I’m a little late getting in on this video, as it’s been floating around since yesterday, thanks to The Big Lead posting it over at FanHouse. But check out the shot of Tim Duncan leaving the bench early in Game 4 against Phoenix.
Rules are rules, and while the situation wasn’t as grave as the Phoenix players scurrying to defend Nash, Duncan clearly stepped on the court to try and defend his fallen soldier. I dunno, hairy stuff, and I’m not so sure I give Tim the benefit of the doubt. And kudos to the Suns’ coaching and video staff for catching that. Man, those guys are right on point. So you make the call, should Duncan be suspended?
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The NBA will say Duncan wasn’t out there because of an altercation, and not suspend him.
They will be wrong. They have totally butchered this thing, and have sent the message which you wrote about, that Robert Horry was a genius. Pretty soon, every NBA team will have a designated thug, who will hit Kobe, D Wade or Gilbert in the hopes of getting their teammates to come off the bench and onto the floor.
Stern was a fool for not seeing the implications of his decision, and the rule will be changed during the offseason, but the fans will be penalized by losing out on seeing maybe the two best NBA teams at or near full strength.
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