I’m with Dave Crockett on this one. Isn’t it a little more important to stand up for yourselves during the first 46 minutes?

I’m guessing Nash hasn’t watched the Coyotes recently (nor have many others, for that matter). Hockey put in a bunch of rules specifically to prevent these shenanigans. Of course, they provoked the same kind of backlash … fighting is a “part of the game”, blah blah blah. I think the end-of-game five-on-five brawls weren’t quite a part of the game that the NHL needed to keep.

The same goes in life. As soon as you start worrying about what the other guy is doing, you’re screwed. Worry about doing the best you can every single moment, regardless of the score or what’s going on all around you. Then, you’re attentionwill be where it should be, and you’ll be at your best at all times.

I disagree with Hubie. If I perceived a team was purposefully embarassing my team, I would have no qualms about instructing a hard foul as well. I think that is part of the game, just like a pitcher throwing at a hitter in retaliation for a player stealing a base with his team up x amount of runs. The question becomes was Isiah justified in thinking that Karl was running up the score. I do not know.

Collins was 100% wrong, cannot foul above the shoulders as a pitcher should never aim for someone’s head.

if you read the article hubie subtly, but directly, chastises isiah for not instructing collins on how to give a hard, “professional” foul–from the elbow down.

hubie also hints at something a buddy of mine said the day after the brawl. “giving consistent effort on defense–no matter the score–is a sign of respect for your coach.” (i may have already posted that comment but don’t recall.) this team’s propensity to drop its head and stop playing–particularly on defense–as soon as it gets hit with a little 8-0 run is mind blowing. it’s a big part of why the team is consistently down 18-20 points. it’s also the surest sign that they’re not buying what isiah is selling any more than they did larry brown.

i suppose this is the last comment i’ll make on the matter. then, i’m done. i could swallow the tough-guy routine from collins, jeffries, robinson, et al. a little easier if the knicks hadn’t spent the whole night not caring whether denver scored. where is all this pride in the midst of those 30+ point quarters this team routinely gives up?

This entire thing is overblown. It happened in New York and the
press is a bunch of bored, frustrated writers. As long as the fans don’t get hit, it is not a big deal.