If Stu Jackson does not upgrade Josh Howard's blatant push on Bruce Bowen (which Bowen earned by kicking Howard in the face by the way) to a flagrant two, his anti-Fortson Bias will be 100% confirmed to the world. Danny gave a good solid foul with his arms up to a player penetrating the lane. The Pistons and Knicks of my youth used to do that all the time and sometimes actually got called for a personal. Howard took BLATANT revenge by pushing a player who should start getting fouls called for his "subtle" nastiness anyway. If Stu Jackson thinks that what Danny did was a flagrant 2 then Howard's action is CLEARLY a flagrant two according the replay man's demonstrated standard. No matter what Jackson thinks of Danny's past behavior, you can't give that much "weight" to a player's past reputation in your evaluation without showing distinct bias.
Guess I got my wish...(or at least one of them) http://www.sportsline.com/nba/story/9778879 Does my new good luck mean that the Sonics will win by 30 tonight?
We've dropped two very winnable games already to start the season, so ending up in the right column would be quite nice. What is the point of fining a guy $5K who has just signed an extension at nearly $10m a season?
Stu has a quota to meet. It's always a numbers game when it gets close to election time. Stu is just preparing himself for his next gig.
Expect another fine directed at Fortson for hitting Kobe in the head last night. Personally I didn't find it blatant, and his hand hit Kobe's head on the follow through, after he blocked the shot. However, Fortson's reputation and Stu's vendetta against him will probably lighten his wallet once again.
