Wade up to his same old Bush League tactics

[indeedproceed]

NBA is not upgrading or further punishing Wade per Windhorst.

Wade will continue to headhunt unabated.

Cannot believe this.

[Fafnir]

NBA is not upgrading or further punishing Wade per Windhorst.

Wade will continue to headhunt unabated.

Cannot believe this.

I'd say he'd keep doing it till he hurt someone, but he already has injured multiple players...

[angryguy77]

Somewhere, Kevin McHale is reading this blog and wondering what happened to Celtics nation.

I think Kevin realizes it's a different era. I think you should too.

Do you honestly think players today could retaliate the same way they could 20 years ago?

Wade knows he can get away with this because had there been a bench clearing, half of the Pacers team would be suspended. In Mchale's day, the person taking the cheap shot knew there was a risk of retaliation involved.

I hope one day he gets his.

[angryguy77]

NBA is not upgrading or further punishing Wade per Windhorst.

Wade will continue to headhunt unabated.

It's times like this I ask myself why I bother watching this sport. If this isn't an in your face double standard, then I don't know what is.

[indeedproceed]

NBA is not upgrading or further punishing Wade per Windhorst.

Wade will continue to headhunt unabated.

Cannot believe this.

I'd say he'd keep doing it till he hurt someone, but he already has injured multiple players...

There aren't many times where I legitimately wonder just if maybe there is some legitimate conspiracy stuff going on, but this is one of those times. With Wade out, and Bosh maybe sidelined, there is every chance that Indy goes up 2-1, with game 4 at home and a real chance to take the series.

With Rose out, Melo/Stat out, Howard out, and the Celtics iffy for the Finals, you have to think Stern is praying for the Heat to advance.

[prov1ml34]

Somewhere, Kevin McHale is reading this blog and wondering what happened to Celtics nation.

I think Kevin realizes it's a different era. I think you should too.

Do you honestly think players today could retaliate the same way they could 20 years ago?

Wade knows he can get away with this because had there been a bench clearing, half of the Pacers team would be suspended. In Mchale's day, the person taking the cheap shot knew there was a risk of retaliation involved.

I hope one day he gets his.

I agree. It is a different era and a different game based on how much physicality is allowed now days. If these types of plays were common place across the league, I wouldn't have a problem with it. However, any other player gets ejected from the game and suspended for the next if they do anything remotely close to what Wade did to Collison.

I realize that they are protecting the officials in the whole "do not touch a ref" rule and that is why Rondo got suspended. And per the rules, the punishment was justified and the correct decision was made unfortunately. I just wish the league would provide the same discretion in looking at a punishment for this instance. His play on Collison was a textbook Flagrant 2 violation no ifs ands or buts about it.

[Senninsage]

Should have been a flagrant 2 and accompanied by a suspension. That was a very dirty play that could have seriously injured collison.

[Finkelskyhook]

NBA is not upgrading or further punishing Wade per Windhorst.

Wade will continue to headhunt unabated.

Cannot believe this.

I'd say he'd keep doing it till he hurt someone, but he already has injured multiple players...

There aren't many times where I legitimately wonder just if maybe there is some legitimate conspiracy stuff going on, but this is one of those times. With Wade out, and Bosh maybe sidelined, there is every chance that Indy goes up 2-1, with game 4 at home and a real chance to take the series.

With Rose out, Melo/Stat out, Howard out, and the Celtics iffy for the Finals, you have to think Stern is praying for the Heat to advance.

Is that a rhetorical statement, IP?  

If you watched Wade's 3-step layup attempt in front of two officials last night in the last minute...One would think the officials were wearing heat jerseys.

The Pacers won in spite of the best efforts of the 8 men playing against them.

[Celtic]

I've said for years this is why I advocate the intentional injuring of stars. Haha, that sounds so crazy just reading it out loud but unfortunately there really is no other recourse. If a superstar (or Ron Artest in some cases) is allowed to intentionally hurt the other players on the court, with either no, or minimal punishment, as well as zero acknowledgement by the NBA, what choice do the other players have? Take out Wade to send a message and maybe Stern will finally man up and realize his fans are onto what he's been doing.

[Mr October]

Its now in the hands of Indiana.

The crowd needs to do their part and jeer like crazy.

If any of these Indiana players have the tough stones, they should give Wade a message. Nothing crazy flagrant, just consistent physicality.

I am so disgusted with Wade and the NBA's consistent protection of him.

[Mr October]

I've said for years this is why I advocate the intentional injuring of stars. Haha, that sounds so crazy just reading it out loud but unfortunately there really is no other recourse. If a superstar (or Ron Artest in some cases) is allowed to intentionally hurt the other players on the court, with either no, or minimal punishment, as well as zero acknowledgement by the NBA, what choice do the other players have? Take out Wade to send a message and maybe Stern will finally man up and realize his fans are onto what he's been doing.

To be honest. An eye for an eye. Send out a goon to give him a good hard blind side shove to the ground. Nothing crazy. But take action.

[2short]

Enter Lou Amundson...who, not even sure if I got the spelling correct.  6'9" and mobile enough, let wade get the ball, let his man give him a wide open lane drive, everyone else cover their man so he isn't passing it off, good hard foul, pacers team quickly goes to lou with congrats on good defense (walking over wade at this point), be ready for technical, team fine, coach fine

can't see bird sitting idle on this one, wasn't he the one who called out the celtics and "made" McHale clothesline poor rambis (who was a good guy, even in yellow and purple)

[Finkelskyhook]

I've said for years this is why I advocate the intentional injuring of stars. Haha, that sounds so crazy just reading it out loud but unfortunately there really is no other recourse. If a superstar (or Ron Artest in some cases) is allowed to intentionally hurt the other players on the court, with either no, or minimal punishment, as well as zero acknowledgement by the NBA, what choice do the other players have? Take out Wade to send a message and maybe Stern will finally man up and realize his fans are onto what he's been doing.

Simple.  When interest for the product declines.

[ManUp]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWCsWGQe3Dg

Remember when Pierce got tossed for reacting to excessive force from Wade when he tried to bull doze through a screen?  The Heat already get a ridiculous amount of preferential treatment. You can't give him the benefit of the doubt every time, when he clearly exhibits a pattern.

[csfansince60s]

Enter Lou Amundson...who, not even sure if I got the spelling correct.  6'9" and mobile enough, let wade get the ball, let his man give him a wide open lane drive, everyone else cover their man so he isn't passing it off, good hard foul, pacers team quickly goes to lou with congrats on good defense (walking over wade at this point), be ready for technical, team fine, coach fine

can't see bird sitting idle on this one, wasn't he the one who called out the celtics and "made" McHale clothesline poor rambis (who was a good guy, even in yellow and purple)

How about Fresenko? Is he still with the team/ activated?

He is the perfect goonguy for this. Wade will know what it feels like then.