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Post by timholycross on Apr 23, 2023 10:12:39 GMT -5
Since the playoffs have began, we've had:
1. A kick in the chest.
2. A kick in the groin.
3. 2 punches in the groin.
Resulting in:
3 ejections
1 suspension with another one being considered today.
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Post by HC92 on Apr 23, 2023 11:31:51 GMT -5
And they wonder why kids in these AAU tourneys or even local travel/rec leagues treat each other like crap and constantly exhibit terrible sportsmanship.
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Post by hc1998 on Apr 24, 2023 11:03:53 GMT -5
Since the playoffs have began, we've had: 1. A kick in the chest. 2. A kick in the groin. 3. 2 punches in the groin. Resulting in: 3 ejections 1 suspension with another one being considered today. Awesome! Sounds like the NBA playoffs circa mid to late 90's |
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Apr 24, 2023 11:58:51 GMT -5
More bad optics --
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Post by Bob Saccamano on Apr 24, 2023 12:27:36 GMT -5
And they wonder why kids in these AAU tourneys or even local travel/rec leagues treat each other like crap and constantly exhibit terrible sportsmanship. Nothing new |
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Post by WCHC Sports on Apr 24, 2023 12:33:39 GMT -5
There's a difference, imho, between classic, hard-nosed play that would occasionally result in a brawl... or constant, bitching in the media, whining on the court, cheap shots to the nuts, and rolling on the floor covering your face and crying like a soccer player. As MUCH as I appreciate LeBron's game and talent, this is the worst part of his legacy: the soccerfication of the NBA.
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Post by Non Alum Dave on Apr 24, 2023 13:21:37 GMT -5
"The Decision" was a real influencer as well. Thanks LeBron.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Apr 24, 2023 13:39:42 GMT -5
"The Decision" was a real influencer as well. Thanks LeBron. Nailed it, Dave. That was pathetic. NBA now compared to pre-LeBron is very different, IMO. |
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Post by mm67 on Apr 24, 2023 14:26:14 GMT -5
Actually, the NBA seems to be clearly less violent than in days gone by. In fact some of my contemporaries have complained that the refs won't let them play. The game is "sissified" in the minds of some. Those big old lumbering white guys in the '50's played with brutal strength & violent aggression - yes a kick here, a high elbow to the face there etc. In my youthful days of playground basketball we had a simple solution - No blood, no foul!
40 years ago. Ainge vs. Rollins fight. Rollins bit Ainge on finger. Ainge ejected.
Fans chant at Rollins: If you can't beat 'em, eat 'em.
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Post by sader1970 on Apr 24, 2023 16:15:06 GMT -5
Being near-contemporaries, I can tell you growing up, most in my area didn't play basketball because it was a "no contact sport." The few times we did play, with no refs of course, when a kid said he was fouled (with no blood for proof), he was considered a sissy and arguments ensued over who saw what. That said, we all played a true no-contact sport, baseball (no "Sal the Barber" pitches in the neighborhood). Admittedly, I'd bet basketball in inner city was played a lot differently even then.
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Post by fz on Apr 24, 2023 16:15:48 GMT -5
Jungle Jim Loscutoff
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Post by mm67 on Apr 24, 2023 16:57:17 GMT -5
Rough House Rudy LaRusso
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Post by mm67 on Apr 24, 2023 17:00:39 GMT -5
An annoyance: It seems so many guys opt out of playing games due to seemingly minor injuries or more upsetting load management.
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Post by fz on Apr 24, 2023 17:57:57 GMT -5
Tom Hoover NY Knicks & others. Strictly an enforcer on the court & after his playing days.
It's a joke how players in the NBA play less minutes & games.
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Post by rgs318 on Apr 24, 2023 18:13:41 GMT -5
I recall seeing a classic photo of him coming down the lane with the ball under his left arm, giving the defender a straight arm with his right. There was no call, IIRC.  |
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Post by timholycross on Apr 24, 2023 18:29:33 GMT -5
The oddest Celtic retired jersey. Apparently he represents all the "team first" guys who played for the Celts. Red loved him because of that. He certainly isn't up on the rafters because of his playing ability. |
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Post by timholycross on Apr 24, 2023 18:32:00 GMT -5
Elbows Jackson Mc Filthy and Mc Nasty His Lordship (Isaiah Thomas) Crybaby Rick Barry ("He's played in the league 10 years, and, according to him, he's never committed a foul") |
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Post by WCHC Sports on Apr 27, 2023 11:01:39 GMT -5
THE KNICKS.
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Post by newfieguy74 on Apr 27, 2023 11:14:16 GMT -5
Being near-contemporaries, I can tell you growing up, most in my area didn't play basketball because it was a "no contact sport." The few times we did play, with no refs of course, when a kid said he was fouled (with no blood for proof), he was considered a sissy and arguments ensued over who saw what. That said, we all played a true no-contact sport, baseball (no "Sal the Barber" pitches in the neighborhood). Admittedly, I'd bet basketball in inner city was played a lot differently even then. I thought the rule was "no autopsy, no foul". Basketball is definitely, and always has been, a physical sport. Every major athletic injury I had was playing basketball (dislocated shoulder, broken hand, broken ribs, etc) and I was a point guard (and not all that good). I once saw Alex Hannum (good player, coach of the 76'ers) at a basketball camp and he said his nose was broken something like 15 times; flying elbows, he said, were the norm. |
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Post by timholycross on Apr 27, 2023 11:33:22 GMT -5
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Post by purplenurple on Apr 27, 2023 13:27:24 GMT -5
There was clearly no intent by Edwards, it was accidental, and no one got hurt. A stern talking to, sure, but charges? They should be dropped.
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Post by WCHC Sports on Apr 27, 2023 14:14:01 GMT -5
Being near-contemporaries, I can tell you growing up, most in my area didn't play basketball because it was a "no contact sport." The few times we did play, with no refs of course, when a kid said he was fouled (with no blood for proof), he was considered a sissy and arguments ensued over who saw what. That said, we all played a true no-contact sport, baseball (no "Sal the Barber" pitches in the neighborhood). Admittedly, I'd bet basketball in inner city was played a lot differently even then. I thought the rule was "no autopsy, no foul". Basketball is definitely, and always has been, a physical sport. Every major athletic injury I had was playing basketball (dislocated shoulder, broken hand, broken ribs, etc) and I was a point guard (and not all that good). I once saw Alex Hannum (good player, coach of the 76'ers) at a basketball camp and he said his nose was broken something like 15 times; flying elbows, he said, were the norm. Two broken noses, two broken fingers, double tendonosis, dislocated right shoulder, grade III ankle sprain (hurt more than any of the others). |
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Apr 27, 2023 18:27:04 GMT -5
I knew a young woman who went to Boston State when Luscutoff was a coach there. She said that she once walked onto the gym floor m and Jungle Jim whipped a basketball at her.
He was one tough enforcer
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Post by hchoops on Apr 27, 2023 18:55:18 GMT -5
Being near-contemporaries, I can tell you growing up, most in my area didn't play basketball because it was a "no contact sport." The few times we did play, with no refs of course, when a kid said he was fouled (with no blood for proof), he was considered a sissy and arguments ensued over who saw what. That said, we all played a true no-contact sport, baseball (no "Sal the Barber" pitches in the neighborhood). Admittedly, I'd bet basketball in inner city was played a lot differently even then. It certainly was |
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