<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:rawvoice="http://www.rawvoice.com/rawvoiceRssModule/" > <channel><title>Comments on: DeMarcus Cousins Wanted to Fight Blake Griffin, Then Whined to a Reporter That Griffin is &#8220;Babied&#8221; by Referees</title> <atom:link href="http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/06/demarcus-cousins-wanted-to-fight-blake-griffin-then-whined-to-a-reporter-that-griffin-is-babied-by-referees/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/06/demarcus-cousins-wanted-to-fight-blake-griffin-then-whined-to-a-reporter-that-griffin-is-babied-by-referees/</link> <description>Sports, Media, Entertainment</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 19:52:21 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator> <item><title>By: Alec Hugh Schtittties</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/06/demarcus-cousins-wanted-to-fight-blake-griffin-then-whined-to-a-reporter-that-griffin-is-babied-by-referees/comment-page-1/#comment-1631047</link> <dc:creator>Alec Hugh Schtittties</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 23:55:40 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173366#comment-1631047</guid> <description><![CDATA[Cousins is 100% right.  The ginger is protected by this league.  This is after all, a team built by David Stern.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cousins is 100% right.  The ginger is protected by this league.  This is after all, a team built by David Stern.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: jthussler</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/06/demarcus-cousins-wanted-to-fight-blake-griffin-then-whined-to-a-reporter-that-griffin-is-babied-by-referees/comment-page-1/#comment-1630992</link> <dc:creator>jthussler</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 19:57:09 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173366#comment-1630992</guid> <description><![CDATA[His second dunk on Gasol was a blatant forearm to the face.Of course, Pau owned Blake down the stretch, and the CLOLippers lost.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>His second dunk on Gasol was a blatant forearm to the face.</p><p>Of course, Pau owned Blake down the stretch, and the CLOLippers lost.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Jeeves</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/06/demarcus-cousins-wanted-to-fight-blake-griffin-then-whined-to-a-reporter-that-griffin-is-babied-by-referees/comment-page-1/#comment-1630988</link> <dc:creator>Jeeves</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 19:49:18 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173366#comment-1630988</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Whenever he gets called for a foul, he glares at the ref and acts like a bitch.&lt;/blockquote&gt;He also somehow never gets T&#039;d up when he stares down people after dunking on/in the general vicinity of them.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Whenever he gets called for a foul, he glares at the ref and acts like a bitch.</p></blockquote><p>He also somehow never gets T&#8217;d up when he stares down people after dunking on/in the general vicinity of them.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: GloriousMullet</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/06/demarcus-cousins-wanted-to-fight-blake-griffin-then-whined-to-a-reporter-that-griffin-is-babied-by-referees/comment-page-1/#comment-1630987</link> <dc:creator>GloriousMullet</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 19:49:07 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173366#comment-1630987</guid> <description><![CDATA[I have a man-crush on Blake Griffin/don&#039;t judge me]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have a man-crush on Blake Griffin</p><p>/don&#8217;t judge me</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: jthussler</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/06/demarcus-cousins-wanted-to-fight-blake-griffin-then-whined-to-a-reporter-that-griffin-is-babied-by-referees/comment-page-1/#comment-1630981</link> <dc:creator>jthussler</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 19:45:17 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173366#comment-1630981</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Both dunks on Gasol were fouls..first one over the back and the second one he elbowed Gasol in the face. He can jump high but anything outside of 5 ft and he is terrible . He is the embodiment of style over substance.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Spot on. Blake&#039;s a good highlight, but I&#039;d take quite a few PFs over him.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Both dunks on Gasol were fouls..first one over the back and the second one he elbowed Gasol in the face. He can jump high but anything outside of 5 ft and he is terrible . He is the embodiment of style over substance.</p></blockquote><p>Spot on. Blake&#8217;s a good highlight, but I&#8217;d take quite a few PFs over him.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: thewidge</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/06/demarcus-cousins-wanted-to-fight-blake-griffin-then-whined-to-a-reporter-that-griffin-is-babied-by-referees/comment-page-1/#comment-1630906</link> <dc:creator>thewidge</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:25:42 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173366#comment-1630906</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;It’s a fascinating phenomenon when the opposing teams are the ones who are constantly whining about us, and yet the pens players are the whiners. Then again, 99% of America hates all things Pittsburgh so we should accept the heel turn.&lt;/em&gt;I don&#039;t believe it&#039;s just the Pens players.  It&#039;s also comments from Mario Lemieux talking about &quot;walking away from the NHL&quot; when discussing hits taken by Crosby.  This coming from the guy who said nothing of the same when Matt Cooke ended the career of Marc Savard having already taken plenty of cheap shots on other guys in the league.  He also had no problem with his wing man Ulf Samuelsson doing the cheap shot/dirty work like cutting short Cam Neely&#039;s career.  Tortorella was calling the organization hypocritical.  Is he wrong?  If you&#039;re going to take shots, expect them to be taken back.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>It’s a fascinating phenomenon when the opposing teams are the ones who are constantly whining about us, and yet the pens players are the whiners. Then again, 99% of America hates all things Pittsburgh so we should accept the heel turn.</em></p><p>I don&#8217;t believe it&#8217;s just the Pens players.  It&#8217;s also comments from Mario Lemieux talking about &#8220;walking away from the NHL&#8221; when discussing hits taken by Crosby.  This coming from the guy who said nothing of the same when Matt Cooke ended the career of Marc Savard having already taken plenty of cheap shots on other guys in the league.  He also had no problem with his wing man Ulf Samuelsson doing the cheap shot/dirty work like cutting short Cam Neely&#8217;s career.  Tortorella was calling the organization hypocritical.  Is he wrong?  If you&#8217;re going to take shots, expect them to be taken back.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Seven Different Kinds Of WhatHaveYa</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/06/demarcus-cousins-wanted-to-fight-blake-griffin-then-whined-to-a-reporter-that-griffin-is-babied-by-referees/comment-page-1/#comment-1630877</link> <dc:creator>Seven Different Kinds Of WhatHaveYa</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:43:56 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173366#comment-1630877</guid> <description><![CDATA[yoiu know what would take care of this whole mess....ban dunks.i was sickened when i saw the mcdonald&#039;s AA game a week or so ago ,and really anytime there are highlights of top players/prospects.....of about seven shabazz highlights, five were dunks that were not contested.so what??]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>yoiu know what would take care of this whole mess&#8230;.ban dunks.</p><p>i was sickened when i saw the mcdonald&#8217;s AA game a week or so ago ,and really anytime there are highlights of top players/prospects&#8230;..of about seven shabazz highlights, five were dunks that were not contested.</p><p>so what??</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Broccoli Beef</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/06/demarcus-cousins-wanted-to-fight-blake-griffin-then-whined-to-a-reporter-that-griffin-is-babied-by-referees/comment-page-1/#comment-1630866</link> <dc:creator>Broccoli Beef</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:32:58 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173366#comment-1630866</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;KG takes cheap shots at Euros.&lt;/blockquote&gt;But if they&#039;re Euros does it really matter? I mean, they&#039;re Euros.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>KG takes cheap shots at Euros.</p></blockquote><p>But if they&#8217;re Euros does it really matter? I mean, they&#8217;re Euros.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Broccoli Beef</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/06/demarcus-cousins-wanted-to-fight-blake-griffin-then-whined-to-a-reporter-that-griffin-is-babied-by-referees/comment-page-1/#comment-1630865</link> <dc:creator>Broccoli Beef</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:32:03 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173366#comment-1630865</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Hopefully as opposed to later&lt;/blockquote&gt;Wow, fucked that one up...Hopefully sooner as opposed to later.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Hopefully as opposed to later</p></blockquote><p>Wow, fucked that one up&#8230;</p><p>Hopefully sooner as opposed to later.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: devang</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/06/demarcus-cousins-wanted-to-fight-blake-griffin-then-whined-to-a-reporter-that-griffin-is-babied-by-referees/comment-page-1/#comment-1630861</link> <dc:creator>devang</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:28:17 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173366#comment-1630861</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tom Brady]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tom Brady</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: José Ovechkin</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/06/demarcus-cousins-wanted-to-fight-blake-griffin-then-whined-to-a-reporter-that-griffin-is-babied-by-referees/comment-page-1/#comment-1630860</link> <dc:creator>José Ovechkin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:28:13 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173366#comment-1630860</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;if people hate KG and don’t hate Blake, they can go to hell&lt;/blockquote&gt;Blake does he what he does while making a basketball play, and to everybody; I can respect that. KG takes cheap shots at Euros.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>if people hate KG and don’t hate Blake, they can go to hell</p></blockquote><p>Blake does he what he does while making a basketball play, and to everybody; I can respect that. KG takes cheap shots at Euros.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Shatner, Dead? Shatner IS Dead.</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/06/demarcus-cousins-wanted-to-fight-blake-griffin-then-whined-to-a-reporter-that-griffin-is-babied-by-referees/comment-page-1/#comment-1630859</link> <dc:creator>Shatner, Dead? Shatner IS Dead.</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:27:53 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173366#comment-1630859</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;But do big players make big plays?&lt;/blockquote&gt;I read somewhere - I believe it was Thoreau - that &quot;Real Niggas Do Real Things&quot;. So maybe that&#039;s it.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>But do big players make big plays?</p></blockquote><p>I read somewhere &#8211; I believe it was Thoreau &#8211; that &#8220;Real Niggas Do Real Things&#8221;. So maybe that&#8217;s it.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Broccoli Beef</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/06/demarcus-cousins-wanted-to-fight-blake-griffin-then-whined-to-a-reporter-that-griffin-is-babied-by-referees/comment-page-1/#comment-1630858</link> <dc:creator>Broccoli Beef</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:26:49 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173366#comment-1630858</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Don’t worry eventually gravity, the court and his knee will take care of the problem.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Hopefully as opposed to later]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Don’t worry eventually gravity, the court and his knee will take care of the problem.</p></blockquote><p>Hopefully as opposed to later</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Shatner, Dead? Shatner IS Dead.</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/06/demarcus-cousins-wanted-to-fight-blake-griffin-then-whined-to-a-reporter-that-griffin-is-babied-by-referees/comment-page-1/#comment-1630857</link> <dc:creator>Shatner, Dead? Shatner IS Dead.</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:26:12 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173366#comment-1630857</guid> <description><![CDATA[Also Cousins is somewhat quietly becoming one of the better players in the NBA, along with Greg Monroe. If one of those dudes played on Chicago or LA, we&#039;d be sick of them right now.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Also Cousins is somewhat quietly becoming one of the better players in the NBA, along with Greg Monroe. If one of those dudes played on Chicago or LA, we&#8217;d be sick of them right now.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Tim Ryan</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/06/demarcus-cousins-wanted-to-fight-blake-griffin-then-whined-to-a-reporter-that-griffin-is-babied-by-referees/comment-page-1/#comment-1630855</link> <dc:creator>Tim Ryan</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:24:26 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173366#comment-1630855</guid> <description><![CDATA[I agree with Cleet. But do big players make big plays?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree with Cleet. But do big players make big plays?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Shatner, Dead? Shatner IS Dead.</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/06/demarcus-cousins-wanted-to-fight-blake-griffin-then-whined-to-a-reporter-that-griffin-is-babied-by-referees/comment-page-1/#comment-1630854</link> <dc:creator>Shatner, Dead? Shatner IS Dead.</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:24:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173366#comment-1630854</guid> <description><![CDATA[I have to agree with Cousins 100% here, but as someone said earlier, superstars get superstar calls. The NBA has decided it&#039;s going to make Griffin the poster-boy of the league (even though he can basically only dunk and shoot from the elbow at this point of his career) and the refs will act accordingly.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have to agree with Cousins 100% here, but as someone said earlier, superstars get superstar calls. The NBA has decided it&#8217;s going to make Griffin the poster-boy of the league (even though he can basically only dunk and shoot from the elbow at this point of his career) and the refs will act accordingly.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Mantis Toboggan</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/06/demarcus-cousins-wanted-to-fight-blake-griffin-then-whined-to-a-reporter-that-griffin-is-babied-by-referees/comment-page-1/#comment-1630852</link> <dc:creator>Mantis Toboggan</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:22:49 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173366#comment-1630852</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Yes. Fuck the penguins. I don’t blame Tortorella for blasting the penguins and their whining stars last night after the game&lt;/blockquote&gt;It&#039;s a fascinating phenomenon when the opposing teams are the ones who are constantly whining about us, and yet the pens players are the whiners. Then again, 99% of America hates all things Pittsburgh so we should accept the heel turn.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Yes. Fuck the penguins. I don’t blame Tortorella for blasting the penguins and their whining stars last night after the game</p></blockquote><p>It&#8217;s a fascinating phenomenon when the opposing teams are the ones who are constantly whining about us, and yet the pens players are the whiners. Then again, 99% of America hates all things Pittsburgh so we should accept the heel turn.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: YYSA</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/06/demarcus-cousins-wanted-to-fight-blake-griffin-then-whined-to-a-reporter-that-griffin-is-babied-by-referees/comment-page-1/#comment-1630849</link> <dc:creator>YYSA</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:19:48 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173366#comment-1630849</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Unfortunately the NBA is about making money, and Blake’s dunks generate a lot of exposure and revenue and excitement so why would they want to do anything about that?&lt;/blockquote&gt;Don&#039;t worry eventually gravity, the court and his knee will take care of the problem.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Unfortunately the NBA is about making money, and Blake’s dunks generate a lot of exposure and revenue and excitement so why would they want to do anything about that?</p></blockquote><p>Don&#8217;t worry eventually gravity, the court and his knee will take care of the problem.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: stooge</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/06/demarcus-cousins-wanted-to-fight-blake-griffin-then-whined-to-a-reporter-that-griffin-is-babied-by-referees/comment-page-1/#comment-1630848</link> <dc:creator>stooge</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:19:40 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173366#comment-1630848</guid> <description><![CDATA[The lead highlight of a game the Clippers lost was Blake committing an offensive foul while dunking and then staring down a guy he just elbowed in the face.I don&#039;t see anything changing.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The lead highlight of a game the Clippers lost was Blake committing an offensive foul while dunking and then staring down a guy he just elbowed in the face.</p><p>I don&#8217;t see anything changing.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Mantis Toboggan</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/06/demarcus-cousins-wanted-to-fight-blake-griffin-then-whined-to-a-reporter-that-griffin-is-babied-by-referees/comment-page-1/#comment-1630847</link> <dc:creator>Mantis Toboggan</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:19:35 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173366#comment-1630847</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;if people hate KG and don’t hate Blake, they can go to hell&lt;/blockquote&gt;I was going to hell way before Blake got into the NBA, so it&#039;s a moot statement.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>if people hate KG and don’t hate Blake, they can go to hell</p></blockquote><p>I was going to hell way before Blake got into the NBA, so it&#8217;s a moot statement.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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