He says "its not how many times you fall, but how you get up". Maybe Matt needs to examine why he keeps tripping him self up and falling in the first place.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/nba-player-matt-barnes-slams-derek-fisher-new-year-rant-article-1.2482641

dk7th wrote:fvck this loser clown... geezus mary and joseph

+1000 No snitching? Get a grip.

knickscity wrote:Neither of these guys are saints in this situation. Barnes is divorced now, he does need to move on. Fisher does have a right to date whomever he chooses, but he had to know it would be an obvious strain dating one of his friends ex's.

Why? This seems to be pure prejudice against Fisher.

meloshouldgo wrote:

knickscity wrote:Neither of these guys are saints in this situation. Barnes is divorced now, he does need to move on. Fisher does have a right to date whomever he chooses, but he had to know it would be an obvious strain dating one of his friends ex's.

Why? This seems to be pure prejudice against Fisher.

The thing also you ignoring is, how did Barnes find out? he said his kids called, could be...perhaps they arent comfortable with his friend dating their mom too, so he handled it.

Vmart wrote:Fish is to blame for this guy losing it going after his friends girl is wrong. There are other fish in the sea.

"blame".........

Barnes is to blame for being all bitchy public about all of this. Barnes attention whoring is sad.

Whose to blame? To me its whoever takes the private lives of children and makes it all about themselves is sad. Having to publicly announce and convince a public that you dated Rhianna is sad. Using your kids safety or uncomfortableness that Mommy has Derek over with other friends is lame.

Barnes makes a public spectacle of himself. Thats sad. Thats whats to blame. Who cares if coach does in his private time. Who cares what barnes does in his spare time.

knickscity wrote:

meloshouldgo wrote:

knickscity wrote:Neither of these guys are saints in this situation. Barnes is divorced now, he does need to move on. Fisher does have a right to date whomever he chooses, but he had to know it would be an obvious strain dating one of his friends ex's.

Why? This seems to be pure prejudice against Fisher.

Prejudice? Not even close. Read again. I said he's free to choose whomever he wants. He can choose her as well, but yeah, dating your friends ex is a strain awaiting. It's one thing if Fisher is dating a random guys ex he doesnt know. But he knew this one, was friends with him, been at his house and possibly around his kids as a friend....now he's dating her. Not a good look.

The thing also you ignoring is, how did Barnes find out? he said his kids called, could be...perhaps they arent comfortable with his friend dating their mom too, so he handled it.

When you say he can date whoever he wants and then judge him for doing it, its pretty lame actually. Matt Barnes has been a complete a-hole about this. If you are saying people can't date other people they used to know when they were married it seems like you are creating anew moral standard.

smackeddog wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:I'm reluctant to judge Matt Barnes. The dude came from humble beginnings, made something of himself, did right by a woman and married her and now stands to lose more than half of everything he has worked for in the divorce. Not sure how we as men can't empathize with that situation AND losing his family to, of all people, a guy he considered a friend/associate....and to have that same man inhabiting a place that he paid for. Barnes has a well documented history of being a douche but I wouldn't wish what has happened to him on my worst enemy. Not sure how any other man could not see how enraging this type of **** could potentially be.

And if you empathize from his wife's point of view- her husband was an *******, cheated on her, they broke up then when she starts seeing someone else he comes driving down in a rage and beats them up in her home, with her kids about, while she has to watch. Being controlling and scaring off boyfriends and beating partners up by proxy is a form of abuse- it's designed to intimidate them and basically tell them who they can and can't see- why does he have a right to do this? because he doesn't like it? Pathetic! Why is he allowed to cheat on her with whomever he likes but she can only see people he approves of when they have already broken up?

Of course it hurts like hell when you see your ex with another guy, especially someone you used to work with, but that doesn't give you the right to intimidate them with violence, and then make out you're the victim because they told on you.

I've never heard of Barnes cheating though I have made it a point to not follow reality TV types like him and his ex-wife. When I looked things up online thoufh, he stated that his wife was cheating on him...some speculating that it was the rapper The Game....others, her bodyguard who she has made-out with in public.
http://www.realitytea.com/2011/11/24/basketball-wives-matt-barnes-says-gloria-govan-cheated-on-him-with-a-friend-gloria-responds/

In any case, why does him cheating somehow absolve her of any obligation to deceny? You'd have to be a dope to presume that of the 3.5 billion men on this planet, she "coincidentally" ended up "dating" a guy that was Matt's friend and a former colleague. She's clearly trying to get back at him, which is kind of contemptable considering that he is still the father of her children and meal ticket. Yeah, things might be over between the two of them but they BOTH should be acting civil for the sake of the kids. So while Barnes didn't conduct himself well, she is no angel either and should cut out the childish games.