What do you think? I think it could've been an accident. I think he could've been just flailing in celebration. If so it's a shame for a guy because he's had some incidents in the past and everybody's going to make judgements based on that.
But if I had to bet I'd bet that one was not intentional.
Re: Metta World Peace: Accident or not?
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 4:58 pm
by dbackjon
Intentional - and it is not even close. You can see MWP see Harden, and raise his elbows and slam him.
Re: Metta World Peace: Accident or not?
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 5:02 pm
by Grizalltheway
Yes, I'm fairly certain he was an accident.
Re: Metta World Peace: Accident or not?
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 5:22 pm
by 93henfan
That shit happens every 30 secs in the NHL.
Re: Metta World Peace: Accident or not?
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 5:34 pm
by AZGrizFan
Grizalltheway wrote:Yes, I'm fairly certain he was an accident.
Dammit. Beat me to it. We'd have to ask his mother, though.
Metta World Peace: Accident or not?
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 5:36 pm
by CID1990
His name is amusing to the point of comedy. I think even Jon Stewart could find a joke there somewhere.
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Re: Metta World Peace: Accident or not?
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 6:17 pm
by SuperHornet
I'm on the fence on this. When I saw the SportCenter video at the gym this morning (no sound, of course), his face looked as if he were so into the celebration that hitting Harden could conceivably have been an accident. But his excessive windup and follow-through makes it appear intentional. It looks like that joke of a commissioner David Stern will have to make a decision on this, and I'm not sure he's going to make the right one. If this turns out to actually BE intentional and he's merely suspended and fined, well, it seems like he's turning into the behavioral version of Steve Howe. If MWP is indeed determined to have nailed Harden intentionally, especially given how violently he did so, I would think that an outright ban would be in order.
Re: Metta World Peace: Accident or not?
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:33 pm
by Willie
Helmets required in the NBA. Any other player, I'd be fine with it...but this guy is a Class A Cunt.
Re: Metta World Peace: Accident or not?
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:37 pm
by grizzaholic
He got fucked.
Re: Metta World Peace: Accident or not?
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:48 pm
by SDHornet
SuperHornet wrote:I'm on the fence on this. When I saw the SportCenter video at the gym this morning (no sound, of course), his face looked as if he were so into the celebration that hitting Harden could conceivably have been an accident. But his excessive windup and follow-through makes it appear intentional. It looks like that joke of a commissioner David Stern will have to make a decision on this, and I'm not sure he's going to make the right one. If this turns out to actually BE intentional and he's merely suspended and fined, well, it seems like he's turning into the behavioral version of Steve Howe. If MWP is indeed determined to have nailed Harden intentionally, especially given how violently he did so, I would think that an outright ban would be in order.
Since when did Curves start showing Sportscenter?
Re: Metta World Peace: Accident or not?
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:53 pm
by SDHornet
I think he got caught up in the emotion and elbowed the first person who got in his way of his celebration. Regardless he still deserves a suspension just for changing his name to Metta World Peace.
Re: Metta World Peace: Accident or not?
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:53 pm
by BlueHen86
SDHornet wrote:
SuperHornet wrote:I'm on the fence on this. When I saw the SportCenter video at the gym this morning (no sound, of course), his face looked as if he were so into the celebration that hitting Harden could conceivably have been an accident. But his excessive windup and follow-through makes it appear intentional. It looks like that joke of a commissioner David Stern will have to make a decision on this, and I'm not sure he's going to make the right one. If this turns out to actually BE intentional and he's merely suspended and fined, well, it seems like he's turning into the behavioral version of Steve Howe. If MWP is indeed determined to have nailed Harden intentionally, especially given how violently he did so, I would think that an outright ban would be in order.
Since when did Curves start showing Sportscenter?
Re: Metta World Peace: Accident or not?
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:25 am
by bluehenbillk
Accident or not? Seriously? I'd love to drug test the person that thinks it was an accident.
Re: Metta World Peace: Accident or not?
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:23 am
by grizfnz
You can take da boy out da hood but you can't take da hood out da boy. Fo shizzle, my nizzle.
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Re: Metta World Peace: Accident or not?
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:28 am
by ASUG8
If he hadn't already locked up the title for dirtiest player in the NBA this took him over the top.
Re: Metta World Peace: Accident or not?
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:03 am
by andy7171
SDHornet wrote:
SuperHornet wrote:I'm on the fence on this. When I saw the SportCenter video at the gym this morning (no sound, of course), his face looked as if he were so into the celebration that hitting Harden could conceivably have been an accident. But his excessive windup and follow-through makes it appear intentional. It looks like that joke of a commissioner David Stern will have to make a decision on this, and I'm not sure he's going to make the right one. If this turns out to actually BE intentional and he's merely suspended and fined, well, it seems like he's turning into the behavioral version of Steve Howe. If MWP is indeed determined to have nailed Harden intentionally, especially given how violently he did so, I would think that an outright ban would be in order.
Since when did Curves start showing Sportscenter?
POY nominee!
Re: Metta World Peace: Accident or not?
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:11 pm
by Gil Dobie
He should be an X-Laker
Re: Metta World Peace: Accident or not?
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:32 pm
by SDHornet
andy7171 wrote:
SDHornet wrote:
Since when did Curves start showing Sportscenter?
POY nominee!
I poop out one of these every so often. I think I'm more shocked no one beat me to the punch.
Re: Metta World Peace: Accident or not?
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 11:11 pm
by SuperHornet
SDHornet wrote:
SuperHornet wrote:I'm on the fence on this. When I saw the SportCenter video at the gym this morning (no sound, of course), his face looked as if he were so into the celebration that hitting Harden could conceivably have been an accident. But his excessive windup and follow-through makes it appear intentional. It looks like that joke of a commissioner David Stern will have to make a decision on this, and I'm not sure he's going to make the right one. If this turns out to actually BE intentional and he's merely suspended and fined, well, it seems like he's turning into the behavioral version of Steve Howe. If MWP is indeed determined to have nailed Harden intentionally, especially given how violently he did so, I would think that an outright ban would be in order.
Since when did Curves start showing Sportscenter?
Real funny, SD.
You know full well I don't have the proper plumbing to get into Curves. I go to Fitness Works, a division of Twin Arbors Athletic Club here in Lodi.
That said, this does qualify for Comedic POY.
Re: Metta World Peace: Accident or not?
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 3:54 am
by Skjellyfetti
I dont like to see players getting injured, but I miss the physical game and hard playoff fouls from the NBA of old. Players like Harden or Bowen got knocked down if they pulled some of the stupid shit they are known for and players who flopped got hit extra hard the next time.
Back then the referees got out of the way and let them play. For example, in Game 3 of the 1987 Eastern Conference Finals, Larry Bird grabbed an offensive rebound and went up for a shot.
Bill Laimbeer (one of the greatest villains in the history of American sports) made no attempt to block Bird's shot. Instead, he delivered a WWF-style clothesline to Bird's throat which immediately started a bench-clearing brawl.
Bird was so angry that he waited until he got a good shot at Laimbeer and fired the ball at him so hard that it made Roger Clemens blush. Both players were ejected but they were not suspended.
If this would've happened today Bird and Laimbeer would be suspended for at least 5 games.
Two games later, Robert Parish went up to Laimbeer and delivered a flurry of punches to his skull (much to the delight of the Celtic fans). This was payback for Laimbeer's attack on Bird. Not only was Parish not ejected, HE WAS NOT EVEN CALLED FOR A FOUL!
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Re: Metta World Peace: Accident or not?
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:16 am
by JoltinJoe
BREAKING:
WORLD PEACE SUSPENDED!
Re: Metta World Peace: Accident or not?
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:53 am
by bluehenbillk
7 games, he got off light.
Re: Metta World Peace: Accident or not?
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:59 am
by Gil Dobie
Heard some former players on the radio. They stated that World POS new exactly what he was doing. Players are aware of those types of situations and World POS did this intentionally.
Re: Metta World Peace: Accident or not?
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 6:39 am
by grizzaholic
SuperHornet wrote:
SDHornet wrote:
Since when did Curves start showing Sportscenter?
Real funny, SD.
You know full well I don't have the proper plumbing to get into Curves. I go to Fitness Works, a division of Twin Arbors Athletic Club here in Lodi.
That said, this does qualify for Comedic POY.
This post is why we all love ya SH.
Re: Metta World Peace: Accident or not?
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 7:47 am
by andy7171
the more I watch grizza's signature GIF, the more I think Harden walked into him intentionally and didn't get decked all that hard.
