Skinner’s ejection rescinded
April 19th, 2008, 11:42 am · Post a Comment · posted by jerrybrown
Brian Skinner can think of a lot better ways to spend $3,000 than hand it over to the NBA. And thanks to a review by the league, he can keep his cash after the ejections of both Skinner and
Portland’s Jarrett Jack were rescinded by the league on Friday. ”He gets the $3,000 back, but he lost probably 30 minutes of playing time in that game,” said Phoenix general manager Steve Kerr, who lobbied for Skinner while he was in New York for the NBA general manager’s meetings. “Brian won’t let me forget that.” No offense to Skinner, but if he doesn’t play today it’s probably good news for
Phoenix. That means Shaquille O’Neal and Amare Stoudemire are both playing optimum minutes and have stayed out of foul trouble. Skinner will be the go-to guy in the first half it either guy had to sit, otherwise Boris Diaw will be the third big man in the rotation. For Skinner, who signed with the Suns as a free agent for the chance to be part of a team with championship possibilities, the real season begins today. “This is it, this is what you play for,” he said. “All the practices, cardio, planes, buses … this is what determines whether all that work was worth it. If you don’t play for this day, you shouldn’t be playing. We’re not overconfident, but we are optimistic. And we’re ready.”
