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Originally Posted by Big Shot Rob
And whether you guys want to admit it or not, if Bowen became a Maverick, the people that are here trashing him from here to kingdom come would welcome him with open arms.
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well, if he were kicking Ginobli in the back
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=260326025
and stepping underneath Tony Parker, you'd be trashing him as often as you could.
pulling shirts, pushing and shoving when the refs not looking, getting in an elbow dig wherever possible, smacking the arm for a hard foul on a layup, those are tough, borderline dirty defensive tactics that I can stomach, and some might admire. And occasionally letting your emotions get to you, or accidently fouling too hard I can forgive. But Bowen has a long history of doing stuff that looks like it was intentionally meant to hurt others: kicking people in the face, in the back, sliding a foot under them. He obviously hasn't been inclined to play in a more safe manner. Probably because he keeps getting rewarded for it.