melo out 15 games

[dethman]

suspensions handed out today for the brawl two nights ago.

carmelo anthony out 15, jr smith 10, nate robinson 10, mardy collins 6, jared jeffries 4.

both teams fined half a million dollars.

isiah makes it out unscathed. that ass.

 

[SirChadwick]

lost

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: dethman
smith 10, robinson 10, collins 6, jeffries 4.

isiah makes it out unscathed. that ass.

yeah thats BS. isiah should get something.

 

[KLin]

NVM, just saw the clip on ESPN.

 

[PaNsyBoy8]

thomas shoulda got something....it doesn't matter though, it doesn't look like he'll have a job after this year.

 

[dethman]

Originally posted by: KLin
What did Isiah Thomas do? Melo should be out half the season at least IMO.

all evidence points to the fact that he pretty much told his team to foul hard in the paint, which instigated the brawl. he told anthony "don't go to the basket right now" seconds before the foul took place, as seen on ESPN, hinting as if something bad was going to take place. unfortunately without any hard evidence that he asked collins to do that, he got away with it. i've hated that guy since he was a player.

 

[Patt]

As I mentioned in another thread ... Isiah has always been a poor sport ... remember walking out on the Bulls when the Pistons were mightily swept in the early 90s?

 

[skim milk]

carmello is from baltimore
what did you expect from him

 

[SP33Demon]

Seems adequate.

 

[vi edit]

Keep Thomas as the coach. That way we can ensure that the Knicks finish last in the league. Then Chicago gets their first round draft pick and wins the Greg Oden bowl.

 

[dbk]

I feel like Isaiah and Nate Robinson should have been suspended the most. Sure, Melo threw that punch but the Knicks, particularly Isaiah and Robinson escalated the whole situation.

 

[SirChadwick]

Originally posted by: SirChadwick
lost

Thx for updating the post OP.

No longer lost...

I felt left out.

 

[Patt]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
Keep Thomas as the coach. That way we can ensure that the Knicks finish last in the league. Then Chicago gets their first round draft pick and wins the Greg Oden bowl.

Not a bad idea ...

A ban from destroying any more franchises might be in order as well. That putz screwed of Toronto for several years ... I celebrated when he finally left.

 

[jlbenedict]

Yet again the NBA dishes out light punishments.

The NBA is a jungle gym, monkey experiment that is failing. Lock them all back up in the zoo.

 

[Al Neri]

big reason why i dont watch basketball...

that and i think the league lost track of what travelling and pivot foot means.

 

[dethman]

Originally posted by: jlbenedict
Yet again the NBA dishes out light punishments.

The NBA is a jungle gym, monkey experiment that is failing. Lock them all back up in the zoo.

:Q

 

[Miramonti]

Originally posted by: jlbenedict
Yet again the NBA dishes out light punishments.

15 games to Melo for throwing one damn punch? That's f'ing criminal and should be appealed immediately by the players union. Its 20% of the season, equal to 3 games in the NFL and 32 games in the MLB. (and of course would be 0 suspension in the NHL.)

Stern once again oversteps his bounds in an effort to be godfather by imposing his capital punishment for anything that brings negative press to his pansified league. Yes, Stu Jackson is in charge of punishment, altho is nothing less than Stern's call girl in these matters.

I would have liked to see Thomas suspended and fined - he's the one who threatened melo and no doubt encouraged this fiasco.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Originally posted by: jlbenedict
Yet again the NBA dishes out light punishments.

The NBA is a jungle gym, monkey experiment that is failing. Lock them all back up in the zoo.

wow that was heavy with racist overtones. subtlety isn't your forte..

 

[NeoV]

not to mention the damage to Melo's credibility - he was backpedaling like a CB in football

Isaiah Thomas, thankfully, will never have a job in professional basketball, in this country, again.

 

[dethman]

Originally posted by: NeoV
not to mention the damage to Melo's credibility - he was backpedaling like a CB in football

Isaiah Thomas, thankfully, will never have a job in professional basketball, in this country, again.

yeah he sucker punches a guy then runs backwards like a girl. at least stand up for yourself man!

 

[wheresmybacon]

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim

Originally posted by: jlbenedict
Yet again the NBA dishes out light punishments.

The NBA is a jungle gym, monkey experiment that is failing. Lock them all back up in the zoo.

wow that was heavy with racist overtones. subtlety isn't your forte..

 

[Miramonti]

Originally posted by: dethman

Originally posted by: NeoV
not to mention the damage to Melo's credibility - he was backpedaling like a CB in football

Isaiah Thomas, thankfully, will never have a job in professional basketball, in this country, again.

yeah he sucker punches a guy then runs backwards like a girl. at least stand up for yourself man!

How is it sucker punching when someone takes a swing at someone else they're jibing with face to face? :roll: When the dude crumbled like a cookie I think Melo knew he screwed up and did the right thing by backpedaling and not pummeling scrawny Jeffries too. To question Melo's toughness is rather ignorant imo.

 

[fs5]

F**K, Melo is anchoring my fantasy team. I also have JR Smith and Camby AND Curry. I'm lucky it's only melo and jr.



That being said, I don't think 15 games is bad. A punch is a punch and I think stern is on the right track w/ the suspensions for fighting. The automatic technical foul for expressing any emotion after a foul is the biggest thing he did wrong this season. Emotion is part of the game, violence is not.

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: fs5
F**K, Melo is anchoring my fantasy team. I also have JR Smith and Camby AND Curry. I'm lucky it's only melo and jr.

Three guys from the same team? Bad fantasy management IMHO. Depending on the number of spots you are allowed to play, it makes for a lot of wasted benchings.

 

[akshatp]

Originally posted by: jjsole

Originally posted by: dethman

Originally posted by: NeoV
not to mention the damage to Melo's credibility - he was backpedaling like a CB in football

Isaiah Thomas, thankfully, will never have a job in professional basketball, in this country, again.

yeah he sucker punches a guy then runs backwards like a girl. at least stand up for yourself man!

How is it sucker punching when someone takes a swing at someone else they're jibing with face to face? :roll: When the dude crumbled like a cookie I think Melo knew he screwed up and did the right thing by backpedaling and not pummeling scrawny Jeffries too. To question Melo's toughness is rather ignorant imo.

He wasnt jawing with collins... Try not to be so biased.. You are an obviouse Melo/Nuggets fan, but come on... The guy sucker punched him and then RAN like a biatch