Trevor Ariza flagrant foul against Rudy Fernandez (3/9/09)

[nikdog10]

well all i have to say is FUCK TREVOR ARIZA . even though it might have been an accident (i dont think it was)he could have at least helped him up and not start fights. and i give the natural props for standing up for this amazing team team GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BLAZERS!ALSO a real block you keep your arms up your not supposed to swing wel anyways the lakers suck asshole nuggets so HA,I LOVE MY BLAZERS BABY!

[GarshardJeVard]

whenever it's a laker doing it, it's apparently okay.

But if it's someone fouling a laker then its wrong.

fuck laker fans.

[wabobahstudios]

f u trevor ariza

[jackskiller]

fuckin asshole was faking that shit.. lmao

they didnt trade ariza for artest

it was a free agent thing

[Habeev07]

way to go lakers they traded away ariza only to get artest.... im sayin thats GREAT lakers have <4 years of title contension since their whole core will be made of 5 35 yr olds, but my god its gonna be a drop off once jackson retires and fisher will be 39*. and now ariza is a starter for a mediocre houston tm. i think the blazers can get 2nd or 3rd in the west. i mean they accually did have a 3 way tie at 54 wins. oden and webster along with batum and rudy growing can ANNIALATE oppositon this yr

[spankMymonkeyHardPls]

rudy sucks

[merives620]

man that foul was bullshit every body acts like he wanted to hurt him. and its fernandez fault for fallin like a dumb ass

[deathguitrst]

i remember this play, it wasn't intentional he was going for the ball. It's the players fault for landing on his side, he should landed on his feet

[mexofsx]

Amazing when a man gets hit in air (with the foul) and still attempts to flail his arms trying to get the call with no regard for his own body.

well said tisk tisk

[mexofsx]

That's why small people perform lay-ups, and use the backboard to shield their shot. When someone tries to block a dunk, OBVIOUSLY the weaker person (and their body) will not win. Please if anyone else has a complete player that can play center and be a point guard please step forward. until then layoff odom. Like is said before. If 98% of players don't go for the ball to prevent the other team from scoring, then they must not be lakers and play like BLAZERS.What up spacenut? WIN SOMETHING

[superspacenut]

I don't believe all of the people defending Ariza and the blatant flagrant foul 99.8% of nba players know you don't make a play like that when the player is still going up. yes i am a blazer fan but here is the real shocker for you if a blazer made the same move Ariza did i would be just as critical and the reason is i believe in sportsmanship and that kind of play doesn't show any of it.

[kizaman]

wtf go fuck urself.

[speaker3600]

I <3 RUDY

[arodenz2003]

Might as well bring a gun and aim for the ball then say ooops, i was aiming for the ball you mother fuckers and nooooo, im not gonna say sorry.

[rauledezma]

if you knew something about physics, you would know that if you change the direction of a moving object it CLEARLY changes it´s momentum direction, (he was hit in the head!!!)

[carlitomora]

message to phrentik - the NBA should be for WORLD CHAMPION euro fags!!! Do you agree! Viva Espana.

[phrentik]

Blazer fans getting their panties in a wad. NBA said Ariza's foul was not dirty and did not warrant a suspension. Idiotic Portland losers want to demonize Ariza for a clean play at the ball. Euro fag Rudy needs to realize its the NBA. NO BOYS ALLOWED.

[Bong101Bong]

Try running to the max then jump as high as you can and ask some motherfucker that weighs a lot more than you do to swing at your head with his arm and see how that looks like...I bet you'll change your mind before you hit the ground.

[rauledezma]

of course it was a flagrant!!!! you just don´t want to see your team loose, he was hit in the head, that´s why he lost mommentum in order to have a decent fall!!! sore loosers

[googooga2332]

yea only a flagrant 1 though. the official definition of flagrant 2 is if the foul was unnecessary and excessive. Ariza's foul was only unnecessary not excessive. It just looked bad because he fell awkwardly,

[commentatah]

such bull shit..........

[enito89]

lakers are a really good team also rudy didnt get hit in the head he fell due to the momentum he had

[yojoe0707]

watch closer bud. ariza's elbow/forearm catches rudy's head before he gets the ball.

[BigO434]

it was just a hard foul he was going for the ball not for fernandez

[aznwayz]

i dunno he pulled his hand/arm down with him making his body fall awkward. Any NBA player should know not to do that to a player already in the air. TA isn't really disputing the call don't know why anyone else is. Don't think he meant to hurt the dude but he did what he did.

[jdmonroe15]

i will go find a rock right now, hopefully ill choke... thanks for the advice.... o and by the way koobsw its not the asshole penetration.. its the protein shakes... thanks for noticing! ps.. go back to spain rudy

[ridore9]

hahah worst player in the world...who r u....clearly u smoke 2 much

[ridore9]

look whos talkin..

[Snayr]

Way to be a douche. I would never wish something like this on anyone, not even you in all your doucheness. Grow up man.

[ahndeux]

Uhh.. I don't know what world are you on, but look up the names Allen Iverson and Stephon Marbury in WikiPedia.

[lakerskobemvp]

here comes the KOBE HATER!

HAHAHa..

[soloarp]

You are retarded.

[theosiris]

I hate to see anyone get hurt especially a good guy like Rudy but truth be told, that was not a flagrant and it'll get over turned by the NBA upper brass. I do feel that the refs did make the proper decision though because tempers can easily escalate after a play like this. Once the players see the play in slow mo, all will be forgotten.

[bigeballa25]

check the 3 second mark! if that aint a play on the ball then its amusing just exactly how the ball flies like that! great comeback "koobsw"! gee, i guess if my arms are slapped in midair, it merits a midair flip and trip to the ER, right? dont gotta be 220 to realize that any weakling can land on his feet still after being slapped in the left arm and hardly grazed on the tip of your head, dumbass! enjoy ur one and out in the playoffs blazer fan! similiar to rudys dunk contest effort!

[koobsw]

I am just glad roy was man enough not to knock that fag out cause we cant afford for him to get suspended. Say he was going for the ball all you want he swung at his head when he was in mid air and it was dirty! that is the difference between a classy team like portland and a trashy bitch team like L.A

[scenekidacide]

still upset about 2000-02, or just envious that LA IS and ALWAYS will be better than portland basketball wise and culture wise?

[koobsw]

No Im not upset its politics I know how it works. I am a duck fan and watched four of my five starters foul out against florida in the elite eight when only one of our players had fouled out the entire season. anyway what I was getting at is I dont respect trash and the lakers are trash as far as I am concerned. As a blazer fan I wish one of players would just take a suspension and put a stop to the bullshit by clockin fagget ass odem in his grill.

[scenekidacide]

no, it is not politics, you are in fact upset about what happen early in the decade, look at you now your bitching about ncaa basketball come on, your upset that things didn't go your way, so what if some duck chumps fouled out, you and your ducks aren't entitled to win anything. never mind that, lakers are trash? check the standings twit. if lakers are trash, failblazers are an abomination to existance. you can wish all you want none of the failblazer is gonna do shit.

[koobsw]

Its politics! its a money market just like any other major corporation. There is more money to be made in a lakers celtics final than a spurs pistons final thats just a fact. By the way I wasnt calling the lakers trash based on there record or number of championships I was calling them trash based on there character. I think they are a bunch of trashy people. If you choose to root for trash go ahead we will have to make it 12 straight losses in the rose garden.....

[broncopride279]

exactly...why are people getting mad? went for the ball. he is not supposed to give up on the play. he is a professional basketball player, and you have to play hard every second. You can not give him an easy layup. Where i grew up, no easy baskets. come on now i thought these were men.

[lakerskobemvp]

yah..exactly man..

lets just understand the kobe haters man..

'they were just happy to see us falling..

they dont even know the basketball fundamentals..

[DunkaholicSB]

Stupid ass morons on here obviously has no eyes, you dont even have to watch the video closely to see that ariza was going for the ball, and has no intention of hurt that Rudy, either way fuck the blazers, the Lakers are still #1 in the NBA. Enjoy the win while it last...

[scenekidacide]

"JUST DONT SWING!! "? is ariza suppose to just stand there and let rudy get a clean cut lay up? of course not, any basketball player is gonna try to contest that lay up. you expect ariza to put his hands in his pockets and just keep his hand to himself? no, that is not basketball, that is bredleauball, in your world, no opposing player is allow to contest layups taken by a blazer right? what a foolish comment! "dont swing", so the league should just stop playing defense against the failblazers?

[jdmonroe15]

RUDY IS A FUCKIN PUSSY IF YOU CANT MAN UP GO BACK TO SPAIN.. STOP HAVING PITY FOR THIS BiTcH!!!!!!!

[koobsw]

whatever tough guy. Let me guess your like 6,4 220 and a swing to the head from ariza when you were flying through the air blindsided wouldnt even phase you right? Please tell me how you do it.... is it the protein shakes?..... Do you work out alot..?? or has your asshole been penetrated so many times that you just dont feel pain anymore?

[shortstuphf101]

Whether he was going for the ball or not, which i think he was, it was still an unnecessary and dangerous foul and he should have been penalized for it. The refs made the right call

[Immobilizer06]

NO FUCKING QUESTION THATS A FLAGRANT! There is NO reason that he should have hit him.......

"Fuck You L.A." Ha ha ha....... You still got Manhandled!

[nowitzki41icon]

with what the score was that was a cheap shot.... just let him dunk it your down be 30 but he didn't want Rudy to show them up...thats what it was

[pcened]

How many flagant fouls did lakers have this year?

[twise95]

He didn't just get ball, he also got head and arm, which made him spin and fall and get hurt. You don't go after the ball on a possession like that, when the player is yes, defenseless and in the air, on one foot, and practically ready to dunk.

Not to mention, you are down 30 with 2.2 SECONDS left in the quarter. Why?

[al42us]

thats not a flagrant...FUCKING DUMB ASS REFSSSSSS!!!

[scenekidacide]

I agree, look at all these asstards giving you thumbs down.

[greatchris408]

Good enough for a flagrant, but Ariza is obviously going for the ball.... but get Rudy's head as well.... get well soon rudy

[doctheproducer]

He got a lot of ball. Flagrant because of the result. He could have let that go. (not condoning laziness on transition D, just advocating safety.)

[wrathofromulus]

clean play no foul should be called at all

[rjnix0329]

Are you kidding me, not a flagrant? What sort of PROFESSIONAL basketball player doesn't have the coordination to hit a ball instead of a defenseless players head? You aren't allowed to slam someone out of the way in an attempt to gain possession of the ball when the other player is on a fast break. That is dangerous and illegal, and he knew that he was putting another player in danger. Not okay.

[dudewheresmycar11]

shut the fuck up, it wasnt a flagrant or lets say if it was, theres no way it was a flagrant 2. If rudy didnt land so awkwardly it wouldn't have even been an issue

[Hagarheadou812]

dude you are a dumbass he swung at the ball it was an accident. you make it sound like he did it on purpose. anyways get well rudy. Blazers ftw

[ponzu]

You don't swing when you're trying to block a shot.

"A flagrant foul 2 is unnecessary and excessive contact. This usually has a swinging motion, hard contact, and a follow through."

check, check

[rjnix0329]

If you are telling me that Azira didn't realize that if you jump up behind a player who is in the air and slam your fist against his head mid-flight, he might get hurt, then Azira doesn't deserve to be in the league. You simply don't swing your fist at a player.

[scenekidacide]

don't swing? how is a player suppose to contest or block a shot without swinging? and swing a fist? that is stupid, take off those hater bifocals and examine the video again, ariza only intentions was to block that lay up. hard foul, nothing else. flagrant 2 should be rescinded, that foul does not even warrant a fine.

[cellard00rz]

too bad the lakers suck and kobe bryant can take his cocky ass back to la

[carsoncolts9]

how do the lakers suck and they have the best record in the nba???

50-13

[9Da1Dude6]

Not a flagrant he clearly went for the ball... his head jus happened 2 be there SOL

[ponzu]

You don't roundhouse on a block attempt unless you were trying to knock someone down.

[9Da1Dude6]

Huh y wouldn't u roundhouse a block... if ur going for the ball its okay... folks spike balls into the crowd all the time... both were trying to beat the shot clock 2, so u wanted ariza to give up n the play when he had a good angle on it... no matta what the score is... i like ridy but he clearly went 4 the ball...

[ponzu]

Because the best chance at getting a block is to go straight for the ball, not swing your arm out. That was not Ariza's intent and that's why the flagrant stood after video review. He was frustrated and tried to knock Fernandez down to keep him from scoring.

[ridore9]

its not the best chance if your on the other side of the opponent

[9Da1Dude6]

exactly what ridore9 said... it might have stood in the game put no fines or anything else happened the day after... i think its kinda obvious that u dont play bball... his intent was a block, he did swing hard but it was 4 the ball, and rudy's head got hit 2... not intent to hit his head...

[carblind]

clearly is a flagrant.

doesn't look intentional tho, but it's still a flagrant...

[mbjl1758]

clearly not a flagrant.