Unless you enjoy getting humiliated, you had to talk to Bird. More often than not – and this will be a key part of this list so pay attention – Cooper found himself matched up with Larry Bird. One of the best defensive swingman of the past few generations was a key part of some epic playoff battles in the 1980s with the L.A. At its core, that’s what talking trash is all about. MWP is never stale, and when he gets weird, it has the potential to throw anyone off their game. See? Crazy, right? Sometimes hearing the same tired trash-talking clichés can get old. One reason he’s a great defender is he’ll get way too close and whisper in your ear.” He responded by saying, “Ron Artest is just weird. The best part about it is Metta knows it, and that sets the tone for some truly hilarious situations.ĮSPN once interviewed an unidentified player and asked him about World Peace on the court. He’s a different cat, who borders the line between truly crazy and just awkward. He’s more apt to pull down your pants, as he famously did at one point against Paul Pierce in the playoffs, than he is to start a war of words. World Peace was always more crazy than he was talkative. We went through the tape, and picked out who we thought were the 20 best in NBA history (or at least as far back as current history goes…). The NBA had some good talkers over the years, from the guys on the sidelines to the ones actually on the court to even the owners. Some are a little unstable mentally and emotionally. Some players need it to fire themselves up. If you didn’t talk trash, chances are you were either Tim Duncan or you never got off the bench. Who grows up and doesn’t talk trash? I know I did, and it fired me up, forced me to back it up. It’s too engrained in the culture, too fundamental when it comes to egotistical athletes playing at the top of the game.
It’s one thing to say you’re better, it’s another thing to prove it.*With all of the recent events surrounding the Carmelo Anthony/Kevin Garnett feud, and the trash talk involved that lit the Internet on fire, we figured it was a good time to repost our piece on the top 20 trash talkers of all time, originally published in October of 2012.*ĭavid Stern and the rest of the suits might be charged with trying to take the fun out of the NBA, but trash talk will never die. I believe you need to let your actions speak louder than your words. So what is it like to not be a trash talker? Crider said, “I don’t feel the need to trash talk. Jake Burch said, “If it gets to the point where your focus is more on trash talking than the game, then it’s too far.” We can say that trash talking is taken too far when it turns into remarks against personal lives. The question becomes how far is too far with trash talking?Īlex said, “Trash talking is okay until you start making remarks about family, friends, loved ones.”
They get rattled easily then,” said Alex. “Trash talking gets under your opponents skin. Alex said on the soccer field you won’t hear a worse trash talker than himself. Alex believes trash talking is a part of sports.
“He told me that I was really bad, but in an unpleasant manner,” said Shade, “so I told him that was why his mother never loved him.”Īccording to Senior Jake Burch, a member of the boys’ varsity basketball team, “I trash talk because if you get into somebody’s head, you’ve won half the battle.”Ģ014 grad Alex Bartlett gave us his insight on trash talking. While not a basketball player, junior Jason Shade relayed a story about a time in football when he “completely blew past this kid,” while playing on the defensive line.
Sierra said, “I think they trash talk to get attention and to show cockiness.” Abbey said it gives people a sense of self confidence over who you are playing against. Senior members of the girls’ basketball team and non-trash talkers, Sierra Stevens and Abbey Crider gave us their answers. I told him that was why his mother never loved him.”
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