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^Clearly something is obstructing your view when watching Bruce Bowen. He is THE dirtiest player in the NBA today, it isn't even close at this point.
Bowen is obviously a dirty player. He gets away with it, that's his talent. But to say he is not dirty?
Bowen has too many "coincidences" where the other team's player gets taken out with Bowen guarding him.
^Clearly something is obstructing your view when watching Bruce Bowen. He is THE dirtiest player in the NBA today, it isn't even close at this point.
I don't need to make a case after that video.
so are you denying that bruce has a long history of being notoriously dirty?
And that's why Bowen has more suspensions that Kobe Bryant does for dirty play. Oh wait, he doesn't. It isn't even close at this point...
Show me the history. He has a reputation. He's notorious. There's no fact there. You could put together a video of people getting hurt when anyone was defending them and make them look bad. Nobody bothers to for anyone else because they aren't as good a defender as Bowen. It's easier to live with your good players getting their asses shut down when you think he has to cheat to do it. That he doesn't get suspensions, technical fouls, flagrants or even disqualifications despite that reputation means he's probably not doing anything illegal.
I don't know....I would put Jason Terry's nut shot in the 06 playoffs up there too.
You are right IMO about the good D part. He does play good D but everything he does is not good defense. I don't think Bowen is dirty because that implies premeditation. I seriously doubt that he sits in the locker room before a game and thinks "Hmm...we are playing Dallas tonight...I need to go for Dirk's knees". Of course I can't prove that...and neither can anyone on this board. What I think happens is that he goes for anyway to get in an opponents head and will go outside the structure of the rules to do it...as do a lot of players. I don't think he wants to or purposely tries to injure players but I also think he does what he can get away with.
opinion, not fact.
who cares about dirt...if you can get away with it use it to your advantage. stockton did for years.
True as did many players and as many still do. endrity had a good point when he mentioned that. I think its funny when non-Spurs fans come to a Spurs board to diss Bowen then act incredulous when some Spurs fans stick up for him. , there are still people in Utah who think Malone's elbow to DRob's head was unintentional.
Bruce does play dirty from time to time, doesn't make him a dirty player.
I find it hypocritical that someone started this thread with Raja Bell on their favorite team. At least Bruce hasn't clotheslined someone (yet).
If anybody has a video of this from the Spurs broadcast could they please post it so we can put this issue to bed.
It might for this particular incident but the Spur haters won't let it go until he retires...and maybe even not then.
To summarize:
Bruce is dirty. Spurs fan love Bruce because he's tough and does the little things to help the Spurs win. Some Spurs fans refuse to accept how dirty Bruce can be and will defend what he does til their faces turn blue. The majority of fans of other teams like to hate on Bruce but would love that type of player on their team. Bruce is not the only dirty player in the NBA.
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For all your people who swear he's the dirtiest person on the planet, shut the up, grow up, and watch some ing chess on tv instead of basketball then. ANY team/player/fan would LOVE to have Bruce Bowen on their team, he's a hard worker and not a crybaby thug like most of the NBA players. He doesnt about not getting the ball, the spotlight, or whatever, he does what is asked of him, and does it the best, thats get in the opponents head and play shutdown D and spot up for a 3 ball here and there. A guy who wasnt even drafted who had to work his way to where hes at, and also a class act with the people in the community. Is Bruce being committed of murder/DUI/rape/assault..etc.? No, so shut up and worry about your own damn team.
Raja Bell doesn't have a reputation as being a dirty player. He's a skilled flopper, a bulldog of a defender, but he's never been known for trying to hurt players consistently. A single clothesline doesn't make you a dirty player.
I see this discussion and video has reached True Hoop on espn.com
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/...html?post=true
Oh, and other than you Laker fans, most of you have to admit that you felt some amount of satisfaction when this happened:
A single clothesline (and a neglected-to-mention kick to Andrea Bargnani) doesn't make you a dirty player, but apparently zero suspensions does.
Bowen never delivers a cheapshot to the balls.
Signed,
Steve Nash
He only tries to injure your knees, ankles, achilles,
Signed,
Rest of the NBA outside of San Antonio.
So he clears a guy out, gets called for an offensive foul, and that's not good enough for you?
Then he's frightfully bad at injuring people if he tries so hard to do it. Ginobili, Duncan and even Vince Carter have put people out for longer than Bowen has.
Steve Nash sold it. It was bull .
If you want to make excuses for every loss the suns have against the Spurs then you are a pretty sorry fan.
If you want dirty, check this link out.
Hey Kori/TiMVP, have you woken up yet? I think these clips would actually add significantly to the discussion; and it would be nice to see these linked too on Truehoop (this has become a topic their too).
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