Nobody Asked for This

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Blog reaction to Suns Suspensions
Published 5/16/2007 by Blog@FanIQ.com (CriticalFanatic) at FanIQ Blog
... Pounding the Rock (quickly becoming a favorite) asked what ever happened to caring about the fans ... (read his whole post via the link. It's good)

NBA Playoffs: A Game 5 Without Amare. Tragic.
Published 5/16/2007 at Deadspin
... • Pounding The Rock (Spurs blog): "Horry loses his cool and arm checks The Great White Symbol. An inexcusable cheap shot that leads to the unfortunate suspension of two vital Suns players. And with that the litmus paper has been turned and there's no going back. There's no pointing at Baron Davis' elbow to the head of Derek Fisher and questioning his free pass from the masses, no remembrance of a Raja Bell clothesline. The Spurs are thugs. The series is tainted and the indelible dye has been cast upon the postseason. The only happy ending, the only way to clean this up is David casting down the Goliath and retaking his seemingly ill-gotten gains. No matter the outcome tonight, the Spurs will walk away losers."

The Venting-About-the-Suspensions Post
Published 5/16/2007 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Matthew Powell of San Antonio Spurs blog Pounding the Rock: "Whatever happened to 'give the fans what they want?' Or 'the customer is always right?' The NBA, thanks to an iron-clad interpretation of a rule nobody has ever liked, has appeased ... who? Who's happy about this?"

Bulls 2
Published 5/16/2007 by lilnemo at SportsFilter
... - Spurs

11 Darts at the NBA Board
Published 5/16/2007 by Brian at Empty the Bench
... Forget the rules–this is total hogwash, and David Stern knows it. Nevermind the vitriolic thoughts of Suns fans right about now: Pounding the Rock (a Spurs blog) isn’t pleased about this situation either, and can’t believe his team have now been branded as “thugs:”

NBA Playoffs: The Spurs Fan Solution: Sit Duncan!
Published 5/16/2007 at Deadspin