Is the WNBA being fair with the suspensions?

Question

THIS IS BS. Candace get ONE GAME.

NEW YORK -- The WNBA swiftly suspended the Detroit and Los Angeles players and Shock assistant coach Rick Mahorn for their role in a skirmish at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

Shock forward Plenette Pierson was suspended Thursday for four games for initiating and escalating the altercation in what was the harshest penalty.

Mahorn was suspended for two games, as were Shannon Bobbitt and Murriel Page of the Sparks.

Players suspended for one game included: Detroit's Kara Braxton, Tasha Humphrey, Elaine Powell and Sheri Sam, along with Los Angeles' Lisa Leslie, Candace Parker and DeLisha Milton-Jones.

WNBA president Donna Orender issued a statement that said the events Tuesday were inexcusable and were not indicative of what the league stands for.

Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press

Answer 1

no its not fair n the wnba needs to recheck what they just did... i love basketball n i look up to some of those players but i dont understand how Pierson was suspended for 5 games n candace parker for only one.... like i know she a superstar but they need to use this to show how anyone who mis bevaes will get the same treatment

Answer 2

Yes! Celebrities are not above the rules. You are supposed to show good sportsmanship. LA will get whipped with their 3 best players suspended tonight.

Answer 3

Overall, yes.  The impact of a suspension in one game in the WNBA is worth more than the NBA because there are 34 WNBA games a season vs. 82 for the NBA.  Plenette Pierson was suspended four games, which is 11.7% of the season.  In NBA terms that equals to nearly 10 games, which wouldn't be out of the question for someone who starts a brawl in the NBA.  Likewise, the one game suspensions for those suspended like Candace would proportionately equal well over 2 games in the NBA.

The only WNBA suspension I think which is questionable is the 2 game ax that Diana Taurasi received for talking back to refs.  This equals almost 5 games in proportion to an NBA season.  NBA players harass and intimidate their referees all the time and at worst they get a T, like Sheed after he says one word after not getting a call his way.

Answer 4

Yes and no Lisa Leslie should not have been suspended she didn't do anything.

Answer 5

This is not only unfair, but ridiculous!!  How can Ellaine Powell be suspended 5 games for throwing a punch at Coco Miller but Leslie, Parker, and Milton-Jones only recieve one game for throwing a punch????  How in the world is that fair??

How did Candace Parker only get one game, when she threw Pierson down twice?????

At least Lisa the liar Leslie got her suspension for punching Rick Mahorn....I wonder how stupid she feels now about the interview with Rebecca Lobo now where she says that she didn't now why Mahorn pushed her down, and denies throwing any punches....maybe her daughter will be proud of her now!!

The WNBA has lost a ton of respect and I am sure many fans as well.  Not because of the fight...strangely that caused a spike in ticket sales at both Detroit and LA, but because of the Dumb Commisioner being afraid to suspend the leagues poster child!!  One game is ridiculous, and the fans across the country know it.  How do you think Diana Taurasi feels about her 2 game suspension for being disrespectful of the refs?????  Maybe she should have just thrown a couple of players to the court instead??

Ellaine Powell suspended 5 games for punching another player.....Candace Parker, Lisa Leslie, Milton-Jones suspended one game for punching another player.......what can possibly be fair about that????

Answer 6

I don't think you should be suspended the same amount of time for leaving the bench or throwing a punch. I thought Candace  Parker and DMJ should have got 2. But, oh well..

Answer 7

Yes but the WNBA Season is short They can't suspend players for the whole year, I say they we're Fair because Mahorn did get a Longer Susupension then any of the Players in involved.