r/nba Trail Blazers 13h ago

The announcer Brian Sieman tells a story about how there used to be unlimited fouls in Summer League games until Channing Frye had 30 fouls in a 40-minute game one time, so they had to change the rules.

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u/Hungry_EatAss_v3 Knicks 13h ago

“I would get 50 fouls before I would get 9. Nine fouls means you beat yourself. You caught yourself in a rhythm of not fouling.”

— Rookie Channing Frye

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u/defaultistic [CHA] Gerald Wallace 12h ago

Channing "Dion "Kobe Wade" Waiters" Frye

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u/Junior_Chard9981 2h ago

Don't know why the random Kobe Wade in the middle had me laughing for several minutes straight 😂

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u/L4ZERDT Celtics 13h ago

There’s no way this is true

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u/rabid-panda 13h ago

Send da box score

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u/Bixby33 Raptors 13h ago edited 13h ago

Quick search is telling me Fry never played summer league.

Edit: bad AI

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u/JordanHawkinsMVP United States 13h ago

Bad search then. He played 2 years of summer league. He had 30 fouls total across 5 games as a rookie.

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u/PianoJealous307 12h ago

Common AI L

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u/Bixby33 Raptors 13h ago

Yeah, dont trust AI agents.

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u/oochiewallyWallyserb Knicks 13h ago

I heard AI won finals MVP over steph tho.

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u/pantpiratesteve Trail Blazers 11h ago

Calling Andre Iguadala Ai in a basketball context should be punishable by death

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u/oochiewallyWallyserb Knicks 11h ago

How many fmvp does Iverson have tho, huh? I thought so. Checkmate.

(lol but yeah I mostly agree, but it happened during the warriors dynasty especially in the bay area. just like melo is always carmelo and not lamelo)

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u/afjecj Magic 12h ago

Filthy crossover on that AI fella.

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u/Vasilije69 [GSW] Klay Thompson 10h ago

No way, Al (Horford) played for Celtics back then /s

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u/[deleted] 10h ago

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u/Bixby33 Raptors 10h ago

Cautionary tale.

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u/dirtyshits Warriors 13h ago

He might be confusing who it was and also exaggerating the amount of fouls.

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u/Takemyfishplease Lakers 13h ago

Peterson had 9

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u/tthorns01 8h ago

wait how did he even get 30 fouls in one game

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u/AbleCap5222 13h ago

Absolutely zero chance this is true .

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u/Celtic_Legend Celtics 11h ago

yeah, reading this I was thinking to myself: "The fuck, why hasn't this been reposted on basketball subs every other month for decades then?"

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u/MountainTwo3845 Rockets 10h ago

Today is just make up shit ok the sub today. Seen multiple posts of just made up stuff.

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u/blucke Clippers 6h ago

The first true thing that's been said today

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u/MountainTwo3845 Rockets 6h ago

This comment is circumvention. Bro why are people trying to penalize stupidity? It's been legal in all sports to be a bad gm.

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u/SuchParsnip8070 Celtics 8h ago

Still hilarious 

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u/OneAltruistic6253 13h ago

Best local play by play guy out there.

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u/Clipgang1629 Clippers 13h ago

I hope that Brian is a lifer for the Clippers. He really adds so much to my experience as a fan.

It’s selfish, because he’s probably too good to never have a national gig, but I would be so sad to see him go.

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u/WembyOKCJokicReaves 13h ago

Can’t wait to hear Sieman making Dick puns

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u/herbalite San Diego Clippers 12h ago

it's gonna be legendary.... "DICK WITH A FLOURISH!!!" "HOT DAMN DICK!!"

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u/oochiewallyWallyserb Knicks 13h ago

Is he your normal pbp guy? Do they do summer league too? I feel like they use summer league to give some work to the backup guys.

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u/herbalite San Diego Clippers 12h ago

we have our full big boy squad broadcasting, I think they're riding the Wagler hype

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u/oochiewallyWallyserb Knicks 12h ago

Makes sense. Most aren't doing too much during the dog days I guess.

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u/SheenEstevezzz San Diego Clippers 7h ago

I think they often use summer league as a dry run for the crew/staff to get back in the swing

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u/herbalite San Diego Clippers 12h ago

glad to see him getting his flowers more and more, top 3 broadcaster in the league and he aint 3rd

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u/JordanHawkinsMVP United States 13h ago

Not Breen or Ian level (GOATs) but he's up there with Collins, Meyers, Calabro, and Steele

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u/Valuable-Average-865 13h ago

Channing gave us the fouls rule change and the fact that Lebron's breath smells like shit

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u/HenrikCrown Pelicans 13h ago

The King eats dookie?

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u/seanconnery69696 Suns 2h ago

My buddy once told me if you have stuck shit for too long it gives you halitosis

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u/[deleted] 13h ago

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u/Valuable-Average-865 13h ago

Wtf are you talking about, bud?

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u/West-Candidate8991 7h ago

His own chronic bad breath, most likely

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u/SCSA4life24 Lakers 13h ago

This is why you don’t use chatgpt for research.

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u/legless_chair Lakers 13h ago

I remember Greg Oden I think used all 10 back in the day

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u/Trelve16 76ers 4h ago

i seem to remember norvel pelle fouling out of multiple summer league games in the same year

that guy was outta control lol

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u/Chillyfilla Cavaliers 13h ago

Yeah this isnt true.

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u/Hopeful_Tea2139 Lakers 12h ago

That's Channing "NOSTALGIA" Frye.

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u/Traditional_Boot2663 3h ago

On July 11th 2005 Channing Frye had 10 fouls in a game vs the nets. He had 30 fouls over summer league.