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I like Baron Davis.
Last year, I'd have said Elton Brand.
I like Baron Davis.
Clinging Dingleberries is one of the biggest idiots on this board, so you're wasting your breath trying to talk sense.
He's also the best player in the history of all sports, better than Jordan, Gretzky, Ruth, Tiger and Federer.
grant hill classy? hey if he gets a pass for not rescinding his contract when he was contracted with orlando magic...then marbury is on the classiest list also....
They probably are some of the whiniest players in the league when it comes to officiating but that doesn't mean they aren't classy. You will never see any of them belittle an opponent in an interview, intentionally try and hurt one of the other teams' players, or try and start a fight. They are always very respectful of their opponents on and off the court.
If Jesus played sports, he would lose to Devin Harris.
CP3? This guy acted like the biggest panty-wad I'd ever seen against the Spurs last year. He may be a nice guy off the court, but that certainly doesn't translate. Need to dig up that gif of him dancing with Oberto, too.
I'm surprised Kobe has been mentioned a couple times. Kobe is a great basketball player, but his arrogance on the court makes it hard to call him classy, as did the games of "All Shots or No Shots" that he used to play to throw a tantrum. To his credit, the classiest thing Bryant ever did was walk away and laugh it off when Bell clotheslined him.
I'd agree with that. They are to be sure, very good about not belittling their opponents, fighting, etc. And I hear a lot of stories about charitable acts that are tied to the Spurs; more so than any other organization. And I'm sure Duncan and Manu have a large role in that. And they all play hard, which is really classy, because this league has a lot of guys who don't work very hard for their millions.
So I don't think their whining necessarily precludes them from being considered classy citizens. But it doesn't help. And it does sort of smack of an en led at ude/sore losership, which in a way is an under-handed slight to the opposition.
I wish they wouldn't whine as much as they do. But you have to admit that the whining doesn't leave the floor with the Spurs' guys. They don't blame losses on anything other than themselves and they are quick to credit those who've beaten them. At the same time, they aren't smug with the media about winning and they exude a deep respect for those they've beaten.
The only time I can think of Tim Duncan saying anything about NBA officiating was the bizarre Joey Crawford incident -- and the league's reaction to it would suggest strongly that it found Tim's side of the story to be right.
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Right. A lot of Spurs fans, myself included, get aggravated when they whine constantly at bad calls or calls they think are bad or things they think should have been calls.
I agree with FWD. You could say that but they never blame officiating for a loss and they always give the other team their props.And it does sort of smack of an en led at ude/sore losership, which in a way is an under-handed slight to the opposition.
Duncan, unfortunately, was classless with regards to the Olympics and showed a sense of en lement and being a sore loser-- discrediting the accomplishment and ability of the opponents.
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And I blame the Crawford incident entirely on Joey himself.
he had every right to . That US team sucked balls and deserved to lose, but Duncan got royally ed by the refs every game.
Discredited his opponents? His opponent was Manu, his San Antonio teammate. Something tells me he didn't begrudge him too much.
As for his reaction towards FIBA and the officiating, I don't blame him.
Duncan wasn't allowed to play in the Olympics. He was only allowed to pick up fouls, and five fouls go fast the way there were handing them out .
I understand the European game is different from the American, but Timmy isn't a power or physical player. He hardly gets himself into foul trouble, and I can't remember the last time he fouled out of a game.
I have a hard time believing that the US fouls and World fouls are that different considering guys like Amare and Howard have been able to adapt to it. But one of the games smartest players couldn't?
I'll admit, I'm disappointed that Duncan will never play for gold again. And he was definitely very forthcoming in his opinions doing so. But I don't hold it against the guy. He didn't get the support he needed, he wasn't being allowed to play his game, and the US definitely suffered from a sense of en lement that stuck them in a hole they couldn't dig out of.
Duncan will probably forever be the scapegoat for that USA team, and I hardly think he was entirely to blame.
So you believe people who in your view have a right to are still classy doing so. I don't. True class is shown when you do not get what you want, when things do not go your way, or when you are treated in a manner you view to be unfair.
Right, which is how Duncan is 99.9% of the time, but of course you managed to find the ONE example of when he chose to criticize the officiating (which like mono said, was completely legitimate. I will always give Duncan a free pass for stating the obvious). That's just being a hater.
I'll admit Duncan didn't show much class in his reactions to FIBA. I'm just saying it wasn't completely unwarranted.
Duncan also plays the officials a little too much to be considered completely classy.
But he's still an honest opponent. He respects his teammates and enemies, he never drags anybody through the dirt or makes excuses, he helps guys up and apologizes when he barrels them over. He does all the little things on the court that make other players glad to play around him.
The image that comes to mind is Tim trying to help up a sweaty Suns opponent, only to have the classless Shaq turn him down and shrug him off.
Tim didn't have words. He didn't piss and moan. He just drained a three on Shaq and sent him packing.
I don't think Bruce Bowen should be included in this conversation. Now if you're talking about "Community Assist" types then he's a perfect example. He gives so much of his time and energy to the children of San Antonio. I don't think it necessarily equates to being the "classiest" though.
Nobody who has been known to speak in 3rd person at times should be allowed on the "Classy List". Sorry Lebron.
If Bowen is excluded for his defensive tactics (I don't consider him dirty, because I don't think he's trying to inflict injury), Nash has problems of his own.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9Bcq...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scmx1z94WAI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhzVT...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAhDOErIBFI
There was also the incident when a point guard was bringing the ball up the court and was body-checked out of bounds. I couldn't find the video, but Nash actually did it to Avery Johnson once.
The fact that Nash likes to feign injury to try to get others ejected also makes me dislike him a bit. Off the court, though, he seems like a nice guy. I liked the 'Zoolander' commercials.
Speaking of hard fouls, if he was still playing I might add Robert Horry.
in regards to kobe, anyone who followed him knows that there has been two diff Kobe's in his career. Definately nice to have the current one in the NBA.
Ray Allen ?
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