Comments on: The Day After http://blogmaverick.com/2004/11/21/the-day-after/ the mark cuban weblog Thu, 31 May 2012 15:18:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: John http://blogmaverick.com/2004/11/21/the-day-after/#comment-5219 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:01:19 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2004/11/21/the-day-after/#comment-5219 Assault and Battery. The fan O’Neal punched in the court he was punched repeatedly and he never layed a hand on any of the players. JUST BECAUSE YOUR ON THE COURT DOES’T GIVE SOMEONE THE RIGHT TO REPEATDLY PUNCH YOU IN THE FACE. SOME OF YOU PEOPLE DESERVED TO BEATEN, SAYING IT WAS OK FOR THE PLAYERS TO ASSAULT PEOPLE WHO DID NOTHING TO THEM.

]]> By: Peter http://blogmaverick.com/2004/11/21/the-day-after/#comment-5220 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:01:19 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2004/11/21/the-day-after/#comment-5220 A lot of you guys fail to seperate two very important issues.

NBA and Stern has the power to punish players that dont adhere to its policies and to throw people out for the game and/or ban them from games.

Thats the totality of Sterns power.

So dont start comparing the player suspensions with what the fans did.

Criminal behavior is a matter for the police.

The players, fans, decurity guards all have potential criminal charges looming over their heads.

This issue is completely seperate from the suspensions.

So please keep your comments relevant.

Yes a few of the fans deserve a rigth hook to the foodhole, but the NBA is a product and the product needs to protect itself. Therefore NO retaliation, even though retaliation would be appropriate in other situations. Thats the price you pay to be in league. If you dont like it, get out and apply at McD’s.

]]> By: Kanes http://blogmaverick.com/2004/11/21/the-day-after/#comment-5221 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:01:19 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2004/11/21/the-day-after/#comment-5221 Artest has always been a weird guy, but he has great ability. I picked him in my fantasy team and I’m paying for it now, but I can only imagine what having a player like that on a real team must be like, is it worth the gamble?

Rodman is now constantly whining he wants a comeback, the guy might still be a defensive force but why would any team take the gamble on a guy who has screwed up so many chances already? maybe the pacers will sign him to fill JO’s void till janruary, then again, they might have learned their lesson.

The first thing I thought of when I saw the fight was “uh-oh 2 black guys heading into the stand to beat on some white folk…Larry Bird ain’t gonna be happy”

I don’t think this will negatively affect ticket sales, infact I’m going to get some Heat tickets and spend the whole time heckling Shaq, if he hits me, I’m rich!

]]> By: michael http://blogmaverick.com/2004/11/21/the-day-after/#comment-5222 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:01:19 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2004/11/21/the-day-after/#comment-5222 Stern is an asshat. A single judge with nobody to check him. He flaunts his ability to be a tsar. He did not judge the incident like he should have, in a vaccum. Instead he is busy pushing his will on everyone involved.
“It was unanimous, one to nothing,” Stern said. “I did not strike from my mind the fact that Ron Artest had been suspended on previous conditions for loss of self-control.”

]]> By: Luis http://blogmaverick.com/2004/11/21/the-day-after/#comment-5223 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:01:19 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2004/11/21/the-day-after/#comment-5223 of course they are going to cheer; fans live & die for their teams. artest, oneal & jackson will all get standing Os when they return to the court. & the fans are stupid for doing so. fans feel they are part of the team, they get caught up in the emotion thats what makes the game great. but do those players deserve a standing O, hell no! artest is an idiot for going into the stands, he deserves the suspension without pay and criminal charges. that was not self defense he attacked the wrong person. that was pure stupidity. stephen jackson was ready to fight anybody…review the tape, he wanted to fight the pistons & no one was willing too; so when artest when into the stands he jumped in and start swinging away. i think he should be suspended for the rest of the year like artest. the fans that came on to the court got what they deserved, do you think if they saw a 7ft dude with 2% body fat on the street they would try to charge them up? not likely, but i guess the bud lite made them feel like a man that can take on a professional athlete, their alcohol let them down again. in that instance artest was defending himself. i think their should be criminal charges coming not only to fans but to artest as well. the fans in indiana are stupid, they cheered when they should have booed the entire game. those players represent their city and they acted like fools, i would have booed the entire game, not an act directly at the players who were busting their butts on the court but at the team as a whole, the emabarrased the franchise, the nba, & the city. how long will they continue to cheer when they realize that artest’s stupidity cost them their season, will they continue to cheer 15 games from now when the loss of those 3 players really hits home? https://www.dallaspartyrental.com

]]> By: MJ http://blogmaverick.com/2004/11/21/the-day-after/#comment-5224 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:01:19 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2004/11/21/the-day-after/#comment-5224 As a Pacer Fan from Indianapolis, I thank YOU for your closing remarks! I’ll be there on Christmas Day!

]]> By: WW http://blogmaverick.com/2004/11/21/the-day-after/#comment-5225 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:01:19 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2004/11/21/the-day-after/#comment-5225 There is an ‘assumption’ implied when you go to a sporting event — it assumes that you can sit in the stands and watch a game without getting the living shit kicked out of you by an overpaid gorilla. I’ve been a sports fan for more than 30 years and this is easily the most offensive display I have seen.

Mark’s comments about the fan referendum were slightly skewed. The vast majority of the tickets for this game (and every other) were sold well in advance, and with the ticket prices as they are, who could afford not to go once they’d shelled out all that cash? And as someone said a few posts earlier, yes, the fans were cheering for players who didn’t go into the stands swinging their fists.

Anyone who thinks the suspensions are unfair is smoking crack. Anyone who wants to play in the NBA (or any professional sport for that matter) has to be able to control himself not to bite the ultimate hand that feeds — the fan.

]]> By: Captain T http://blogmaverick.com/2004/11/21/the-day-after/#comment-5226 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:01:19 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2004/11/21/the-day-after/#comment-5226 It might have been natural instinct for Artest to hit the guy if he had been right in front of him, but he had to jump over a table and then climb 5 rows of seats, and then he attacked the wrong guy. Then Stephen Jackson follows right behind him, and instead of trying to break up the fight starts wailing on people. I was disappointed he didn’t get a full year suspension as well, as his attack was actually much worse than Artest’s. He should be charged with aggravated assault, as should Jermaine Oneal for destroying that little mexican guy. And I’m not sure what the law is, but I can’t imagine being hit by a plastic cup gives you any sort of self-defense defense. I personally think the suspension rule should be, you step into the stands, for any reason, you are out for the year, no pay. If it were, I’m sure we would never see this stuff happen again, with or without increased security.

]]> By: Brian Groce http://blogmaverick.com/2004/11/21/the-day-after/#comment-5227 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:01:19 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2004/11/21/the-day-after/#comment-5227 Mark,

The next few months are really going to tell for sure though. Hopefully the Pacers can keep the season in tact without some of their key players so that the fan base remains. I’ve lived in Indy all of my life and have observed that the fans who make it a sellout crowd are a bit fickle during the losing years, be it the Pacers or the Colts. When we’re winning, that’s a different story. I’m hoping for the best, because this season was really off to a great start.

]]> By: Melissa http://blogmaverick.com/2004/11/21/the-day-after/#comment-5228 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:01:19 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2004/11/21/the-day-after/#comment-5228 Thank you for this entry.

As a Pacer fan, I feel personally bruised by the events, the suspensions, and what will inevitably continue to be a Nasty Buzz surrounding players I support and care about.
I love my team as much as ever, and I love this sport; my sincerest hope is that The Aftermath involves positive changes, not just a bunch of lawsuits and name-calling.

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