<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Wasn't he complaining in Game 1, when he got hit in the face and had a big knot on his forehead? (Which of course should have been a foul) Bell can't even open up his jaw(from what he said) and no call. So it's sorta hypocritical to say that Kobe didn't go around complaining to everyone, when he did. Kobe handled it much better than Raja did, but I sure hope Phil Jackson didn't say that to him, because I would lose respect for him.</div> Kobe didn't complain to the media and say he would do it again, and Kobe didn't closeline TT. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">"I overreacted on the play." - Raja Bell "Would you have done anything differently?" - Dan Patrick "No, I would have done it again." - Raja Bell</div> Raja Bell seriously has no class.... <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">I don't think Lakers fans have any room for talking trash about other players/teams with regards to any percieved lack of class. It's so bad I don't even have to mention the reasons, you already know if you haven't been in a coma for the last 2-3 years.</div> Since when did Kobe say, " I'd do it again", and demean the other player? Thats what gives Raja no class. Also I think Bell is kind of overexaggerating. Barely can open his jaw?
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting SIKwitIT:</div><div class="quote_post">The suns are so cool that they can't fit the whole name of their city on their logo. GO PHX! isn't that the name of the airport?</div> That's pretty damn funny, but let's not turn this into personal attacks and baiting. You're right unbeliever ultimately it's the responsibility of the officials to keep the game under control and clean. They failed in this regard, and it's lead to some excessive fouls and now a suspension Phoenix really couldn't afford. Still it doesn't excuse Raja Bell from receiving his suspension. The part that Suns fans should really be pissed about was the timing of it all. The Suns had a commanding lead and all the momentum shifting back to them, and then Raja Bell goes and blows it because he's upset he's not getting the same calls superstars get.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">I don't how anyone can say with a straight face that they want to kill someone over a basketball game.</div> I think he was exaggerating. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">I don't get how anyone can say that either the Suns or the Lakers had "all" the bad calls go their way. I don't understand why people are so prone to hypocritical, untrue hyperbole</div>. I haven't had a problem with the calling this series because it has went both ways to be honest. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">If you think poor kobe has done nothing but put up with physical abuse from raja without a single call being made, you're mentally asleep at the wheel. Same if you think the opposite.</div> I never said that nor thought that. I did SEE,however, Raja doing WWE on the court. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Both players, and to a lesser extent both teams, have been banging on each other. It's been out of control and the refs have failed miserably at reigning it in. The damned REFS should get fined for their lack of control over the series. Why no one is able to grasp this, I don't know. Maybe team pride and loyalty carries too much weight, dragging people below the surface of reason. Who knows.</div> Everyone since the beginning of the season has been saying that the refs are doing terrible jobs at officiating
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting shapecity:</div><div class="quote_post">That's pretty damn funny, but let's not turn this into personal attacks and baiting. You're right unbeliever ultimately it's the responsibility of the officials to keep the game under control and clean. They failed in this regard, and it's lead to some excessive fouls and now a suspension Phoenix really couldn't afford. Still it doesn't excuse Raja Bell from receiving his suspension. The part that Suns fans should really be pissed about was the timing of it all. The Suns had a commanding lead and all the momentum shifting back to them, and then Raja Bell goes and blows it because he's upset he's not getting the same calls superstars get.</div> Yeah, and I agree with the one game suspension in and of itself. I just think the refs should have already issued a suspension or at least called more fouls earlier on to cool things down. Instead they let it get out of control. I'm hoping that's what was taken into consideration, resulting in a 1 game instead of a 2 game suspension for Bell. I just can't say enough that for anyone who is getting overly worked up about this, they need to look at the context in which it happened. And really, can someone explain to me why nothing was called when Kobe crashed into our guys who were helping TT to his feet after Walton fouled him? To me it seems so blatantly obvious but nothing was called as far as I know. It seemed pretty cheap and thuggish.
Nice bruised jaw you got there Raja. You gave a nice smile once you mugged Kobe and threw him to the ground, did it hurt then? He doesn't have respect for Kobe? That's ok, 99.9% of the league does. Kobe doesn't need Raja's respect. I wonder how much respect Raja lost after last night's game?
Franchise, Yeah a few people have voiced reasonable opinions. But I see a lot of the thoughtless trash talking. Which honestly has always been one of my turnoffs for sports in general, I really don't understand it personally. But I wasn't singling you out by any means. <div class="quote_poster">Quoting TheBlackMamba:</div><div class="quote_post">Nice bruised jaw you got there Raja. You gave a nice smile once you mugged Kobe and threw him to the ground, did it hurt then? He doesn't have respect for Kobe? That's ok, 99.9% of the league does. Kobe doesn't need Raja's respect. I wonder how much respect Raja lost after last night's game?</div> I think the whole league and both teams have lost respect during this playoff season.
I wouldn't say that though. The playoffs are physical. They've always been physical. The league used to be more physical than this (the Bad Boys). I just think Raja crossed the line, he tried to cause harm to Kobe, not just foul him. That was a blatant attempt to take Kobe out of the game, if not the series.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">I think the whole league and both teams have lost respect during this playoff season.</div> Sad but thats probably true <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Yeah a few people have voiced reasonable opinions. But I see a lot of the thoughtless trash talking. Which honestly has always been one of my turnoffs for sports in general, I really don't understand it personally. But I wasn't singling you out by any means.</div> Couldn't agree more.
i think its alright to have physical contact in the playoffs there strong men and can take a little hit and almost every team in the playoffs has had some sort of flagrant foul
My friend Jesse told me Kobe replied with this on the radio, "Who is this kid? Does he know me? I don't think he was hugged enough as a kid."
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TheBlackMamba:</div><div class="quote_post">I wouldn't say that though. The playoffs are physical. They've always been physical. The league used to be more physical than this (the Bad Boys). I just think Raja crossed the line, he tried to cause harm to Kobe, not just foul him. That was a blatant attempt to take Kobe out of the game, if not the series.</div> I disagree with that last point. I doubt Bell was thinking to himself, "Okay now I'm gonna take Kobe out so hard he won't be able to play". If that had really been the case, Kobe would have been taken out. You can watch it and see Bell reign himself in and not really "follow through", if you will, with the move. It was frustration, pure and simple. Frustration that was fomented by a series-long plague of bad refereeing.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TheBlackMamba:</div><div class="quote_post">My friend Jesse told me Kobe replied with this on the radio, "Who is this kid? Does he know me? I don't think he was hugged enough as a kid."</div> What kind of response is that? Doesn't even address the issue. He just avoided the question.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TheBlackMamba:</div><div class="quote_post">My friend Jesse told me Kobe replied with this on the radio, "Who is this kid? Does he know me? I don't think he was hugged enough as a kid."</div> Ahh, there's that classy sportsmanship people were mentioning earlier. Right on.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TheBlackMamba:</div><div class="quote_post">My friend Jesse told me Kobe replied with this on the radio, "Who is this kid? Does he know me? I don't think he was hugged enough as a kid."</div> Weaksauce. That's some lame trash talk from Kobe.
Mamba are you sure Kobe said that? Kobe is a class-act in my book and what Raja Bell did was wrong. He blatantly tried to take Kobe Bryant out of the game and then smiled about it afterwads. That is low and shows that he is just jealous of Kobe's fame and ahcievments. If the league is going to suspend Haslem for throwing something harmless, then Raja Bell should've gotten more than one game.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting playmaker15:</div><div class="quote_post">Mamba are you sure Kobe said that? Kobe is a class-act in my book and what Raja Bell did was wrong. He blatantly tried to take Kobe Bryant out of the game and then smiled about it afterwads. That is low and shows that he is just jealous of Kobe's fame and ahcievments. If the league is going to suspend Haslem for throwing something harmless, then Raja Bell should've gotten more than one game.</div> What about eye-gouging or elbows to the jaw? What about knocking down a guy being helped up by his teammate after one of your teammates flagrantly fouled him? Are those okay things to do?
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">What about eye-gouging or elbows to the jaw? What about knocking down a guy being helped up by his teammate after one of your teammates flagrantly fouled him? Are those okay things to do?</div> Inexcusable but Kobe isn't known to talk mad trash on the radio or in press conferences.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Franchise4Ever:</div><div class="quote_post">Inexcusable but Kobe isn't known to talk mad trash on the radio or in press conferences.</div> Well to be honest, since I'm not a Kobe (or Lakers fan) I can't really dispute that. Though wasn't there some fairly serious drama with regards to Shaq and all that?
