Gutless Suns succumb to Mavs' bullying

by Hawk42 on Apr 5, 2009 11:31 PM MDT

I hate to say it, but the Suns' refusal to stand up for a teammate is what I think sparked the loss

When Jason Terry put LB on his butt for NO REASON midway through the second quarter, the Mavs seemed to sense blood in the water. Sure enough, nobody on the Suns stood up for LB. Nobody clocked the thug Terry, and the wimpy Suns were outscored 33-14 going into the locker room.

I guarantee Raja would have gotten himself thrown out taking up for his teammate.

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There should have been more fallout from players and coaches. I was amazed that the announcers during the ABC broadcast actually called for a more strict punishment than what was applied.

TO THE NBA - " Yeah, you have created a rift within me ; Now there have been ; several complications ; that have left me feeling nothing ; I might say, you were ; wrong to take it from me ; Left me feeling nothing " - Disturbed, "Numb"

by antiw0rm on Apr 6, 2009 11:10 AM MDT reply actions

I thought the same thing

and LB is such a nice guy that he even tapped Terry in the back, as it to say “Take it easy”.

Note to LB: I know you are a nice guy, but you got to show some fire from time to time. Don’t let anyone mess with you because you are hitting shots in their face.

"Basketball doesn't build character. It reveals it"

by PanamaSun on Apr 6, 2009 1:56 PM MDT reply actions

Now that I think about it

I don’t think I’ve ever seen LB get truly angry at all.

"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee."

Drew Gooden.

by Diosnomeama on Apr 6, 2009 3:10 PM MDT reply actions

One day he will explode

And take out and entire team.

by antiw0rm on Apr 6, 2009 3:34 PM MDT up reply actions

not just the team

maybe the arena

talk about pent-up anger

Mmmmm ... Guinness

by JSun on Apr 6, 2009 4:29 PM MDT up reply actions

Do you think

LB was disappointed that no one took up for him?

April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?

by Hawk42 on Apr 6, 2009 3:47 PM MDT reply actions

I stood up for him!

I yelled at Terry and hurled vulgarities at him through my computer/the internet.

by felixthm on Apr 6, 2009 8:54 PM MDT up reply actions

I'm a tad late, but . . .

thank you for sticking up for LB! I didn’t watch the whole game, but then I think I had abandoned the team by the time this must have happened.

by TwinnerA on Apr 10, 2009 7:35 PM MDT up reply actions

The score was still close when this happened

April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?

by Hawk42 on Apr 11, 2009 12:15 PM MDT up reply actions

Someday Terry is going to get his

I remember in the playoffs some years back Terry and Finley (then with the Spurs) got tangled up, and they called a jump ball. Terry’s hand was on a ball, but not the one with David Stern’s signature, if you know what I mean. Finley is a nice guy like Barbs, and he didn’t retaliate. If memory serves, though, I think Oberto or Horry clocked one of the Mavs.

April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?

by Hawk42 on Apr 6, 2009 3:57 PM MDT reply actions