Why are they saying Arest won't play in the playoffs?

[Sauru]

artest: self defense
stephen jackson & jermaine o'neal: assault
detroit fans: idiots

how is beating up someone who did absolutly nothing at all to you self defense?

[furious1]

artest: self defense
stephen jackson & jermaine o'neal: assault
detroit fans: idiots

how is beating up someone who did absolutly nothing at all to you self defense?

He didn't beat that guy up. He ran up to the wrong guy and grabbed him. When he realized he wasn't the guy that threw the cup he left him alone.

[John WB]

i'm cheering the for the pacers to make the playoffs. it would be a great accomplishment to do this despite stern's efforts to keep them down (and kicking them at the same time)

I'm with you on this but I'll go a little further. I'm rooting for the pacers to wind up the 8th seed, sweep the heat, beat the pistons in 7 and then take whoever comes out of the west and win it all.

I'm not a pacers fan either I just think they got the shaft this season from the NBA and think the Pistons are a disgrace to basketball.

I'm rooting for them for the same reason.

You guys are missing one thing with your starting fights argument. None involve the guy throwing a cup of cold beverage at you.

And Artest threw a punch, yeah, but he didn't actually land one. The guys that jumped him did.

[air gordon]

artest: self defense
stephen jackson & jermaine o'neal: assault
detroit fans: idiots

how is beating up someone who did absolutly nothing at all to you self defense?

He didn't beat that guy up. He ran up to the wrong guy and grabbed him. When he realized he wasn't the guy that threw the cup he left him alone.

that's correct. as i mentioned in the original brawl thread, that man corroborated that story admitting that artest asked him if "he was the one that threw the cup".

and to that fat-ass in the detroit jersey that went on the court (which he had no business doing in the 1st place) and approached artest... he deserved what he got.

yes, probably artest doesn't have it all right upstairs. probably most nba success players nba have some kind of complex, whether it be an ego or competitive thing... artest's though much higher then the norm..

i don't want to open up this can of worms again but it does bother me when people are stating misinformation as FACT.

furious.. i had read that miami has lost 12 in a row @indy

go pacers

[Indy]

artest: self defense
stephen jackson & jermaine o'neal: assault
detroit fans: idiots

how is beating up someone who did absolutly nothing at all to you self defense?

didnt you say you wouldnt respond to this topic anymore?

and i am SOOOO FUCKING sick of having this argument

[J@3]

trust me buddy, i used to smoke weed 3 times a day, when you have that much weed on you every day, you study the law and make sure youll know what to do if you get caught by police

the sheer stupidity of that comment

"I used to smoke weed 3 times a day, so you better bet I know what happens when you get caught by the police for beating the shit out of a fan at a basketball game"

artest: self defense

oh no help me! I got hit by a plastic cup! My 6'7 overly muscular frame just can't take any more of this brutal punishment!

[air gordon]

i was referring to that fat ass in the jersey who approached artest on the court during the riot

[J@3]

Was that the one Jermain O'Neal floored? God that was funny lol

[Strike Freedom]

yeah.. it was awesome punch by O'neal..
a KO punch.. so cool.

[Sauru]

artest: self defense
stephen jackson & jermaine o'neal: assault
detroit fans: idiots

how is beating up someone who did absolutly nothing at all to you self defense?

He didn't beat that guy up. He ran up to the wrong guy and grabbed him. When he realized he wasn't the guy that threw the cup he left him alone.

that's correct. as i mentioned in the original brawl thread, that man corroborated that story admitting that artest asked him if "he was the one that threw the cup".

and to that fat-ass in the detroit jersey that went on the court (which he had no business doing in the 1st place) and approached artest... he deserved what he got.

yes, probably artest doesn't have it all right upstairs. probably most nba success players nba have some kind of complex, whether it be an ego or competitive thing... artest's though much higher then the norm..

i don't want to open up this can of worms again but it does bother me when people are stating misinformation as FACT.

furious.. i had read that miami has lost 12 in a row @indy

go pacers

i just want to say that i 100% agree that any fan on the court deserved anything they got. its the same way i feel about any player that went into the stands.

[Matt]

meh! go Pistons

Pistons

[Fresh8]

I thoguht JO slipped???

[Indy]

I thoguht JO slipped???

no, J-O did a sliding knockout puch of the fatass wearing the pistons jersey.

it was beautiful. and jae, all i was saying is that i used to study the law a lot, but for some reason, people have taken offense to that comment, so i will stop my "bragging" about what is clearly a very commendable and bragworthy thing.

[COOLmac©]

i dont find your comment about the law a brag at all......i mean geez...good thing you knew some pages of the law. sometimes the coppers ignores the law or are ignorant of the law.....
but since poeple here thought that was a bad comment, it hink you better lay off your so called "bragging" just to avoid further unhealthy discussions and all.

[J@3]

Nah I didn't think you were bragging, I just found it funny... I used to smoke week a hell of a lot more than 3 times a day and I still had no idea about the law.

[Indy]

Nah I didn't think you were bragging, I just found it funny... I used to smoke week a hell of a lot more than 3 times a day and I still had no idea about the law.

when i say 3 times a day, i mean large doses of weed on 3 seperate occasions per day. It has a horrible habit, i developed a nasty cough, and my basketball game suffered a bit. But we would often smoke outside in allies and stuff with a high risk of cops catching us. I was so stupid...

[Matt]

wow, hardcore....let's catch a mis-demeanour