misterearl wrote:

TheloniusMonk wrote:

orangeblobman wrote:

misterearl wrote:

orangeblobman wrote:Didn't we learn anything from Kermit Washington?

Yup.

You don't run up on an player, from his blindside, during a scuffle when his back is turned. Kermit Washington was no criminal and Rudy T got caught with a spontaneous reaction.

Didn't you learn anything from Rodney King?

Yea, don't lead cops on a 115mph chase.

And it wasn't a spontaneous reaction, it was a violent character brought to light.

My point is, aggressive dirty hoops leads to scuffles, which can lead to life threatening injuries.

Someone get this softy out of NY. We talkin basketball. NEW YORK basketball! Basketball is a contact sport. Physical player. Period.

One man's physical player is another man's opportunity to arbitrarily label the same player a thug.

If Carmelo Anthony shied away from contact he would be labeled as "soft."

He would never be described as blue collar. He scores too many points for that.

"C'mon, that is how guys get hurt, that is how serious injuries happen," Chris Bosh said.

"You've got to watch people's legs. I know guys want to hustle and everything but we all want to play and provide for our families and have a job. We all want to be healthy and that is very important. If it is by somebody's leg, don't dive for the ball, it's too close."