Flagrant Foul Call Sparks Discussion, Debate

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First Cup: Tuesday
Published 4/22/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Ivan Carter of The Washington Post: "Wizards Coach Eddie Jordan disputed the notion that his team is out to rough up James. Many of his own players have been on the receiving end of hard fouls. Andray Blatche was elbowed in the face by James in Game 1 and knocked on the head by Anderson Varejao on a drive Monday night. 'Officials shouldn't be swayed by what we say,' Jordan said. 'Officials shouldn't be swayed by what happened the last game. We said, first of all, we want to stay in front of James, so he wouldn't get to the rim. It's hard to take a ...

The Internets are alive: Wizards at Cavs, Game 2
Published 4/22/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
... with sharp focus. Gilbert Arenas is limited by his knee, Caron Butler does not look 100 percent, DeShawn Stevenson is not dealing with the extra pressure, and Brendan Haywood has not been the same player since the confrontation with LeBron in Game 1. Eddie Jordan said he did a "horrible job trying to keep our guys in an organized fashion." Antawn Jamison said as a captain he has done a bad job of "controlling this team." Ivan Carter, The Washington Post: "Obviously, emotions are high because of what ...

Washington's secret weapon
Published 4/23/2008 by Basketbawful at Basketbawful
... on my way to lunch -- Mason is brushing the mighty King James aside like a shoulder full of flaky dandruff. That's pretty impressive. Now I know Wizards coach Eddie Jordan has denied that his team is trying to lay the wood on LeBron, but we all know better. So Eddie, if you're going to rough up somebody who rumbles downcourt like a runaway choo-choo train, you might as well use the one player on your team who apparently has superhuman strength. Just a suggestion.