It's nice to see Perk hasn't changed

[BballTim]

I doubt there will be any suspension for any of them. Just fines for Perk and LA, I don't really agree with him trying to pick a fight. But, Aldridge wouldn't have stand a chance with Perk if they fought. Kind of seems like frustration on Perk's part because they were losing.

Actually I think Aldridge would kick the crap out of Perk.  Perk like KG is all talk, when truly challenged they back down and wuss out.  Aldridge seems like the kind of guy that would straight up destroy a guy like Perk in a real fight. 

  I dunno. Aldridge was doing the same thing Bill Walker was vs KG, stand around and jaw and then act like they want to fight after 3-4 people step between them.

It looked to me like Aldridge was just standing there and Perkins got in his face for no apparent reason.

  He might have hit Perk in the face with the arm he was warding off Perk with, or Perk might have taken exception to Aldridge shoving that player out of bounds.

[Celts Fan 92]

Has Perkins ever been in a fight? lol he usually just looks angry all the time at least KG has thrown hands before he has more stripes then Big Perk haha but to those guys in this thread sayin its disgusting nd things along tht nature its basketball nuthin major I woulda been surprised if Perk actually threw down just expect a small fine on Perkins

[kozlodoev]

He might have hit Perk in the face with the arm he was warding off Perk with, or Perk might have taken exception to Aldridge shoving that player out of bounds.

Perkins shoved Aldridge in the back, Aldridge pushed right back, at least what I saw, but maybe I missed something.

[Snakehead]

And how is basketball not a physical sport with how post play works?  That doesn't make any sense to me and it's very annoying when I hear people say there is no contact or physicality to basketball, there is plenty, even with how the game has been tamed down.

Post game (and defense) is supposed to be about footwork, not about trying to establish who can push harder. For Exhibit 1 see "Jefferson, Al Ricardo".

Oh that's certainly part of it, but there's a reason Shaq was unstoppable and it wasn't because of his footwork (though he had that too).

You need many elements. Footwork can overcome strength (Hakeem, McHale of course proved that) but with how strong players are now via weight training in the modern game in the post you need some strength to maintain or create post position on both offense and defense.

[jdz101]

Foolish...Perkins isn't half the player Aldridge is...

[ozman]

To all those who say Perkins has become a punk and picked a fight for no reason, Look at the beginning LA clearly shoves with two hands Kevin Durant. Perkins was sticking up for his team mate and star player, absolutely nothing wrong with that

[garz]

I saw that and it looked like LA was starting to laugh when Wallace stepped in. I can't stand the ZombieSonics or Perkins. The most annoying one is Durant though.

I used to like Perks but I think what's changed is the way he thinks he's super badass now. That and the soppy unconditional eternal love given to him by Cs fans while they abuse guys like Green and Danny Ainge undeservedly. This I've been witnessing for like a solid year now and each time I see it, it makes me dislike Perkins a bit more.

edit: Really I blame the Thunder for ruining Perkins though.

[Celtics4ever]

Most of these guys are posers and posturizers and they could not beat their way out of a wet paper bag.  Sure, they are big and strong but they are basketballers not fighters.

[guava_wrench]

What is so silly about this is the guys are up against each other for 4 or 5 seconds yapping away, and then when people break them up, Aldridge finally wants a piece of Perk.

Man, Aldridge looks pretty big now next to the slimmed down Perk. Perk isn't scary anymore with that build.

[Celtics17]

Basketball is a contact sport, phusical whatever you want to call it and not only that but it should be too. Intimidation and physcial play are part of the game. If it's not, it allows a guy with tremendous athletic ability to have much more influence on the game then his large counterpart who might have just as much impact with his size and strength. I can understand the league wanting to protect players who are worth tens of millions of dollars to the league and to the owners but still bsketball is and should be physical.

[RyNye]

It's no coincidence that the league started to penalize physical play more when the game began to be dominated by more black players. Just like there were never rules about what players had to wear on the bench if they weren't playing (the white audience was threatened by the "thug" appearance of many young black athletes).

When Larry Bird got in someone's face or picked a fight, he isn't singled out for being a punk.

But when a black guy acts that way, he is a punk, and it is scary.

I am not saying anyone here is racist, there are a lot of legitimate reasons why fighting shouldn't be allowed (though I think the foul calling is a little much, and contact should be treated less stringently). But there is a lot of subtle racism in the way the league has developed historically, due to subconscious knee-jerk reactions by white audience members to seeing this big black people fighting.

[Snakehead]

I saw that and it looked like LA was starting to laugh when Wallace stepped in. I can't stand the ZombieSonics or Perkins. The most annoying one is Durant though.

I used to like Perks but I think what's changed is the way he thinks he's super badass now. That and the soppy unconditional eternal love given to him by Cs fans while they abuse guys like Green and Danny Ainge undeservedly. This I've been witnessing for like a solid year now and each time I see it, it makes me dislike Perkins a bit more.

edit: Really I blame the Thunder for ruining Perkins though.

I wouldn't be surprised if the trade made Perkins a little more bitter (understandbly IMO), but overall I think you are just thinking this way because he's no longer wearing the C's uniform.  This has kind of always been Perk.  He's a guy you love to have on your team but hate him if he's on another.  Udonis Haslem is another great example, and of course our own KG.

[SamuelAdams]

It's no coincidence that the league started to penalize physical play more when the game began to be dominated by more black players. Just like there were never rules about what players had to wear on the bench if they weren't playing (the white audience was threatened by the "thug" appearance of many young black athletes).

When Larry Bird got in someone's face or picked a fight, he isn't singled out for being a punk.

But when a black guy acts that way, he is a punk, and it is scary.

I am not saying anyone here is racist, there are a lot of legitimate reasons why fighting shouldn't be allowed (though I think the foul calling is a little much, and contact should be treated less stringently). But there is a lot of subtle racism in the way the league has developed historically, due to subconscious knee-jerk reactions by white audience members to seeing this big black people fighting.

I generally think peeps should be allowed to speak their mind on the boards but this crap just doesn't belong here....

[Potapenko Boxout]

It's no coincidence that the league started to penalize physical play more when the game began to be dominated by more black players. Just like there were never rules about what players had to wear on the bench if they weren't playing (the white audience was threatened by the "thug" appearance of many young black athletes).

When Larry Bird got in someone's face or picked a fight, he isn't singled out for being a punk.

But when a black guy acts that way, he is a punk, and it is scary.

I am not saying anyone here is racist, there are a lot of legitimate reasons why fighting shouldn't be allowed (though I think the foul calling is a little much, and contact should be treated less stringently). But there is a lot of subtle racism in the way the league has developed historically, due to subconscious knee-jerk reactions by white audience members to seeing this big black people fighting.

I generally think peeps should be allowed to speak their mind on the boards but this crap just doesn't belong here....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HFHsF-zJy4&feature=related

[Celts Fan 92]

I saw that and it looked like LA was starting to laugh when Wallace stepped in. I can't stand the ZombieSonics or Perkins. The most annoying one is Durant though.

I used to like Perks but I think what's changed is the way he thinks he's super badass now. That and the soppy unconditional eternal love given to him by Cs fans while they abuse guys like Green and Danny Ainge undeservedly. This I've been witnessing for like a solid year now and each time I see it, it makes me dislike Perkins a bit more.

edit: Really I blame the Thunder for ruining Perkins though.

lol why do u dislike Kevin Durant?