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November 22, 2004
Pacers Nonsense- Laying the Blame
I've noticed a rather frightening mood among Pacers' fans online...blaming the Pistons for what happened the other night. Artest commits a foul, Wallce pushes him, which clears the benches, Detroit fans throw cups at players, Artest is hit with a cup and goes into the stands like a madman and starts punching people...I think he actually punches the wrong guy who never threw a thing at him...other players go into the stands and start throwing punches, more fans start throwing things onto the court and at players going into the tunnel.
That's what went down...yet, the blame lies solely with the Pistons and Piston fans? Nonsense. First, if someone pushes a teammate, you do NOT clear the bench and go out and fight...that's what the Pacers did. That was wrong. If someone hits you with a plastic cup from the stands, you DO NOT run into the crowd and start punching fans. That's what the Pacers did. Fans shouldn't throw things, it's wrong, it's stupid, and it's dangerous- this is what some of the Piston fans did.
This was a case of men acting like stupid kids. Heck, that's actually an insult to children, because children don't get paid millions of dollars to do this, and they don't usually wildly punch at people.
Many people were wrong with this, and blaming the opposing team and the team's fans for losing the season, or losing players to suspensions is just as childish as what these oversized babies did to begin with. We're talking about men who make millions to PLAY A GAME. Let's not lose any sleep over them or the situation. And, please, let's not blame others for the WRONG actions of adult men who know better.
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Posted by Josh at November 22, 2004 02:39 AM