be tough.

Blazers by 30. Anything less would a complete failure. Go Blazers

 

[Cippy91]

It's just lame to sit back and say IF so-n-so does this they wouldn't get in trouble. That's weak. He broke the rules. Shit, you can ask CJ right this very minute and he could have told you this was going to happen. He knows he broke the rules and will accept the punishment. I mentioned it in the game thread...... plain and simple.

It’s fine, doesn’t mean I can’t complain about it. As I said I know the rules are rules but at the same time knowing if one of those players happen to be playing on TNT on opening night, a star, it doesn’t happen. It defeats the purpose of a rule if there is an exception.

 

[Cippy91]

You can always be a little bitch and put me on ignore

I don’t put people on ignore. Wrong guy. Thanks though!!

 

[Mediocre Man]

It’s fine, doesn’t mean I can’t complain about it. As I said I know the rules are rules but at the same time knowing if one of those players happen to be playing on TNT on opening night, a star, it doesn’t happen. It defeats the purpose of a rule if there is an exception.

Since you "know" it would happen, you must have several examples. Love to see them

 

[julius]

When the rule was created, it was (iirc) in response to the Malice at the Palace.

I think now the rule needs to be tweaked a bit (and not because CJ got dinged here). There has to be a sense of logic behind stuff.

 

[calvin natt]

The game wasn't televised. Hardly anybody noticed CJ stepping off the bench, and if it was a non-televised Cavs pre-season game, hardly anybody would've noticed Lebron. If they didn't suspend CJ, nobody would've been up in arms. Same with if they didn't suspend Lebron in the same situation. Therefore, I believe that if Lebron did the same thing, the league wouldn't want to mess up the Lebron vs. Irving matchup on opening night, and would've simply ignored it.

It wasn’t televised so it doesn’t count? Is this like if a tree falls in a forest and no one hears it does it make a sound?

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[PtldPlatypus]

When the rule was created, it was (iirc) in response to the Malice at the Palace.

I think now the rule needs to be tweaked a bit (and not because CJ got dinged here). There has to be a sense of logic behind stuff.

The rule needed to be tweaked 10 years ago when it cost the Suns a playoff series after Amare Stoudemire got suspended (but Duncan didn't).