Comments on: Next Morning Notes: Perk Gone for Game 4? http://celticshub.com/2009/05/09/next-morning-notes-perk-gone-for-game-4/ Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:00:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jack Sprat http://celticshub.com/2009/05/09/next-morning-notes-perk-gone-for-game-4/comment-page-1/#comment-2354 Jack Sprat Sat, 09 May 2009 18:21:10 +0000 http://celticshub.com/?p=2120#comment-2354 I'd think I'd rather have the Magic rally around Perk not being suspended. I’d think I’d rather have the Magic rally around Perk not being suspended.

]]> By: Yo http://celticshub.com/2009/05/09/next-morning-notes-perk-gone-for-game-4/comment-page-1/#comment-2353 Yo Sat, 09 May 2009 18:01:46 +0000 http://celticshub.com/?p=2120#comment-2353 if you dont think pietrus embellished it...I dont know what to tell you...other then youre a moron...the NBA is all about making everything look worse then it is...quite frankly im getting sick of the league and cry baby fans calling for suspenions in the playoffs....either way it isnt gonna help us, they might as well suspend him, cause if they dont the magic will just rally around that if you dont think pietrus embellished it…I dont know what to tell you…other then youre a moron…the NBA is all about making everything look worse then it is…quite frankly im getting sick of the league and cry baby fans calling for suspenions in the playoffs….either way it isnt gonna help us, they might as well suspend him, cause if they dont the magic will just rally around that

]]> By: Brian http://celticshub.com/2009/05/09/next-morning-notes-perk-gone-for-game-4/comment-page-1/#comment-2351 Brian Sat, 09 May 2009 17:38:11 +0000 http://celticshub.com/?p=2120#comment-2351 I agree fully with Zach on this. The intent was not there and the elbow was not fully extended, it just looked more like a wrong place, wrong time situation for Perk, than anything ruthless. On the other hand, it was clear it made direct contact to the face. And with the way the NBA has been cracking down albeit inconsistently on this kind of stuff I worry for Perk. There was a bit of an uproar of how Rondo got off without a suspension for his game 6 shove of Hinrich and seeing how two Magic players have been suspended so far this playoffs, I can see the NBA trying to balance the scales in suspending Perk. Thus even though he doesn't deserve to sit a game for that, I would be surprised to see a non-suspension news come in today. I agree fully with Zach on this. The intent was not there and the elbow was not fully extended, it just looked more like a wrong place, wrong time situation for Perk, than anything ruthless.

On the other hand, it was clear it made direct contact to the face. And with the way the NBA has been cracking down albeit inconsistently on this kind of stuff I worry for Perk.

There was a bit of an uproar of how Rondo got off without a suspension for his game 6 shove of Hinrich and seeing how two Magic players have been suspended so far this playoffs, I can see the NBA trying to balance the scales in suspending Perk.

Thus even though he doesn’t deserve to sit a game for that, I would be surprised to see a non-suspension news come in today.

]]> By: Zach Lowe http://celticshub.com/2009/05/09/next-morning-notes-perk-gone-for-game-4/comment-page-1/#comment-2350 Zach Lowe Sat, 09 May 2009 17:33:50 +0000 http://celticshub.com/?p=2120#comment-2350 *making contact. sorry. *making contact. sorry.

]]> By: Zach Lowe http://celticshub.com/2009/05/09/next-morning-notes-perk-gone-for-game-4/comment-page-1/#comment-2349 Zach Lowe Sat, 09 May 2009 17:30:36 +0000 http://celticshub.com/?p=2120#comment-2349 Look, I don't think it was a total flop by MP--there's no question KP made some tough contact with Pietrus, but I think MP embellished just a bit. I still contend that it's only sort of an "elbow"--it's not like he wound up and threw an elbow. He had forearm extended and, yes, he extended it just a little further when he realized MP was nearby--certainly with the intent of making content. But if this merits a suspension, I think a lot of guys in the NBA would be suspended for stuff that happens in the course of regular season games. Just my opinion. I could be wrong. Look, I don’t think it was a total flop by MP–there’s no question KP made some tough contact with Pietrus, but I think MP embellished just a bit.

I still contend that it’s only sort of an “elbow”–it’s not like he wound up and threw an elbow. He had forearm extended and, yes, he extended it just a little further when he realized MP was nearby–certainly with the intent of making content.

But if this merits a suspension, I think a lot of guys in the NBA would be suspended for stuff that happens in the course of regular season games.

Just my opinion. I could be wrong.

]]> By: Jack Sprat http://celticshub.com/2009/05/09/next-morning-notes-perk-gone-for-game-4/comment-page-1/#comment-2348 Jack Sprat Sat, 09 May 2009 17:28:10 +0000 http://celticshub.com/?p=2120#comment-2348 Agreed that a guy like Park smacking you is going to send anyone to the floor, but I'm still hopeful he gets the Kobe treatment, and it doesn't go above flagrant 1. Agreed that a guy like Park smacking you is going to send anyone to the floor, but I’m still hopeful he gets the Kobe treatment, and it doesn’t go above flagrant 1.

]]> By: Yannick http://celticshub.com/2009/05/09/next-morning-notes-perk-gone-for-game-4/comment-page-1/#comment-2347 Yannick Sat, 09 May 2009 17:15:20 +0000 http://celticshub.com/?p=2120#comment-2347 "And if you don’t think Pietrus flopped a bit here to help make his case, well, then I don’t know what to tell you." Well, if you think that pietrus flopped, I DO know what to tell you. Ask a guy as big and strong as Perkins to elbow you in the throat. See how quickly you fall to the floor. Truth is, it difficult to know for sure how much acting was involved, unless you're able to read pietrus' mind. Through a TV, no less. But regardless of all that, an elbow connecting above shoulder level has the potential to be very dangerous. And I'm glad the league is attempting to protect the players. If you believe there should be a double standard depending on the intention, to distinguish between cases like perk's and howard's, for example, ... yeah, I think it would make sense. But that's another debate altogether. “And if you don’t think Pietrus flopped a bit here to help make his case, well, then I don’t know what to tell you.”
Well, if you think that pietrus flopped, I DO know what to tell you. Ask a guy as big and strong as Perkins to elbow you in the throat. See how quickly you fall to the floor.
Truth is, it difficult to know for sure how much acting was involved, unless you’re able to read pietrus’ mind. Through a TV, no less.
But regardless of all that, an elbow connecting above shoulder level has the potential to be very dangerous. And I’m glad the league is attempting to protect the players.
If you believe there should be a double standard depending on the intention, to distinguish between cases like perk’s and howard’s, for example, … yeah, I think it would make sense. But that’s another debate altogether.

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