Gibson Fined for Abusing Ref

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Bad Zebra

Nope. Actually, "he" thinks they should PLAY like the highly paid professsionals they are...and not BEHAVE like unskilled high school kids.

What this series has degraded into goes beyond intense rivalries and the occasional dust up...overpaid knuckleheads with no control of their emotions. It overshadows the positive aspects of the pro game...like the perseverance of the wounded Chicago line up or the dominant skills of LeBron.

All of this stuff you are saying is your opinion and you certantly have the right to it, but it appears your characterizations are based mostly on ignorance. For one players are not overpaid when the public contributes to a system that allows them to make money. If the public stopped watching the games it would be the WNBA not the NBA.

The fact that it is pro basketball there are going to be things differnet just like there are differences in all pro sports as it relates to the other sports. And emotions tend to get out of hand at all levels. I have cetainly heard of many more fights at the amateur level than I ever do at the pros for all kinds of reasons. What is going on in this series is the very same reason we would make sure things do not get out of hand during a cross town rivalry. And this series is tame compared to what it used to be with players that were not paid nearly as much.

Peace

[Bad Zebra]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

All of this stuff you are saying is your opinion and you certantly have the right to it...

Gee. Thanks for that.

Originally Posted by JRutledge

...but it appears your characterizations are based mostly on ignorance.

And hey, thanks for that too. I defer to your obvious superior insight on this topic.

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by Bad Zebra

And hey, thanks for that too. I defer to your obvious superior insight on this topic.

There is a lot of that going on these days.

And it doesn't matter if it was Rambis getting decked by McHale, or the "Bad Boys" from Detroit, or the current version of the Heat/Bulls...it's not basketball, and it's not fun to watch. These are supposed to be the best basketball players in the best league in the world, and this is what they have to do to get attention? That's garbage, and defending it is garbage.

[APG]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

There is a lot of that going on these days.

And it doesn't matter if it was Rambis getting decked by McHale, or the "Bad Boys" from Detroit, or the current version of the Heat/Bulls...it's not basketball, and it's not fun to watch. These are supposed to be the best basketball players in the best league in the world, and this is what they have to do to get attention? That's garbage, and defending it is garbage.

Never got the phrasing that the NBA is "not basketball." It clearly is and to say otherwise is silly...it's just not the brand of basketball that YOU like to watch.

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by APG

Never got the phrasing that the NBA is "not basketball." It clearly is and to say otherwise is silly...it's just not the brand of basketball that YOU like to watch.

Reading is fundamental. I never said the NBA was not basketball. I was speaking directly to the crap that has been going on in the Bulls/Heat series. That is not basketball. It's adult rec league. And no, that is not the brand of basketball I like to watch. If you do like to watch that, may I suggest you also check out UFC.