Brent Barry on Bruce Bowen: ‘He’s a Very Dirty Player’

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• polowthaJon Posted: Nov.17 at 9:05 am
  Also Breaking News: The Spurs are old!

• Magic fan Posted: Nov.17 at 9:05 am
  1st! - I agree

• polowthaJon Posted: Nov.17 at 9:06 am
  oh yeah, 1ST!

• Magic fan Posted: Nov.17 at 9:06 am
  dang, second!

• drew Posted: Nov.17 at 9:17 am
  thank you brent barry for pointing out the obvious

• Russ Bengtson Posted: Nov.17 at 9:19 am
  Hey Matt Bullard, stop snitchin’. Thanks.

• Roxanne Posted: Nov.17 at 9:21 am
  Bruce Bowen is an unbelievably dirty player. I’m amazed that nothing has really been done to rein in his dirty tactics.

• Mo Charlo Posted: Nov.17 at 9:23 am
  Bruce Bowen: “Bones is weird. One time he kissed David Stern.”

• Sdfigits Posted: Nov.17 at 9:25 am
  I always knew there was a reason Brent was likeable, even as a spur,

• Jukai Posted: Nov.17 at 9:30 am
  “Co-sign,” said Steve Nash’s testicals.

• B. Long Posted: Nov.17 at 9:41 am
  “Word” said Amare’s Achilles heel.

• KiddFan5 Posted: Nov.17 at 10:11 am
  “true dat” piped in vince carter’s ankle

• Steve Posted: Nov.17 at 10:14 am
  Wow, second-hand gossip from a rival’s commentators about a player’s grudge with an ex-teammate… seriously? Guess it’s easier than real journalism. * rolls eyes *

• Gumdrop Posted: Nov.17 at 10:24 am
  Those two announcers might not consider themselves to be journalists, but I’m doubting that Barry would have wanted that publicized. That’s a bullcrap move outing Barry like that. If he had wanted to be on the record saying that his former teamate is dirty I’m sure that he could have found a reporter.

• Gumdrop Posted: Nov.17 at 10:26 am
  That said, I don’t think that it comes as a surprise to anybody.

• mike Posted: Nov.17 at 10:29 am
  I’m sure Brent didn’t appreciate Bruce helping him get his championship ring either.

• Darksaber Posted: Nov.17 at 10:34 am
  Breaking News: Barack Obama won the election. (i.e. what else is new?)

• jaywhy Posted: Nov.17 at 10:41 am
  in other news, Magic Johnson has announced he has HIV… it’s a sad day in the world of basketball… wols

• EC Posted: Nov.17 at 10:48 am
  Bowen just likes it rough, and men

• Roger Dorn Posted: Nov.17 at 11:38 am
  I thought the jump-kick to Wally Sczerbiak’s face was a dead giveaway.

• Steve Posted: Nov.17 at 11:46 am
  Guess this Mutoni guy makes a (in)decent living writing “Bowen is Dirty” articles. He has at least three of them either on, or linked to, this page. We get it. It’s like shooting fish in a barrel to get mouth-breathers to love you for hating the guy that shuts down the top scorer of 29 of the 30 teams in the league. Nevermind the fact that Bowen has hardly ever been penalized for all the supposedly “dirty” plays (except for kicking Chris Paul after Paul punched him in the nuts). No, that’s just because the NBA loves Bowen, or the Spurs, or it’s a Conspiracy. Yeah, that’s the ticket, a Conspiracy… we’ll get a small-market team that most people say is boring, and we’ll make them the most dominant team of the decade! We’ll make millio…uh…at least twenty bucks!

• Allenp Posted: Nov.17 at 12:11 pm
  Russ is right.
  That’s an outrageous display of snitching. That’s Kobe-level snitching right there.

• B. Long Posted: Nov.17 at 12:12 pm
  Steve: Do you really believe that he didn’t try to stomp on Amare’s achilles? Have you seen the videos?

• RV Posted: Nov.17 at 12:17 pm
  Steve, or maybe this Mutoni guy has been posting all kinds of NBA news for along time now, which is his actual job afterall, and in the past has included Dirty Bowen plays, so when you open this article, it shows you similar articles posted in the past about Bowen. If you go click on one of his shaq article, guess what its going to show you? Shaq links! Amazing.

• riggs Posted: Nov.17 at 12:18 pm
  well, not brent needs to wear a cup, ankle and knee bracers and a face mask just in case next time they match up with the spurs.

• riggs Posted: Nov.17 at 12:18 pm
  now*

• RV Posted: Nov.17 at 12:21 pm
  and i think there’s overreaction on both sides of this, Barry is pretty blunt when he talks, he may not be outspoken, but when he says something he’s not going to be sorry he said it, he’s smart enough and has played long enough to know how the media world works. Also, he didn’t say Bowen tries to hurt people, or cheats, you can be dirty and still play within the rule for the most part, so i don’t think saying it was a big deal for him, or even Bowen. I’m sure he’s told Bowen himself plenty of times.

• Steve Posted: Nov.17 at 12:38 pm
  Are the Shaq links ALL about Shaq trying being dirty? No. Does Mutoni have ANY articles about Bowen being the best perimeter defender in the league for half a decade? No. And once again, this is not “news” this is second-hand gossip from a rival’s TV commentators about a player’s grudge with an ex-teammate. And I am almost certain that Barry NEVER walked up to Bowen once (much less “plenty of times”) and said “You are dirty”!

• Jukai Posted: Nov.17 at 1:02 pm
  Well Steve, maybe if Bruce Bowen would stop being a dirty player, articles like this would disappear

• RV Posted: Nov.17 at 1:10 pm
  Steve, now you’re saying its a “grudge”, how would you know that? Do you seriously think Barry has never told Bowen? Even if he was half-joking, i think he’s said it to him AND in front of him. I don’t think that means either of them took it as offensive, its like Rodman, i’m sure the bulls thought he was crazy, but he was THEIR crazy guy. And half of shaq’s links are probably about Kobe and ass tasting, Mutoni just posts whatever makes the news, that’s the point of The Wire.

• Jukai Posted: Nov.17 at 1:12 pm
  But what do I know? There is no video evidence that Bruce Bowen is a dirty player. Oh well, except for these:
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiMpWIlk8GE
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLgHeeOZJFI
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8WXVJQ06Sk
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc4yz__akIU
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p29aGNsyBs&feature=related Oh, and these:
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ8ubgYYEdc&feature=related
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdxXvkMB6gA&feature=related
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGQMubkHKPE&feature=related And of course, who can forget about this:
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhTjSrZi91Y&feature=related

• Jukai Posted: Nov.17 at 1:15 pm
  I hope my comment makes it through moderation extra fast

• Z Posted: Nov.17 at 1:15 pm
  Do they only learn what ‘off the record’ means in journalism classes ? Way to go in getting inside info, Matt. And then journalists wonder why athletes don’t want to share their views… He could have said something like ‘even past teammates of Bowen believe he’s a dirty player’…

• Jackie Moon Posted: Nov.17 at 2:39 pm
  I think Brent meant that Bruce does not take showers after games.

• Steve Posted: Nov.17 at 3:00 pm
  Well I’m sure Bowen will be fine with it since you said Barry was only joking. Please let Jukai know that Bowen was also just joking in all those videos. Thanks.

• ciolkstar Posted: Nov.17 at 3:08 pm
  “Dirty” = Crafty
  “Bones” = Terrible in clutch situations
  Barry is a humorous guy though, this sounds like a joke taken out of context by dumbed down homer announcers.

• ciolkstar Posted: Nov.17 at 3:12 pm
  Also, Chris Paul has more “nut punching” and the like on his resume than most of his fanboys would like to acknowledge. And Nash is much worse than Chris Paul, anyone remeber Nash purposefully tripping and INJURING Felton after Felton blew by Nash(and his horribly disfugured neck)?

• Russ Bengtson Posted: Nov.17 at 3:15 pm
  I’d love to hear the conversation the next time Bullard and Bones talk.

• Josh D Posted: Nov.17 at 3:17 pm
  Well actually he is a funny guy and this probably what he would say for a joke,in fact,he sent Fabricio Oberto a picture of him with Luis Scola with the words “I’ve finally found an Argentine i like” attached

• Jukai Posted: Nov.17 at 3:19 pm
  Steve, I’m sure Nash/Francis/Paul/Allan/Parker/Crawford/Stoudemire/Szerbiak found the joke realllllllllly funny. I hate the douchebags that try to defend this guy.

• Josh D Posted: Nov.17 at 3:25 pm
  Go to NBA.com find the GM Survey click on defense and look at the question best perimeter defender and right at the top you’ll see the name Bruce Bowen

• Steve Posted: Nov.17 at 3:36 pm
  Well I’m glad they got the joke! ‘Cause, you know, some people just hate. I know all of San Antonio has a fantastic time at the Championship parades every other year. Good times…

• Jesse G Posted: Nov.17 at 3:43 pm
  You might see him at the top of that list Josh D, but if he didn’t get away with the hacking he wouldn’t see the court at all. That’s the dumb thing about the nba whoever gets away with the most are considered the best defenders.

• Buffalo Brave Posted: Nov.17 at 3:59 pm
  “Holla” Yelled opposing center’s face http://cdn.faniq.com/images/blog/bowenkick2.jpg

• The Promise Posted: Nov.17 at 4:17 pm
  Besides Spurs fans (idiots I mean), who likes this guy? I mean really? Who?

• Moose Posted: Nov.17 at 4:38 pm
  Hold on, Bruce Bowen plays dirty???

• Steve Posted: Nov.17 at 4:45 pm
  Bowen’s job is to shut-down the opponents best player. If anyone besides Spurs fans (geniuses I mean) DID like him it would mean he wasn’t doing his job.

• RV Posted: Nov.17 at 4:47 pm
  I never implied i thought he was joking, I said he’s probably said it in front of him, even if he was only half-joking. Its like flopping, you think the Spurs don’t always crack jokes about Manu flopping? Its a way for them to acknowledge it, yet it won’t be taken seriously by the media, so its as if they didn’t believe it. They all know he flops, but flopping doesn’t break any rules just like standing under a shooter doesn’t either, to the outside world both of those things are seen as criminal activities, but to the teammates its just a way to gain an advantage within the rules. Now that Bones is not on the team, he can speak more freely and say it in public, “yeah he’s dirty”, just like he’d probably say “yeah Manu flops”, but you don’t say that stuff while you’re on the teeam to the outside world because you want to continue to gain that advantage as a team.

• the baconator Posted: Nov.17 at 4:56 pm
  When I was a Spurs fan a couple years ago, I was convinced as well that Bowen wasn’t dirty, just really good. The second I stopped liking the Spurs, I realized I was completely wrong. Bowen certainly has the skills to be the best defender in the league, and when he plays honest he’s amazing. But it seems like the older he gets, the tireder he gets, and the dirtier he plays

• Marcel Mutoni Posted: Nov.17 at 5:04 pm
  steve, i’m with you. that mutoni guy is turrible.

• Jukai Posted: Nov.17 at 5:15 pm
  Mutoni, I’ve had enough of your haterade!!! Take that stuff to DIME!!!!!!!

• Steve Posted: Nov.17 at 5:21 pm
  Oh flopping, like how everyone says Manu is a flopper (even though he is really only 32nd and behind Nash, Bell, etc.), but it was Barry’s fault that the Lakers foul on his 3 point shot in the playoffs was not called because he didn’t “sell it”. Of course the NBA did eventually say it WAS a foul after it was too late to fix. The same way they eventually got around to proving it was physically impossible for Fisher to make that shot in .04 seconds. Gotta love the Spurs hate!

• Steve Posted: Nov.17 at 5:22 pm
  Thanks, but you might want to change your name, Marcel.

• Tommy Patron Posted: Nov.17 at 5:35 pm
  Matt Bullard comes across as having being extremely pleased with himself at all times.

• arodz Posted: Nov.17 at 5:42 pm
  From Bruce to all the Crockets fans, allow me to extend the middle finger to you. ALL of those Bowen haters would LOVE to have him on your team. BTW: Bullard reported this as 2nd hand information. How do we know he didn’t make it up? Oh yeah, Scoreboard!!!! Go Spurs Go.

• RV Posted: Nov.17 at 5:55 pm
  what happened to the video? Looks like its been changed, now bowen is a “great defender”.

• RV Posted: Nov.17 at 5:57 pm
  ah nevermind, i guess that’s the next vid, but did the heading change? No mention of Brnet barry now.

• Steve Posted: Nov.17 at 6:10 pm
  Haha. The video has 2179 views and ZERO people agree enough to say they like it.

• Jukai Posted: Nov.17 at 6:38 pm
  Sorry, I really WOULDN’T want Bruce Bowen on my team. The Suns have turned whiny and floppy enough as it is, if Bowen was there, it’d be Spurs 2.0

• Steve Posted: Nov.17 at 7:11 pm
  I agree we wouldn’t want the Suns to win a Championship.

• RV Posted: Nov.17 at 7:35 pm
  zero people liked ALL of the videos on that site combined. It doesn’t mean anything.

• Steve Posted: Nov.17 at 7:56 pm
  It means nobody liked it. Maybe they didn’t like the other ones either, but they damn sure didn’t like this one!(it’s set theory).

• Luke Posted: Nov.17 at 8:42 pm
  You’d think that professional athletes would be able to stop whining at some point and man up against Bowen. So what if he hacks? Grow one and play that tough back.

• Albert Posted: Nov.17 at 10:13 pm
  I find it funny as hell that the Rockets TV crew say that it’s common knowledge around the league that Bruce is the dirtiest player in the game. REALLY?? Maybe those idiots should look on their own team for the guy wearing #93.

• Mark Z Posted: Nov.17 at 11:47 pm
  Brent, Ask anyone Artest has guarded if they think he’s a dirty player. Guess what the reply will be?

• Dacre Posted: Nov.18 at 12:23 am
  jaywhy says:
  in other news, Magic Johnson has announced he has HIV… it’s a sad day in the world of basketball… wols
  _______________________________________________
  Someones always gotta bring THAT up….

• Dacre Posted: Nov.18 at 12:24 am
  Luke says:
  You’d think that professional athletes would be able to stop whining at some point and man up against Bowen. So what if he hacks? Grow one and play that tough back.
  ______________________________________________
  Hey Luke….he doesn’t get the ball on offense, just stand on the wing waiting for an open trey….he’s not too flash at the free throw line apparently…maybe a little “hack a bowen”??

• Mo Posted: Nov.18 at 2:47 am
  ciolkstar, Chris Paul only has one nut punching incident. In college. It’s sad that you seem to always look for more. He definitely doesn’t set out to purposely hurt guys the way Bowen does. Paul had that one college incident but if people listened to you they’d think Paul punches nuts every game. A**clown.

• Mo Posted: Nov.18 at 2:52 am
  Bowen has had just too many “incidents”.

• Tim Posted: Nov.18 at 4:46 am
  hey, losers, we have 4 championships in 10 yrs. Go suck it, queers

• youngmuggsy Posted: Nov.18 at 5:24 am
  Kobe’s the dirtiest player in the league, but I guess when you score 81 points people tend to overlook things like that.

• Bran Posted: Nov.18 at 5:40 am
  “I concur”, commented Wally Sczerbiak’s face.

• Frank Posted: Nov.18 at 3:40 pm
  Don’t all of you wish he was on your team? I will tell you who is dirty–Bullard–one of the worst announcers in the business.

• Star Posted: Nov.18 at 8:24 pm
  Oh Please!!! Dirty is more appropriate with names like Garnett,Shaq Daddy, Kobe….These guys set out to hurt other players. Just a few of the most dirtiest players in the NBA

• tbnl Posted: Nov.18 at 9:23 pm
  Kobe Bryant said it best: “I don’t think he’s a dirty player at all, he’s gotten a reputation that’s not merited” Okay, on one hand we have a future hall of famer in Kobe, one of the all-time best…………on the other hand we have a nobody like Matt Bullard and a coat-tail rider in Brent Barry. Who ‘ya gonna believe?