Marcin Gortat Wants Fighting in the NBA

[ralph_i_el]

Any rule changes that you think would help the NBA game? For instance, sometimes they talk about instituting FIBA goaltending rules in the NBA. Any thoughts on that or any other changes that would help the game play?

The goaltending? It definitely wouldn’t help. You have too many athletic guys in this league that would tip the ball out of the rim, so pretty much to make a basket you will need to swish it, you know what I’m saying?

I would say I would loosen up a little bit the rules about the fighting fines. That’s what I would loosen up. Because today you go to an ice hockey game, and the one thing they’re waiting for is a fight, you know what I’m saying? So if they could set it up something like that in the NBA. That if there are two guys and they have a problem, if they could just separate everybody. And these two people that have problem, if they could fight ...

During the game?

During the game. Quick, 15-20 seconds, throw few punches, then referees jump in and break this thing up. I think the game ... these two guys, they resolved their problem. They’re both suspended and they’re leaving. But end of the day, they fix the problem between each other, fans are super excited, and I think that would be a pretty cool idea [chuckles].

I wouldn't want to go hand to hand with gortat.

[Bibby4Three]

NHL is trying to take it out of their game and you are gonna advertise it for the NBA?

Dumbass Gortat.

[moe94]

That hockey mindset...

[sammichoffate]

The irony is the NBA was like this till the Malice in the Palace

[FaceSmack]

I would pay to see someone hit Lebron in the head hard for about 20 seconds

Make it happen Silverman

[Rubio2Gasol]

In an ideal world, with no racism, I'd love it. Not just fighting, but more just cut out all the bullshit techs and "points of emphasis" I want an NBA where a dude can foul someone hard in peace. Where you don't get a tech for looking at someone intimidatingly.

But because the guys throwing the punches are black, it's an image problem.

[Draz]

It'll never happen. Sadly,

[JimmyMcAdocious]

Crazy Polish people.

[ralph_i_el]

In an ideal world, with no racism, I'd love it. Not just fighting, but more just cut out all the bullshit techs and "points of emphasis" I want an NBA where a dude can foul someone hard in peace. Where you don't get a tech for looking at someone intimidatingly.

But because the guys throwing the punches are black, it's an image problem.

make a rule that only the white guys can fight
teams would be sending in jimmer to fight kirk hinrich tell me you wouldn't love to see that

[Bibby4Three]

make a rule that only the white guys can fight
teams would be sending in jimmer to fight kirk hinrich tell me you wouldn't love to see that

Nah Cant happen....same team.

[Thunderfan86]

I would pay to see someone hit Lebron in the head hard for about 20 seconds

Make it happen Silverman

It wouldn't be fair because Lebron James can't fight.

[sammichoffate]

In an ideal world, with no racism, I'd love it. Not just fighting, but more just cut out all the bullshit techs and "points of emphasis" I want an NBA where a dude can foul someone hard in peace. Where you don't get a tech for looking at someone intimidatingly.

But because the guys throwing the punches are black, it's an image problem.

[ralph_i_el]

Nah Cant happen....same team.

damn I forgot. They can tag team against Tyler Hansbrough and General Greivis

[Derka]

All the shit today with concussions? Wouldn't happen.

Furthermore, regular injuries over the course of the season are bad enough...is the NBA prepared to lose Lebron, Durant, Melo and other big names for weeks at a time when some goon busts his jaw? Methinks not.

[Rubio2Gasol]

Better times.

Now guys like Jodie Meeks and Terrence Ross score 40 and 50, and no one even bothers to throw an elbow their way.

Pathetic.