[ChrisSportsFan]

TO CONTINUE BEATING A DEAD HORSE:

The Players Union is garbage. They sit back and collect their dues and really offer minimal guidance to the players. Then when issues come up, they cry foul. Why don't they get off their hands and provide some security specifically around the benches.

I agree with the other posts that the alcahol abuse is a problem. Without it and it's profits, players would not get these huge contracts as I just don't see fans drinking 6-10 sodas at the game. Now, because they have to cut the contracts down, here comes the Players Union again.

In addition to fines and jail time, the fans who were involved need to have some sort of No Tresspassing Laws invoked on them which would keep them away from ALL amature and professional sporting events.

Comments on Artest;
don't know about the rest of you on this board, but +$5 mil sounds like alot of money, if I had to make a decision, I'd choose to keep my cool and not jepordize it.

There are things we all know we could do at home, work, out in public or on the court which could insite conflict. For example, we have many occasions to show up a player or coach but we choose to take the high road. We take the high road because we love this game, we take the high road because we don't want any trouble, we take the high road because we still want to be paid our $ for that game, we take the high road because we know it's the right thing to do. If a player expects to be paid the big bucks and expects people to buy his jerseys and expects people to cheer for his hustle, expects to use his notoriaty he has earned from this sport, then he has to make smarter decisions.

That's all I've got to say about that.
(for now)