How long should Metta World Peace Artest be suspended?

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	0 games
	0 (0%)
	1 Game
	0 (0%)
	3 Games
	0 (0%)
	10 Games
	2 (29%)
	The rest of the playoffs
	1 (14%)
	Lifetime ban
	2 (29%)
	Not Sure
	0 (0%)
	Other
	2 (29%)
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[ScreamingMeemie]

1. Yay!!! First vote on my first poll!!!

[ellisonz]

2. This poll would be better in GD!

[joeybee12]

3. How exciting! A poll!

[ScreamingMeemie]

4. I know!!!! And now I can call you out for voting "Lifetime ban"...

[madinmaryland]

5. Other: The rest of this season, including all playoff games. Plus the first 15 games of

next season.

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8. This is what I have in mind

Because I don't think the Lakers are winning more than 1 series.

[RockaFowler]

6. My husband thinks he should be banned for life

Look it's not like this is an isolated incident. He has some issues. I think a little time away from the NBA would do him some good

[frylock]

7. lifelong laker fan weighing in..

i say he should remain suspended for duration of season as well as entire playoffs.

[bluedigger]

9. Seven games.

What a fucking joke.

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12. I had a feeling that would happen

The press was very easy on him for some reason. They were talking about 1-5 games. I don't know why. It was a very dirty hit.

[joeybee12]

18. Yup...at the very least he should have been done for the season...nt

[El Supremo]

10. Shouldn't this be in the Metta-discusion forum?

[joeybee12]

17. +1

[Dr. Strange]

19. You win a home version of the Sports Forum.

[MaineDem]

11. Other - Twenty five games

Which would include part of next year, right?

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13. You would think

But it didn't happen. I don't know what happens if LA doesn't play 6 playoff games. Does it carry over?

[El Supremo]

14. 7 games - not enough.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--ron-artest-suspended-seven-games.html;_ylt=AhUrQ1i5iZjEttmVvIAeE.Y5nYcB

[HuckleB]

15. I pushed "rest of the playoffs," but after watching it over and over, I say ban him for good.

What an ARSEHOLE!

[cherokeeprogressive]

16. Artest should have been banned for life after ASSAULTING a fan in the Pacers/Pistons fiasco.

I have to confess I AM NOT a basketball fan, but I think the two worst things the Lakers have done is welcomed first Robert Horry (he who threw a towel in his coach Danny Ainge's face during a game) and then Ron Artest.

[JonLP24]

20. That was actually during practice

That was the 1996-97 version of the Suns. It was the most memorable season to me as a Suns fan even though they didn't do that great during the playoffs. They started the season 1-14 but fought back and made the playoffs, I remember road games were on UPN and home games were on Pay-Per-View.

They had a great playoff series against #2 seed Seattle, up 2 game to 1, with the game on Pay-Per-View, Rex Chapman made an amazing game tying 3-pointer but they ended up losing in OT, then the series in Game 5.

[PRETZEL]

21. What was it, 7 games even if it extends to next year

sorry, his history and this blatent hit to the head I think warrants more than 7 games.

Was listening to Mike and Mike on the way to work this morning. Greenberg contends that because it's the playoffs and his importance to the Lakers he was ok with the number of games. He then said that if it was earlier in the year, he'd have no issue with it being 15 games. To that I say, bullshit.

World Peace or whatever he feels like calling himself these days threw that elbow in malice at Hardin's head. Plain and simple. He didn't care if Hardin got hurt or not.