I usually don't say people are dirty but this guy is. Do you guys remember last year when he intentionally swung at Flash when he went up for a layup n then Haslem came and mashed him into the third row. Saturday night he intentonally hit Wade again and he was involved on the infimous Haslem play that got U suspended. I think he is a dirty and annoying player.
I think there is a huge difference in being a dirty player, and being a hard nosed guy who won’t let anything go by easy. I don’t find him to be a dirty player at all I think he is a tough defender, a lot like an enforcer for this team. If you call Nocioni a dirty player you have to go down in history and call out players like Oakley, Rodman, etc. dirty players. Again I respect the way Nocioni plays if I was another teams fan I could see how you would find the way he plays dirty, but you have to remember he comes from overseas where things tend to be a lot more physical then the NBA.
He played with Manu on their national team. Manu once claimed that he used to be a lot more out of control but that he has calmed down a lot. That's his style of play, I can respect that as long as he doesn't take someone out. It's kind of sad that he's the one who has to be the Bulls' enforcer. That's what happens when Tyson Chandler is your center.
I pretty much agree with BKS. And I don't see how Nocioni had anything to do with Haslem, it was all him, he threw the mouthguard.
hes not really dirty its not as if he has actually injured anyone by the way he plays and whcih play are you talking about when you say he hit way intentionally there was one incident udner the ring when wade went up, but nocioni got a lot of ball on that lpay
exactly, wade jumped, Noc got the ball mostly and partly his head. I suppose Shaq throwing elbows is clean play too?
the onlything i can say about noc was he let a couple point go on d cuz he tried to switch and that looked like his guy or deng guy came lose. they gonna buase that =/
lol na bro Nocioni's clean as can be... lol I know hes good at defense, but like all good defenders he overdoes it many, many, many times.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting I-Miss-MJ:</div><div class="quote_post">exactly, wade jumped, Noc got the ball mostly and partly his head. I suppose Shaq throwing elbows is clean play too?</div> Bingo! >j<
Basketball is a contact sport, despite what many believe, sometimes that stuff happens. Deal with it!
i dont like him, why would he be bulls player of the year, gordon should be, gordon hit so many many clutch shots, and nocioni is dirty like....... wen i play in the park, and these dudes just grabbed my arm wen i went for a lay up, hes playground type dirty player
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting NYCfinest123:</div><div class="quote_post">i dont like him, why would he be bulls player of the year, gordon should be, gordon hit so many many clutch shots, and nocioni is dirty like....... wen i play in the park, and these dudes just grabbed my arm wen i went for a lay up, hes playground type dirty player</div> Who named him Bulls POTY? And again, I don't really care if people call Noc a dity player as long as he plays hard defense every night. People call Bowen a dirty player because he gets in peoples faces. (Ray Allen) So don't really care.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting SP23:</div><div class="quote_post">Who named him Bulls POTY? </div> http://www.justbball.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53291
You have to admit no one's calling the guy soft. And he absorbed and made the most of the minutes which banger, Darius Songaila, he of the overall game, lost to a broken foot bone on March 10th. All the young Bulls had to step up after a few weeks of uncertainty after Songaila's injury, and did nothing to make me doubt that they, Philly and Cleveland will fill the rust belt power vacuum when the Pistons lose a step.
