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GoJetsGo · 03-20-2017, 02:28 PM

Anyone suggesting he wasn't attempting to throw an elbow is outright kidding themselves.

Watch at the :23 mark:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_bwt79izFg

The speed, motion and angle with which the arm is thrown back / up. Classic accidentally on purpose.

Again, I think it was a heat of the moment thing from a teenage player and I'm not trying to over-blow that it's a huge travesty.

But it was dirty, and I'd rather see hard-nose stuff that doesn't cross the line like this play did.

It was an intended elbow. There's just no need to try and spin it any other way.

03-20-2017, 02:28 PM	#245
GoJetsGo Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Jan 2008 Exp:	Anyone suggesting he wasn't attempting to throw an elbow is outright kidding themselves. Watch at the :23 mark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_bwt79izFg The speed, motion and angle with which the arm is thrown back / up. Classic accidentally on purpose. Again, I think it was a heat of the moment thing from a teenage player and I'm not trying to over-blow that it's a huge travesty. But it was dirty, and I'd rather see hard-nose stuff that doesn't cross the line like this play did. It was an intended elbow. There's just no need to try and spin it any other way.