For anyone who may have missed it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjCGlsoRMAo

And then his contrition:
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=7855727

It is one thing to go all out during a play but I think this transcends "passionate play". This is violence simply for the sake of violence. I doubt MWP intended to take out Harden. I don't think he is smart enough to actually consider the consequences before he acted. I think he threw that elbow without thought or regard, in a moment of adreline fueled fever. Something a professional, world class athlete should never do.

These are the biggest, strongest, fastest, most agile men on the planet. Part of their job, for which they are richly rewarded, is control of all that power. MWP failed. And he should pay. And more than seven games.

Given his history, which he is failing to rewrite, I think he deserves a year off to cool his jets and re-align his "passions".

Then again, I wonder if this isn't the way "The League" and the game in general is going. Maybe we want to erect side boards and cages and let the men go at each other like the NHL. Is that the direction of the game? I mean, even at Duke, when Hansboro tried to bust Gerald's wrist with his brow, we see increased and more violent physicality.

So, do y'all think MWP's hit was vicious and unwarranted? Do you think the suspension was on target, too light, too harsh? And, is this just where the game is heading?