Tickling the Ivories

…writing to figure out what I think

Who thought it was a good idea to suspend Boris Diaw and Amare Stoudemire?

David “Legalist” Stern, perhaps?

I wonder how the NBA can justify so drastically shifting the dynamic of an already dynamic playoff series. Yes, there is that rule mandating a 1 game suspension to any player who chooses to leave the bench area during a confrontation, presumeably to take part in a brewing confrontation. But shouldn’t one take into account the fact that neither Stoudemire nor Diawactually took part in anything?

It really burns my biscuits to know that the league has mandated that the Suns, for all intents and purposes, cannot defend Tim Duncan. It’s almost as if they have issued a restraining order against the entire Suns team on behalf of Tim “Demon Deacon” Duncan. And what’s more, this punishment is actually the result of a cheap shot maliciously taken by a Spurs player.

What a sad prank.