Charlotte's Wallace in the hospital

After this collision does anyone still want Crash?

I hope he gets better fast. He'll be absolutely out for the game tomorrow.

over 3 years ago parkinglotj 26 comments 0 recs |

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Hopefully it's only a hurt rib.

People come back from that pretty easy. It will hurt the Bobcats to have him gone for a few weeks, but it wouldn’t matter much to us. Maybe this will drive his price down and KP can swing something.

by Nick Van Excellent on Jan 27, 2009 11:21 PM PST reply actions

My only fear is..

that he seems to have no regard for the safety of his body. This was a flagrant foul, so this is different. But I would be concerned that he’d be injured a lot.

by parkinglotj on Jan 27, 2009 11:31 PM PST up reply actions

He also has a history of concussions

"Only dunk and go to the defense." Rudy Fernandez

by Sabonis4Ever on Jan 27, 2009 11:38 PM PST up reply actions

yeah

but there is a lot of data that suggests the use of mouthguards prevents 95% of concussions.

by Cablinasian on Jan 27, 2009 11:50 PM PST up reply actions

maybe Wallace should stop taking it out of mouth and chewing the edge

"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum

by idoltime on Jan 28, 2009 7:26 AM PST up reply actions

(The 95% figure relates to football, not basketball)

by Corvid on Jan 28, 2009 9:49 AM PST up reply actions

Thats unfortunate

Still i dont think the blazers should underestimate the Bobcats, they have shown a lot of resolve in the past. didnt they sweep la this season after that victory last night on the road..

by Joe Blogs on Jan 28, 2009 12:10 AM PST reply actions

i'm pretty sure

that the bobcats have beaten the lakers 5 of the past 6 times.

by Tofu Anonymous on Jan 28, 2009 12:42 AM PST up reply actions

It wasn't really a "hipcheck" like it says in the article

unless “hipcheck” now means elbowing a guy in the ribs hard as you can on a guy who’s leaping at the bucket at full speed.

Pretty much a total cheap shot by Bynum. Great game though, always fun to see the kobeteers lose. Also fun to see Kobe get ejected on a dubious touch foul, at home.

by howlingfantods on Jan 28, 2009 2:42 AM PST reply actions

a dubious touch foul that was tripping

he tripped the guy on his way around. Then held his hands back as if he had been trying to avoid the guy all along. Very savvy but he didn’t get away with it, as he shouldn’t have. Amazingly I am giving credit to an NBA ref. – Elgin

I get what I deserve. I deserve what I get. I have it so I deserve it. I deserve
it for I have it. I get what I deserve. What I deserve - what I deserve what
I get. I have it so I deserve. - Gentle Giant

by 22baylor on Jan 28, 2009 3:45 PM PST up reply actions

Definitely don't want him now

He’s soft, bro. Soft.

How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck was on ice?

by tominhawaii on Jan 28, 2009 4:55 AM PST reply actions

Tom only likes players who dunk in traffic AND kick the center in the nuts AND throw an elbow into the face of the best defender

His ideal player is not created yet, and would probably go by the name of Bruce Rondog Harperson-Evans.

by Norsktroll on Jan 28, 2009 6:01 AM PST up reply actions

His name is

Tyler Hansboro

"Only dunk and go to the defense." Rudy Fernandez

by Sabonis4Ever on Jan 28, 2009 10:46 AM PST up reply actions

Who will tumble in the draft like Adam Morrison should have

So we could get him :)

by Norsktroll on Jan 28, 2009 11:17 AM PST up reply actions

Really?

I heard his name was “Chad Riprock” – and he’s currently suffering from severe ’roid rage at the age of 4.

by DonkeyShins on Jan 28, 2009 7:17 PM PST up reply actions

Tough one

Wallace is a warrior. Hope he recovers quickly and it isn’t a broken rib or collapsed lung. Bynum should get fined, that was cheap.

by Marvin100 on Jan 28, 2009 6:25 AM PST reply actions

Here' the video

Sure to be suspension for Bynum; the kind of play you hope you never see from a young inexperienced player.

by blazerwizard on Jan 28, 2009 7:49 AM PST reply actions

Guess I don't know how to link videos.

Try this url: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/story/500695.html

by blazerwizard on Jan 28, 2009 7:50 AM PST up reply actions

It doesn't seem like that hard of a hit

How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck was on ice?

by tominhawaii on Jan 28, 2009 8:06 AM PST up reply actions

He came over much too late and should have stayed away or at least upright, but it doesn't look like a flagrant 2. Maybe a flagrant 1

I hate it more when guys try to pull a player on the shoulder from behind.

by Norsktroll on Jan 28, 2009 8:16 AM PST up reply actions

Yeah

It wasn’t a nice foul but it honestly seems more like a glancing blow. After watching the video, I thought it was crazy that it caused such a severe injury.

How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck was on ice?

by tominhawaii on Jan 28, 2009 8:29 AM PST up reply actions

I was surprised it was such a severe injury as well

That being said. I wouldn’t want to take a shot like that from Bynum.

Because I’m afraid of what I might do to him.

"Only dunk and go to the defense." Rudy Fernandez

by Sabonis4Ever on Jan 28, 2009 10:52 AM PST up reply actions

yea but there was no attempt at the ball

So the excessive contact was completely intentional and he should have been given a Flagrant 2. If he had been going for the ball and bodied him, and sent him to the floor this would have just been a simple foul, but he went straight for the body with a hard elbow, resulting in the broken rib.

From the back of Travis Outlaw's Franz card: Travis leads the team in monstrous thunder dunks, wins awards for post game interviews, and often gets extra points for degree of difficulty.

by TheOdenator on Jan 28, 2009 1:33 PM PST up reply actions