Chicago's elder statesmen didn't believe being benched for one game was enough punishment after rookie Joakim Noah lashed out at assistant coach Ron Banks during practice last week. Noah was benched for Friday's game at coach Jim Boylan's behest; his Sunday benching came from the mighty hammer of... Adrian Griffin and Ben Wallace (via BallHype).Griffin parses the episode as something which will set Chicago's myriad youngsters straight; Blog-a-Bull has a bit different assessment.
But see, if you're going to play this "galvanizing the team" game, it shouldn't be initiated by Griffin and Wallace: someone who doesn't play, and someone who can no longer play (and is known for clashing with coaches himself!). And then have it endorsed by a lame-duck coach.Knowing how proud a man Joakim has made himself out to be, I assume he was tickled pink watching his captors get stomped.
Oh, and you can't then walk on the floor with this welling of team spirit... and then give up 38 in the first quarter. Lose to the Hawks by 21.
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1-14-2008 @ 12:10PM
MICHAEL said...
I WANT TO HOLD A FAN-ONLY MEETING AND BENCH BEN WALLACE FOR A WEEK. CAN YOU GET SOME VIDEO OF THE DUNKS THE HAWKS MADE GOING RIGHT DOWN THE LANE ON THE BULLS?
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1-14-2008 @ 12:31PM
frank said...
Noah is one of the best players coming from college that is why Florida's got 2 rings back to back with Noah as starter ;
What's happenning is some racists pigs found out he is 1/2 black and 3/4 a jew and they are having a field day with such; For my money I will hired him in an instant he is not going to score 100 points like Wilt he is more a defensive player a team player: closing spaces,timing, rhythm,and the litlle things that win games, see if FLORIDA WINS THIS YEARin fact one of the few players to block Duncan CLEAN and R. Wallace as well so Noah come to the NJ Nets pleasee!
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1-14-2008 @ 2:37PM
LB said...
He deserves to play more but he also deserved to be suspended. You can't let rookies scream at coaches and not nip it in the bud.
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1-15-2008 @ 3:55PM
Huh? said...
Wow Frank can you fellate him a little more. Florida won't win because their entire starting 5 is gone. If Noah was the only one who left they would still have been a Championship contender with Horford, Brewer, Green, and Speights. It has nothing to do with his race. Fact is right now he lacks the skill to excel in the NBA. He has the athletic ability and drive but not the skill right now. Maybe in a few years he will be all star caliber(but I doubt it) but right now he is just another Jerome Williams
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1-16-2008 @ 1:18PM
frank said...
Hey Huh ask Donovan who he will rather have right now ??? Brewer , Green , Horford or Noah ?? by the way we did but you can reach him as well .
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