Will Dirk be suspended for the Rockets game Thursday?

Ha ha... +1. The ultimate bad ass has arrived.

I can't stand Dirk. He always looks like a confused moron.

Should he be suspended? Yes. Will he be? I doubt it.

 

Don't you think we would've heard news of his suspension yesterday? Why would they wait two or more days after the incident? It happened Monday night.

Not thinking he will be suspended. Should he be? Yes. Would I like him to be? Yes. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, they haven't taken any action yet...

 

DaDa has a habit of posting without proof-reading.

You're correct about suspending him based on the recent history. In that sense the NBA should be consistent. If the league is consistent, then he WILL be suspended, but the League office is at many times full of crap and inconsistencies.

Personally, I think he SHOULD NOT be suspended. Dirk obviously tried to prevent AK from scoring. It was a hard foul and Dirk was falling and did what he could. To me, it might have warranted an ejection, but not a suspension for the next game. If Dirk was standing there under the rim, in total control, grabbed AK out of mid air and slammed him...well that would be an offense that should lead to a suspension. I think it matters that Dirk was out of control...it lessons the culpability to a certain extent.

The hip check by Dampier in Kobe was worse from an intent standpoint. Not only was Damp trying to prevent Kobe from scoring, but he was also clearing sending a message and also in total control of his body. The only reason it wasn't a flagrant was because Kobe didn't fall into the stands.

If Dirk was clearly trying to send AK a message, he would not have gone for the block on the pump fake in the first place.

 

Meh looked like he was going for the ball but then I hope he gets suspended

 

I don't know if this is fb, mig, or moes but I agree. If he would have been suspended the NBA would have taken action already. Or so I think.

 

I just don't see where the discussion is? Kobe got suspended for a LOT less (elbow to Manu), and Al Horford got suspended for a similarly violent foul. Intent should have nothing to do with it....sure, I INTENDED to shoot you in the leg, instead I shot you in the face. He wasn't MEANING to hurt him, but he did. And he should be punished accordingly. Hell, Horford spent the entire night with Ford in the hospital because he felt so bad. But he still had to miss the next game. If Stern doesn't suspend Dirk here, I will have lost what little respect for him I already had. Damn hypocrite.

 

I hope dirk nowitskeet gets suspended for the game against us, i dont care if we beat easy teams and get to the playoffs, as long as we get there we're straight.

 

Yes, it can be called "dirty". It was a foul and it was a hard foul, and it is arguable that he should have been ejected.

But do you agree that there is a difference between what Dirk did and what Damp did in terms of intent?

While intent has nothing to do with the NBA's policy, it matters to me. If Dirk was just pissed off about losing, he wouldn't have even gone for the pump fake on AK in the first place...he would have just sent a message with a hard foul with AK at the rim. But the fact that Dirk jumped in the air in an attempt to challenge the shot, only to be fooled by a pump fake shows me that he was just trying to play defense.

When he was up in the air and AK was about to score, did his intent change to try and send a message? Maybe...but I doubt it. It's one thing to size an opponent up for a hard foul (like Horry did to Nash last playoffs), but it's another to make an instant decision while in mid air.

Was Dirk trying to stop the score? Of course. Was he trying to hurt AK? I don't think so (also evident by Dirk checking on AK after the foul). Was he negligent of AK's well being and showed unnecessary and possibly excessive force? Yes. It could have been a flagrant 2 and auto ejection...and I wouldn't think that would be so wrong, but a suspension here is going too far. Just my opinion.

Also, I disagreed with the Kobe suspensions last year, but I understand what the league is saying. And if they are CONSISTENT, they WILL suspend Dirk...the precedence is there. I just disagree with it.

 

Look at Al harford- Tj ford.....Basically same thing

He got a suspension and so should Dirk.

I'm tired of Dallas and San Antonio getting special treatment

Dallas
-Cuban wants the refs to look more into Yao's offense
-they get their wish and more calls against Yao


San antonio
-decks steve nash into the stands causing amare, boris diaw, duncan, and one other spur to get off their bench
-only amare and diaw get suspended

You can arguably say that horford didn't want to injure Ford, but he did so what about Dirk. He probably didn't want to do it, BUT he did...

If he doesn't get a suspension, If im al horford im pissed.

 

+1, agree with this entirely

 

Are you a dumbass?!? You should never be glad for someone elses injury, doesnt matter how much you hate that player, you wouldnt want me saying ohh im glad, its good news that you hurt yourself with your moronic self! But i guess that injury is career threatning, at least AK's is not that serious.

 

I guess when I think about it, theres a huge part of me that wants the Rockets to crush the Mavs WITH Dirk, no excuses.

However, he really should get suspended, not on the merit of the flagrant alone (as Kim would point out, it shouldn't warrant a suspension), but because of the recent history of suspensions (Kobe, Horford). It would definitely be remiss of the NBA not to suspend Dirk, it would reek of favoritism.

 

Even though I know he's their most important player, for some strange reason, I feel like I'd feel better about the game if he did play... Oh well, whatever happens happens.

 

it is possible also that by him injuring AK47, that the Jazz join the Mavs too, so lets hope they suspend him and we push them even lower down the conference.

 

You just want the league to be consistent...He should be suspended...

 

the sad thing is that AK47 faked him real early and he still went for it. he is really a bad defender and took his frustration out on AK47's head.

 

Putting my bias for the Rockets aside, I think he should absolutely be suspended. Remember when Kobe barely tapped Manu (I think it was Manu) and got a game for it? That was BS IMO. But this foul, although more out of frustration than intent to harm, is 100% flagrant (but not flagrant-2) and if he's not out at least 2 games maybe the league IS playing favorites (can't forget JVG getting fined $100,000 for speaking the truth).

 

If he isn't suspended Dirk better not pull any of that ish with us. If so.. Deke must enter the game... as will his elbows.