Derozan Deserves Suspension

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Idk what the league has to do to prove to these guys that cheap shots won't be tolerated. Every year you see a couple dozens pretty egregious shots and this is one of them.

That Brooks got ejected? Silly. I understand the tech but the ejection is on reputation not action. Brooks must really say some wild **** all the time because that was nothing. They even rescinded the tech on FVV. What an absolute shitshow of poor officiating that game was.

Derozan though? Oh he got his flagrant 2, so he's allowed to throw an elbow, scream obscenities in another man's face and go on to absolutely lie about what he did. And act like a hardass about it? OH I STAND ON BUSINESS what a bunch of ****.



But hey, he wasn't escalating right? And apparently neither was Coby White? Or the Bulls staffer getting into it with FVV? Or Drummond freaking out about Landale's foul? Etc, etc, etc.

He tripped? Oh go look at the tape? Yeah, that's bullshit guy. Jalen blocked your shot and told you about it so you tackled him when he wasn't expecting it. That's busch league.

Dillon approached you wrong? You turned tail and ran when OBVIOUSLY someone was going to say what's the deal. Oh but Brooks didn't say um, excuse me sir, may we please discuss the previous play? Tell us, how you want to be approached after you cheap shot another player, hmm? Oh and just curiosity, you throw an elbow that just happened to catch chin. A mystery since you "didn't know who was coming up behind you".

Not that it means a thing to him or anyone, but I had respect for Derozan before this and zero today. What a coward.

 

Yeah the talking tough to reporters thing got me.

Dillon Brooks is not scared of Derozan. He was not sneaking up behind you. Brooks is not like. idk... Dillon Brooks is a dude. Respect is a 2 way street.

You didn't trip. You were getting beat, got BIG feelings over it and acted like a child. The absolutely delusional storytelling to this reporter is too much.

Derozan deserves to be suspended, NOT PROTECTED by the penalty of a flagrant foul. He started it for no reason, continued it, and has the audacity to pretend like a tough guy over it. A suspension is well deserved. Nothing crazy but a 2 game suspension is what the league should hit him with. No protests either. You ****ed up buddy.

 

This absolutely meets all of the criteria for F2 and the ref is immediately signaling a review for it.

• The severity of the contact (a surprise hit/tackle 40' from the basket as a response to getting blocked? Busch league)
  
  
• Whether or not the player was making a legitimate basketball play (absolutely not)
  
  
• If windup and follow-through accompany the contact (without a shadow of doubt, Derozan can't even stop his own momentum)
  
  
• Potential for injury (you bet)
  
  
• Severity of injury (certainly didn't tickle, but if this is your only qualm your case is bogus)
  
  
• Whether the contact led to an altercation (yessir it did)
  

This was both unnecessary and excessive. Nothing about that was basketball. That was Derozan being angry that he got blocked and having the emotional restraint of a spoiled child.

He doesn't deserve to have his follow up actions be protected by a flagrant foul 2 call. He deserves a suspension for continuing the altercation and trying to act like a tough guy about it to the media.

 

The reasoning is "escalation" so I guess the refs have carte blanche to make that call. I'm ok with the technical on DB, that's appropriate. The ejection was on reputation, not action. I don't believe DB is escalating that situation. Now if he had come over and done the same body check or slapped Derozan upside the head or something yeah. But walking over and saying what's your deal is escalation? That's the softest call of the whole game, one in which the refs were letting some shenanigans go on.

Ackerman and Hollins' schtick isn't for everyone but we have to be thankful they don't let it go on like that. Hollins will joke and say "oh I didn't see anything" when he knows we're getting a call our way. And as a viewer and Rockets fan, you understand what he's meaning. Ackerman calls it pretty fair too, of course he's a Rockets employee but even when DB nutshotted Theis they were like nah man, 86 that we don't need it. He doesn't really question many calls and he's even back tracked a few after different angles on replays.

As far as toughening up goes, playoffs are gonna get gritty so I guess having some experience with physical and extra curricular play is okay. Damn sure wanna see the team protect each other though. DB was the only one with the undercarriage to approach Derozan. Someone has to get DB's back too. If we wanna be a "tough team" like Ime wants that's how it's gotta be. Ready to roll at a moment's notice.