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i’ve lost complete respect for stephan a. smith as an analyst, not that i had much to begin with. part if his analysis:

smith: “(jackson should have had a longer suspension than artest because artest was provoked)".

this is completely ludicrous.

billy hunter, head of the players association is almost as clueless, though at least it’s understandable that he would be posturing.

hunter: “(the suspension to artest was much too long. 30 games would have been more reasonable.)”

a little more. marc jackson is a comforting speaker with a comforting face, but his analysis leaves a lot to be desired.

he’s simply not acknowledging the gravity of the situation.

tolbert as no “street cred", but he’s the guy on that network who does the …

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memo on violence was read to nba teams:

There is no language in the standard NBA player contract addressing player-fan altercations, sources said. But the memo, which teams were required to review with their players by Nov. 1, addresses the consequences of on-court fights and the potential penalties attached to entering the stands. The league’s 30 teams, sources said, were required to give the NBA office written notification that the memo was discussed in a team meeting before opening night on Nov. 2.

this is exactly what i was wondering about when i said:

“i wonder how this situation is (will be?) worded in the rulebook.” and “rookies coming into the league need to know how to behave if in the same situation …

espn just reported the following suspensions:

Artest - Season Jackson - 30 games O’Neal - 25 games Wallace - 6 games Johnson - 5 games

that’s more like it! it didn’t seem right that artest only got 30 games, and only 10 more games than jackson & o’neill, as first reporte by sportsline.

i’m comfortable with all of this, though i wasn’t privy of Johnson’s involvement.