I wasn't arguing that the league was being inconsistent, and I haven't seen anyone else argue that. Not against your strawman, no. About whether he deserved a suspension, there's plenty to argue.
Back on topic, there is just something a little bit awesome about seeing Blake get absolutely destroyed like that when he'd been taking cheap shots on Miller the two or three possessions before.
Well what's next then? Time to move the 3pt line back? Raise the basket to 12ft? Have to win by more than 1? What should the NBA do to make Minstrel happy? Running down the court and purposely laying a big hit on another player is almost the same thing as fighting which can get you a multiple game suspension. Since it's not swinging fists it's less severe and it's consistent with pass rulings. Again, there's not much to argue.
You don't understand that someone might argue that players shouldn't be expelled for such infractions? Your logic is that they always are under Stern's monarchy, so it follows that they should be. That's the tautology of a fascist who equates the legal code with the moral code. For example, in Bush's recent TV interviews promoting his book, he was asked why he thinks torture is alright. His answer was that his lawyer said it was legal.
I wouldn't mind widening and lengthening the court a bit, including the paint, to account for players being a bit longer and more athletic (and allowed to take more steps without dribbling). No, it's not. It's quite a bit different. And I would go to war for your right to give your opinions, as silly as they may or may not be! (Well, I don't know if I'd go to war, but the sentiment is the same.) No, there's certainly not much to argue that that is how RoyToy feels. I fully agree that your post is the unequivocal truth about how RoyToy feels.
How is this any different than a big man throwing a hip out on a screen and sending a smaller player flying? Oh, that's right, a guy who is about eight inches shorter and 50 lbs less than Blake Griffin just laid him out during gameplay. These things happen. This was an extremely inconsistent suspension by the NBA. I could probably watch any game on any given night and see things just as bad, if not worse, that go completely unpunished.
It's actually consistent. Look at the video of Derek Fisher above that I posted. Setting a screen is far different than running down the court full speed and deliberately putting a big shot on a player with full force. Honestly that's not a very good comparison. One, is the screen illegal? And two, it involves the ball. One is a basketball play while the other is not. Huge difference.
I love that Miller stood up to Griffin. Griffin is a stud and fun to watch, but to say he already gets the superstar treatment from the refs is a monumental understatement. He constantly pushes off on rebounds, and never gets called for it. He also goes over the back a lot on offensive boards, and again gets away unpunished. Miller had enough of his shit, and the refs weren't going to do anything about it. So, he did. Good for him. It's about time someone put Stern's latest poster boy in his place. Take that rookie! Man's game! Nut up, or shut up! BNM
As much as Miller scurries off to the Anex garage after the blazer games, at least hes trying to show some grit like Joel is. We need some "fire" underneath this team and we need to get something to get something done when RoY is looking sluggish out there and people are double teaming him.
I agree that it was overboard. Everything that is overboard isn't suspension worthy. Not "and." I was saying that it's unequivocal truth that RoyToy feels that anything the NBA feels is unarguable. [citation needed] What basis would you like for me feeling that the league suspending for things like this is unreasonable? I know you struggle with logic, but I'll explain slowly for you again: I'm not saying that the league is being inconsistent, I'm saying that I disagree with their belief that these incidents are suspension-worthy. So citing precedent isn't relevant to what I'm saying. I'll give you an exaggerated example that might serve to help you understand the distinction: if the government began executing jaywalkers and I said "I don't think jaywalking warrants execution," you responding, "Well, the government executes all jaywalkers!" isn't exactly a compelling counter-point.
Mine too. If she didn't sleep with me every night I'd certainly want her to. Whoops, maybe I shouldn't have said that. Nevermind. barfo
It's inconsistent in that both are intentional acts of violence against a member of the opposing team. When a big guy hip checks a smaller player, it's not an accident. and neither was Miller's check on Griffin.
Basically sums it up for me. He's a rookie getting away with this shit too. As a 13 year veteran, I'm sure Miller took a little umbrage to the hit from behind during the previous play. I loved everything about the play. Miller is from Watts, I'm sure he has a little fire in his belly.
It's not like he threw a punch either... I've seen guys avoid suspensions after pushing people after a player is dead. I think this is a bullshit suspension and it's only because Miller pushed the new golden boy.
We beat the Clippers in LA. Great game. Totally dominated the final 5 minutes with the exact same team we have right now. You guys are selling Patty Mills short. He's gonna be GREAT tomorrow. Nash is a great matchup for him. Just watch. Didn't you guys see his 5 pts/5 assts in 11 first half minutes vs Wall? Or his terrific shooting display vs the Clippers? He's ready.
