Stoudemire came off the bench during a scuffle. This does nothing but prove they aren't out to get poor Portland. They suspended him for a damn playoff game on national tv.
Remember that time Draymond Green got suspended in the finals for hitting Lebron in the nut sack? Remember when that probably cost the Warriors a title? If you want to change a rule, you, my good friend, are on the right track. Should be a tech, and reviewable, if you flail.
Agreed Yep beat me to it. Why you tryin to be so smart??? Fucking smartass. Yep. But, why wasnt he suspended for the next game? I would understand if we didn't have another preseason game... Doesnt take an altercation. It takes crossing over the line onto the court. He doesnat have to say anything or touch anyone. CJ knows the rules. \He just got caught up in th moment. You can tell by his reaction as soon as thew coach grabbed his arm. CJ started to plead his case while walking back ,then gave up, cause the lightbulb went off. But he should have been suspended for Friday nights game!!!! The league will say that Fridays game has no meaning so thus it isn't a punishment. I understand what they did, but I think its over the top as well to suspend him for a regular season game. Whats next? IF this were regular season, would they wait to suspend him for a game against our own division because the other games "have less meaning" I don't like this one bit. Its smells of personal preference rather than following a rule. They have a day and a half to review and toss out the punishment before Fridays tipoff.
I agree, you can leave the bench and not actually get involved in the altercation. Or what if you go there to help hold someone back etc...
Don't leave the fucking bench. It's a very clear cut rule. Intent leads to interpretation. That would be a flawed rule
Not giving Briscoe a contract proves stupid in the first game of the season, would have gotten real minutes in CJ's absence
For one game..... Im with Neil. Leave the spot open for something better. Not an immediate need, and there is still a bigger plan/process in place. I'm sure of it.
I don't want Turner fucking playing one minute in the backcourt because Olshey wanted cap flexibility and to keep the 15th spot open, for whatever logic that's supposed to be
For 100% of our first game. Briscoe would have had a real role on this team, he could have been our 90's Bulls' Ron Harper and I'm not even kidding. And Olshey just lets him go. I really asked myself if it's like in Moneyball that he doesn't watch our own players
Turner is our third best ball handler and distributor. Id rather have him at backup PG and switch him on D then to have him running his offense in the small forward position. He can back down other guards and that is one of his offensive strength. Playing back to the basket and feeling a body up on him when he turns to shoot/pass. Didn't you make a post once starting out... "I didn't watch the game but... what were we thinking?" or something like that? Are you serious????? Oh wait. Not sure why i'm debating with you... I forgot. You create this thread..... http://www.sportstwo.com/threads/we-need-to-let-go-of-stotts.321467/page-2#post-4265166 NM. Your posts are ass backwards. Not worth the debate...
If they came out with this suspension before Friday's game, couldn't he have been suspended for that one? Regular season punishment for an offense committed it pre-season? Dumbass letter of the law ruling to begin with, and even dumber interpretation of the consequence. Who's running this shit in the NBA?
Whatever, you know I'm right. Turner is a good ball handler FOR A SF. Like Batum was. You'd have Batum playing PG? A center can be a relatively good ball handler, you'd have him play backup PG? If Turner plays SF, we have a good ball handler at SF. If he plays SG we have a below average ball handler at SG. If he plays PG, we have an awful PG
