Metta World Peace elbow to Harden

[Nuntius]

Ron's aways had a screw or two loose.

True. And that's why they should seriously consider about a permanent ban.

Permanent is going to far... The rest of the season I wouldn't be surprised. It's going to come quick too.

I agree that it's going too far. And it probably wouldn't be fair either.

But what about the next player who will be standing close to Artest when he gets pumped up or angry? Will he be lucky?

[RamonSessions7]

MWP's elbow kinda remind me of this:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg4t0eNiuPM[/youtube]

Donte Greene was feeling that

[MastaStrategist]

way too much emotion on this one for people. dont expect more than 5 espeically with the playoff factored in. raja bell only got one for what he did to kobe. some people on the site demanded 20 for bynum he only got 5. you draconian judges dont handle things its stu jackson who can look at things more objectively than the site's emotionally drunk suggestions

Agreed. But Raja's happened "during the game" (not even sure what that means since there was no stoppage in the game, nor was there any whistle blown after Ron's dunk), and that's not anywhere near as serious according a few delusional posters here.

[ibraheim718]

I agree that it's going too far. And it probably wouldn't be fair either.

But what about the next player who will be standing close to Artest when he gets pumped up or angry? Will he be lucky?

Ron's been looking like he's going to lose it for a while now... Here is his little episode against the Knicks last year... Stern and Stu watch this stuff... They chart his stuff like any normal employer does.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcQSJON5ivA[/youtube]

[Cavsfan9000]

way too much emotion on this one for people. dont expect more than 5 espeically with the playoff factored in. raja bell only got one for what he did to kobe. some people on the site demanded 20 for bynum he only got 5. you draconian judges dont handle things its stu jackson who can look at things more objectively than the site's emotionally drunk suggestions

I don't think you know what objectively means

or potato

[MastaStrategist]

way too much emotion on this one for people. dont expect more than 5 espeically with the playoff factored in. raja bell only got one for what he did to kobe. some people on the site demanded 20 for bynum he only got 5. you draconian judges dont handle things its stu jackson who can look at things more objectively than the site's emotionally drunk suggestions

You're just glossing over a huge fact when the suspension gets rendered... Ron isn't raja... he has a history in the NBA they'll hold that against him.

If they hold the fact that "he's Ron Artest" against him to the extent that they make him miss the whole playoffs, that's beyond ridiculous. He's only gotten suspended one game in the past 5 years. Give me a break.

And don't you think if his rep mattered that much to the league they would have sent a message last time, by suspending him for more than one game?

[ibraheim718]

way too much emotion on this one for people. dont expect more than 5 espeically with the playoff factored in. raja bell only got one for what he did to kobe. some people on the site demanded 20 for bynum he only got 5. you draconian judges dont handle things its stu jackson who can look at things more objectively than the site's emotionally drunk suggestions

Agreed. But Raja's happened "during the game" (not even sure what that means since there was no stoppage in the game, nor was there any whistle blown after Ron's dunk), and that's not anywhere near as serious according a few delusional posters here.

Still it's Raja... They aren't going to judge Raja Bell and Ron Artest the same.

[lakersfan74]

I think they should suspend him 1st round and have him comeback 2nd since chances are that the lakers are gonna play OKC 2nd. It'll be nice to see how the crowd will receive him. Lol and I say this as a laker fan. It was absolutely wrong and dangerous what he did, but knowing Metta it probably wasn't intentional towards harden. He just gets so crazy in the heat of the moment. His scary side comes out.

[MastaStrategist]

way too much emotion on this one for people. dont expect more than 5 espeically with the playoff factored in. raja bell only got one for what he did to kobe. some people on the site demanded 20 for bynum he only got 5. you draconian judges dont handle things its stu jackson who can look at things more objectively than the site's emotionally drunk suggestions

Agreed. But Raja's happened "during the game" (not even sure what that means since there was no stoppage in the game, nor was there any whistle blown after Ron's dunk), and that's not anywhere near as serious according a few delusional posters here.

Still it's Raja... They aren't going to judge Raja Bell and Ron Artest the same.

Actually, they did. See the Barea suspension.

[ibraheim718]

way too much emotion on this one for people. dont expect more than 5 espeically with the playoff factored in. raja bell only got one for what he did to kobe. some people on the site demanded 20 for bynum he only got 5. you draconian judges dont handle things its stu jackson who can look at things more objectively than the site's emotionally drunk suggestions

You're just glossing over a huge fact when the suspension gets rendered... Ron isn't raja... he has a history in the NBA they'll hold that against him.

If they hold the fact that "he's Ron Artest" against him to the extent that they make him miss the whole playoffs, that's beyond ridiculous. He's only gotten suspended on game in the past 5 years. Give me a break.

You think that don't matter? That's ridiculous... That was the biggest black eye to the sport in history or at least since Kermit Knocked Rudy out. Stu and Stern will take that into account along with all the other things he's done since then. It's a part of his history and it makes up who he is... why should they in the best interest of their sport forget it?

[ibraheim718]

Actually, they did. See the Barea suspension.

I'm saying Ron will get more games than Bell did.

[INKtastic]

We'll see. The most games I've heard from anyone other than a RealGM poster was 5 games. I've seen anywhere from a light fine to a lifetime ban on here

you must not have looked very hard

Kevin Arnovitz, ESPN.com "MWP should be suspended for the first two rounds of the playoffs. If the league wants to deter this kind of behavior, then deter."

Chris Palmer, ESPN The Magazine "I would give MWP 15 games. Last year Andrew Bynum got five for leveling Barea with a far less violent hit. Where the elbow made contact is extremely important -- right behind Harden's ear. The level of danger cannot be overstated. There's a reason neither boxing nor MMA allow hits behind the ear. Lastly, it appeared to be completely intentional. It had nothing whatsoever to do with basketball."

Jill Painter, LA Daily News: "He might not get a chance. We might not see World Peace in the playoffs, depending on how the Lakers play and how long the suspension will be."

Never even heard of those guys

But the NBA analyts like Smith, Barry, and even Steven A. were predicting 5 games at most

So I gave you ESPN.com, ESPN the Magazine and the LA Daily News. Here's what the LA Times had to say

The media is speculating suspensions as short as five-games, which I think would be a gross blunder. Anyone who saw the slow-motion replay on Harden's skull shifting knows that this was a more serious offense.

it said "as short as 5 games" not "at most 5 games". The LA Times says 5 games wouldn't' be a long enough suspension.

[MastaStrategist]

Actually, they did. See the Barea suspension.

I'm saying Ron will get more games than Bell did.

Which was 1... Not sure where you're going with this

[sp6r=underrated]

@MettaWorldPeace

I just watched the replay again..... Oooo.. My celebration of the dunk really was too much... Didn't even see James ..... Omg... Looks bad

He's keeps digging that hole. So dumb. I'm honestly surprised he doesn't know the way to handle this by now"

I'm not big on calling players unintelligent but for Ron Artest it applies. He is a stupid individual.

[ibraheim718]

Actually, they did. See the Barea suspension.

I'm saying Ron will get more games than Bell did.

Which was 1... Not sure where you're going with this

I don't know what to tell you... I've said hes getting a minimum of 5 games.. and honestly if he they cook him for the rest of the year I won't be surprised. Where I was going was you can't compare anything Ron does to something Raja does.

[MastaStrategist]

Never even heard of those guys

But the NBA analyts like Smith, Barry, and even Steven A. were predicting 5 games at most

So I gave you ESPN.com, ESPN the Magazine and the LA Daily News. Here's what the LA Times had to say

The media is speculating suspensions as short as five-games, which I think would be a gross blunder. Anyone who saw the slow-motion replay on Harden's skull shifting knows that this was a more serious offense.

it said "as short as 5 games" not "at most 5 games". The LA Times says 5 games wouldn't' be a long enough suspension.

Well now you've shown me sources who speculate that it will be longer than 5. Thank you. It's all speculation. No one can see inside Stu and Stern's minds. I will not be surprised either way tbh. Stern might choose to look over his whole history with the Malace Brawl and his many suspensions in Indiana, or he might choose to see how much better he's been over the last 5 years and rule that way.

[Father Time]

Metta World Peace is the worst human being in the history of the world. Lifetime ban from the league and lifetime prison sentence should be enough to rid the earth of this evil.

[EArl]

Harden is a big time flopper! This time he got what he deserved!
look at this play when he flops on Tyson Chandler!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGzSNsPa ... r_embedded

[MastaStrategist]

Actually, they did. See the Barea suspension.

I'm saying Ron will get more games than Bell did.

Which was 1... Not sure where you're going with this

I don't know what to tell you... I've said hes getting a minimum of 5 games.. and honestly if he they cook him for the rest of the year I won't be surprised. Where I was going was you can't compare anything Ron does to something Raja does.[/quote]


I just gave you an example where Ron got the same punishment as Bell for clotheslining a player. They both got one game. I just think fans are much more "omg it's Ron Artest" than the league will be.

[MastaStrategist]

Metta World Peace is the worst human being in the history of the world. Lifetime ban from the league and lifetime prison sentence should be enough to rid the earth of this evil.

Don't forget we should cut off both his arms to make sure this never happens again