To me, it looked like he got elbowed in the chest region, then flopped back. If he'd been elbowed in the throat he'd be holding his neck. That's a pretty sensitive spot.
I personally think it's ridiculous that the officials allow a rougher style of play in the playoffs. The rules should be the rules, and should be applied the same in the regular season as they are in the post-season. Look at the way Artest is shoving Bryant in the back on that play, before Bryant throws the elbow. That shouldn't be allowed in the first place.
Yeah I agree. I like the roughness, but if they called that crap fouls in the regular season, do it in the playoffs. We totally got screwed by this. On one end, they'd let Artest do that to Roy, and then on the other end, they'd call the foul on Oden doing it to baby-face Yao. It was a complete cluster fuck of officiating, and it looks like it's continuing on.
No...what Kobe did was a foul, nothing more Fish on the other hand....ugh ....but it sure was sweet to watch him take out Scola!
Yeah, totally, that hit was bad-ass, classic hockey body-check. fuck scola and his flopping bitch ass, now he knows how it feels to REALLY get fouled. lol fuck the rockets!
Yikes, I agree with DaRizzle. Kobe, maybe, should be fined. OTOH, Kobe shouldn't have been playing in the game for his INTENTIONAL kneeing and elbowing of Shane Battier in the previous game. I hate to come out of the closet, but I have to admit that I have starting hating Kobe less these last two years. Thanks to his recent cheapshotting, I now hate him as much as ever. He's had multiple cheapshots when the plays were over, so the refs wouldn't call a foul. It reminds me of grade school where students would cause a ruckus in front of the teacher so the teacher would stop it, and they wouldn't have to deal with the consequences. How pathetic for an adult.
Ah, no, coming out of the closet is good! Thou has seen the light! Seriously. If they are considering a suspension for the little tap on Eddie House's head, which was only a tap and seemed to be more of a joke than anything else, how do you excuse Bryant? Answer, you don't. Just that rules apply only to some people - on the basketball court and off.
You know I have watched that over and over again. I see 2 guys fighting really hard for the ball, and yes there is an elbow, but it seems within the flow of the fighting for position, not the "look straight at him and take his head off" elbow that Dwight Howard threw. The problem is, the last time one of these topics came up, it was Rondo of the Celtics and the Brad Miller thing. I gave him the benefit of the doubt, and then watched as he was a complete punk over the next few games and committed about 3 flagrant fouls. So I am skeptical still.
Kobe, or any other player who did what he did shouldnt be suspended. It was a missed call foul, get over it
LeBron's hit on Chris Webber in the 07 playoffs? When he hit Wade in the neck? I don't think it is a big deal, especially with another physical player.
I didn't see the game, but based on the clips posted here it appears to be an elbow to the chest. Probably should've been called a foul if the refs saw it, but doesn't look suspension worthy. However, I'd really want to see it from some more angles before stating for sure if my opinion actually mattered. I also think it's complete BS that the Playoffs are called differently than the regular season. I don't mind the physicality of the playoffs, but I do care about the discrepancy. Call it the same all the time (and for everyone, but that's an issue for another time).
No, it wasn't. It was a cheap shot, and Fischer should be suspended for a game, at least. Scola is a good player, and I have a lot of respect for him. What Fischer did was uncalled for.
