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Nellie pulled Jackson from the game after he picked up his fifth foul Friday in the first quarter. Jackson was clearly upset/frustrated/emotional. He was in a mano-y-mano with Kobe and he wasn’t happy with the way the refs were calling it.
Jackson’s tirade continued on the bench. Eventually, Nelson sent Jackson to the locker room to “cool off” one team source told me. Jack never came out for the second half. Not sure if that was Nellie’s decision or Jackson’s decision. I also heard he got into with an assistant coach. That rumor was disputed.
I don’t know what happened once he left the bench, as Nelson isn’t talking and Jackson isn’t available. But it must’ve been serious because it forced Nelson into a first.
NELLIE: “I will say that in my 30, whatever it is I’ve been coaching, 30 some-odd years, I have never suspended a player before,” Nelson said. “Maybe I should have a couple of times, but I never have. I try to stay away from doing anything that will cost the players a lot of money. I hate to take big money from guys.”
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Don Nelson told reporters before the game, with respect to the two-game suspension of Stephen Jackson, that “I have never suspended a player before.”
Too bad that fact is, well, non-factual.
I haven’t done an exhaustive search of Nellie’s coaching record, but I’ve already found one instance: Nelson hit Latrell Sprewell, who was in the midst of missing practices in the wake of the Chris Webber fire sale, with a one-game suspension in January 1995.
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Outdoor NBA basketball = awesomeness
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Originally posted by IWASATTHECATCH:
BTW- Pete, I'm aware that Mikki adds something that we lack (interior D), but, IMO, he's 4 times more annoying than Joakim. 'Nuff said.
As soon as I begin to feel differently about MM, I'll be sure and let the readers of this thread know. (Holding your breath? Please don't... **coughcoughunlessyournameis phat**)
I was being completely facetious about Moore's int(f)erior D. It's pretty bad.
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^Ha.
Well, he's undersized, but at least he makes up for it by being unathletic.
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lol at this picture. We tried to trade Amare for you but no dice...
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Originally posted by LA9erFan:
^Ha.
Well, he's undersized, but at least he makes up for it by being unathletic.
Well depending on who you ask...he's a smaller Reggie Miller or he's black Steve Nash.
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Stephen Curry needs to learn to go right.
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Originally posted by crzy:
Originally posted by LA9erFan:
^Ha.
Well, he's undersized, but at least he makes up for it by being unathletic.
Well depending on who you ask...he's a smaller Reggie Miller or he's black Steve Nash.
He's a white Steve Kerr.
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Originally posted by LA9erFan:
Originally posted by crzy:
Originally posted by LA9erFan:
^Ha.
Well, he's undersized, but at least he makes up for it by being unathletic.
Well depending on who you ask...he's a smaller Reggie Miller or he's black Steve Nash.
He's a white Steve Kerr.
That's probably more accurate.
