It's FANNNNNNN-tastic

On behalf of Terrell Owens, the Philadelphia Eagles, the NFL, ABC, and Desperate Housewives, I'd like to thank the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons and their fans for their all out brawl last night. In case you know nothing about this, here's a link for you all to catch up. I didn't see this live cause I was watching the Syracuse/Memphis game on espn2, but when I saw the film of this fight I was shocked more than ever. I was shocked because I've never seen something that was so hilarious and scary at the same time. Of course you never like to see a fight between players and fans, but what were the fans really expecting? Did they think that they could just throw stuff at the Pacers (especially head-case Ron Artest, who just happened to choose not to retaliate after the Pistons' Ben Wallace attacked him after a hard foul) and not suffer any consequences. The players at least know there's a chance that a fight might break out with the other team, but when they're minding their own business with their back turned on the fans who are throwing stuff at them, how do you think they would react? I'm not saying the players aren't at fault because something like this should never happen, but the reality is that they're defenseless on the court, and the fans have a lot of options of stuff they can throw as weapons. Once the players come into the fans what do you expect they'll do? Their careers are in danger, and as a reults many stupid fans' lives are in danger. For the fans that kept enticing the players who got hurt I think they got what they deserved. On the other hand it looks like there were a lot of bystanders who were trying to break things up who also got hurt which sucks for them. I don't mean to sound totally pro-players on this, because I'm not, but the fans can really expect for a bunch of large athletes who feel like their careers/health is in danger to just simply walk off the court without any response. At least now Ron Artest should have more time to focus on his budding rap career.

At least there was no implied nudity.









SMUSH PARKER WATCH



Lost in all of this madness is what I believe to be ex-Fordham star and current Pistons guard, Smush Parker's first appearance of the year. In nine minutes, Smush went 1/2 from the field for 2 points, and had 1 rebound, 1 assist, and 1 foul. I don't know as of now what his role was in all of this, but knowing Smush he probably ran back into the locker room so his hair wouldn't get messed up. Maybe now he'll get some more playing time.