Game Thread PLAYOFFS: ROUND 2, GAME 2: BLAZERS @ NUGGETS - MAY 1, 2019 - WEDNESDAY, 6:00 PM, TNT

That's the one. Shoulda been all over Twitter. Not that I'm on Twitter, but peeps in here post Twits all the time so I can only assume it was never posted.

 

They suspended CJ in a regular season game for setting foot on the court in a preseason altercation. Steph did the same thing in a regular season game and got nothing. I don't get why the league is coddling Denver of all the teams. Even their own fan base can't sell out a playoff game-- who gives a shit about them?

 

I have a question for @dviss1 and others:
When is it OK to put 2 hands on another player?
When is it OK to put 2 hands on another player AND extend your arms in a push?
In my mind, it's never OK, but I want a ref's viewpoint.

Surely, the Jokic shovinging Kanter with 2 hands extended is a foul in that video.

 

@kjironman1



Since you called me a fucking idiot I'm gonna need a response.

 

Convenient that you missed this part. Quote from the "Rule Book"
"During an altercation, all players not participating in the game must remain in the immediate vicinity of their bench. Violators will be subject to suspension, without pay, for a minimum of one game and fined up to $50,000."
So really you are making a point that doesn't matter at all.
Also it does seem that you keep trying to argue a point that i was not making at all. The question from the beginning has been "Will the NBA suspend anyone"? The timeout makes absolutely no difference according to the rule book. Try to keep up here. Turner went 40 feet onto the court during an altercation. 5 players from the Denver Nuggets were involved in an altercation.
My point from the very beginning has been and will remain -We shall see what the NBA decides to do here.

Now as far a reasonable conversation goes. I am suspecting that you are indeed correct and they will use the "timeout" as a reason to overlook the rule beings it would have to involve too many Denver players and one that is indeed a starter. I hope that ends this discussion in a satisfactory way for you? My original post was simply a statement about the story i read and the game i watched. I stand by my original assertion that we will indeed see what the NBA decides to do?

 

You're response to my first post, which started this whole stupid conversation:

 

I'm a half-century older than Harkless and I'm in mow-the-lawn shape, not NBA-shape. I would NOT be ok if my foot turned sideways 45 degrees away from my leg at the ankle. Besides, I kind of look forward to pain-meds and scotch...it's like a stay-at-home vacation

 

The TNT broadcast had an overhead view of the court. There were actually three whistles that were blown. I am not going to try to dig up that video. If you would like you are more than welcome.
For the second and third whistle Turner had already crossed the line on the court. The first whistle could very well have been the timeout but that has not been established at this point.
At least not that i have seen.
Do you have more? Because your video doesn't cover the altercation or the position of the referee that blew the first whistle. Can you say for certain that he was blowing his whistle to start the timeout or was he looking and addressing the altercation? Please i'm waiting for your response on this as i would most certainly give you credit if you can actually show me what the first whistle was blown for?

 

The Glenfiddich STAYCATION!

 

Again i will stand with my original position-
We will all see what the NBA decides to do here.

 

So now you're back to arguing the point that you just got done saying you were never arguing...

Do you see everyone's reaction to the first whistle? It was clearly the timeout. Just stop.

 

NBA will not take any more action over the altercation between Murray and Kanter so no suspensions for leaving the bench.

This was according to Joe Freeman

 

I actually like Stephan A's nickname for Jokic... "big tub of lard"

 

My point is and always will be
We will see what the NBA decides to do here.
There has never been an argument from me.
Just you making this whole thing into something that you want to feel you are right about?
What makes you position even more weird is that you don't know one way or another what they will decide?

 

I don't always like freeman but he is probably right on this.

 

I was a little irritated that a double technical was called after they reviewed the replay. I get that Murray may have not seen Kanter getting pushed into Craig, but too fucking bad. Murray made a mistake and got into Kanter's face. Penalize the guys who instigates it not the guys who stands up for themselves when someone gets in their face. Kanter did nothing wrong from what I can see.

 

wut???

start looking at the video you linked and start looking at about 52 seconds...who the fuck is chest to chest with Kanter if it isn't Murray...there's another angle of Murray at 1:36

for chrissakes you're the one that posted that video and you couldn't see that?

 

AM I IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE?

I AM ONLY ADDRESSING THE FACT THAT THE TIMEOUT OCCURRED BEFORE ANYONE ON THE BLAZERS LEFT THE BENCH.

 

And it looks like they are not going to hand down any suspensions for either team.
This discussion is over my friend.
You were indeed correct that they feel the timeout was called and there was no reason for suspensions.

Now here is why i posted in the first place,

It's bullshit that there were no suspensions. There should have been.