More Proof that the League treats us like crap

[Glenn]

It was all shown on video. You just needed to watch the whole thing. But instead you wrote a long post about how the referees are basically screwing DMC. I'm not trying to be rude and I think you make a lot of good posts but this is another example of a knee-jerk reaction defending Cousins. Part of the reason he never grows up is because coaches, teammates, and fans never hold him accountable for his actions.

Now do you want me to kiss your ***? I didn't see what you saw and, as usual, you come back with that chip on your shoulder. You may not be trying to be rude but I will bet money that a lot of people think you are rude. If you think I write good notes and this is what you think is a respectful come back as my reward, you can quit trying as you don't seem to have the capability of polite discourse.

And, yes, I think Cuz is getting picked on. I didn't see anything that warranted an ejection.

[LWP777]

Now do you want me to kiss your ***? I didn't see what you saw and, as usual, you come back with that chip on your shoulder. You may not be trying to be rude but I will bet money that a lot of people think you are rude. If you think I write good notes and this is what you think is a respectful come back as my reward, you can quit trying as you don't seem to have the capability of polite discourse.

And, yes, I think Cuz is getting picked on. I didn't see anything that warranted an ejection.

You'll get over my rudeness! Or maybe you'll cry like your boy DeMarcus! The fact that you still don't think it warranted an ejection just shows your lack of basketball IQ and an understanding of the game. Keep drinking the Kool Aid!

[blackice]

We have been irrelevant for almost a decade so there really is no reason to sit here and complain about the league "treating us like crap". You get what you put into it and up to this point....this is the situation we've been placed in.

[sidney]

Again, Cousins would not have been penalized if he would have walked away from Ridnour. You can see in the video Violet Palmer calling a foul on Ridnour and running in to get in between them. The 2 other T-Wolves were just trying to keep Cousins away. They weren't being combative at all but anyone who touched Cousins ended up getting pushed by him. He was the one being combative. It's not that the referees "can't stand" him. It's just that he was the only player at that moment who was trying to escalate the situation so they wanted to make sure he got off the court.

Watch it again at :40. Ridnour goes after Cousins hard. Ridnour initiates 100%. Cousins walks back towards him talking and bumps chests. Yeah, he should have walked away but he doesn't and it starts a weak scuffle with a couple of light pushes BOTH ways. Now the refs toss Cousins out and walk halfway down the floor waving their arms and yelling at him? Sorry....refs are without a doubt in power hungry retaliation mode. They can't stand him.

[LWP777]

Watch it again at :40. Ridnour goes after Cousins hard. Ridnour initiates 100%. Cousins walks back towards him talking and bumps chests. Yeah, he should have walked away but he doesn't and it starts a weak scuffle with a couple of light pushes BOTH ways. Now the refs toss Cousins out and walk halfway down the floor waving their arms and yelling at him? Sorry....refs are without a doubt in power hungry retaliation mode. They can't stand him.

Watch the entire video. Not just the part that supports your "theory." He deserved to get kicked out and even if they couldn't "stand him" who really cares? A lot of people can't stand him. He's a childish immature baby.

[sidney]

Watch the entire video. Not just the part that supports your "theory." He deserved to get kicked out and even if they couldn't "stand him" who really cares? A lot of people can't stand him. He's a childish immature baby.

What are you talking about? :40 is the entire exchange in slow motion. However, you've make your agenda clear. Carry on

[tyreeeke]

The real question is, why would DMC ever confront a guy as small and weak (compared to him) as Ridnour? Man up against the big boys, that's why you're in the league.

[Npliam]

What are you talking about? :40 is the entire exchange in slow motion. However, you've make your agenda clear. Carry on

at the :40 mark you see Ridnour mysteriously go backward and then you see him shove Cuz.

[rhythmless]

What is so hard to understand about this play? Ridnour got T'ed for the initial push. Cousins got a T when he got in Ridnour's face. Those T's would have offset. But then Cousins pushed another T-Wolves player and got the 2nd T. If he would have just walked away initially after Ridnour pushed him he would not had been penalized at all. Instead, he had to "puff" his chest out and act like a child like we've seen before and get himself kicked out of the game. This is where his mental weakness comes in play. He obviously was frustrating Ridnour which would have earned us a trip at the FT line. But instead of walking away, he gets thrown out and now the T-Wolves end up with a FT.

EDIT: Actually after watching again, he pushed 2 other T-Wolves before getting thrown. The first push the refs were not going to throw him out but the 2nd one they had no choice. Again, I ask....Why is this so difficult to interpret?

bravo.

[King Baller]

its simple: the nba likes to protect its winners, because its winners = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. i mean, christ, the nba is actually considering sanctions against the spurs because gregg popovich thought it best to rest his star players last night after a brutal stretch of four games in five nights, their sixth game of a road trip, and their 11th road game in november. but of course, it was a tnt matchup against the heat, which, again, = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ for the league, so how dare the spurs do what's best for their franchise's success?! i mean, they're only one of the most stellar examples of small market management, coaching, and longevity in all of professional sports, and the nba wants to punish them for doing what they've done best in the last few years: keeping their team in the playoff hunt by carefully managing their rotations. its bull****. what i love about gregg popovich, though, is that he'll stand by his decision and refuse to care one iota for what the nba or anybody else thinks about his process...

as for rajon rondo, he, like demarcus cousins, has a history of temper tantrum, and the league also has a history of punishing him for it. however, he plays for the boston celtics, one of the most storied franchises in the history of the nba, and a team that must play well for the eastern conference to look like anything other than a joke when compared to the western conference. rondo sets the tone for his team. as he goes, so do the celtics. the league will not suspend him for any longer than they deem good for the nba, rather than for the sake of fairness. demarcus cousins plays for the sacramento kings, a beleaguered franchise that the nba has had to pour countless millions into just to try and keep them afloat in their small market, so of course the league has no interest or investment in treating him or the kings fairly. parity, my ***...

Sanctions = $250,000.00 I agree with all of the above completely. Parity, my ***.

[mac]

its simple: the nba likes to protect its winners, because its winners = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. i mean, christ, the nba is actually considering sanctions against the spurs because gregg popovich thought it best to rest his star players last night after a brutal stretch of four games in five nights, their sixth game of a road trip, and their 11th road game in november. but of course, it was a tnt matchup against the heat, which, again, = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ for the league, so how dare the spurs do what's best for their franchise's success?! i mean, they're only one of the most stellar examples of small market management, coaching, and longevity in all of professional sports, and the nba wants to punish them for doing what they've done best in the last few years: keeping their team in the playoff hunt by carefully managing their rotations. its bull****. what i love about gregg popovich, though, is that he'll stand by his decision and refuse to care one iota for what the nba or anybody else thinks about his process...

as for rajon rondo, he, like demarcus cousins, has a history of temper tantrum, and the league also has a history of punishing him for it. however, he plays for the boston celtics, one of the most storied franchises in the history of the nba, and a team that must play well for the eastern conference to look like anything other than a joke when compared to the western conference. rondo sets the tone for his team. as he goes, so do the celtics. the league will not suspend him for any longer than they deem good for the nba, rather than for the sake of fairness. demarcus cousins plays for the sacramento kings, a beleaguered franchise that the nba has had to pour countless millions into just to try and keep them afloat in their small market, so of course the league has no interest or investment in treating him or the kings fairly. parity, my ***...

I thought Inside the NBA provided some pretty good coverage and opinions on this. Webb and Kenny Smith were basically saying that Pop has always been doing this - that he was one of the first to start resting his guys at the end of the season, and then other teams started following suit. I don't know how true that is but it makes sense. They were saying as far as Pop's responsibility towards the Spurs goes - what he did was perfectly fine and was a good move. But in terms of the spirit of basketball and the game, it wasn't so nice for fans. I mean come on, if I traveled all the way to the states for a Heat-Spurs game and Duncan Parker and Ginobili don't play I'd be pretty upset. Both sides of the argument have their merit.

[Glenn]

You'll get over my rudeness! Or maybe you'll cry like your boy DeMarcus! The fact that you still don't think it warranted an ejection just shows your lack of basketball IQ and an understanding of the game. Keep drinking the Kool Aid!

Yet you think I post good notes. Somebody is confused.

[bloom]

The Positive View: Maybe the league is doing the Maloofs a favor by saving them money so they can put it towards a new arena & keeping the team here.