Shaq Should Be Suspended for Flagrant on Amir Johnson
FanHouse —
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This, as Jeff Van Gundy noted at the time, should absolutely have been called a flagrant two on Shaq. There was no attempt to make any kind of play on the ball, it was simply a forearm to the chest meant to take out the Pistons' Amir Johnson.
The league reviews all flagrant fouls, and it's very possible that Shaq will receive a one-game suspension for this one. In fact, I'd be shocked if he didn't. Especially since the Suns' next game is against Memphis, who they should have no trouble beating even without ...
The national media meets the Zoo Crew
Detroit Bad Boys —
Yahoo’s Johnny Ludden has the play by play:
Johnson exploded off the court. O’Neal met him in mid-flight, extended his right arm into Johnson’s chest and sent the Detroit Pistons forward back from where he came. As he hit the floor with a thud, Johnson felt the wind suck out of his chest.
“Sorry young fella,” O’Neal said.
“I figure I might as well get it,” Johnson would later say, “while I’m young.”
That’s the highlight everyone seems to be talking about, but obviously the Zoo Crew had plenty of other plays where, you ...
Шек и Коби
NBA Macedonia —
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Синоќа ни Шек, а ни Коби, некогашните “другарчиња“ ги немаа своите баш најубави моменти оваа сезона. Разликата е таа што, исто како и Коби, и Шек веројатно требаше да биде исклучен за својот килер ...
Whaddayouthink: Should Shaq be suspended for flagrant on Amir?
Ball Don't Lie —
One thing to keep in mind before watching this video: the Pistons got away with some pretty good hits on the Suns right before Shaq fouled Amir Johnson. The referees weren’t blowing the whistles. That's your mini-set-up. Jeff Van Gundy -- as well as Fan House blogger Brett Edwards -- think the refs should have called a flagrant two on Shaq. To quote Edwards: "There was no attempt to make any kind of play on the ball, it was simply a forearm to the chest meant to take out the Pistons' Amir Johnson." I disagree. ABC’s replay angles aren’t ...
Shaqs Flagrant foul: The Big Diesel looked frustrated
Hail Mary Jane —
So I don’t know if it was the fact that the Pistons were getting away with a lot of hits on Shaquille O’neal without the refs blowing their whistles or if it was the fact that his team was getting beat on both ends of the court but Shaq seemed pretty frustrated on this play and he took it out on Amir Johnson.
Now to be fair, Shaq did make a play on the ball. His right hand hit the ball out of Johnson’s hands. He just did it a little aggressively. I heard people saying he ...
Is Shaq frustrated already?
Epic Carnival —
by Isaac, The World of Isaac Being past your prime is one thing, but being well-past your prime is something Shaq is going to have to get used to. In 3 games with the Suns, Shaq's numbers resemble not that of a hall of famer, but that of a big man on his last legs. I'm sure Steve Kerr did not envision Shaq going for 30 and 20 but I'm pretty sure he also didn't envision him getting 7 pts and 11 boards on national tv against a big time opponent. But that's exactly what O'Neal did Sunday. His 1-8 from the FT line didnt help his cause either. In fact, Shaq's best contribution thus far was his ...
