Harrison suspended one game by Pacers

[Cole]

hopeful in Indy wrote:

What's wrong with all of you haters. You're talking so much hatred. Yes, he makes mistakes, yes, he has done drugs, but who of you hasn't made mistakes. We were all young and stupid at one time. Instead of hoping he fails, gets hurt, dies or whatever, why not hope he gets some help and grows up and learns some self control. I'm not giving up on you, David.

I'm not giving up on David either as a person, but as a player he is worthless. He has to want to change and aparently he does not. it's not like he faild 1 drug test he failed 3. if he were in corprate America he would have gotten fired after the first time. He does need to get help, but he has no place playing for a team like the Pacers that is trying to clean up their image. cut David. He has worn ut his welcome

[thebcman]

he was a no-good-drug-crazed-thug when he was in Colorado .. glad to see nothing's changed.

[Pacetta]

Cole wrote:

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I'm not giving up on David either as a person, but as a player he is worthless. He has to want to change and aparently he does not. it's not like he faild 1 drug test he failed 3. if he were in corprate America he would have gotten fired after the first time. He does need to get help, but he has no place playing for a team like the Pacers that is trying to clean up their image. cut David. He has worn ut his welcome

You say he has to want to change, and apparently he does not? How do you know that? He apparently failed a third test, and hasn't failed one since. Is that not change? Then he got ticked after getting cracked in the head by a player and yes he had some words after the fact, but he didn't punch or elbow anybody like other players on our team have this year. Whatever happened to sticks and stones will broke my bones but words will never hurt me? We give someone a pass for assault and battery but not a verbal remark, which would have no criminal consequence at all? I agree he needs to harness his emotions a little better still, but cutting David for this wouldn't be just.

[Leprechaun]

I think the punishment was appropriate, its a physical game and we've seen all types of players susceptible to going a little too far in the heat of battle. He apologized. I think people are making it a much bigger deal than it is.

[Die hard Pacer fan]

David Harrison is horrible...he is a waste of size...he does not understand the gift he has been given to play in the NBA and make millions....he has been in the league for four stinking years now...GROW UP!!! or GET OUT!!! By the way..stopping the weed smoking and learning to control himself might help!!!!!

[Fan from the beginning]

I am just an old man and so I may not know much but I am a Christian and I believe in giving David a chance to get his life back together and that cutting him might discourage him if he is indeed working hard to strengthen his weaknesses.

[marcus]

He is no good to our team. I think they should just get rid of him. Jeff Foster is doing a good enough job and Harrison leaving will open money up to spend on better and more reliable players.

[Hoosierball]

I don't see what the big deal is, people are blowing this out of proportion!