Originally Posted by
sagegrouse
And, CDu, if you can't play "WELL," then maybe you do what you have to do to survive. Which is to be "chippy" -- i.e., have attitude -- and look for an edge slightly outside the rules. At this stage of his career, Javi is too inexperienced and weak to play WELL against tough opposition (although he had a career high against Duke).
And, of course, you criticized me for not condemning his dirty play. However, when I did condemn his elbow as being no less than stupid because he could have been kicked out of the game, you found that objectionable because throwing an elbow is a "normal means of clearing space." So, being "chippy" is bad but throwing an elbow is good?
Seriously, are you trying to be disagreeable, or am I just misreading your post?
sagegrouse