Celtics Are Chatty

by Jeff Clark on Feb 6, 2008 7:13 AM EST in Humor

Lebron rated the Celtics one of the most talkative. No word on who he thought was "most likely to succeed" or who he'd vote for as homecoming queen. (Boston Herald)

James can see that the Celts have the best record in the NBA, and he also believes they are at or near the top in another category.
Asked if the C’s were among the most talkative teams, he said, "They’re up there. You’ve got them and the Pistons. Those are the two teams that talk, but they’ll back it up."
On whether the talk is antagonistic, James said, "In a competitive way, but sometimes it can get annoying. But they back it up. Detroit, we all know that they get flying at the mouth sometimes, but they play great basketball. The same with the Celtics."
The quietest team?
"Utah," James said. "They just kick your (butt) and they don’t say nothing."

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nobody likes guys who talk too much. I don’t know why you would ever give your opponent extra motivation to beat you. It’s just dumb. Lebron though loves to talk also and loves to preen and prance and give shoulder shrugs , looks etc, so who is he to talk?

by Red2 on Feb 6, 2008 9:07 AM EST reply actions

As long as teams back up the talk, then I won’t get upset about it…. but I think most people would agree that being silent killers, as James suggests the Jazz are, would be much better.

by Big Ticket on Feb 6, 2008 11:31 AM EST reply actions

gotta love JSloan

by cocofan on Feb 6, 2008 11:32 AM EST reply actions

You gotta love the Jazz

by Who on Feb 6, 2008 11:41 AM EST reply actions

trash talking is one of the most entertaining aspects of basketball, both as a player and an observer. I support the Chatty Cathies

by cmoney on Feb 6, 2008 12:50 PM EST reply actions

I like Utah’s and San Antonio’s (and Ray Allen’s) approach a lot better. Just play the damned game to win.

I thought the exhibition Garnett did against the TWolves was about as sophomoric as anything I’ve seen this season. He should have enough of an allegiance to the team which made him a very rich man to not make a fool of himself after making a great play.

by iowa plowboy on Feb 6, 2008 5:30 PM EST reply actions

i for one could do with a bit less of the trash talk, at least until we make a deep playoff run. detriot has earned the right to talk trash, we haven’t yet.

that being said, i find it hilarious that lebron is the one being asked about who talks the most. this is a man that jaws with court side fans and the the other teams bench for quarters at the time, admits that he uses trash talk to get himself going when he isn’t feeling it, and often dresses down his defender as he’s going at him in iso.

Not that theirs anything wrong with that, if thats the way you play, sweet. KG wouldn’t be the same without that kind of intensity and chatter. hell,jordan was considered one of the nastiest trash talkers of all time, and that worked out fine id say.

but it just strikes me as funny that this article is the same thing as going to kobe and asking him who the most selfish player in the west is, and him saying iverson or something heh.

by crownsy on Feb 6, 2008 5:59 PM EST reply actions

Agreed, crownsy, It is always nice to get the input of a hypocrite like the primadonna on an issue like this. Since he gets every single call and he’s annointed himself king. He’s entitled to be the NBA’s spokesperson on critical issues like this.

What would be funnier is to hear the primadonna’s commentary on NBA officiating.

by iowa plowboy on Feb 7, 2008 6:51 PM EST reply actions