Comments on: Idle thought http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/mcmanamon/2009/05/08/idle-thought-11/ Musings on the world of sports Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Tbomb http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/mcmanamon/2009/05/08/idle-thought-11/comment-page-1/#comment-4675 Tbomb Sat, 09 May 2009 01:15:25 +0000 http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/mcmanamon/2009/05/08/idle-thought-11/#comment-4675 "...knock THEM around ..." or HIM? "…knock THEM around …" or HIM?

]]> By: alan t. http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/mcmanamon/2009/05/08/idle-thought-11/comment-page-1/#comment-4674 alan t. Sat, 09 May 2009 00:25:04 +0000 http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/mcmanamon/2009/05/08/idle-thought-11/#comment-4674 Jason ... I enjoy dry senses of humor in a major way, but was your post for real? Help me out here. Jason … I enjoy dry senses of humor in a major way, but was your post for real? Help me out here.

]]> By: Jason http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/mcmanamon/2009/05/08/idle-thought-11/comment-page-1/#comment-4673 Jason Sat, 09 May 2009 00:06:56 +0000 http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/mcmanamon/2009/05/08/idle-thought-11/#comment-4673 Why would you even ask such a question? We're playing BASKETBALL here, not mixed martial arts. Good golly, dude, get a grip. If opponents have to resort to such actions, then David Stern needs to begin doling out season-long suspensions and fining the guilty franchises hundreds of thousands of dollars. It's bad enough that the occasional thug ever stoops to such jealous levels, but to have a newspaper columnist ASK when it's gonna happen, almost INVITING such an assault, is just mind-boggling. Why would you even ask such a question? We're playing BASKETBALL here, not mixed martial arts. Good golly, dude, get a grip. If opponents have to resort to such actions, then David Stern needs to begin doling out season-long suspensions and fining the guilty franchises hundreds of thousands of dollars. It's bad enough that the occasional thug ever stoops to such jealous levels, but to have a newspaper columnist ASK when it's gonna happen, almost INVITING such an assault, is just mind-boggling.

]]> By: Drew http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/mcmanamon/2009/05/08/idle-thought-11/comment-page-1/#comment-4672 Drew Sat, 09 May 2009 00:06:43 +0000 http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/mcmanamon/2009/05/08/idle-thought-11/#comment-4672 Let me add this, sorry for the 2nd post: If it doesn't come, then all of the teams that face the Cavs have coaches and players that are complete idiots. Let me add this, sorry for the 2nd post:

If it doesn't come, then all of the teams that face the Cavs have coaches and players that are complete idiots.

]]> By: Drew http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/mcmanamon/2009/05/08/idle-thought-11/comment-page-1/#comment-4671 Drew Fri, 08 May 2009 23:53:41 +0000 http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/mcmanamon/2009/05/08/idle-thought-11/#comment-4671 Pat, It is coming. Personally, I don't think it will be that severe from the Hawks (Pachulia notwithstanding), but I think we can all agree that the EC Finals will be pretty brutal...especially if the Celtics make it through the Magic. It is pretty amazing how playoff basketball has changed since the era of Bird, Magic, Isiah et al. They used to beat the living heck out of each other, with very few whistles; that's just how things were. Now, guys get tapped and the refs are blowing ridiculously quick whistles. Pat,
It is coming. Personally, I don't think it will be that severe from the Hawks (Pachulia notwithstanding), but I think we can all agree that the EC Finals will be pretty brutal…especially if the Celtics make it through the Magic.

It is pretty amazing how playoff basketball has changed since the era of Bird, Magic, Isiah et al. They used to beat the living heck out of each other, with very few whistles; that's just how things were. Now, guys get tapped and the refs are blowing ridiculously quick whistles.

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