Word of the Day: thug

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Friday Bullets
Published 5/2/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... is suspended for that elbow to LeBron James' face. Wizard fans are outraged, especially as that was one of many cheap shots in that game. TrueHoop reader and DC fan Unsilent Majority writes: "I'm going to be needing Stu Jackson's home phone number." (Related, a little video catalog of playoff conflagrations.) ...

The NBA Playoffs : Where Thuggery Happens
Published 5/2/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... Basketbawful has compiled video selections from some of this spring’s more notable playoff assaults and notes, “three of these examples involve somebody thumping Lebron James, which is less Rambis versus McHale and more Bad Boy Pistons versus Michael Jordan. This goes way beyond hombre-ism and straight into the realm of cheap-shotery. And you know what? I love it. I never realized much I enjoyed this kind of tooth-rattling, bone-jarring it’s-okay-to-hate-your-opponents intensity until — all of a sudden, out of nowhere — it was back. Tell the truth: ...

Bobcats Sunday Linkage - May 4, 2008
Published 5/4/2008 by George Washington III at Bobcat Bonfire
... come the conspiracy theories… Kurt liveblogged the Rocket’s elimination game Warriors report cards are in… Scott looks back at his Timberwolves season preview in the harsh glare of the end of the season Outer Hoops Blogtopia links Former Bucks in the playoffs…does this guarantee a loss, like the ex-Cub factor? Basketbawful’s word of the day: thug D’Antoni in Chicago ...

Reading is Great! Monday’s NBA Links
Published 5/5/2008 by Andrew Thell and Brian Spencer at Empty the Bench
- Basketbawful - Bill Laimbeer was the undisputed master of thugging—agreed. - FanHouse - Watch Chris Paul audition for the part of Bruce Bowen in an upcoming biopic. - Pistons Palace - Jason Maxiell was filthier than Dwight Howard in Game One. - HOOPSWORLD - Five players who improved their standing as free agents this offseason. - Philadelphia Inquirer - It’s shaping up to be a summer of big decisions ...

Bruised, Not Broken
Published 5/16/2008 by Rob Mahoney (noreply@blogger.com) at Upside and Motor
Photo from Getty Images/Robert Martinez. The playoffs. It's where stuff like this and this and even this happens. Fouls are harder, players are rougher, and the tension and emotion is higher. When you've got ten tall, athletic guys running around in a confined area while hopped up on testosterone and a guy in a suit on the sidelines telling them to do something about it, someone's going to get hurt. Be it because of over aggressiveness, nerves being wound too tight, or freak accident, the playoffs are the playground of bumps and ...