Semi-OT: D-Stevenson

[JazzItUp13]

deshawn is awesome...LOL

[macdalejax]

He means a lot to the Wizards but not nearly as much as their top 3 in Bulter, Jamison and Arenas so it appears Stevenson is trying to assume the role of enforcer for the team. The flare and all that other crap like the hair and trash-talking is Arenas' infuence IMO.

[ADRajX]

I think this will answer your question

http://youtube.com/watch?v=8aiEnDxX0gc

Jamison: "I BLAME YOUUUUUU!" *points to Arenas*



I like Deshawn... he's a tough guy, he brings energy, 11+ points a night, good passing, and defense...

...but his attitude does annoy me at times... but that's just Deshawn... I've seen worse from other players (see: Ron Artest, Rasheed Wallace, Damon Jones, Dennis Rodman, Reggie Evans, etc...)

[lovehoops01]

I thought Haywood's push in the back when LeBron was off-balance and in midair was worse than DeShawn's foul today, and Haywood didn't get suspended.

I don't know what DeShawn is up to in this series, but whatever it is, it's not working. His team is down 3-1 in the series, and his foul today got LeBron all fired up.

You guys know I always have been a big fan of DeShawn, but I don't think his taunting tactics are proving to be effective for his team in this particular series. Unless the coach or his teammates have asked him to do this, I would stop if I were him. He probably has done more to give LeBron a reason to play harder than he has helped his team. (It has been entertaining to watch, though, if you don't care if his team wins.) It's been mentioned on the games several times that LeBron said something about DeShawn before this series even started and that's why there's bad blood there. DeShawn apparently won't tell what it was, though. It would be interesting to know.

As far as DeShawn vs. Gooden, Gooden doesn't have that patch anymore. He has grown the beard, too. It's apparently some kind of competition between him and DeShawn -- who can outlast the other without shaving the beard? It will be interesting to see if they both come back to Orlando this summer how long it will be before both of them are itching to get rid of those beards in the humidity down here.

[eyriq]

Funny that you mention Gooden being down here cause I remember all last summer he was working out at my gym. He seemed like a cool guy but not really imposing or over bearing for a guy who can gobble up double doubles on occasion. Now Shaq on the other hand, that man is HUGE.

About Stevenson, I remember being mummed when he left. He would fit in nicely here still, but oh well. Bogans is a poor mans Stevenson and Evans is more athletic, so they'll do in a pinch.

[mhectorgato]

Kidd's foul >>>>>>>>>>> DS foul.

Kidd's was the definition of a flagrant - there was no attempt to go for the ball, where as DS swung for the ball.

I guess the hit in the head warranted the F1, but for me, that's just a hard playoff foul.