I can't think of a more dangerous and intentional action. He braces his arm before delivering the blow to the opponent's exposed neck. Crushed windpipe? It's one thing (and still dirty) to trip a player hoping to gain an advantage; it's quite another to violently attack an opponent's exposed...
My eyes are fine. You seem to have taken offense and written a rambling defense of your argument. I graduated in 89. I played in a couple of pickup games with several from the team (Nick, Gill, Bardo, Smith) including one featuring a Nick vs. Mitchel Wiggins battle.
None of that has any...
The bolded is, shall we say, a bold statement and not supported by the eye test. If you watched the 89 team, they were a force that few college teams could match. They could "turn it on" on either end of the court in a moment because of their individual and collective grit, coupled with...
Mirk’s defense was key to that turnover…might have even got away with a mild hold. 😎. Love that result and it was nice being on the other end of a late OOB play.
Do you think it would have been much better if they had called a timeout? Serious question, because I’ve been incredibly surprised by how bad the shots we tend to get out of timeouts.