McCain is always surprised – and a little alarmed – when opponents go down a social media rabbit hole hoping to personalize their comments. "I don’t want to hear any of this ‘And one!’ Everybody says that. "You can’t be lame," said Mikaylah Williams, a 6-foot-1 forward who’s signed with reigning national champion LSU. If they struggled with something last game, he’s likely to remind them of it. If he tried to talk trash, you'd just laugh at him," Bronny James, who supposedly adheres to the belief that one should only talk if the opponent starts the conversation, said.)Ĭollier, who’s headed to USC, makes sure to study opponent’s previous outings. "Especially if somebody’s talking trash and they’re cooking you, it’s gonna make you want to step up your game." "Of course it’s fun, it gets the inner dog out of you, makes you want to compete more," said Edwards, who’s headed to Kentucky. He thinks the best talkers mix action with chatter - pulling on opponent’s shorts and shoestrings at the free throw line, bumping them when the officials aren’t looking and generally trying to drive them crazy to the point where they can’t focus. In Justin Edwards’ hometown of Philadelphia, trash talk is a necessity on the playground. But only the elite catch the ball, tell you what they’re about to do, then follow through. Anyone can tell you about their play after the fact. 6 player in the 2023 class ( per 247 Sports) who’s signed with Texas, said it’s all about timing. So what makes a great trash-talker? It depends who you ask. People better get used to it." Breaking down elite trash-talkers Girls are gonna trash talk, be aggressive, girls are dunking. "Women’s basketball, we’re transforming," said Hannah Hidalgo, a 5-foot-7 guard who’s committed to Notre Dame. People who have an issue with it might need to find a new sport. The consensus among players at the Hoop Summit: Trash talk is part of the game, and athletes understand that. Men have always had trash talk … You should be able to play with that emotion. So this was for the girls that look like me."Ĭlark defended Reese, too, saying "I don’t think Angel should be criticized at all. But when other people do it, y'all say nothing. Reese was unapologetic after the title game, telling reporters, "I don't fit in a box that y'all want me to be in. She was also caught on camera telling Louisville’s Hailey Van Lith – another player who tends to run her mouth – "you’re down 15 points, shut up." Clark is an elite trash-talker herself, and was celebrated after doing the John Cena "can’t see me" move during Iowa’s Elite Eight win over Louisville. There’s no denying the racial and gender undercurrents in the criticism of Reese, a Black woman from Baltimore. Girls are gonna trash talk'Īfter Reese was caught on camera taunting Clark, America’s newest sweetheart – with the same move Clark had done in earlier games – social media blew up with criticism toward the LSU All-American forward. He had to learn how to deal with it, and give it right back. Isaiah Collier, the top-ranked player in the 2023 class, learned in the fourth grade, via his cousins, that trash talk was essential. It happens at every level."īronny James' future: Will LeBron's son announce his college decision this weekend at Nike Hoop Summit? "It’s competitive, the goal is to win, you’ll do anything to get an edge. "We’re playing a sport!" said Jared McCain, a 6-foot-3 guard from Corona, California, headed to Duke. Players, both boys and girls, rolled their eyes at the brouhaha that exploded in the wake of Angel Reese’s trash talk toward Caitlin Clark at the end of LSU’s 102-85 win over Iowa in the women’s national championship Sunday. That was the attitude this week at the Nike Hoop Summit, where the nation’s top seniors are gathered to play in a showcase event Saturday at the Moda Center. Watch Video: LSU Tigers beat Caitlin Clark to win first NCAA women’s championship
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