Matt Barnes' Taunt - Grounds for NBA Review?

[Blue_and_Whte]

It seems clear to me he's ball faking it into Kobe's face. Look at Barnes' face as he does it, the way he acts as he does the ball fake. It all seems like he was doing it to get a reaction out of Kobe.

If you look at Barnes, then yeah maybe I guess.. but look at the BALL and look at KOBE... Kobe is on the side.. stay looking at it for a while like I did, it's clear kobe was lil bit to the side

And if you listen to what Kobe said after, it's clear he was ball faking it into Kobe's face. I think Kobe had the best angle out of all of us, don't you guys think?

Who cares ? Barnes should've cracked him the nose, now that would've been thread worthy.

[grimjay]

From the angle that is being shown everywhere it looks like he pump fakes it right in Kobe's face but I played the game again on my tvo and I saw it at another angle and Barnes faked it to the left of Kobe. Kobe was just mean mugging Barnes and the media only shows that one angle. Also if you watch any replay you would think there would be some kind of a reaction from the immediate crowd.

You can even tell from this .gif if you look again..




Kobe is standing to the right of Barnes at an angle.

Wrong !!
Check 0:23
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0rHRaJk ... re=related

[CITYOFANGELSX3]

Good find

[LLcoleJ]

Matt Barnes' Taunt - Grounds for NBA Review?

NO

[el loco]

In this case, No a technical is not warranted. If Kobe had fallen for the fake, then Yes a technical would have been warranted.

[golfreak]

And why didn't Kobe receive a tech or even foul after Barnes dunked on him and Kobe gave him the elbow as Barnes was landing.

[Obie09]

two elbows lol

[LApwnd]

And why didn't Kobe receive a tech or even foul after Barnes dunked on him and Kobe gave him the elbow as Barnes was landing.

did you ever see the clip of Lebron dunking on KG and KG elbowed him in the gut? No foul or Tech.

[infinite11285]

And why didn't Kobe receive a tech or even foul after Barnes dunked on him and Kobe gave him the elbow as Barnes was landing.

did you ever see the clip of Lebron dunking on KG and KG elbowed him in the gut? No foul or Tech.

That's a weak rebuttal because BOTH KG and Kobe should have been called for a technical, or at least a foul in those situations. You can't use the incompetency of NBA refs to justify your point.

[LApwnd]

And why didn't Kobe receive a tech or even foul after Barnes dunked on him and Kobe gave him the elbow as Barnes was landing.

did you ever see the clip of Lebron dunking on KG and KG elbowed him in the gut? No foul or Tech.

That's a weak rebuttal because BOTH KG and Kobe should have been called for a technical, or at least a foul in those situations. You can't use the incompetency of NBA refs to justify your point.

wasn't justifying a point, just saying it's been done before without a call, you can look at a different light, as in Kg/kobe didn't want barnes/lebron crotch in their face

[jmb987]

And why didn't Kobe receive a tech or even foul after Barnes dunked on him and Kobe gave him the elbow as Barnes was landing.

did you ever see the clip of Lebron dunking on KG and KG elbowed him in the gut? No foul or Tech.

That's a weak rebuttal because BOTH KG and Kobe should have been called for a technical, or at least a foul in those situations. You can't use the incompetency of NBA refs to justify your point.

The correct answer is the refs were afraid to call a 2nd tech on both of them. Even after the double tech was given to Kobe and Barnes, Barnes continued to run his mouth and bump into Kobe. Kobe, also, continued with aggressive shoving/bumping while being guarded by Barnes. If Kobe was going to get a 2nd tech, then Barnes would have been gone as well. Glad they didn't though, it would have ruined a great game.

[el loco]

^^^ Was this before or after Barnes lowered his shoulder and tried to level Fisher?

[jmb987]

^^^ Was this before or after Barnes lowered his shoulder and tried to level Fisher?

Way before. Barnes decked Fisher at the end of the game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E1o5B2fsqk

[RapsGM]

From the angle that is being shown everywhere it looks like he pump fakes it right in Kobe's face but I played the game again on my tvo and I saw it at another angle and Barnes faked it to the left of Kobe. Kobe was just mean mugging Barnes and the media only shows that one angle. Also if you watch any replay you would think there would be some kind of a reaction from the immediate crowd.

You can even tell from this .gif if you look again..




Kobe is standing to the right of Barnes at an angle.

I think your right. Kobe would have atleast flinched from that. But he didn't even move.

[J-Ville Smoke]

Mo Williams threw a ball intentionally at Dwight in the ECF last year and didn't get T'd.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPPaztyf6eA

If that's not a Tech, then a ball fake has no chance of being one.