Sazar
04-28-05, 04:35 AM
For lack of a better word. And the ownership is a bunch of tards as well.
First off, this is pertaining to game 2 of the playoffs which the pistons won comfortably. It relates directly to someone hitting Iverson in the head with a coin.
Iverson was hit while sitting on the bench with about two minutes left in the 76ers' first-round playoff game against the Pistons, Auburn Hills police Sgt. Rick Leonard said in a news release. Other fans pointed out the suspect to police and Palace security.
"The Palace staff and security acted quickly to isolate the section where the quarter was thrown from," Lt. James Manning said in a news release. "We are pleased that the basketball players and fans remained calm throughout the incident."
But here's the real gem.
In the Nov. 19 brawl, Indiana's Ron Artest rushed into the stands and began beating a man he thought had thrown a drink on him. Some of his teammates joined him in the stands and clashed with fans on the court. Five Pacers players and four Pistons fans are charged with misdemeanor assault and battery.
"It's amazing that somebody, after going through what we went through in November, could come in here and throw anything," Tom Wilson, president and CEO of Palace Sports and Entertainment, told the Free Press. "I'm stunned that somebody would do something like this."
Wilson added: "Allen handled it the way Ron Artest should have handled it."
In no way do I condone the actions of Artest. BUT for wilson to make a comment like that is REALLY stretching. Artest was swung at and pushed in the game, than had a cup full of liquid thrown at him, not a coin. There is a difference.
Further, the responsibility is for the security at the Palace to ensure that everyone there, especially the players, are protected.
Considering the fact that this is a repeating occurence at the Palace, the Pistons should be treated like european football teams whose fans misbehave. Docked games and points.
As an aside, someone needs to bitch slap wilson. Piston's fans almost sabotaged the Pacers playoff aspiratons and all but scuttled their title dreams and all he can do is take a cheap shot at Artest even in this situation.
Very special cat this.
First off, this is pertaining to game 2 of the playoffs which the pistons won comfortably. It relates directly to someone hitting Iverson in the head with a coin.
Iverson was hit while sitting on the bench with about two minutes left in the 76ers' first-round playoff game against the Pistons, Auburn Hills police Sgt. Rick Leonard said in a news release. Other fans pointed out the suspect to police and Palace security.
"The Palace staff and security acted quickly to isolate the section where the quarter was thrown from," Lt. James Manning said in a news release. "We are pleased that the basketball players and fans remained calm throughout the incident."
But here's the real gem.
In the Nov. 19 brawl, Indiana's Ron Artest rushed into the stands and began beating a man he thought had thrown a drink on him. Some of his teammates joined him in the stands and clashed with fans on the court. Five Pacers players and four Pistons fans are charged with misdemeanor assault and battery.
"It's amazing that somebody, after going through what we went through in November, could come in here and throw anything," Tom Wilson, president and CEO of Palace Sports and Entertainment, told the Free Press. "I'm stunned that somebody would do something like this."
Wilson added: "Allen handled it the way Ron Artest should have handled it."
In no way do I condone the actions of Artest. BUT for wilson to make a comment like that is REALLY stretching. Artest was swung at and pushed in the game, than had a cup full of liquid thrown at him, not a coin. There is a difference.
Further, the responsibility is for the security at the Palace to ensure that everyone there, especially the players, are protected.
Considering the fact that this is a repeating occurence at the Palace, the Pistons should be treated like european football teams whose fans misbehave. Docked games and points.
As an aside, someone needs to bitch slap wilson. Piston's fans almost sabotaged the Pacers playoff aspiratons and all but scuttled their title dreams and all he can do is take a cheap shot at Artest even in this situation.
Very special cat this.