azcentral.com - 11/17/2008
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slideshow Photos from the game | Box score Sir Isaac Newton's first law of motion came about two centuries ahead of basketball, so he had no inkling of men who would look like Shaquille O'Neal or teams that would move a sphere like the Suns. But there they were Sunday night, bringing a physics ...
brightsideofthesun.com - 11/18/2008
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brightsideofthesun.com —
Article on the changes Nash has made with
the departure of D'Antoni, the addition of Shaq, and...
the new regime of Porter.
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A New Nash
msn.foxsports.com - 11/14/2008
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msn.foxsports.com —
The NBA has suspended Steve Nash and Matt
Barnes of Phoenix and Rafer Alston of Houston for...
their roles in a fight. Alston and Barnes were suspended for two games without pay and Nash for one. The league also fined Shaquille O'Neal $35,000 and Tracy McGrady $25,000 on Friday for their actions ...
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Nash, Alston, Barnes suspended for fight
azcentral.com - 11/14/2008
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azcentral.com —
SACRAMENTO Suns forward Matt Barnes was suspended
for two games and Suns guard Steve Nash was...
suspended for a game for their parts in a third-quarter altercation with Houston Rockets players Wednesday. The Suns learned of the disciplinary moves ...
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Barnes, Nash suspended for fight
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Video: Shaq Flagrant Foul on Rodney Stuckey a Matter of Physics
Larry Brown Sports —
... the Suns players thought it was wrong for Shaq to be ejected for this foul on Rodney Stuckey, and Terry Porter said after the game that Stuckey’s fall made the actual foul seem much worse than it was. I’ll let you be the judge, and be sure to check out Shaq’s Newton-like explanation for the incident afterward. The video first:
Now Shaq’s explanation was simply classic:
“The law of physics states ...
Video: Shaq's 'laws of physics' flagrant foul on Rodney Stuckey
Ball Don't Lie —
... their grandma are talking about this morning. Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey rises toward the hoop with the ball extended, only to be met by Mr. Shaquille O'Neal and his tree trunk arms. Crash. Bang. Flagrant '2' foul. Bye, Shaq. Was that foul "unnecessary and excessive"? I definitely don't think so — as you'll soon see/hear on today's TBJ vidcast — but hey, you be the judge. But before you decide, check out Shaq's hilarious Sir Issac Newton explanation of the collision: "The law ...
Shaq The Physics Professor
Intentional Foul —
So sayeth the Big Aristotle to Rodney Stuckey:
“The law of physics states that a body in motion stays in motion,” O’Neal said. “And if you have two objects that meet in the air, the smaller object is going to fall much harder at the same rate of speed it was going. I’ve never been the type of player to take anyone out. I was going for the ball.”
Now, lets see the yesterday’s lesson in action :
The actual law ...
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