somerandomdude wrote:
At least Jokic shows regret of the situation in a press conference, all I've heard from Morris is "That's what I do" nothing remorseful from him....and that flopping, just BAD ACTING.
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somerandomdude wrote:
Texas Chuck wrote:I'd like to see Utah, and Denver lose
skywalker33 wrote:somerandomdude wrote:
At least Jokic shows regret of the situation in a press conference, all I've heard from Morris is "That's what I do" nothing remorseful from him....and that flopping, just BAD ACTING.
somerandomdude wrote:skywalker33 wrote:somerandomdude wrote:
At least Jokic shows regret of the situation in a press conference, all I've heard from Morris is "That's what I do" nothing remorseful from him....and that flopping, just BAD ACTING.
He knew he screwed up bad, but it's okay, the NBA pampers him and only gave him a one game suspension. Now he knows he can get away with **** like this without any serious repercussion.
Texas Chuck wrote:I'd like to see Utah, and Denver lose
skywalker33 wrote:somerandomdude wrote:skywalker33 wrote:
At least Jokic shows regret of the situation in a press conference, all I've heard from Morris is "That's what I do" nothing remorseful from him....and that flopping, just BAD ACTING.
He knew he screwed up bad, but it's okay, the NBA pampers him and only gave him a one game suspension. Now he knows he can get away with **** like this without any serious repercussion.
And Morris knows his play in inconsequential, so he's just taking yet ANOTHER thuggery suspension for the team.....just another jerk move since he knows his play isn't gonna win anygames.
Shewasfly wrote:Well now that we know what Jokic did is only a one game suspension...it's on. And not just the next time the Heat and Nuggets play. Whole league should be on watch if what Jokic did is not only not even a flagrant in game but only warrants a one game suspension.
But that same energy better be kept.
Ruzious wrote:Shewasfly wrote:Well now that we know what Jokic did is only a one game suspension...it's on. And not just the next time the Heat and Nuggets play. Whole league should be on watch if what Jokic did is not only not even a flagrant in game but only warrants a one game suspension.
But that same energy better be kept.
Just so you know, there's nobody outside of Miami that would agree with you. Morris was the clear instigator, and turning his back was a clown move by him. Jokic deserved the 1 game suspension, because what he did was dangerous, but he's coming out as the good guy in this - everywhere except Miami.
skywalker33 wrote:somerandomdude wrote:
At least Jokic shows regret of the situation in a press conference, all I've heard from Morris is "That's what I do" nothing remorseful from him....and that flopping, just BAD ACTING.
Grumpy Heat Fan wrote:The entire NBA now has the green light to violently hit each other during dead balls.
It's only 1 game suspension.
That's what Silver just did. 1 game suspension for a player who violently hit another player during a dead ball, because he took offense to a foul.
Now, when another player hits another player during a dead ball for something else he doesn't like, it can only get 1 game suspension, or else Adam Silver and the league are getting sued by the Players Union.
contract wrote:Morris ran across the court and drove his shoulder and elbow into Jokic's ribs. There was no attempt at a basketball play.
Ruzious wrote:Shewasfly wrote:Well now that we know what Jokic did is only a one game suspension...it's on. And not just the next time the Heat and Nuggets play. Whole league should be on watch if what Jokic did is not only not even a flagrant in game but only warrants a one game suspension.
But that same energy better be kept.
Just so you know, there's nobody outside of Miami that would agree with you. Morris was the clear instigator, and turning his back was a clown move by him. Jokic deserved the 1 game suspension, because what he did was dangerous, but he's coming out as the good guy in this - everywhere except Miami.
puppa bear wrote:Ruzious wrote:Shewasfly wrote:Well now that we know what Jokic did is only a one game suspension...it's on. And not just the next time the Heat and Nuggets play. Whole league should be on watch if what Jokic did is not only not even a flagrant in game but only warrants a one game suspension.
But that same energy better be kept.
Just so you know, there's nobody outside of Miami that would agree with you. Morris was the clear instigator, and turning his back was a clown move by him. Jokic deserved the 1 game suspension, because what he did was dangerous, but he's coming out as the good guy in this - everywhere except Miami.
The thing I can’t understand is the “clown move” argument. I’ve seen it on the GB. He committed a foul to stop the fastbreak, put a little frustration in it, then walked away.
He saw Jokic as fouling Bam, he stopped the break & put a little extra on it. This is done most games. Heck, if Jokic doesn’t react it probably doesn’t even get called a Flagrant 1.
Walking away and not making things worse should never be considered a clown move. The clown move would have been to stand in and stare him down or start yapping - that would have just been dumb chest beating BS.
Ruzious wrote:puppa bear wrote:Ruzious wrote:Just so you know, there's nobody outside of Miami that would agree with you. Morris was the clear instigator, and turning his back was a clown move by him. Jokic deserved the 1 game suspension, because what he did was dangerous, but he's coming out as the good guy in this - everywhere except Miami.
The thing I can’t understand is the “clown move” argument. I’ve seen it on the GB. He committed a foul to stop the fastbreak, put a little frustration in it, then walked away.
He saw Jokic as fouling Bam, he stopped the break & put a little extra on it. This is done most games. Heck, if Jokic doesn’t react it probably doesn’t even get called a Flagrant 1.
Walking away and not making things worse should never be considered a clown move. The clown move would have been to stand in and stare him down or start yapping - that would have just been dumb chest beating BS.
Sorry but your description is absurd. There's nobody outside of Miami that would agree with it. Morris got thrown out of the game for an obvious reason - his foul was a complete cheap shot - obviously - it wasn't anything resembling a basketball move. 100% of the time - if someone does that, it's at least a technical foul and obviously gets a reaction from the other player. It's absolutely crazy to expect Jokic to just let that go - CRAZY! To turn your back on him as if you're somehow protected... that's the dictionary definition of a clown move, and it obviously invited a hit to the back.
Ya know what... this is your board, so I'm not going to say anything more here after this, but if you weren't a Heat fan, a guarantee your view would be different - and I say that as a fan of neither team.
Ruzious wrote:Sorry I lied - 1 more response. I agree... that what Jokic did was dangerous and deserved a 1 game suspension. Problem is - this isn't The Jetsons where players are robots. They react as humans in the heat of the moment. Your suggestions for a Jokic retaliation don't take that into account. He was - and rightfully so - very angry at Morris right then - in the heat of the moment. In that situation, most basketball players running downcourt aren't going to wait for another time to get retribution. They're angry now, and they react. That's human nature. That's why Morris turning his back made it inevitable that he'd get hit in the back. And this is what 99% of basketball fans understand. If I was out of line, I apologize, but I'm just telling you what I think is true.