Just when I thought the NBA playoffs were good

[bwitty24]

A good commissioner should be able to bend the rules in certain scenarios where the rule is clearly dumb.

[rockin500]

A good commissioner should be able to bend the rules in certain scenarios where the rule is clearly dumb.

i repeat: they knew the rules and they knowingly broke them. Its been consistently enforced for 13 years. No exceptions, regardless of season.

why is that so hard to understand?

[CrimsonTribe]

That rule has a good purpose and it's been around for a long time. They knew it and they broke it. Hopefully the NBA will revamp it so that it will be a little more forgiving in the future, but thems the rules now and they gotta deal with it. And David Stern is an awesomely sarcastic little man. Gotta love him.

[browntown653]

I am a Stern fan and rules are rules. However, this one is a joke, and it's not like they were even involved in the fight. Meanwhile, Bruce Bowen still hasn't been suspended for his cheap shots...this series is getting ridiculous. Looks like another NBA title for the Spurs.

[Slyder]

Anyone remember the tuck rule? After that series that was about what the NBA playoffs meant for me.