Garnett Suspension

[sully00]

Sully I have to say KG did throw a punch. It was no way around that point. For that reason alone is why he is getting the 1 game band. I thought they was going to throw him out of the game after they reviewed the tape. The Refs didn't do that and I have my thoughts on why they didn't. So the league came in and gave KG a game.

If you watched the video and can say that is a punch you haven't been punched before. He pushed him in the face with an open hand, if it was in his chest instead of his face it wouldn't even be an issue.

[Willie Beamen]

KG came with a nice left hook shot towards Bogut face. His hand was closed and not open. Really it's not point of talking about it anymore, you see one thing and I see another thing. What matters most is what the league seen and they see it the way I seen it. Now I don't agree with the suspenpsion and wish KG was playing tonight but I'm now upset about because it's only one game.

[sully00]

Let me help you out since the video link must not be working for you

On the sequence in question, Bogut's left arm caught Garnett in the mouth on the way down as the Australian center drew a shooting foul at the rim. Garnett responded with an open-handed swipe that appeared to connect with Bogut's forehead.

Nobody was punched he is being suspended for making contract with his head.

Their overreaction in this situation, enforcing the contact with the head rule, without evaluating the intent is going to make for more of a problem not less, as it leaves players defenseless so if you are going to go down anyway you are gonna go down swinging.

Watch the video of Shaq literally throwing Rockets players to the floor the other night and he gets a fine and a backhanded swipe after getting hit in the face twice gets KG a game.

[celticfan42487]

The right call, I'm just surprised the league actually got it right when one it's golden eggs (the Celtics) were involved. Bogut's contact with KG was on a layup/dunk follow through, KG's contact with Bogut was a deliberate hand to the throat.

please you're either bias or an idoit if you think that's what happened from that play.

Kg's follow through from the pushing of Bogut away from him might of taped Bogut on the forehead.. with an open hand. That's inadvertent.

If anything KG's move was the same level as what Bogut apologist would want you to think his constant follow throughs into faces are.

This suspension is bull. KG got a tech, and should have. Bogut got a tech, and should have. You don't mistakenly follow through into your opponents face then mistakenly push the opponents face after the follow through.

Bogut messes up by hitting KG in the face and then deciding to go back up and push/hit his face again instead of his normal cheap shot possible accident one follow through. KG messed up by retalitaing with a push after the second one hit/push.

[Scalamental]

I just want to reiterate how much this sucks because it's the only game I got tickets to this year.

[greenbeans]

I'm with ya^^. First game of the year for me and no KG. Whatever, as long as they give his min. to Leon I'll be happy.

[Bad-Thoma]

Garnett did slap him. That's an automatic suspension.

It's not a disaster. The team just player 8 games in 12 days. Garnett gets some rest. That's good.

I bet Scal will start. He filled in for Garnett 11 times (IIRC) last year and the Celtics won 9. Plus you don't want to screw up the rotation by starting Powe.

Milwaukee fans whine more than Atlanta fans, but much less than Toronto fans.

I second all of the above.