Two nights ago there were two separate body checks in two separate sports that lead to a sum total of 4 athletes being suspended. Lets chat first about the Pronger hit, I agree that Pronger should have been slapped with some discipline, he may be 6'6'' but he was headhunting and there is no need for that in the game.
Next lets gab about the Robert Horry hipcheck on Steve Nash, it was dirty for sure, Horry should have been t-ed up, an ejection was the right call by the refs. I find his 2 game suspension a little harsh, sure basketball in principle is a non-contact sport (ever play..non-contact, my ass) but, Nash was not hurt. The scandal here is not Horry, it is the league's one game suspensions of the Sun's Boris Diaw and Amare Stoudimire for leaving the bench and going on the floor. Rules are rules says the NBA commish, but geezus if you can't protect or check on your team's best player after they have been flagrantly fouled, how does that stop things from boiling over. The Suns get hit hard for a flagrant foul on their best player...time to rethink that rule I think.
Next lets gab about the Robert Horry hipcheck on Steve Nash, it was dirty for sure, Horry should have been t-ed up, an ejection was the right call by the refs. I find his 2 game suspension a little harsh, sure basketball in principle is a non-contact sport (ever play..non-contact, my ass) but, Nash was not hurt. The scandal here is not Horry, it is the league's one game suspensions of the Sun's Boris Diaw and Amare Stoudimire for leaving the bench and going on the floor. Rules are rules says the NBA commish, but geezus if you can't protect or check on your team's best player after they have been flagrantly fouled, how does that stop things from boiling over. The Suns get hit hard for a flagrant foul on their best player...time to rethink that rule I think.
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