continued.. As of Wallace's suspension (PLEASE read my earlier positings : of NOV. 22nd): He did initaite the altercation. That's similar to many of those altercations we had witnessed on TVS or live. YOU cannot blame him for what happened after that. It was a CO-incidence that a fan threw a cup on Artest's face... well not by Wallace himself. Now you cannot make Wallace pay for what happened next. That's just too dumb. his UNSPortsmanship like conduct would have been resolved on the court. As a rule he would have been ejected from the court and would have faced possible fine or suspension. Which he now did, I have nothing to say againt or in support of that. However, he didn't go to the stands and he didnt confront any fan. His, suspension (duration) is justified. He is suspended for same amout of time, he would have earned at any other time or in any other game and as any other player. We should understand that Artest's suspension has everything to do with his going to the stands (he was the first one to make the move) and battering the fans. So, we cannot compare the durations of Artest's or Wallace's suspension. TO those questioning the SECURY issues at THE PALACE: I have never seen Security personnels covering the players all the time while they were on the court.. or laying on top of the scorer's table. Oh.. not even in CONSECO FIELDHOUSE. What an stupid question: "where was the securtiy when Artest was laying on top of the Table??" I don't think players as well as fans would like to be surrounded by security personnels while inside the basketball arena. Of course, enough protection should be there.... and I have no reason to say there wasn't enough security in the PALAce last Friday Night. Security personnels are no Supermen so they also need some time to react. The whole thing happened so fast that without TV replays it's difficult to memorize or even imagine the whole drama. With that kind of instantaneous actions taken by the athletes, it surely would make the Security personnel's job difficult. No matter where the incidence took place. People are hammering the COMMissioner like though he was a waterboy in the Palace. The suspensions he announced are severe .... but no way beyond limitations. Just because the Director of the Players Union showed up ON TV doesn't mean that David Stern is proved to be INSANE while making those decisions. One has to realize that he didn't make any personal decisions. HE had his executive committee to discuss and come out with a result. OF COURSE he is the Head of the NBA.... if he doesn't react to the situation then who else will?? or who else should?? It's understanable that many people got surprised/shocked/angered/whatever!!! by the COmmissioner's announcement ... and I expect it to be that way also. After all, Nothing like that and of that scale had ever happened in the NBA. And I expected nothing such to happen again. Some of the comments Stern had made are less literate... yet his statements are overall justifiable. You cry/whine/celebrate about it..... it's not gonna change and shouldn't change. THE fans behavior were unacceptable. The players' reactions were even more primitive. They are all gonna get penalized more. And I feel no mercy for such MAGGOTS of the BEAUTIFUL game. I am not a Detroit fan neither do I have anything against PAcers' players. I had always liked O'Neal and Artest (didn't know S. jackson is on the Rooster), I did support artest when he won his first Defensive player of the year Award (damn he shut down Paul Pierce when they swept the series against us Celtics), and I was glad O'Neal (someone from Eastern Conference) was making the push for the league MVP award. I like thegame of basketball and the good players. When players become street dogs, I have no respect for them. GO CELTICS GO jai Nepal