And then there is this gem from the NBA:
The Suns countered by saying that Duncan and Bruce Bowen were guilty of a similar leaving-the-bench offense in Game 4's first half when San Antonio's Francisco Elson fell on the Suns' James Jones after a dunk. That play was also reviewed, but Jackson -- while conceding that Duncan "should not have been on the playing court" -- said that the league determined there was "no cause for the suspension rule" to be applied because the Elson-Jones tangle was not deemed to be an altercation.
Elson-Jones=tangle
Nash-Horry=altercation.
All the NBA has done is make the series MORE dangerous for the players and INCREASE the likelihood of a serious fight.
If I were the Suns, I would put in 1-2 players deep on the bench and have them blatantly foul Duncan right in front of the Spurs bench. Heck, they should launch Duncan straight into Popovich. That would be guaranteed to get the entire bench to step forward 3 feet and get them all suspended. The Suns player would then get 2 games (and he wouldn't be missed anyways).
Well done, Stern. Well done.
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