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| The NBA won't be so easy on Rajon Rondo. |
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Expect him to get a length suspension, or at the very least a 2 game suspension. If you watch the video, you can clearly see that the NBA and David Stern will come down on him hard. He pushes Humphries, and as Humphries tries to walk away (though he is also at fault) Rondo continues to push him. Pierce comes in, so does Jason Terry, and on the side Kevin Garnett goes at it with Gerald Wallace. So heres somethings you can take away from this:
1) The fight goes into the front row behind the basket. This is a RED FLAG for the league, for one reason that any NBA fan knows: The Pistons vs Pacers brawl of '04. This brawl has set the league standard for suspensions and since then the NBA has cut down on fights severely. Throwing a punch is an automatic ejection and in all cases a suspension. This is why I believe Rondo will get hit the hardest, as the initiator.
2) Kevin Garnett is a dirty, dirty player. I don't like Kevin Garnett, I don't like his illegal screens, I don't like his trash talking to guards, players who are almost a foot shorter than himself. Kevin Garnett is a great player, he's a Hall of Famer. But he is a dirty player. Gerald Wallace goes over to help his team mate and is met by Kevin Garnett, who starts throwing girly slaps at him. This will get him a suspension, or a huge fine at the very LEAST.
3) Doc River's was quoted last night as calling his team "soft". I can't agree anymore, the team was down double digits the whole game. They couldn't defend, they couldn't get Deron out of the paint, they couldn't take down Joe Johnson. The Net's frontline had frustrated Boston all night long, and that's when Rondo took it upon himself to let out this frustration.
The Brawl in Boston, albeit not exactly a very entertaining brawl, will be the precedent set for this year. So, depending on how hard or how soft the NBA comes down on these players, it may dictate the physicality of the game all the way through the season. In my opinion, I believe the NBA will suspend Rondo for sure. I can see them fining Garnett, Humphries, and Wallace. There might be other suspensions given out, but it isn't as a sure hit as Rondo's suspension. It will be a HUGE surprise if Rajon Rondo doesn't get suspended. It's a shame, because Rondo's double digit assists streak ended last night, and maybe his early MVP run. We'll see soon.
