NBA 'Throw-down'

[snowcraig2.0]

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/nbas-i...-room-fiasco-punishments-comin-185004978.html

This is what a NBA fight looks like these days. God I miss the days of Oakley, Artest, Rodman, Wallace, Lambier, etc etc.

 

[IASTATE07]

I wish I would have been older for the 80s NBA.

 

[jbindm]

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/nbas-i...-room-fiasco-punishments-comin-185004978.html

This is what a NBA fight looks like these days. God I miss the days of Oakley, Artest, Rodman, Wallace, Lambier, etc etc.

Yeah, nobody on either team was interested in actually throwing punches. I don't miss the antics of the guys you mentioned but it's definitely a different league now. Protecting your brand is too important to go getting into a fight and getting suspended. They saved face with their little "confrontation" and everybody walked away.

That said, I am now extremely excited for a potential Rockets/Clips playoff series.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

Lambier would have hit them all with a baseball bat, used his jersey to wipe the blood off the bat, and then proceed to carry the bat with him on the court for the remainder of the game.

 

[jbindm]

Lambier would have hit them all with a baseball bat, used his jersey to wipe the blood off the bat, and then proceed to carry the bat with him on the court for the remainder of the game.

Charles Oakley wouldn't have needed a bat. He would have walked in without a word, backhanded Blake Griffin into next week, and the locker room would have scattered. You didn't **** with Oak.

 

[srjclone]

The National Basketball Association has been the best Reality TV since the beginning of the off-season.

 

[snowcraig2.0]

I guess I more miss when there was actual dislike between the players, it made the game more intense. Now they are all buddies.

 

[srjclone]

I guess I more miss when there was actual dislike between the players, it made the game more intense. Now they are all buddies.

So you should be happy to see this, right? At least some sort of disdain is better than what has been laid out since the early 2000s

 

[Clonefan32]

I guess I more miss when there was actual dislike between the players, it made the game more intense. Now they are all buddies.

Which makes this kind of refreshing. Although, dude from the Kia commercials was never going to punch the dude from the State Farm commercials.

 

[srjclone]

Which makes this kind of refreshing. Although, dude from the Kia commercials was never going to punch the dude from the State Farm commercials.

I personally am a fan of the fact that they sent Clint Capella as a decoy to the front door, really catch em off guard

 

[jbindm]

Which makes this kind of refreshing. Although, dude from the Kia commercials was never going to punch the dude from the State Farm commercials.

This. Nobody really wanted to fight. They just wanted to put up a good front and look tough.

 

[jbindm]

I personally am a fan of the fact that they sent Clint Capella as a decoy to the front door, really catch em off guard

Poor decoy. Everyone knows the Swiss are neutral.

 

[srjclone]

Poor decoy. Everyone knows the Swiss are neutral.

hahaha very true, I guess the fact that he didn't even get a word in, they just opened the door saw it was him and then closed it in his face, maybe he wasn't the best choice haha

 

[Clonefan32]

I personally am a fan of the fact that they sent Clint Capella as a decoy to the front door, really catch em off guard

"Hello. I am in need of a cup of sugar. Does anyone in this locker room have a cup of sugar that I can borrow?"

 

[Doc]

This isn't the Rockets' first incident like this.

https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2016/1...-mejri-mavericks-locker-room-total-disrespect

 

[jbindm]

The whole thing is pretty hilarious. I love the idea of the Rockets going back to their locker room after the game and actually putting a plan together to sneak into the home team's locker room. Great plan.

CP3 - "Alright guys, Clint hits the front door in 30 seconds and distracts 'em while we sneak in through the secret entrance that I know thanks to my intimate knowledge of the Staples Center layout. When he knocks on the door, we go. Trevor, you be the heavy and act like you want to fight while James and Gerald are going to be your hold-me-back guys. What? No, don't worry. They don't want to fight either. I'll call the police and make this all look like it was near the point of real, actual violence so we all don't look like punks. Ready, break!"

 

[snowcraig2.0]

 

[JStanz51]

I personally am a fan of the fact that they sent Clint Capella as a decoy to the front door, really catch em off guard

I feel like we've all been Clint Capela at some point in our lives in some situation. Like being the guy who has to distract the girl your buddy wants to talk to's friend.

 

[CloneGuy8]

If you want to kill some time, youtube Bill Laimbeer fights

 

[CycloneErik]

Lambier would have hit them all with a baseball bat, used his jersey to wipe the blood off the bat, and then proceed to carry the bat with him on the court for the remainder of the game.

False. Laimbeer would have had nails sticking out of the bat, licked off the blood while giving some maniacal grin and decapitated any ref who tried to call it a foul.