Artest Should be out for how many games?

[Yankee_Vol]

Rest of the season. Including the post season

[milohimself]

Originally Posted by Yankee_Vol

Rest of the season. Including the post season

If not even more. The phrase "repeat offender" doesn't quite cut it here. Stern is going to come down hard.

[Yankee_Vol]

Originally Posted by milohimself

If not even more. The phrase "repeat offender" doesn't quite cut it here. Stern is going to come down hard.

And he should. I just don't know how Stern he'll be

(pun intended)

[TOP]

Originally Posted by zjcvols

Nobody can avoid blame in that situation, from Ben Wallace to security to anyone.

However, Artest is basically saying "Come at me, bro" to the fans. It was a dumbass move, especially since he apparently said some things to Wallace while laying on the scorer's table.

He did? I've never noticed him saying things after he laid down. There was also a crowd of people in front of him. The whole thing sucked.

I don't agree with Artest at all. But I'd be upset too if I got hit in the face. These guys have crazy testosterone and from the looks of Artest, he may have taken roids at one point. He most likely has mental problems too.

He walked away from a heated situation and acted like a douche but at least got away from everything until things cooled down. At that point, I don't know how I'd react if I got hit in the fact by a stranger. I'd probably want to rip their off, I hope I'd have more self control but I don't know. You could probably look at Ron Artest the wrong way and set him off. I'm amazed didn't snap sooner. Jackson was the one really going after Wallace when it all happened.

The whole thing was messed up.

[Hoosier_Vol]

Since this is about the 100th time he's been suspended I say the entire playoffs! Guy is a freaking moron thug wanna be!

[zjcvols]

Originally Posted by The_Orange_Pearl

He did? I've never noticed him saying things after he laid down. There was also a crowd of people in front of him. The whole thing sucked.

I don't agree with Artest at all. But I'd be upset too if I got hit in the face. These guys have crazy testosterone and from the looks of Artest, he may have taken roids at one point. He most likely has mental problems too.

He walked away from a heated situation and acted like a douche but at least got away from everything until things cooled down. At that point, I don't know how I'd react if I got hit in the fact by a stranger. I'd probably want to rip their off, I hope I'd have more self control but I don't know. You could probably look at Ron Artest the wrong way and set him off. I'm amazed didn't snap sooner. Jackson was the one really going after Wallace when it all happened.

The whole thing was messed up.

I'm 100% sure I read where Wallace and the other Pistons said that Artest wouldn't stop talking, and that's exactly why he kept trying to come after him. I think it was in the Grantland story on it.

[TennesseeFan07]

The rest of the regular season. I love James Harden, but he and Kobe have been going at it all season. Harden won't back down and it ended up hurting him today, literally. I'm sure a lot of jawing was going between those two. World Peace really lives by the motto of, "actions speak louder than words".

[n_huffhines]

Originally Posted by The_Orange_Pearl

I said it was a douche move.

But laying on the scorers table doesn't give anyone the right to throw something at you. Especially if they're hidden in the crowd. That's a wuss a move.

He ended up beating up the wrong fan but if you watch the video, guy is on Artest's back after he goes into the crowd while he's going after a guy in in front of him and Stephen Jackson lays the guy out. And they don't show it but fans were running on the court and Jermaine O'neal knocked one out as the guy ran at him. That fan was responsible for other fans getting beat up as he acted like a badass hidden in the crowd.

Nobody looked good in that situation. Pacer fans stopped going to games and they had to trade everyone away. I'm just saying when everything had gone down, Ben Wallace started it. He shoved Artest and got the crowd riled up as Artest backed away. Then a fan decided to set everything off by throwing something at him. The fan couldn't control himself, why should Artest? He got hit in the face. Why was that fan so mad he felt the need to throw something?

Because the fan is the customer and Artest is the "professional".

[PowerT83]

Originally Posted by TennesseeFan07

The rest of the regular season. I love James Harden, but he and Kobe have been going at it all season. Harden won't back down and it ended up hurting him today, literally. I'm sure a lot of jawing was going between those two. World Peace really lives by the motto of, "actions speak louder than words".

wut?

He'll be gone for for at least the first round, if not the whole playoffs. They better beat Sacramento or they will be out in the first round vs Memphis

[TBrown]

Originally Posted by TennesseeFan07

The rest of the regular season. I love James Harden, but he and Kobe have been going at it all season. Harden won't back down and it ended up hurting him today, literally. I'm sure a lot of jawing was going between those two. World Peace really lives by the motto of, "actions speak louder than words".

May be an unpopular opinion but this is true. Run your mouth enough and some time you gotta pay the piper. And that's coming from a guy who likes James Harden.

[Vols520]

Rest of playoffs would be a joke. Prob 3-5 games is right. Slow motion makes it look worse, but it was a cheap shot.

[Vols520]

And honestly artest has played well in like three games all year.

[n_huffhines]

Originally Posted by Vols520

And honestly artest has played well in like three games all year.

More like 6, but it was when Kobe was out. Artest got to actually touch the ball* and played pretty well. In Kobe's absense he averaged 16 ppg, 4 rpg, 4 apg, 2 spg, and shot a .594 TS%!

*averaging 7 FGA per game, and shot 15 per game with Kobe out.

[SandoVOL]

Originally Posted by SEC-GoalTenda

When I first watched it in the flow of the game it seemed almost inadvertent. I was thinking two games. Now that I know that he had contact with the player and had to know where he was in proximity to his elbow, I think I would give him 10 games.

If you watch it in full time not slow mo, it happens so fast you can see that it is an inadvertent reaction. Why is his reaction to throw an elbow? IDK, but it was not a thought out play.

[n_huffhines]

Originally Posted by SandoVOL

If you watch it in full time not slow mo, it happens so fast you can see that it is an inadvertent reaction. Why is his reaction to throw an elbow? IDK, but it was not a thought out play.

Sarcasm? It's clear what the intent was.