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There's always that mental component and trash talk is another form of offense that athletes have to play defense against."įrom baseball catchers jawing at batters awaiting fast balls and Muhammad Ali's aggrandized bragging and taunts toward his opponents in the boxing ring to NFL linebackers taunting runners just tackled and NBA players exchanging rude comments after a thunderous dunk, trash talk has been part of competitive sports from neighborhood playgrounds to professional arenas. "Plenty of coaches will tell you to 'get your head in the game' because having that mental edge and being mentally focused is incredibly important, especially in sports that require hand-eye coordination. McDermott '19 Ph.D., whose recent doctoral dissertation in communications is one of the first studies to statistically show the specific effects of trash talk on competitive performance. "We always think of sports as being very physical games but they are absolutely mental games," says Karen C.P. Yet few studies have been done to determine whether trash talk does affect competitive performance. Follow us on Twitter subscribe to our YouTube channel.The purpose of trash talk during competition is to cause a loss of focus by elevating emotion to the point of distracting an opponent and decreasing their performance. Was Tim Duncan a great trash-talker? Or was he simply going about his business in the only way he knew how? You can be the judge of that, but no matter what, it was certainly effective. Based on Garnett’s take, Duncan’s logic worked out perfectly. The Big Fundamental also explained that he found the best course of action was to keep playing his game without stopping, and that would eventually frustrate the opposition.
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I guess I recognized that, plus it wasn’t part of my game.” He wanted to piss you off and kind of control the situation. “With him, because that’s what he wanted,” the forward explained when asked why he wouldn’t respond to Garnett’s trash talk. That reality explained why Duncan chose not to engage. And, depending on your response, you get a certain type of response from him later on.” “ test you early,” the legendary Spur explained. During an appearance on The Ringer NBA Show, Duncan got to say his piece. While hearing Garnett’s perspective was certainly interesting, basketball fans can also get the other side of the story. “So now you spending all this energy trying to rile this up, you forgot about your own game … and that’s actually when I quit talking trash to Timmy.” Duncan also shared his perspective on sparring with KG “And then, what really, what really, what really, really, really pissed me off was when the trash talk wasn’t affecting him,” KG added. Try as he might, Garnett simply couldn’t bother Duncan. To make things even worse, it was almost impossible to get under the big man’s skin. Kevin Garnett speaking on ‘All the Smoke’ Just subtle ways to back your ass up and put back in like this over here. Almost.’ This the worst right here: ‘Nice try.’ Like subtle s***. Stephen Jackson, for what it’s worth, laughed and nodded along in agreement. While that might sound bizarre, the former Minnesota Timberwolf did provide some examples of the way Duncan went about his business. People would not see him verbally saying stuff because he wouldn’t talk in sentences.” “Believe it or not, Tim Duncan,” KG explained on All the Smoke when asked about players who could talk a big game and then back it up. Despite that skill set, the Big Ticket was still struck by Tim Duncan’s technique. Byun/The Boston Globe via Getty Imagesĭuring his time on the hardwood, Kevin Garnett dished out plenty of trash talk. Tim Duncan was apparently a master of low-key trash talk Tim Duncan backs Kevin Garnett down during an NBA game. Sound bizarre? Let Kevin Garnett explain.


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Full sentences, by and large, were off the table. Duncan, for the most part, preferred to rely on a few key phrases. Rather than poking at opponents with elaborate insults, he kept things a bit simpler. The Big Fundamental, however, did things a bit differently. And although he had a reputation as one of the NBA’s good guys, Tim Duncan still understood that reality. Trash talk, like it or not, is simply part of the game. Once you step on the court and the whistle blows, it’s game on. While the cliche says that all’s fair in love and war, basketball also has some pretty loose boundaries.
