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Re: OT: KG insults Melo's wife - Melo goes to C's locker roo
Posted: Wed Jan 9, 2013 6:08 am
by EG73
Harry Palmer wrote:EG73 wrote:Some posters seems to think trash talking is not 'unsportsmanship', and that reacting at trash talking is a sign of mental weakness.
I disagree. I may be the devil advocate (in this case: god advocate), but I think trash talking :
- has nothing to do with toughness
- completely 'unsportsmanship' (I don't know if that word exist)
- shouldn't be allowed in the NBA
I think you are conflating issues. Trash talking isn't tough, but not knowing how to deal with it is a weakness. It's there...if you play sports enough, you're going to have to know how to deal with it.
Some guys trashtalk to get to you, some just do it to pump themselves up and getting to you would just be a bonus..but there are always going to be guys who do it, and if you don't handle it, you're costing your team.
As far as not allowing it, that would be pretty hard to mandate. And besides, the refs have enough trouble implementing the rules. Playing recess monitor on top would be a bit much.
I'm against the trash talking itself. It may seems weird, but I would be mad about the fact there is trash talking, and wouldn't care at all about what is said to me/about me. If I was a NBA player, I probably would ignore it 99.9% of the time, and try to punch KG in the face once in my career (and I'm probably among the least 'violent person' here) . I wouldn't regret a few games suspension at the end of my career: short term costing my team and my salary, but some positive effects too.
I completely agree with your last paragraph. It has to come from players themselve. It would be utopic, ridiculous to try to set rules about that.
(for example honey nut cheerios = 1 tech. But cheddar & mushroom soup = double tech !)
Re: OT: KG insults Melo's wife - Melo goes to C's locker roo
Posted: Wed Jan 9, 2013 8:42 am
by fredericklove
Chaos Engine wrote:TheWire wrote:Melos wife is a light skin sweetie
She looks good, but for some she isn't a high class women.
I see you fredrick.
I guess she's a high class after all lol, meh, she ain't dat pretty anyways
Re: OT: KG insults Melo's wife - Melo goes to C's locker roo
Posted: Wed Jan 9, 2013 1:31 pm
by Abba Zabba
EG73 wrote:I completely agree with your last paragraph. It has to come from players themselve. It would be utopic, ridiculous to try to set rules about that.
That's just it. I would argue that the NBA's acute sensitivity to image has led it to reduce the players' ability to enforce any rules of conduct amongst themselves and the same motivation has led to officiating that demands very little accountability from star players. Both the official and unofficial mechanism for modifying behaviour have been subverted by Stern leading to habitual line-steppers like KG.
Re: OT: KG insults Melo's wife - Melo goes to C's locker roo
Posted: Wed Jan 9, 2013 2:17 pm
by ratul
KG should be fined if that was the comment. On the basketball court supposedly anything is ok, yet is fairly demeaning in intent and would not be allowed on the street. KG should just play ball.
I am totally ok with Melo going after KG - that is his wife and he shouldn't have to accept that - doesn't matter where it happened.
Re: OT: KG insults Melo's wife - Melo goes to C's locker roo
Posted: Wed Jan 9, 2013 2:28 pm
by TorontoBaller
Frankly, trash talking if this ilk is tantamount to harassment.
I believe Mister Anthony should argue a claim with Human Resources.
(Chortle Chortle Chortle)
Re: OT: KG insults Melo's wife - Melo goes to C's locker roo
Posted: Wed Jan 9, 2013 2:29 pm
by ash_k
Anthony and his wife have been living apart for at least two months, the source said.
Ok this is why Anthony was so sensitive about KG and "his wife", going through a rough patch.
Re: OT: KG insults Melo's wife - Melo goes to C's locker roo
Posted: Wed Jan 9, 2013 3:33 pm
by JN
At the end of the day, the good thing is we have Fields and he is away from the player that was holding him back.
Re: OT: KG insults Melo's wife - Melo goes to C's locker roo
Posted: Wed Jan 9, 2013 5:20 pm
by Turbo_Zone
Re: OT: KG insults Melo's wife - Melo goes to C's locker roo
Posted: Wed Jan 9, 2013 5:25 pm
by LLJ
Excellent!
See if you can do something with this pic too
Re: OT: KG insults Melo's wife - Melo goes to C's locker roo
Posted: Wed Jan 9, 2013 5:33 pm
by ash_k
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Disrespectful!!!!!!!!! lol
Re: OT: KG insults Melo's wife - Melo goes to C's locker roo
Posted: Wed Jan 9, 2013 6:41 pm
by JV4MVP
Carmelo and La La are heading towards divorce... obviously a sensitive issue for Melo
La La Vazquez is back on the market
Reality TV star La La Vazquez and her NY Knick husband, Carmelo Anthony, are headed for divorce court. Friends say La La has been living the life of a single woman after separating from Anthony last year. Insiders say La La is keeping herself busy by focusing all of her attention on her son, Kiyan, and filming the 3rd season of her reality TV show, La La’s Full Court Life, which premieres in February. La La recently returned to her old stomping grounds in Atlanta, and tongues were wagging about a certain chick in La La’s entourage who she couldn’t take her eyes off...
Then La La jetted off to Miami, where she rang in the New Year at a luxury South Beach hotel without Melo, who partied in New York with friends.
http://sandrarose.com/2013/01/la-la-vaz ... he-market/
Re: OT: KG insults Melo's wife - Melo goes to C's locker roo
Posted: Wed Jan 9, 2013 7:15 pm
by Danchan
that s what you get for marrying someone named la la (i know it's a stage name)
I guess it's ta ta to carmelo.
Re: OT: KG insults Melo's wife - Melo goes to C's locker roo
Posted: Wed Jan 9, 2013 7:47 pm
by SaveTheHens
KG's trash talk helped his team win the game, Marco Materazzi's trash talk against Zidane in the world cup also helped his team win the game.
It works, its just sad to see such lucky/blessed members of our own species stoop down to such low levels.
Re: OT: KG insults Melo's wife - Melo goes to C's locker roo
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 5:07 am
by dagger
ash_k wrote:Anthony and his wife have been living apart for at least two months, the source said.
Ok this is why Anthony was so sensitive about KG and "his wife", going through a rough patch.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/cer ... -1.1236078
Re: OT: KG insults Melo's wife - Melo goes to C's locker roo
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 5:46 am
by basketball royalty
Raptors should have a Honey Nut Cheerios giveaway when the Knicks are in town. Just imagine 20,000 people munching away on cereal and everywhere Melo looks that is all he sees. Get er DONE!
Re: OT: KG insults Melo's wife - Melo goes to C's locker roo
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 5:56 am
by kplooksafterme
basketball royalty wrote:Raptors should have a Honey Nut Cheerios giveaway when the Knicks are in town. Just imagine 20,000 people munching away on cereal and everywhere Melo looks that is all he sees. Get er DONE!
lmao. I wonder if Melo would go into the stands if this actually happened.
Re: OT: KG insults Melo's wife - Melo goes to C's locker roo
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 12:29 pm
by Kenyon009
kplooksafterme wrote:basketball royalty wrote:Raptors should have a Honey Nut Cheerios giveaway when the Knicks are in town. Just imagine 20,000 people munching away on cereal and everywhere Melo looks that is all he sees. Get er DONE!
lmao. I wonder if Melo would go into the stands if this actually happened.
That's genius.
Re: OT: KG insults Melo's wife - Melo goes to C's locker roo
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 12:43 pm
by waltthewiz
Don't know if this has been mentioned but:
Any of y'all seen LaLa's instagram? Damn!
