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Found August 14, 2008 on Hard for the Yard:
Matt Barnes is hot-headed and dirty
TEAMS: Phoenix Suns,  Golden State Warriors
PLAYERS: Matt Barnes
Last week I posted a story about Matt Barnes losing his cool at a San Francisco Pro-Am game. He threw a ball at a referee in disgust, ostensibly because it took the referee too long to a call a foul when Barnes was getting mugged during garbage time with his team up by a decent margin. I gave Barnes the benefit of the doubt, because I was at the game. He was getting mugged. There were a bunch of amateurs trying to make a name for themselves. But last night I was at game two of the Pro-Am Fina...
Original Story: http://hardfortheyard.com/2008/08/mat...

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  • brittanystar07

    brittanystar07 said August 14, 2008

    Wow...you know I love me some Matt Barnes but playing like that aint the spirit! Why the hell would a noted NBA player try and trip some unknown??? I just dont get it...
    • Dewey
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      Dewey replied August 14, 2008

      Yeah, it was super weak.
  • rcs360

    rcs360 said August 14, 2008

    C'mon Matt. Don't rep Sactown like that.
  • adevault

    adevault said August 14, 2008

    I think he needs anger management... :) But seriously, tripping someone is not the adult thing to do. He knows that he could not get away with that in an NBA game! That's not a good way to represent the NBA. I still tbink that he is acting out of frustration from not resigning with the Warriors. I could be wrong, but I think that might be weighing on his conscience. I think this may be his last chance at getting it right with Phoenix so he can't afford to have these "temper tantrums" . It's just not a good look for him.
  • LiL_OnE_4GSW
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    LiL_OnE_4GSW said August 14, 2008

    what a shame.
  • Dewey
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    Dewey said August 14, 2008

    I'm not sure my post was entirely clear: Barnes missed the guy's foot, so he didn't actually trip the guy, but I had a great view of the play and it was dirty, dirty, DIRTY. Barnes was definitely trying to put this guy on the ground.

  • BattMarnes said August 15, 2008

    Even worse than Barnes' cheap play was the fact that I saw him grab ONE rebound in game two. Maybe he grabbed more, but I didn't see it. He definitely has a paint allergy, because he made no effort to go inside. I'm hoping it's because he promised the Suns that he'd avoid injury at all cost.
  • adevault

    adevault said August 15, 2008

    He comes across as a lazy player at times. I just hope that he finds his "nitch" with Phoenix. Any lack of effort on his part from here on will only lead him to another 1 year contract.
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