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Joakim Spanked By Bulls Geezers

Jan 14, 2008 – 10:35 AM
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Tom Ziller

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Chicago's elder statesmen didn't believe being benched for one game was enough punishment after rookie Joakim Noah lashed out at assistant coach Ron Banks during practice last week. Noah was benched for Friday's game at coach Jim Boylan's behest; his Sunday benching came from the mighty hammer of... Adrian Griffin and Ben Wallace (via BallHype).

Griffin parses the episode as something which will set Chicago's myriad youngsters straight; Blog-a-Bull has a bit different assessment.
But see, if you're going to play this "galvanizing the team" game, it shouldn't be initiated by Griffin and Wallace: someone who doesn't play, and someone who can no longer play (and is known for clashing with coaches himself!). And then have it endorsed by a lame-duck coach.

Oh, and you can't then walk on the floor with this welling of team spirit... and then give up 38 in the first quarter. Lose to the Hawks by 21.
Knowing how proud a man Joakim has made himself out to be, I assume he was tickled pink watching his captors get stomped.
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