Is Rajon Rondo a dirty player?

[Herm]

I dont expect anything to happen in this series but next year when Chicago and Boston play in the regular season Rondo will drive the lane for a layup and get clotheslined... just saying


Rondo is a great defensive player and hes playing with fire this postseason, im a huge Rondo fan I started following him while he was at Oak Hill when i heard he was coming to Kentucky. I can easily see how some would say he's a dirty player if they just watched this bos v chi series, but man fouls like this are occuring in every series. NBA playoff basketball is serious business.

 

[Herm]

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That's a little more severe than Rondo's contact.

If Brad Miller flopped like Steve Nash did Rondo wouldve been suspended as well. Rondo has never played soccer so he didnt learn how to flop like Nash has.

 

[MRN]

Play on Miller was clean, fight with Hinrich was dirty.

 

[Primetime]

Rondo = 180, Miller = 250

Horry = 220, Nash = 180

He went into it, no doubt, but there was much more solid contact on Horry's part.

 

[Herm]

im a big Rajon fan and im not going to go out of my way to defend him. His actions lately are really questionable but it seems to be the norm for how the Celtics teams of the last 2 seasons act.

 

[Esjay]

I don't think he's dirty. He's just bitchmade.

 

[Bear Pand]

random but did horry get suspended when he checked nash? i cant remember

yeah he got 2 games

 

[manchild24]

i don't think the foul on miller was intentional, but what he did last night was ridiculous. dude has to calm down, thats for sure.

he admitted it after the game he did it on purpose to mess up the shot.

He's a very good player but a BITCH. He should be suspended for game 7. Basically bitch slaps a guy then throws another into the scorers table.

I swear they are giving this series to Boston

 

[BWEISS]

Good lord, all of the Celtic fans are defending Rondo.

Either way he should of been suspended for his actions, especially after that Hinrich tussle... Dwight Howard was suspended for simply throwing the elbow, if the refs would of known he made contact, thats an automatic ejection. But somehow, Rondo gets away with punching Brad Miller in the face, THROWING AN ELBOW at Kirk, and also throwing him into the scorers table all becuase Kirk Hinrich lost his balance and fell into Rondo. You cannot seriously defend someone like that, even if you do like him.

 

[The Messenger]

The pussification of the NBA fan continues.

I wish I could thank this, but I'm all out atm.

People need to pull the panties out of their vagina. First they criticize the commishes (Stern, Goodell, Selig, etc) when they suspend players, now when they don't everyone is rallying for suspensions for certain players. Out of what? Fairness? Like it's going to change time and take away Horry's suspension if Rondo isn't suspended a game.

 

[Vinsane]

I wish I could thank this, but I'm all out atm.

People need to pull the panties out of their vagina. First they criticize the commishes (Stern, Goodell, Selig, etc) when they suspend players, now when they don't everyone is rallying for suspensions for certain players. Out of what? Fairness? Like it's going to change time and take away Horry's suspension if Rondo isn't suspended a game.

The problem with this, from the fans point of view. Stern and CO. suspended Dwight on the spot, after the tape was reviewed. They seem to have batted an eye at Boston and Rajon Rondo with his incident. I mean if you want to see dirty plays, watch the Heat/Hawks. These two teams have practically fought one another for 6 games now and no one is raising a flag in that series.

You have two of the most prolific dynasties in the NBA. The Celtics and all those Championships, the Bulls wanting to feel the 90's again. Here's a lot of reason why the pot is being stirred. Both sides, obviously biased, are putting out points. The Bulls side wants Rajon Suspended because it betters their chance of "upsetting" the Boston Celtics. The Boston side wants Rajon to play, they don't want to be eliminated by the baby Bulls without Rajon at least playing in the game.

What it comes down to is, neither side is going to change the argument one way or another. If Chicago loses tonight, they'll point the finger at the rest of the league and cry for justice. If the Celtics lose, they'll have nothing but sloppy play to blame. It's drama, it fuels the NBA interest, so the NBA will just sit back and reap all the rewards as we tune in tonight and the rest of the NBA Playoffs.

 

[BWEISS]

FIST,FIST,FIST. it wasn't even a fist dude. he slapped Miller. He hit him with an open hand, the picture you have is after Miller was already slapped. Geez you make it sound like Rondo straight up just jumped up and punched him. It was a slap. Open hand.

and if MIller hit Rondo with an open hand, there PROBABLY would have been a different effect, don't you think? Pretty sure Rondo would have went down like a bitch.

Does it matter?.... He drew blood.

 

[Gonzo]

um...already said Rondo probably should of had a suspension. But the thing is you broght up Dwight Howard and about how he got suspended and Rondo didnt. And they said Howard didnt get tossed because they thought he missed. So if Rondo missed what difference would that be if Dwight missed.

hmm but maybe its just me but Im used to a mans sport(hockey) where there can actually be contact and no one bitches.

Your name told me you're lying.

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

Y'all are some fucking pussies. Hard fouling and getting tangled up are way different from maliciously throwing an elbow at someones face (Like Dwight). Rondo didnt do anything to warrant a legit suspension.

 

[celtsxpatsxsox]

Your name told me you're lying.

Because I am a Celtics fan and putting Bruins in it doesnt sound right. I rather watch a Hockey game over an NBA game any day.

 

[BWEISS]

yeah, it does. because when you watch the video, and are still dumb enough to say rondo PUNCHED him with his FIST, when it was obviously a slap with an open hand and it had hardly ANY momentum (so to call it a punch is fucking ridiculous), it matters.

i usually like to actually be correct when i type.

then please tell me what rondo was trying to do when brad miller went up for the layup with his arm extended out... because he sure as hell wasnt going for the ball

 

[The Messenger]

then please tell me what rondo was trying to do when brad miller went up for the layup with his arm extended out... because he sure as hell wasnt going for the ball

Believe it's been stated that he was trying to foul Miller....

 

[Esjay]

He was trying to stop Miller from getting an easy layup and he succeeded. Miller started bleeding, get over it. If I see anyone else say he punched Rondo in the face I'm going to come to your house and punch you in the face to show you what it's really like. That was not a punch.

Some of you are sissies. The NBA used to be x20 dirtier than this across the entire league. Let the guys play for gods sake.

 

[kmanharris]

He was trying to stop Miller from getting an easy layup and he succeeded. Miller started bleeding, get over it. If I see anyone else say he punched Rondo in the face I'm going to come to your house and punch you in the face to show you what it's really like. That was not a punch.

Some of you are sissies. The NBA used to be x20 dirtier than this across the entire league. Let the guys play for gods sake.

lol.. e-thuggin ftw.

 

[The Messenger]

lol.. e-thuggin ftw.

It's okay. He's a heroin addict. We all understand his pain.