Yardbarker: Matt Barnes

Trailblazers @ Suns, 6:00pm KGW

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:59:07 -0500

BLAZERS	SUNS	EDGE	COMMENT
			Steve Blake must have read the shakedown yesterday, I mean, how else can you explain his monster 6 3-pointer game? Well, hopefully the reverse karma will work again tonight on Steve Nash. I definitely think Nash has lost a step, but he is still a dime machine and will ...

Preview & Chat: The Phoenix Suns

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:00:42 -0500

Records: Lakers 8-1 Suns 8-4

Offensive ratings: Lakers 108.9 Suns 108.7

Defensive ratings: Lakers 94.8 Suns 105.7

Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladimir Radmanovic, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum

Suns : Steve Nash, Raja Bell, Matt Barnes, Amare Stoudemire, Shaq Daddy

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Mad Ballin' : 5 teams that the NBA need to do well

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:38:41 -0500

We've gone over why the Boston Celtics are by far the most important team to the NBA's resurrection. But even the Celtics can't do it alone. If there's a king, there has to be queens, princes and princesses. Here are the important pretenders to the throne :

1. Los Angeles Lakers : The Lakers ...

NBA Suspends Nash, Barnes, Alston

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:06:30 -0500

I have been waiting to hear about the result of this altercation for a while now. I knew there was no chance that there would be no response. As i expected, the league has announced various suspensions and fines.

The person that started the altercation was none other than Phoenix Suns Forward ...

The Commute for November 14, 2008

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:20:04 -0500

Climb on in. It’s Friday, we’re leaving early. First things first, suspensions have been handed down for the Suns v. Rockets fracas. Not much you can do if you’ve got weekly lineup changes, but for daily changers, take Matt Barnes and Rafer Alston out of your lineup for the next 2 games, and Nash will be [...]

NBA Suspends Nash, Barnes, Alston

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:17:16 -0500

I have been waiting to hear about the result of this altercation for a while now. I knew there was no chance that there would be no response. As i expected, the league has announced various suspensions and fines. The person that started the altercation was none other than Phoenix Suns Forward Matt Barnes. Barnes threw [...]

Nash, Alston, Barnes all suspended for Wednesday's Brawl

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:47:20 -0500

This just in: The NBA has suspended Matt Barnes and Rafer Alston for two games each for their roles in a confrontation in Wednesday night's game. Steve Nash was also suspended for one game. Tracy McGrady was fined $25K and Shaquille O'Neal was fined $35K. The fight happened late in the third quarter, when Barnes reacted to a Rafer Alston screen by throwing an elbow. Alston took acception and got in Barnes' face. The shoving started. Nash ran in, McGrady pushed him down and Shaq jumped in pushing everybody. The Refs handed out 7 technicals. Alston and Barnes were ejected from the game. The Rockets went on to win. The penalties are about what I suspected. I'm a little bit surprised Nash was suspended, but he did escalate the problem. Go here to see video of the fight...

The Good. The Bad. The Ugly

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:45:25 -0500

(AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

(Boulder-CO) For the Denver Nuggets it was the story of two halves in Ohio. In the first half, the Nuggets were good. In the second half, the Nuggets were bad. In the end, things got down right ugly as the Nuggets lost to the Cavaliers, 110-99.

The Good:

-Chauncey Billups ...

Tempers Flare in the Desert

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:03:36 -0500

A fight broke in Phoenix Wednesday(Thursday morning) between the Phoenix Suns and the Houston Rockets. It seems that the fight was started by a shove by Matt Barnes to Rafer Alston. After the played had finished, they both started shoving each other and from there the fight really escaladed. Tracy McGrady shoved down Steve Nash(who from what it looks like just trying to resolve the situation). After that, Shaq saw his star player go down and felt it was necessary to act and shove McGrady to groung as well as Yao Ming, who landed on top of McGrady. I think the refs should have called the foul that Matt Barnes committed and probably none of this would have happened. But here is the video, so make your own conclusions.

PUSH-AND-SHOVE NON-BRAWL OF THE NIGHT

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:35:20 -0500

There isn’t anything particularly entertaining about this clip, but it’s what passes for drama in the NBA.A In last night’s Suns-Rockets game (Houston won 94-82), the Suns’ Matt Barnes took a cheap shot at Rafer Alston when his screen became more of a shove.A Alston ...

Suns-Rockets mess could have been avoided

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:01:00 -0500

Everyone is still talking about the mini-melee between the Suns and the Houston Rockets at U.S. Airways Center on Wednesday night. The funny thing is, it probably could have been avoided altogether.

The fracas started when Tracy McGrady set a hard pick on Steve Nash, which apparently tweaked ...

Beware of Clutch

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:03:26 -0500

If you missed last night's Rockets-Suns beatdown, you missed a scuffle involving Matt Barnes, Rafer Alston and just about everyone in uniform. The highlight, undoubtably, was Shaquille O'Neal running to shove Tracy McGrady, knocking down three or four other players in the process. Unfortunately for the Rockets, they didn't have the intimidating presence of Clutch, [...]

Video Of Last Night's Suns-Rockets Brawl!

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:04:09 -0500

Rafer Alston & Matt Barnes were ejected & will probably get fines from the incedent.

The Rockets won the game 94-82.

NOBODY KNOWS WHAT(MATT BARNES IS GOING THREW)!!!!!!

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:56:23 -0500

just for the record- the man hasn't had enough time to spend with his new twin babys; he's been traded to a new team, still feels some type of way bout that, give the man some time. he needs to be with his family just a little bit longer; what man couldn't or wouldn't understand that

MATT BARNES IGNITES MELEE?

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:56:15 -0500

MATT BARNES IGNITES MELEE?

Never saw this one cominga€¦ sweet Suns forward Matt Barnes and his fabulous tattoos got the boys fired up during the Suns-Rocket game. Barnes ignited the flurry after taking a 'cheap shot' at Rockets guard Rafer Alstona€¦never thought in a million years I'd see Tracy ...