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Originally Posted by JRutledge
I did not realize you had to start something. I thought the rule dealt with an altercation not about "starting something."
Once again, there was no "altercation" when Duncan was on the floor. The two situations are not the same on any level.
Peace
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Ridiculous.
The potential for something happening was exactly the same in both cases.
You had contact, that was hard in both cases...the difference was in Horry's case it was a deliberate act...you had players not directly involved in the play coming on the floor in both cases...again the difference was that Stoudemire and Diaw responded to a flagrant act, while Duncan responded to an unfortunate turn by a defender that caused a player to hit the floor.
An altercation could not escalate from the foot or so Stoudemire and Diaw came onto the floor, and altercation very well could have from the several feet Duncan came out...he was inside the 3 point line for crying out loud.