Joakim Noah: Not a Kevin Garnett Fan

League gettin soft. Back in the day at ruckers they would have a dang cookout after a badass dunk. The cat on the mike would trash talk and he wasnt even playin. Screamin to cats they cant guard you starts early man, it helps the sorta good cats beat the pretty good cats if they do talk it right. Like a boxers stare, pure intimidation. You only have to back it up if runnin your mouth doesnt work. Always bring your A game suckas.

allenp, i talked a lot of trash too, but it was (more or less) because i couldn’t control my temper. i also felt guilty about it afterwards. and even though i had plenty of success in sports, i always thought the guys who stayed cool had it figured out. i was a team captain/ mvp in two sports, and won hs city championships in a third; but i think i would been a better athlete if i had mastered my emotions. don’t you feel that way at all?

let them know AllenP…. they are all sounding soft. Man the hell up

KG is a pu$$yfied insecure pr1ck, and everyone knows it..fake toughness, fake intensity and an all around a$$hole.

um, noah doesn’t scare anyone either

on the other hand, both are 7 footers who could crush 99% of you dudes like bugs. so there’s that.

Michael Jordan and Larry Bird are the most ruthless trash talkers in NBA history. But does anyone even know about it? NOPE – BOOK IT SEED, trash talk is part of the game, always has been, always will be. These sissy’s complaining about it to the media are bad for the sport, not the other way around.

i always do laugh at guys when i cross them over… cause I’m like 90 Kilos (dunno how many pounds that is) and 5’10”, so to get crossed over by me is pretty lame^^ but it happens relatively often and guys get oissed because of that and tend to get more agressive and then get crossed over a little more, cause they press too much… so it works without calling them out.
On the other hand: why not? Get the guy pissed at you, make him try harder. If you’re unlucky, he does and just owns you. But in 8/10 times, they will get worse, cause they rush… just my 2 cents

@riggs – noah gets back at kg during games. I don’t think he’s a b*tch like charlie. And I listened to the entire interview, it was light hearted and he was sort of led down the path to say what he said by the interviewers. I don’t thik its Noah complaining just to complain. trash talk if you can back it up. 15 and 10 to me is not backing it up…those are baby davis type numbers. KG is the 4th option on that team yet he’s the one doing the most talking. He comes off looking like a b*tch. he didn’t look like on ein minnesota because his game backed it up much much more.

My homies from college still joke because whenever I would cross somebody up I would yell “Stupid” before shooting. Every time.
Y’all people who don’t talk trash are missing out. It’s so much fun.

Sigh…I’m always the guy getting picked out for the guy to talk trash to. So I always get a little dirty with guys like Allenp.

Kap
I’m not like that now because I’m not that good anymore. Now I’m the old head who does the little things and keeps quiet.

KG’s an ass. I like that. He picks on weaker players because they’re the ones that ish-talking affects negatively. You talk ish to Kobe, Wade, Dwight, Artest, Big Ben, etc, and you’re likely to get embarassed in one form or another. So KG may be an a-hole or bully but he’s a smart one.

No one of those two have an upside in this rivalry right now. They are both complementary elements to their team pushing everybody with their actions. If it is scoring, rebounding or talking they both do the same things.
That is why I don’t understand Noah complaining.
If he would have played basketball in the 90′s he would have to face players playing a lot uglier than Garnett.
And who says Garnett couldn’t back his trash talk up isn’t understanding the game.

KG is sweet off the court, not on the court so deal with it Noah haha

KG is an ass but whats new. As others have said MJ Bird payton were all asses too. Its a part of what made them so good. These young players need to harden up for real.

I’m a super nice guy and I know how it feels when people talk ish for no reason even your own teammates. Everyone doesn’t have it inside of them to be asses or accept someone being an ass to them.

KD=KG

Whenever I talk trash I just feel bad for the recipient…and they are usually my friends…so I try not to…but it IS alot of fun. ANd when people talk trash to me…that is when I play my best…cause I want them to eat their God D@mned words! AllenP, you are a sage, my friend.

Allenp: I wont have a problem with you trash talking as long as you don’t have a problem with me punching you in the face when you cross the line. KG annoys me cause the dude will talk smack all day but once things get physical, he runs away like a woman.
Maurice Lucas hit it on the ball, all this trash talk nonsense would be OVER with if it was still a 50 dollar fine for hitting a dude.

You can say whatever you want about Noah but right now he is leading the league in rebounding at over 15 a game. Noah>Garnett

Trash Talking happens in every sport. Not matter how much hitting is involved. If anyone thinks fear of being punch would stop trash talking then you clearly don’t understand the male psyche in a competitive or high tension situation. If physical violence was the solution to trash talking then MMA fighters and Boxers would be mutes. And the only reason this is even an issue is because the people that can’t take/deal with the trash talk wine about it to the media. Then you people who have probably never done a thing in your life about someone talking trash act like you would do something when in all reality you probably talk trash and do nothing in just the same way in your everyday lives, whether it be playing video games or beating your siblings in shutes and latters and don’t even realize it.

Trash talking can be fun, but you must know your audience. Example, a few years ago, some friends and I ran at a full gym. A couple friends of mine were talking lots of trash, and dudes on the otther team were getting salty cuz of that and we were killin em. I was the last one to leave and some fools tried me, I had to put two of em on the floor. . Another time I was playin pickup with a bunch of dudes at a court. Being the only white guy, they didnt expect much, but I was killing them, esp this one guy. I hit turnarounds in his face all game and just generally abused him. He got pissed and punted the ball onto a roof. Everyone was clowning him. Again, you must know ur audience. My favorite was of trash talking is after I block a shot, I give them the mutombo finger wag, and say in my best deke voice, get that shii out of here

While on the subject, I must give credit to the best trash talker of all times. Not mike, larry, or the glove. All hail the LOUISVILLE LIP!!!! If you dont know who that is, slap yourself. This man was, by far, the greatest trash talker in the history of human language.

Adding fuel to the fire, young man… just what the doctor ordered.