Comments on: The Haywood Incident: A Final Word http://www.truthaboutit.net/2008/04/haywood-incident-final-word.html a Washington Wizards blog based in Washington, DC, member of the ESPN TrueHoop Network Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:06:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anonymous http://www.truthaboutit.net/2008/04/haywood-incident-final-word.html/comment-page-1#comment-164 Anonymous Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:55:00 +0000 http://truthaboutitwizards.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/the-haywood-incident-a-final-word/#comment-164 You make it sound as if Haywood's foul was harder than the foul on Blatche. That's clearly not the case. Hitting someone in the face is much, much worse than giving someone a little shove in the back.<br/><br/>And the picture of Lebron is hilarious. But the sad thing is, everybody does it. And the refs continue to reward players for flopping. They should try to clean up the sport by doing what soccer has done: punishing the floppers. <br/><br/>In soccer I believe they hand out a yellow card and give the other team a free kick, when they catch a player flopping. I'd like to see a similar punishment in the NBA. How about giving a personal foul, 2 free throws, plus possession of the ball to the other team. Then players would think twice before flopping from the slightest contact. You make it sound as if Haywood’s foul was harder than the foul on Blatche. That’s clearly not the case. Hitting someone in the face is much, much worse than giving someone a little shove in the back.

And the picture of Lebron is hilarious. But the sad thing is, everybody does it. And the refs continue to reward players for flopping. They should try to clean up the sport by doing what soccer has done: punishing the floppers.

In soccer I believe they hand out a yellow card and give the other team a free kick, when they catch a player flopping. I’d like to see a similar punishment in the NBA. How about giving a personal foul, 2 free throws, plus possession of the ball to the other team. Then players would think twice before flopping from the slightest contact.

]]> By: rick@waitingfornextyear http://www.truthaboutit.net/2008/04/haywood-incident-final-word.html/comment-page-1#comment-163 rick@waitingfornextyear Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:25:00 +0000 http://truthaboutitwizards.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/the-haywood-incident-a-final-word/#comment-163 If I didn't respect your writing I'd probably go on some sort of "why do you get The Final Word on the Haywood Foul?" rampage. I think the NBA had the fianl word the other day. No suspension, which I concur, but the foul deserved to be a flagrant 2 by the definition of the rules. Period. Change the rules if you don't like the result. <br/><br/>I certainly don't think Haywood intended to injury LeBron. I do think that going for the ball never entered his mind. He was told by his coach that LeBron is not to get to the rim, and he was doing what he was told. Now, all series the Wizards have been preventing LeBron from getting to the rim in 'legal' fashion, tying him up and sending him to the line. There have been hard fouls, but as Haywood himself points out, those fouls are not very effective against a fullback.<br/><br/>Jordan is being out-coached (which is hard to type, believe me) because he is employing a tactic that the Wizards can't win with. I bet we see a different Washington team this time around.<br/><br/>Keep up the good work over here. Don't we all just want to see our teams win? If I didn’t respect your writing I’d probably go on some sort of “why do you get The Final Word on the Haywood Foul?” rampage. I think the NBA had the fianl word the other day. No suspension, which I concur, but the foul deserved to be a flagrant 2 by the definition of the rules. Period. Change the rules if you don’t like the result.

I certainly don’t think Haywood intended to injury LeBron. I do think that going for the ball never entered his mind. He was told by his coach that LeBron is not to get to the rim, and he was doing what he was told. Now, all series the Wizards have been preventing LeBron from getting to the rim in ‘legal’ fashion, tying him up and sending him to the line. There have been hard fouls, but as Haywood himself points out, those fouls are not very effective against a fullback.

Jordan is being out-coached (which is hard to type, believe me) because he is employing a tactic that the Wizards can’t win with. I bet we see a different Washington team this time around.

Keep up the good work over here. Don’t we all just want to see our teams win?

]]> By: JC http://www.truthaboutit.net/2008/04/haywood-incident-final-word.html/comment-page-1#comment-162 JC Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:10:00 +0000 http://truthaboutitwizards.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/the-haywood-incident-a-final-word/#comment-162 I agree with your take, and its a very good piece. I still think Haywood is a biotch for fouling and fighting much harder than he plays, but I am starting to see a different light. I agree with your take, and its a very good piece. I still think Haywood is a biotch for fouling and fighting much harder than he plays, but I am starting to see a different light.

]]> By: Old Man Stubborn http://www.truthaboutit.net/2008/04/haywood-incident-final-word.html/comment-page-1#comment-161 Old Man Stubborn Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:36:00 +0000 http://truthaboutitwizards.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/the-haywood-incident-a-final-word/#comment-161 1. Haywood is glancing the wrong direction is he wants to stare at boobies<br/><br/>2. The foul was hard, but in comparison to a Detroit Pistons 1989 foul, it wasn't that bad<br/><br/>3. I do like Brendon's attitude "let's make sure he doesn't score, and also let him know that we're not punks."<br/><br/>4. We'd best win four straight! 1. Haywood is glancing the wrong direction is he wants to stare at boobies

2. The foul was hard, but in comparison to a Detroit Pistons 1989 foul, it wasn’t that bad

3. I do like Brendon’s attitude “let’s make sure he doesn’t score, and also let him know that we’re not punks.”

4. We’d best win four straight!

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