Comments on: Defending the Nuggets Dahntay Jones

By: Truth

Truth — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:12:55 +0000

I read your comment hating on the people who ball at the Y Rec. They may not be the best players in the world, but i’d rather play with someone who doesn’t know what they’re doing then some douche bag out to hurt people with dirty fouls. You don’t even deserve to play at any rec. gym. If people are “getting up in your face” then maybe you should stop being a douche and trying to hurt people. You Douche.

By: Truth

Truth — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:10:30 +0000

Dr J-Water eh? The only thing you could be doctor of is Jizz you moron. Maybe next time you’ll open your eyes or keep your stupid mouth shut before you put up articles like this. You’ve just completely ruined and credibility that thehoopdoctors had.

By: Anklesnap

Anklesnap — Wed, 27 May 2009 21:11:16 +0000

@SCRUZ808 – I completely agree with what you’re saying. Although Doc J has a bit of a point, in the context of the push in the back on the drive, it makes it less believable that Jones was just playing hard ‘d’ when he stuck out his foot.

Problem for the refs is they are supposed to take each play as an isolated event and not bring in the context of past plays. It’s a tough job, then again they probably missed it entirely as there was no foul called at all on the trip.

By: SCRUZ808

SCRUZ808 — Wed, 27 May 2009 20:45:20 +0000

If this was the first time, then no it probably shouldn’t warrant a suspension. But after pushing Kobe in the back, the league should have suspended him because he is no longer making basketball plays. What Dahntay Jones is doing is not working to stop Kobe and the only thing it’s going to do is probably injure Kobe in the long run. I respect hard fouls made towards the ball, I respect tugging on the jersey and holding and not getting caught. But doing things that put peoples career in danger is not acceptable. There is no way this guy gains the reputation of Bruce Bowens, he can’t even guard Bruce Bowens

By: Hail Mary Jane | Hail Mary Jane

Hail Mary Jane | Hail Mary Jane — Wed, 27 May 2009 13:09:48 +0000

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By: Dean M

Dean M — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:54:29 +0000

Dhantay Jones has played some good tough defense but the trip and a two handed shove in the back are clearly flagrant fouls. This is my first time reading an article from you and I doubt you are usually this far off base but geez, your suggestion is ridiculous.

By: Juan Pablo

Juan Pablo — Wed, 27 May 2009 04:43:35 +0000

I’d expect that from “the phantom kicker” but this is just poor sportsmanship. He got beat bad, that being said, there are way too many Kobe worshipers here.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 27 May 2009 03:01:33 +0000

With Jones now tripping Kobe and the in game before shoving him in the back, it’s safe to say Jones does some pretty cheap things.

Deliberate trip, dick move. Suspend him.

Go Nuggets and Go Billups!

By: Dr. J-Water

Dr. J-Water — Wed, 27 May 2009 01:46:26 +0000

Point well taken. Based on your comments I would agree somewhat. What Dahntay Jones did was in fact a ‘dirty’ foul, but where I differ from you guys in my opinion is that I don’t think it warrants anything even remotely close to a suspension or fine. It warrants at best two free throws for Kobe.

It was done on impulse when he was playing aggressive defense. It was a mistake, but it was just a foul. That’s part of the game. Hell, maybe i’m just a dirty player myself then, but I hate when I give someone a hard foul and they get all in your face, like you just stole their girl or something.

If this happened in the era of the ‘Bad Boys’ or other physical defensive teams in the past, no one would even be talking about it. If the refs called it they would say good call on the foul, if they missed the foul they would say bad call. But NO ONE would be talking about suspensions. The league is going soft with all the flagrants and suspensions they are handing out. It’s a men’s professional league, if you can’t handle a minor trip and falling to the court, you have no business playing. Go play rec ball at the Y.

By: James

James — Wed, 27 May 2009 00:14:42 +0000

If I guy did this during our games at the gym, we would ask him to leave. Intentional plays away from the ball to hurt players are dirty at any level. He should sit out a game and think about how to play defense within the rules.

By: Qiana M

Qiana M — Wed, 27 May 2009 00:08:12 +0000

Dirty to the point of a game suspension? No but DIRTY yes! Just like unnecessary roughness is for football hence the term unnecessary its not mandatory to stop your opponent or slow him/her down. To take up for it like its natural is a cop out and excusing unsportsman like behavior. No true athlete, writer,analyst or fan I know would stand for a bitch move that Dahntay Jones made against Kobe the other day. And before anyone uses that lame excuse that oh you must be a Kobe fan I’d say that if it was made against any other player, even one I don’t like. At best Dahntay should of got a Flagrant 1 but to treat this as any other foul is ridiculous especially with a player that has history of giving questionably dirty fouls

By: kim

kim — Tue, 26 May 2009 23:44:01 +0000

C’mon are you kidding me!!! The officials have been acting like the Denver Nuggets owner paid them on the side. The Nuggets are acting like “a bunch of thugs” as Mark Cuban said. What Jones did was a “dirty move” period. Then for the officials not to call it a flagrant or rather even call a foul is pathetic. Melo grabs shirts, Martin grabs arms, Jones trips people. I guess thats the only way they figure they can win. I agree with the other person “Chauncey Billups ought to talk with his team members about playing hard, and not playing dirty”. The Lakers will come out on top. Jones is nothing to KOBE BRYANT, and the honest truth is if he did get a suspension the Nuggets would’nt miss him one bit. Play good ball. Thats what the fans want to see. Not a grown professional trying to intemtionally hurt another.

By: kellex

kellex — Tue, 26 May 2009 23:17:11 +0000

Worthy of a suspension? No. Dirty? Hell yes it was.

By: mizatt

mizatt — Tue, 26 May 2009 22:34:37 +0000

I don’t know what parallel universe you live in but at any court I’ve seen, if you pull a dick move like that, everyone will be in your face about it, regardless of team. It was a dirtbag play and he should absolutely be charged with a flagrant 2 if not suspended

By: YeaRight

YeaRight — Tue, 26 May 2009 22:28:33 +0000

What the hell are you talking about? Dahntay Jones’s trick was DIRTY and he should have been punished for it. He didn’t even get a call! It was a dirty, low-blow play. Period.

If your idea of great defense is literally kicking and tripping people, guess what, there’s already a sport for that. It’s called the UFC.