Comments on: Will Amare miss Game 5?

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 20 May 2007 05:37:36 +0000

Who cares? He’s not a Knick.

By: jon abbey

jon abbey — Fri, 18 May 2007 03:41:56 +0000

the really amazing thing is that PJ Brown is not only still around, but scored 20 points in the first half tonight.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Fri, 18 May 2007 03:28:21 +0000

That’s very helpful, xduckshoex, thanks.

Still, though, I really am wondering – who the heck were the 5 Knicks on the court at the time of the incident then?

John Wallace
Charlie Ward
Probably Chris Childs

But who were the other two players?

I know Buck Williams was on the bench, and I am pretty sure Herb Williams was, too (as Buck Williams held one player back, I think it was Herb, because Buck knew about the rule, as he was on the Trailblazers when they lost players due to the rule).

But WAS Oakley on the court then? And even if Oakley was, who ELSE would be on the court? Scott Brooks? Walter McCarthy?

By: xduckshoex

xduckshoex — Thu, 17 May 2007 21:40:13 +0000

Brian – maybe this is what you’re looking for?

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4196/is_19970516/ai_n10333125

By: xduckshoex

xduckshoex — Thu, 17 May 2007 21:31:55 +0000

Here is what I can drag up from my hazy memories of that time period:

PJ Brown bodyslams Ward. Everybody from both teams wants to get involved, but because this was in front of the Heat bench officials managed to prevent most of their players from joining in. With no one to really hold them back, the Knicks all rushed the floor and there were roughly 152 suspensions as a result.

I may have slightly exaggerated the suspensions, but only slightly.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Thu, 17 May 2007 19:43:20 +0000

Hey, does anyone have a good link to details about what actually happened during the Knicks/Heat game?

It’s been ten years, so I question my memory – I’m trying to recall exactly who were the five Knicks who were on the court.

Also, wasn’t there a funny thing where Oakley managed to avoid getting suspended because he had already been ejected from the game?

The only DECENT description I’ve found is at a Heat website, whose descriptions are pretty hilarious, really – but not much in the way of matching reality.

By: Dan Panorama

Dan Panorama — Thu, 17 May 2007 19:20:08 +0000

I was age 12 and completely inconsolable.

For the rest of my life I will always look back at that moment as the first time I realized that we do not live in a just and fair world.

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 17 May 2007 15:42:35 +0000

I was 10 when that series happened, and I believe I cried when they lost game 7.

By: Plexxxx

Plexxxx — Wed, 16 May 2007 19:15:56 +0000

It’s a bad rule, just like the “Tuck Rule” in the NFL, but you just can’t change it in midstream. It’s something you can only look at in the offseason, it would be unfair to every team and player that has been punished by the rule for them to just turn around and say “Okay, we screwed up, we’ll let it slide this time”. I know for years the NBA has been maddeningly inconsistent with regards to officiating, but they’ve almost always been consistent when it comes to enforcement of rules like this one.

As I said before, it’s unfortunate for Phoenix, but they’re going to have to play through it. I think they can win this game without Stoudamire and Diaw anyway.

I do find it funny that I haven’t really heard much mention of that Knicks-Heat series with regards to this issue, I guess people have short memories or are too young to remember. I also recall that outside of NYC there was no outrage, it was treated as “the Knicks got what they deserved”.

By: xduckshoex

xduckshoex — Wed, 16 May 2007 17:54:00 +0000

I think it’s hilarious that after this Stern decided not to attend game 5. He probably knew a Suns fan would take a swing at him.