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Sports Illustrated did an NBA player survey of who's the dirtiest. Not much of an article. Weird it comes from the vault and the date on it is the future? Don't know when the survey was done, but the key is #6.

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#1 Reggie Evans 21%
#2 Artest 13%
#3 Nocioni 6%
#4 Varajeo 5%
#5 Kobe 4%
#6 Zaza 4%

Does Zaza deserve such a distinction? Should he be higher?

Reggie Evans has been known for grabbing his opponents manhood. This pictures reminds me of when I played AAU ball and my opponent grabbed me twice. I let it pass the first time thinking it was a mistake, but I introduced my elbow to his face the second time it happened.

Kobe would be thought more as dirty but his offensive numbers overshadow all the grabing, Pushing, pulling. Sticking out limbs. falling. flailing. Crying and whining...punk

If Jamaal Magloire played more minutes he might have also made the list but he has cooled off from last year's hard fouls, provocations and face off's.

DaddyBigD wrote:Kobe would be thought more as dirty but his offensive numbers overshadow all the grabing, Pushing, pulling. Sticking out limbs. falling. flailing. Crying and whining...punk

Amen!

Still he is better than Lecry

DaddyBigD wrote:Kobe would be thought more as dirty but his offensive numbers overshadow all the grabing, Pushing, pulling. Sticking out limbs. falling. flailing. Crying and whining...punk

Everyone in the media seemed to gloss over the forearm that Kobe hit Barnes with early in the Lakers-Magic game that set the tone for the game. They chose to focus on Barnes trying to intimidate Bryant. I think Barnes exhibited restraint for not trying to break Bryant's nose with the ball.

Thanks Evildallas

From watching Barnes play now with us for 3/4 of a season he is not a dirty player. He likes to play tough and physical and does not like to take crap but he does not: flop, flail, cry and never tries to hurt someone unless the other guy starts it first.

Stan Van Gundy does not coach like that. Jim O'Brian does. I like clean basketball straight up man to man style. I do not like the old Pistons or New Yorks style of play.

We all know who the dirty players are in this league.

Dirty basketball is fun to watch. I love that clip of Kevin McHale clotheslining Kurt Rambis to prevent the layup. No easy buckets. NBA should take away these ticky tack hand check fouls and go back to the rules of the 1980s. The glory days of basketball. It's a shame Barnes didn't toss the ball right in Kobe's head.

Heat_team02 wrote:If Jamaal Magloire played more minutes he might have also made the list but he has cooled off from last year's hard fouls, provocations and face off's.

Magliore has made a career of dirty,or suckering refs. Derek Fisher likes to dive at players knees acting as if its going for a steal...nasty but he's good at it.

Shaq should be obvious, he shoots with one hand and just "incidently" bashes someone with the other arm.