The Regime Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 WojYahooNBA The NBA has suspended Andrew Bynum five games for his hit on the Mavs JJ Barea in Game 4 on Sunday Pretty lucky if you ask me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomarFachix Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 sack up, jj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dash Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 5 games is generous. He should have gotten at least 10 imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guru Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 5 seems about right imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoastNiner Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 It was a stupid play on his part, but not as bad as people are making it out to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenneral Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 Should have been more than 5 in my opinion... got lucky with this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 Deserved more IMO but 5 is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 Way to pussify the league, David. <_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Tzu Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 5 is quite generous but at least he publicly apologised for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dash Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 I'd be okay with 5 games if 1) this was his first offense and 2) he was actually sorry about attacking Barea. Just 2 months ago he did this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed3umTuRTqo Clearly this brat hasn't learned his lesson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GamerGuy Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 I'd be okay with 5 games if 1) this was his first offense and 2) he was actually sorry about attacking Barea. Just 2 months ago he did this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed3umTuRTqo Clearly this brat hasn't learned his lesson.In his exit interview today, he said he tried calling Barea, and left messages saying he was sorry. What makes you think he doesn't feel sorry for what he did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dash Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 In his exit interview today, he said he tried calling Barea, and left messages saying he was sorry. What makes you think he doesn't feel sorry for what he did? Not long after, once the Mavs' lead had grown to 100-68, 7-foot Lakers center Andrew Bynum was also thrown out of the game for a flagrant foul 2 for spearing an airborne J.J. Barea in the ribs with 8:21 remaining in the fourth when Barea was driving in the lane. Bynum removed his jersey as he walked off the court and through a tunnel to the visitors locker room at American Airlines Center. "We were getting embarrassed, they were breaking us down. So I just fouled somebody," Bynum said after the game. "I was just kind of salty about being embarrassed. ... For me, it was embarrassing to have the smallest guy on the court keep running down the lane and making shots." Barea, listed at 6-0 and 175 pounds, somehow made the shot and came crashing down. He stayed on the court momentarily before getting up and, after an official timeout, returned and made the free throw. http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=6508860 Doesn't sound very sincere if you ask me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GamerGuy Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 "I want to apologize for my actions at the start of the fourth quarter of Game 4 against Dallas," he began. "They don't represent me, my upbringing, this franchise or any of the Lakers' fans out there that want to watch us and want us to succeed. More importantly, I want to apologize to J.J. Barea for doing that. I'm just glad that he wasn't seriously injured in the event. All I can say, now that I have looked at it, and it was terrible, is it definitely won't be happening again." Bynum, who said he reached out to Barea but had been unable to contact him, didn't realize the magnitude of his low-rent move until seeing it for himself. "I went and watched it, and it was terrible," said Bynum. "The whole sequence, coming off with the shirt and everything -- sometimes you just have to man up and own it. That's what it happened. It's that simple." Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/sam_amick/05/10/andrew.bynum/index.html#ixzz1M1KRTWRg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoastNiner Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 I'd be okay with 5 games if 1) this was his first offense and 2) he was actually sorry about attacking Barea. Just 2 months ago he did this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed3umTuRTqo Clearly this brat hasn't learned his lesson. Neither the foul in the video you just posted, nor the foul from game 4 were nearly was bad as many people are trying to make it out to be. Five games for that "foul" is way too much. I love how the commentators are always trying to say, "Oh, this is the NBA playoffs, where you need to commit HARD fouls". This was slightly dirty, but not that bad at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Make It Naaaashty Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 (edited) Neither the foul in the video you just posted, nor the foul from game 4 were nearly was bad as many people are trying to make it out to be. Five games for that "foul" is way too much. I love how the commentators are always trying to say, "Oh, this is the NBA playoffs, where you need to commit HARD fouls". This was slightly dirty, but not that bad at all. How were they not nearly as bad as people are trying to make it out to be? Bynum shoved Barea while he was in the air...and he only weighs somewhere around 175 lbs. He did same thing with Beasley too, both were extremely hard falls and were fortunate not to get injured. Those fouls by Bynum are as bad as we are making it out to be, just because the player didn't suffer a severe injury, doesn't mean the foul wasn't hard. A five game suspension is generous IMO, the way he commited that foul and acted after it deserved a longer suspension. Edited May 11, 2011 by Prodigy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Be Like Mike Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 Seems about right given his past history. I read somewhere that he's getting suspended w/o pay and also fined for taking off his jersey. Total fines add up to about 700K, damn. Im sure he won't do it again lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 I honestly thought Bynum was gonna get suspended more games than that but I think 5 games is just right. He got decked with a fine and because he's suspended, it's without pay. Saying that the foul isn't as bad as we're making it out to be? Are you serious? Both of those were terrible horrible fouls. Imagine if that was you driving to the lane and a 7' 285lb guy shoves you while you're in the air and you fall awkwardly, you would be not only furious but lucky if you didn't break your arm or your leg. Bynum is bigger than most players in the league and he shouldn't be doing shit like that at all. It's very dangerous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChosenOne Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 He might be feeling sorry and saying the right things, but that doesn't make up for what he did for the second time this season. IMO it should have been at least 10, maybe even 15. 5 games is a slap on the wrist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoastNiner Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 I honestly thought Bynum was gonna get suspended more games than that but I think 5 games is just right. He got decked with a fine and because he's suspended, it's without pay. Saying that the foul isn't as bad as we're making it out to be? Are you serious? Both of those were terrible horrible fouls. Imagine if that was you driving to the lane and a 7' 285lb guy shoves you while you're in the air and you fall awkwardly, you would be not only furious but lucky if you didn't break your arm or your leg. Bynum is bigger than most players in the league and he shouldn't be doing shit like that at all. It's very dangerous. He stuck his arm out and bumped him. The flagrant two a maybe a one or two game suspension at the most is all he should have gotten. There's no need to suspend him five games for a "hard" foul that every NBA commentator seems to love to talk about, but when there is a hard foul, they cry and say it's the worst thing they have every seen. The pussification of sports is rapidly increasing, whether it be in football or basketball, and it's pathetic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Artesticle Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 He might be feeling sorry and saying the right things, but that doesn't make up for what he did for the second time this season. IMO it should have been at least 10, maybe even 15. 5 games is a slap on the wrist.10 - 15 games??? You've got to be kidding me 5 games is exactly right, I can't believe there are people complaining about this. It was a hard foul. Was it dirty? Yes. Raja Bell clotheslined Kobe and only got 1 game. 5 games is more than fair it's not like Barea's career is in jeopardy because of this foul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChosenOne Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 10 - 15 games??? You've got to be kidding me 5 games is exactly right, I can't believe there are people complaining about this. It was a hard foul. Was it dirty? Yes. Raja Bell clotheslined Kobe and only got 1 game. 5 games is more than fair it's not like Barea's career is in jeopardy because of this foul Im say it should be more because it was the second time this year, and not to mention that fact that it was on national television. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 Yeah, you can give hard fouls during the playoffs but they're meaning when a player is on the floor, not up in the air where his body is very easy to move and manipulate and he virtually has no control over. Come on now, let's use common sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 10 - 15 games??? You've got to be kidding me 5 games is exactly right, I can't believe there are people complaining about this. It was a hard foul. Was it dirty? Yes. Raja Bell clotheslined Kobe and only got 1 game. 5 games is more than fair it's not like Barea's career is in jeopardy because of this foul Bell's incident didn't come in the 4th quarter of a 30 point game in a series in which the Lakers were absolutely embarassed. Bell also didn't have a history of doing the exact same thing. This is the 2nd time this season that Bynum did this same kind of foul and the third time in his career that he has done this kind of play (he did it to Wallace a while ago and ended up puncturing his lung). Those circumstances are why people are calling for more games for Bynum. I'm sure if it was a close game at that point and Bynum didn't have a history of these kinds of fouls people wouldn't be calling for more games. A player's track record should definitely be taken into consideration when he is a repeat offender of the same kinds of fouls. With that said, I don't have a problem with the suspension. 5 games is adequate enough for this incident, but at the same time I can understand why people are calling for more given the circumstances. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoastNiner Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 Again, I'll stand by my view that five game is probably too many games, and that 10-15 is one of the most absurd things I've ever heard. If you want to talk about a repeat offender, then suspend this man for 10-15 games because these elbows are worse than Bynum's fouls. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h1Yt4KUND4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 5 games is just right for this, I still can't believe you think it's to many games for him when he knocked someone who was in the air who can easily be manipulated that could have potentially ended his career with him breaking an arm, a leg, his neck, could have paralyzed him, to elbows thrown at someone on the floor. Come on man, seriously? You serious? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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