Ray Allen Calls Out Bruce Bowen Again

[T Park]

Look around, dumbass. This isn't the ing Disney Channel.

lol great line.


BTW, did Aggie just have my back there/????


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Is it not true that more than one team or player have complained about Bowen's defense? Maybe Bowen is a dirty player and no Spurs fans want to admit it.

If Bowen were a dirty player, he'd foul out of games, get lots of technicals and flagrants, he'd be ejected a lot and fined by the league. If nothing else his fouls would have gone WAY up this year when they changed the rules.

None of that happens, you know why? Because he moves his feet and keeps a hand in your face. He's always there, and he'll do anything to piss you off if it takes you out of your game.

Add to all this that there is no intent to injure from Bowen in his history, and the claim of being dirty is just ridiculous. If you say Bowen intended to step under Carter, then Rasheed should be blamed for stepping under Duncan.

[HB22inSA]

I wouldn't say Bruce Bowen is dirty, but he does get away with alot.

One of the keys is that he's always got his hands up when he defends, and he gets caught when he reaches.

Players around the League just aren't used to a defender being up in their chest for the entire game.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

aybe Bowen is a dirty player and no Spurs fans want to admit it.

I just want to see the Karly little Sonics fan explain to me how a guy plays dirty when he's moving his feet and has both hands up where the whole world can see them.

[Kori Ellis]

I just want to see the Karly little Sonics fan explain to me how a guy plays dirty when he's moving his feet and has both hands up where the whole world can see them.

What are you talking about AHF? Can't you see, Bowen is punching him in the stomach.

[HB22inSA]

I expect Bowen to get 2 fouls in the first 3 minutes on Sunday.

[toosmallshoes]

great pic kori

[Taco]

Ray Allen who's your daddy?

George Karl and look where all that ing got him.

[GrandeDavid]

And the whinning begins...damn, are the Spurs going to face an opponent who doesn't cry like a baby in the playoffs?

I don't think Phoenix whines too much, so hopefully they'll advance. The Spurs, if they still healthy, fear no team and will lose to no team in a seven game series. Period.

[CyberBob]

Ray Allen cries...

Watch Allen call out Bruce...

[CosmicCowboy]

Bruce is a damn smart defender that DOES get away with a lot of stuff...he gets closer to the guy he is guarding than most defenders do and has very active hands...but he gets away with it because he plays good fundamental defense, moves his feet, and stays in front of his guy and goes 100% for the full shot clock...he is normally very aware of ref angles and will push the envelope with hand checks and grabs when he thinks he can get away with it. But "dirty"? Nope. Everyone out there is trying to get away with the little things...he is just better at it than most.

sure glad he's a Spur.

[rwb]

I love watching Bruce's defense...he's like a hyperactive gnat. I have no doubt of his abilility to frustrate whoever he's defending, but being frustrating isn't the same as being dirty. Ray Allen just needs to shut the up and play. I have no respect for whiners. Great pic, Kori!

[SpursWoman]

Ray Allen Calls Out Bruce Bowen Again

That's all I've got to say about that.

[GrandeDavid]

I think Ray would defeat Bruce in a game of horse, but that's about it.

[Sonia_TX]

Yesterday on the news they had audio of Ray Allen saying something like "they put Bruce in there to throw punches and elbows."

I don't remember ever seeing Bruce do that. Maybe I'm mistaken. But wouldn't you think that if Bruce threw a punch he would be ejected? I can't wait for Bruce to show up Ray! Bring him on.

[SouthernFried]

Why do they always say Bruce is a dirty...it's simply a lie. They are playing head games, and the true greats dont play them. Pop has every opportunity to say the same type of stuff, and as much as I've had my disagreements with him over the years, he is a class act in this regard.

All offensive players hate a good defensive player, nothing new here. I just hate to see the lying and whining about it.

Bowen is a great "off-the-ball" defender. Offensive players rely on screens and movement to initially get the ball. 75% of Bowens defense is trying to stop the offensive player from getting the ball in the first place. That's what frustrates offensive players the most...if they can't get the ball, they can't be stars. Bowen doesn't let up, he's in their face with or without the ball, and it simply takes them out of the game. If they have to work so damned hard just to get the ball, by the time they do get it, they've lost a step or two just from the exhaustion of trying to get away from Bowen!

It's one of my favorite things to do, watch Bowen guarding his man when the action is elsewhere. He simply doesn't care...his job is to guard the scorer, and he never gets out of his jersey.

It's a beautiful thing to see.

Bowen

[Ginofan]

I thought we could at least PLAY one game before the whining started, good grief.

[ladiesman]

Funny, both T-Mac and Kobe have always given props to Bruce.... I guess second tier guards can't handle the pressure.... I was going to suggest a V-Bookie bet on when he was going to start crying....

[Extra Stout]

Is it not true that more than one team or player have complained about Bowen's defense? Maybe Bowen is a dirty player and no Spurs fans want to admit it.

Dirty or not, only a pussy whines about it before the series even freaking starts.

Maybe half the Sonics roster is crapping their pants at the thought of playing the Spurs, and are just yapping to the press to compensate, and no Sonics fans want to admit it.

[Summers]

Look around, dumbass. This isn't the ing Disney Channel.

Thank you! I hate asterisks.

[FromWayDowntown]

What's really funny to me is that the Sonics themselves can't seem to decide what they want -- Allen wants everything called, but James and Fortson have said that they want the officials to allow them to be physical with Tim. I understand that post players tend to get away with more contact, but on top of the unseemly nature of pre-series whining about officiating, it would be nice if the Sonics could get on the same page with regard to what they're whining about.

I thought it was funny that the Seattle papers ran a headline today about the "mind games beginning," but make no mention of any talk by the Spurs about that kind of stuff. I'd think that if you have a team already trying to find excuses before the series starts -- anticipating that things might "go against them" -- that team is halfway beaten anyway.

Shut up and play ball.

[Extra Stout]

^^^ Yeah, the Sonics are playing mind games against themselves. They're trying to convince themselves they actually have a chance. I don't think they really want any part of the Spurs.

Hopefully the Spurs don't do anything to give them confidence. If they smell the blood and put the clamps down, this thing could be over really fast.

[MiNuS]

the best response BOWEN will give is on the court not with a microphone in front of his mouth.
Allen likes fallaceous objects to spew garbage.


Bowen OWNS Allens mind!

[tlongII]

I hope Ray Allen torches him. Bowen is a hack.

[bigbendbruisebrother]

We're already in their heads. Wow.

This is going to be fun.