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Seems fair... Detroit player started the whole thing and Detroit fans went apeshit (along with Artest/Jackson/O'Neal of course)... but Indiana's season is over...
P.S. Arty and FollowMe, not to make any excuses, but when I threw that beer at a Dodger fan, it was at a party (at my house I think), not at a game , and alot of jager was involved...
the look on that kids face when he realized artest was actually coming after him for real was priceless. yeah, the players f...ed up and blah blah worst thing ever to happen in sports blah blah, but this whole thing was basically started by that punkass kid who threw the beer. to me, this was just another example of just how this country is full of sniveling, lazy, FAT, no work ethic, what have you done for me lately, punk ass kids who think the world owes them something and they don't have to do shit. that kid deserved to get punched in my opinion. i bet his parents voted for bush ;)
TV said no pay.
yep that's with no pay, espn said that between all players involved it's over $12 million in lost wages.
detroit players didn't do anything that doesn't happen several times a season in the NBA. Artest has been asking to get his ass kicked out of the NBA for a while... i was surprised it was only for the season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Infantile Egomaniac
Artest, O'Neal, and Jackson going after the fans is like me going after my 9 year old brother and a bunch of his friends -- it doesn't matter what they were doing, i can't just unload on 'em. their youth and immaturity doesn't have anything to do with it, either, it's the size.... These are huge guys in top physical condition, they have to accept responsibility for that.
Think about this...if Artest hadn't gone into the crowd after the guy who threw a beer at him, the guy would have been ejected, arrested, and the game would have been finished without further incident. If I got into a fight with every person who spilled beer on me, I'd never be allowed in bars.
Just remember: Ron Artest's album drops November 23! Now he'll be able to book himself on 20/20, Geraldo, ESPN, pretty much everywhere and hype the record and talk about his troubled past. If he sells half a million albums the guy is a mad genius! (and was considering retiring anyways)
Artest IS that guy from "When keeping it real goes wrong!"Quote:
Originally Posted by FNG
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Originally Posted by FNG
If that were the case, I would be beating the hell out of myself Edward Norten style on a regular basis. For every case I drink at least half a beer ends up on the front of my shirt.
Yo I'm the biggest gangsta in the NBAQuote:
Originally Posted by shamrockpow
I'm so ghettofied they don't even let me play
Some might be mad, but to me it's OK
Because 'BUY MY ALBUM' is now all i gotta say.
I beat up little fat kids every night
but because i'm from the hood, you know it's aiiiiiight
Stern might have suspended me just out of spite
But now, the world rejoices, i have more time to write
wow bill. just.... i mean... such wasted talent lost in the world of disaster modeling.
i know, i mean, how often do you hear 'rejoices' used in a hip hop song, excluding Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation? That's alright, i'm going to ask for some time off from work because i need to rest, and promote my album. but then a few days later i'm just going to beat the shit out of one of the web developers and get put on "you're a fucking nutcase" leave for a year or so.
wait, you can get that more than once?!Quote:
Originally Posted by mildbill.
hot fuck! thats nuts.
no, that other time it was a "you're starting to scare some people" probation. not really 'leave' per se. more just like, no firearms and restricted access to certain areas.Quote:
Originally Posted by basom
Any fan in any city could have thrown a beer on Artest. So, people calling detroit fans punks for that are pretty dense. I think most people are just surprised at how Detroit fans didn't turn into gigantic pussies when players came into the stands. They defended themselves, against 7 ft tall professional athletes instead.
And the guy who came out onto the court, fuck, Artest going into the stands opened up that door. I feel like this was a good representation of the kind of people/ sports fans we have in Detroit, and I like it. We're already considered the bottom of the barrel by everyone else in this country, we might as well dig a little deeper. :fuckyou:
Where else are you going to find a 5 ft tall chaldean dude who has the balls to square off with a 7 ft tall professional athlete.
at the very bottom of the gene pool?Quote:
Originally Posted by A-wreck
that guy got knocked.... the fuck out!
yeah he dropped pretty quick.Quote:
Originally Posted by basom
you would have probably dropped just as fast, along with everyone you know.
yup, people definetly tend to get knocked out when punched by gigantic people.
thats for sure. although, i'd like to think that i'm smart enough not to walk out onto the court and try and fight a professional basketball player. but if you think thats cool, and like your cities sports fans for having that as a characteristic, more power to you.Quote:
Originally Posted by A-wreck
i did think my comment about where else you might find a guy like that was pretty funny though.
sorry, just fixing the punctuation.Quote:
Originally Posted by A-wreck
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Originally Posted by basom
alas, we must agree to disagree.
what are we disagreeing on?? you have to clearify stuff like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by A-wreck
do you think i am not smart enough to engage a pro baller in fisticuffs?
or did you not think my gene pool comment was not at all funny?
Yes, exactly.Quote:
Originally Posted by basom
you have to do a service upgrade on your sense of humor.
and i never said i didn't like that (walking up to players and engaging them in fist fights) as a characteristic of a detroit fan, all i said was more power to you if you do. the gene pool comment was funny though, you should just admit to that so you don't look stupid.
The gene pool comment was predictable. I actually thought of someone saying that while I typed the original comment. But came to the conclusion that nobody would make a joke that was as dry and predictable as yours.Quote:
Originally Posted by basom
As far as my sense of humor is concerned, I have none. And probably will be better off without one if it will lead to me making dry and predictable jokes.
fair enough. i'm just confused to why you modded out that quote from me if you were just not finding the joke amusing? why wouldn't you just say that in the first place and we could have avoided this horse and pony show?
you i'm ron artest, and i'm shittin on detroit
my first basketball was made by voit
when i'm illin on the court i'm always lookin for a fight
if you're chaldean, start runnin, aiiiiiiight?
edit: and basom, seriously. how could you even think of making a joke about that rad, loveable, tough-as-nails underdog city of detriot. i mean, let's all just talk about how great it is. ok? i mean, these were my friends, and they were made out of gin boxes!
I don't even think artest went after the right guy-the guy he went after appeared to have a beer or soda in his hand-I think that guy's mistake was cheering for the beer-soda bomb
This kind of thing is capable of happening at any arena in the league. A similar thing happened in the mid 80's at the end of a Jazz-Warriors playoff game in SLC. It nearly happened after the 98 NBA finals in SLC, although that was mainly between fans, but Dennis Rodman was headed for the stands before a huge police officer stepped in front of him. I am more suprised it hasn't happened sooner.
I think it's funny when people are confused. But that would have nothing to do with any sense of humor.Quote:
Originally Posted by basom
i'm confused. is this funny?Quote:
Originally Posted by A-wreck
not to me, I have no sense of humor.Quote:
Originally Posted by mildbill.
oooh the old bait and switch. classic humor! well crafted and well played. really, didn't read as defensive at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by A-wreck
nice work.
hehe, I got an idea we should let the Pacers and Detroit play in europe, maby we could schedule their game to be at half time of sone English vs French soccer match, and see what happens.. o and take down the chain link fence. .
Sport stars (esp basketball) are such pussies, c mon some fan called you names and threw an plastic beer cup.. big fuckin deal.
Why do I find this so ironic that this brawl happened in a city which refers to itself as "Hockeytown".
I am so shocked all the attention and Blame is on the fans & players.Quote:
Originally Posted by cololi
Where the fukk was security during any of this?
they did a horrible job in stopping this or attemptiong to control it.
I bet if you were in that same arena lighting up during a concert you'ld get tossed but tossing shit at somebody, A_OK!
I agree completely. The incident after the finals involved about 30 Bulls fans pushing their way forward, knocking down anyone who was between t hem and the court. My mom got pushed over and I flipped the guy down on the press table as he tried to climb over our seats. Security was there within seconds and stopped it before it got out of hand.Quote:
Originally Posted by Woodsy
Where our tickets are at the DC, there is absolutely no one that would stop me from running out on the court during the game. Some day, there will be a Monica Seles incident unless the NBA changes it's security requirements for arenas.
so, how you doin?!?Quote:
Originally Posted by cololi
I know the wife has her hands full with the twins & I live 2 blocks from the delta center for parkin & pregame, ya know if you are interested
Two observations:
1. The phrase "went postal" is to be replaced.
2. My prediction of a Kings/Pacers final will have to be modified.
Not only is Ron Artest a thug, he's a retard. White boy wasn't the one who tossed the cup.
I find it funny that bill & basom (from Boston) are bashing fans from Detroit.
I find it even funnier that a ton of people who jump on the Detroit-bashing bandwagon haven't spent much time there if at all.