[hoopsvibe]Sam Cassell’s Five Best NBA Trash Talkers

Barkley's greatest quote went something like this : "The only way you'll get Oliver Miller to dunk is if you put a Big Mac on the rim".

I think Reggie once said Jordan is the one person you did not want to trashtalk - you were messing with fire if you did.

 

Michael Jordan was such a trash talker, that Ron Arterst had to crack his ribs.

 

i think maxwell should be in the top 5

 

I don't consider death threats as trash talking. That man was just scary.

 

Bird and Jordan weren't so much trash talkers as they were psych-out masters.

 

I remember when everyone here was talking about this:
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I personally think that this coming from Yao would have to be considered one that's up there...

 

I respectfully disagree. Jordan and Bird (and to a lesser extent, Barkley) were talking trash because they sincerely thought they were the best player on the court at that moment. I was just sheer confidence. But with Miller and Payton, it was a true psych-out. It was part of their strategy. They both seemed to feed off of pissing of the other team, and took advantage of the confusion their mouths created.

Personally, I've never heard anyone talk trash as much (or as mean) as Gary Payton. I heard tell of players wanting to literally kill him after the game. "Meet me in the parking lot"-type stuff. I think it's the combination of his type of game (agressive defense) and his relatively small size (6' 4") made guys just want to smack him. And, lest we forget, he is 2nd all time when it comes to technical fouls. The man had a mean mouth.

 

I knew Gary was gonna be on the list somewhere.

 

That video always makes me smile.

 

Did Yao say: "You cannot ****ing stop me!" ?

 

gary must have been talking trash that night when they got into a fight at the strip club

 

What the ***k do you think?

 

I think he said "You try & ****ing stop that"

 

I like the time at the all-star game where they were having the 3-point shoot-out and Bird walked onto the court and yelled "OK, which one of you ******* ******s is ready to finish second?"

And then he won it.

I guess by definition the best trash talkers back it up with some consistency.

 

Definitely, : "You try and F***ing stop me!"


I Smiled as well!

 

I can only imagine what other words Cuttino, SF3, Eddie Griffin and all the hooligans that were around taught to him when Yao was first learning English.

Barkley and Payton are my favorites. Personally, I hate Payton but he has never been afraid to spark a little fire under opponents, even the lord of lords MJ. We all wish Barkley would shut up now, but during his playing days, I loved his tenacity, and fearless competitiveness. Need I mention Barkley v. Shaq?

 

i remember seeing cuttino mobley do a high fly slam, then when he landed he yelled "YEAHH b****!", then of course they replayed it in slow mo like 5 times, so my 6 year old cousins decided to yell it every time they did something, like get out of a chair, open a door, etc..good times.