2014 Eastern Conference Playoffs -1st Round Discussion Thread

[The 24th Letter]

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Looks like someone tried to pull him back at the end which is why he didnt go further but he was completely on the floor.

Yeah, and he was clearly heading toward the confrontation...

Should be interesting...

[cima]

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Apparently this happened in the 2011 finals and no one was suspended.

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/30287/nba-escapes-a-scuffle

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Chris Mannix ✔ @ChrisMannixSI Follow Have re-watched the leave the bench play a dozen times. In my opinion, no suspension warranted. George drifted a few feet. Not enough, IMO
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Ken Berger ✔ @KBergCBS Follow Doesn't matter whether you stop before leaving vicinity or someone stops you. Question NBA must examine: Did George go too far?
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Yeah, it's definitely going to be a close call.

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Yeah, and he was clearly heading toward the confrontation...

Should be interesting...

They didnt mention it once at halftime.. I doubt you'll hear a peep.

I'd love to tweet this to the league office though

[Majingir]

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Should Paul George be suspended for Game 7 for leaving the bench during a scuffle? Suns fans will argue yes.

Doubt he does, though I know in NHL it's a rule where a player is suspended for 10 games if he leaves the bench during a fight between players on the ice(most recently happened this past September in that insane Leafs-Sabres brawl)

[DJ_Solis]

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Who was that on the left of PG? It looks like he got even further onto the floor than Paul.


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[volstopfan14]

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I just can not see the NBA suspending a star player of the favored team going into a game 7 for what George did.

By rule should he be suspended? Yeah. But I'd be shocked if he was.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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So are you gonna explain why or just say matchups? My point is that if Hibbert had been playing like he was the first half of the season, he would be effective against the Hawks. No excuse for getting 3 rebounds a game.


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BleacherBum pretty much explained why for me since we're on the same page regarding him so I didn't think there was a need for me to basically repeat what he said again.

Never did excuse him for only getting 3 rebounds a game, BTW.

[The 24th Letter]

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They didnt mention it once at halftime.. I doubt you'll hear a peep.



I'd love to tweet this to the league office though

People actually have been, lol

It's "out there" now...they'll have to at least speak on it at this point...

[dubcity]

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They didnt mention it once at halftime.. I doubt you'll hear a peep.





I'd love to tweet this to the league office though

The media asked both coaches about it after the game. Seems like the rule is pretty cut and dry. Would be pretty unfair to other teams penalized in key situations through the years to just sweep this under the rug.

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People actually have been, lol

It's "out there" now...they'll have to at least speak on it at this point...

People are talking about it and im very very curious. CBA Sports picked up on it too... I still have my doubts though.

[Vni]

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BleacherBum pretty much explained why for me since we're on the same page regarding him so I didn't think there was a need for me to basically repeat what he said again.

... We're supposed to find that one post wich explains what you think is the issue with that matchup? Is it the 3pt shooting of Antic?

If so, why is it not that much of a deal when Hibbert is guarding Bosh who is btw a better shooter than Antic behind the line.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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... We're supposed to find that one post wich explains what you think is the issue with that matchup? Is it the 3pt shooting of Antic?

If so, why is it not that much of a deal when Hibbert is guarding Bosh who is btw a better shooter than Antic behind the line.

If you're that pressed to find it.

Otherwise, I could care less if you find it or not personally because it's clearly obvious which post I was referencing. Not sure what Chris Bosh has to do with this either.

Here you vni since it's apparently too far behind for you to go look for:

Hibbert's offensive game is just lost. But He's still a good low post defender + Rim protector which is completely useless in this series because Hawks don't have a low post guy. Hawks have Stretch 4 and 5 guys which hurts Hilbert even on Switches.

And No Suspension on George that would be ridiculous if that happened.

Guys like Hibbert, Lopez, Chandler and even Howard to an extent are always going to be liabilities/struggle against Stretch 4s/5s because their strength is protecting the rim and grabbing defensive rebounds but when you're pulled out further away from the basket, it's going to be more difficult to grab boards on THAT end of the court. That's been proven time and time again.

[DJ_Solis]

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BleacherBum pretty much explained why for me since we're on the same page regarding him so I didn't think there was a need for me to basically repeat what he said again.

Never did excuse him for only getting 3 rebounds a game, BTW.

That doesn't explain being ineffective in every facet of the game. I know you said it mostly falls on Hibbert's shoulders but to me, it's ridiculous to even bring up match ups as an excuse for his production. I just don't like making excuses for players not stepping up.


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[Vni]

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Lol. Interesting.