You fight to keep the other team “honest.” Fighting is becoming the exception instead of the norm.

Exactly… Look at the sweedish elite league; their is no fighting but you’ll get maimed by a flagrant high stick, or slew-foot, or kneed, or speared…. The tough guys keep the game from getting chippy.

I also want to say that Curtis Brown has added a lot of depth to the San Jose Sharks this year. He and Mike Griere are excelent on the penalty kill…. Thats right folks; Brownie is doing a heck of a job! (lol)

NHL fights on Youtube…AWESOME! Nothing like 2 goalies slugging it out.

Perhaps but what does that make hockey and hockey players? Those white boys beat the crap out of each other every game and fans think they’ve been cheated when a fight doesn’t happen.

Perchant on December 17, 2006 at 9:05 AM

The only colors that matter in any sporting event….are my team colors. To Hades with everyone else. I’ve been to 4 NHL games this year and haven’t seen one fight. I want to see passing, checking, great scoring opport. and great goaltendering.

Hockey fights happen for a reason, to combat dirty play, protect your star players, or fire up your team. Ritethinker made a good point also, hockey fights are as close to gentlemen duels as you will get today.

What happened in that bball game was a joke.

liquidflorian on December 17, 2006 at 3:50 PM

You fight to keep the other team “honest.” Fighting is becoming the exception instead of the norm.

Basketball fights…..throw a sucker punch and run like hell. At least I repect the hockey player who wades in and goes toe to toe.

Question for those who are still watching: has any recent player attempted to emulate the grace, beauty and, most of all, the un-defensible-ness of Kareem’s Sky Hook?

If one is doing that, let me know so here I can keep an eye on such a guy. Otherwise I will continue to boycott viewing these twits.

More Sign of the Times: The Cowboys’ Terrell Owens recently spit on another NFL player. I don’t watch the NFL anymore either.

Best NBA non-fight I ever saw was in the eighties: Show-Time Lakers and who-knows-what team. Some young punk tried to start a fight with Magic by pushing him. Magic–who, to his honor and detriment, was more of a lover than a fighter–held his hands up and backed off as if to say “man, what’s your problem?” Kareem–who was known to defend himself when provoked–walked up, pushed Magic out of the way and put his goggles an inch from young punk’s face. This time young punk backed off.

As stated before, hockey fights occur for specific reasons and anything but one-on-one are extremely rare. I am a fan and do NOT feal cheated when the the game is fight-free, and am totally disgusted the one or two times I saw more than one in any given period. Hockey has had brawls before, but the fans and the leage do not condone them.

Perhaps but what does that make hockey and hockey players? Those white boys beat the crap out of each other every game and fans think they’ve been cheated when a fight doesn’t happen.

Why dose this have to be racial? Georges Larocque, Donald Brashir, and Mike Grier are all black and all known for being strong fighters and physical players.

Hockey fights happen for a reason, to combat dirty play, protect your star players, or fire up your team. Ritethinker made a good point also, hockey fights are as close to gentlemen duels as you will get today.

What happened in that bball game was a joke.

Basketball isn’t, well now it is, and that’s why the NBA stinks now. they’re all bulked up and finesse and skill is out the window.

Besides, no one was talking about hockey, we’re talking basketball, sounds like a touch of “moral equivalence” *groan*

How about sitting Anthony out for the rest of the season, with no pay? That would be a good starting point and only punishment like this, where they don’t let marketing get in the way, will get the message across.

My personal preference would be that Anthony be required to work at MacDonalds (in an area that doesn’t give one whit about basketball) for his suspension time(which again should be the rest of the season). A little reminder of about the only other thing he would be qualified for if he screws up again.

I miss Doug Moe. The team had class back then. Then again, so did the sport. Back then, the Pistons had the rep as being the bad boys. Now they all do. I haven’t watched since Moe retired.

mix gansta-ism with basketball what happens?

This fight broke out because of pent up frustrations over the policy that they can’t wear “bling” at the press conferences anymore and must dress professionally.

Carmelo Anthony, JR Smith, and Nate Robinson are looking at 10-20 game suspensions. Not 4 games. Just wanted to make sure I put my prediction out there, and if I’m wrong, then you can all call me clueless.

Mr. Stern, it’s time to live up to your name. May I suggest an inventive punishment? In addition to whatever you need to do against all the players, ban both teams from a postseason at the next point that they would otherwise qualify.

But saw the German kid one.

Keep an eye on him, they’ll be electing him

Chancellor one day…

Last night a fight broke out after a game between the Nuggets and the Knicks. This should no longer comes as a surprise to anyone. It seems that in all athletics this has become a normal occurrence. In fact it exemplifies what has become of our……

The NBA is a damn joke. It’s turned into joke with nothing but punks and thugs.

Perhaps but what does that make hockey and hockey players? Those white boys beat the crap out of each other every game and fans think they’ve been cheated when a fight doesn’t happen.

… wow … just wow.

Today’s NBA games are a total bore played by overpaid and over-rated Prima Donnas. Nothing but slam dunks, three pointers and in-your-face trash talking does not spark fan interest …. throw in the fist-fights and the foul language and you’ve got nothing less than a back alley game played by a bunch of thugs.

I’ll take a good college B-ball game over the NBA any day. Unfortunately the bad behavior so prevalent in the NBA is beginning to creep into more and more college programs. (Thank you, role models.)

Stern needs to grow a pair and start tossing these pituitary cases out of the game for good when they start throwing punches. Most of them make enough money in one season to last them a lifetime. Well …… maybe not THEM, but most people.