Kirk Snyder - What A Jerk!

[RE Tycoon]

I knew I hated this guy when he played against us. These quotes are from the Rockets v. Jazz on 03-28-05 (last night).

After sweeping to the rim to score through a Dikembe Mutombo foul, Utah's Kirk Snyder celebrated by wagging his tongue in front of the Rockets' bench.

"That's bush-league," Bob Sura said. "You don't do that kind of stuff in the NBA. In our last game, he made a racist comment to one of our players (Jon Barry). I'm not a fan."

Sura and Barry would not elaborate, and Snyder denied making any comments when the teams played last month.

When coach Jeff Van Gundy screamed for the technical foul, official Jack Nies hit him instead. Mehmet Okur put in the free throw, Snyder hit his, and the Jazz had a 16-2 run.

By the next dead ball, Utah coach Jerry Sloan benched Snyder and let the rookie know what he thought of his display.

The Rockets responded quickly.

"It got us riled up," McGrady said. "It was a little disrespectful. I just thought that was uncalled for, jumping in somebody's face on our bench. It sparked us a little bit, and we buckled down and closed out the game."


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Asked his reaction to Kirk Snyder's childish and stupid taunting, Jeff Van Gundy said: "No need." He didn't have to say it because Jerry Sloan already did, pulling Snyder without worrying about what it would do to a Utah run.

The Jazz are caught in a disappointing, injury-filled season. But they still do things one way -- Sloan's way -- a point he made very clear to Snyder.


http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mp ... kn/3106890

I applaud Jerry Sloan, I hate Utah (always have) but respect Sloan.

[Eddie P]

Can you use that handle anymore, dude??

Not that I dislike the handle or anything.

[Big Easy Pony]

Jerry Sloan is as classy and principled a coach as there is. Good for him.

[mavsrage311]

absolutely, there's a reason that guy's been coaching in one spot all these years

[RE Tycoon]

Thanks for pointing that out Eddie P. I don't know how to change my handle without creating a whole new account, maybe I'll sit down and try to figure it out someday. I haven't been getting any news from the Young Alum club, you have any info on that?

[Dutch]

espn reported today on the website that Snyder will sit out their next game as well.

[PK]

Thanks for pointing that out Eddie P. I don't know how to change my handle without creating a whole new account, maybe I'll sit down and try to figure it out someday.

I think you can change your handle by going into your profile and just change it...but you might want to check with SmooPower before you try it just in case doing that might screw everything up.

[Corso]

espn reported today on the website that Snyder will sit out their next game as well.

I wish every coach had Coach Sloan's character, and demanded that their players behaved accordingly.

[mavsrage311]

Kirk Snyder is at it again....after cussing out Jerry Stackhouse during tonight's game....they got into it after the game, snyders making a lot of friend already

[DallasDiehard]

Stackhouse is hardly a saint (ask his former teammates in Philly, Detroit and Washington .... although, to be fair, all reports suggest he's been a model citizen since he's been in Dallas), but he seems like a Boy Scout next to this guy.

[mavsrage311]

exactly...stacks had his fair share of incidents too, but snyders just a rookie...if stuff like this keeps happening regularly, he wont last long in this league