Matthew Dellavedova

What's funny is that the very same dinosaurs who pine for the "good old days" of "tough" and "gritty" basketball are the ones up in arms against a guy who gives 100% on every play and plays every game as if it's his last.

Give Delly the max for taking down players with his hustle and grit and heart and for living rent free in the Bulls' and Hawks' heads.

P.S. Idiots who watch the Korver and Horford replays and see anything dirty probably shouldn't be left to fend for themselves in society as they aren't mentally capable.

P.P.S. Fuck you, Reggie.

Delly's getting laid tonight for sure so I doubt he cares what the media hacks are saying right now.

Rob said:

Delly should sue the media for defamation of character.

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Rob said:

Disgusts me that people are calling Delly a dirty player...especially when using this incident as a support for that fantasy.

Horford drags Delly to the ground and body slams him, and some how Delly is dirty? I don't even...

It's hysterical that he even got a tech.

This feeds right into their anti-Cleveland agenda though. They'll be jizzing themselves over this nonstory for the next 24+ hours.

I agree with EJ, the only "incident" in these playoffs that he was involved in where he did ANY wrong was when he leg locked Taj. The only "incident" involving him that deserved a call on him. And that's why the NBA assessed a tech to him the next day.

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Right, and what was more dangerous, Delly putting that leg lock on Gibson (which did zero damage to him) or the Bulls throwing Delly around like a rag doll on three separate possessions with no call before that incident? Gibson was the one cheap shotting Delly, not the other way around, and could have really injured him.

Pretty much the end all video of this issue...hopefully Reggie and all of them see this and quit spewing dumbass bullshit through mass media.

Rob said:

All he needs to say is: "I watched the play. Horford dragged Delly to the ground then body slammed him. This isn't even worthy of discussion. Next question."

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Nah. You have to call out the media on this. Trying to label a guy "dirty" as most of the media is doing right now is worthy of a fullthroated defense from the leader of our team.

EDIT: You can't slander a guy's reputation and get away with it.

At least on NBA TV both Dunleavy and Barry said that if there's a ball on the floor, you dice on it.

By the way, tonight there was a play where three pairs of players from each team went diving into each other going for the lose ball. seems to me Korver is just a huge pussy. Learn to dive for the ball and you won't get rolled up on.

The Oi said:

The play against Taj was the closest thing he's done to dirty in the entire playoffs, and that was:

(A) retaliation for being fucking shoved on his face and

(B) quick enough that there was zero risk Taj would fall.

He made that play with the intention of getting Taj riled up enough to retaliate in front of the refs.

The Korver play, he literally just hustled for the ball.

The Horford play, everything that happened to Delly's body on that play was as the result of something Horford did to him intentionally.

This is why I keep saying I don't understand why networks insist on employing people who make games less enjoyable for the people watching them.

Reggie knows goddamn well what happened there, but he knows just as well it will get people talking tomorrow if he pretends he doesn't.

I don't get it.

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I think Reggie just hates the Cavs. Maybe it comes from being a Pacer.

I feel like I'm going crazy with the way the media has responded to all these "dirty/not dirty" plays. Still don't see what Delly did that was dirty. Horford pulled him down. Delly tripped over Carroll. Horford dropped an elbow.

Now the Hawks are saying his play that got Korver hurt was dirty. In what universe is that dirty??? I remember when Bosh said the same thing a couple years ago, and he was CRUCIFIED for it. If Korver had gotten on the floor, nothing would have happened.

BimboColesHair said:

Pretty much the end all video of this issue...hopefully Reggie and all of them see this and quit spewing dumbass bullshit through mass media.

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No such luck. Story's already too hot to pass up. Sports media isn't news; these chumps care less about the truth than any other reporting entities.

Ooh, this would be a good one from LeBron...

"If Dellavedova is a dirty player, then I am too."

Time to dust off Kendrick Perkins for a hard screen.

KilgoreTrout said:

Delly is a shorter, whiter Dennis Rodman. I likes.

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I'd maybe go with shorter Kurt Rambis, who, like Delly wasn't truly dirty like Mahorn/Laimbeer were.

It's no accident that Rambis played on four championship teams. These are the kinds of unheralded players who make an impact.

Although we can also admit that they are the kind of players you love when on your team and hate when they aren't. Usually because when your team doesn't have one, it means you just watched them lose and you're pissed.

Horford's "brotherhood of the NBA" comment is both true and somewhat sad. It used to be all about winning and losing, not singing group Kumbaya and protecting their retirement accounts.

Speaking of Rambis, it reminds of another multi-champion who wasn't always so kind and gentle: Kevin McHale who just so happens to have had one of the dirtiest plays ever against Kurt, this gem:


I don't think some of these soft players have any idea what a real rough-and-tumble play is like.

Horford would run crying to his momma if he'd of played in the Association 20-30 years ago.

Whereas Delly would fit right in.

View: https://twitter.com/NBAOfficial/status/602692817505259523


Here is Ken Mauer's explanation for the technical.

I see now, Delly tried the old "head-to-knee taunt"

Cavs should go full-troll, and change Delly's music to "Wrecking Ball".

Delly looks like a hitman at this post-game.
How fitting