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2316488, yeah, there's no good reason for the NBA to be a goonish sport
Posted by celery77, Fri Apr-18-14 08:37 AM
>I have to say though...some people think the NBA is soft
>now...but the flagrant foul rules and the rules against
>fighting have made Goon Ball less likely to an effective route
>to a championship...and honestly that has been a good thing
leave that to backwards ass hockey.
And of course there's the undercurrent of basketball being a sport played by black guys, watched by white guys, which goes with the discussion, but there's just no reason -- as a neutral fan -- to want guys like Jordan to get chopped every time they try a move. Bron is an amazing player, fun to watch, and I'm glad we don't have to watch him get into a few fights a year just to maintain his right to drive the line and make his highlight plays.
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