Ball don't lie
A simple phrase made famous by
Rasheed Wallace and coach Flip
Saunders that presents evidence that a foul call was indeed unwarranted when the basketball doesn't go in the hoop (usually when the foul
beneficiary is at the free throw line).'Ball don't lie' is more than phrase a player can call out to make a case that a call was made unnecessarily, it is also a mind-set and philosophy. Although Rasheed Wallace may come off to the public as an
inarticulate NBA thug, some, like myself, believe that he is a deeper individual, both in intelligence and in a spiritual sense. 'Ball don't lie' is evidence of this hidden and sheltered brilliance exposing itself to the masses. The basketball philosophy
Rasheed gave the world, that a basketball is a fair and unbiased being, is ingenious. I have a feeling that some NBA players may have adopted this set of thinking and think the exact phrase of "ball don't line" when NBA referee bullshit is evident. I believe
Rasheed's philosophy extends beyond the shooting immediately after the bull call, maybe even influencing the outcome of the game (although the circumstances in which the call occurred would have to be significant). Radical, yes, but if we as a society have accepted crap like the 'Cleveland curse' can't we believe a philosophy like this.Thank you 'sheed.
Ball don't lie
by Jjordy2326 on Aug 10, 2018 12:19:47
A basketball reference. When yo mans calls a
false call and you both shoot for possession of the ball (see miss off me; tops if necessary; tops period). Whoever wins possession has the right to say "Ball don't lie" in order to justify his actions. Some people believe that the phrase "Ball don't lie" has deeper meaning. They believe that God (through the ball) may invoke a certain karma for lying by altering the path of the ball in favor of the honest player. Which basically means even if u win the ball, u gon miss od even if u usually got
the glitch and Mr. get yo
garbage man construction worker loookin' head is gonna drop u, break yo ankles put it on snap and
TYB (see TYB).
Example:
Jerome-*Trips on air while driving in the paint* "Foul"!!!
Bobby-" I didn't touch you ur
5 feet away from me"
Bobby- "You know what, Jerome miss off you"
Jerome- "Bet" *Swishes shot* "I guess Ball don't lie"
3 days later
Tyrone- "Dang Jerome how you got your ankles cooked and yo girl won't even sign yo cast "
-At
Jerome's Locker, Everbody Watching
Patricia- "Jerome we through I 'ont date trash like you! Ima be chillin' with my new boo Bobby".
Bobby- "
Coach Brown just said he doesn't know how he missed me during tryouts and that Ima take yo spot as starting point guard as of today". "I guess Ball really doesn't lie".
ball don't lie
by Clint Malarchuk on Mar 29, 2007 19:19:55
A phrase commonly used by professional basketball player
Rasheed Wallace; once famously yelled by coach Flip
Saunders.
"
Ball don't lie" is said when a player misses one, two or all three of his free throws after a questionable (read as: bullshit) foul call is made by an official. The ball is, essentially, the unbiased judge who will not reward the player by going in if the apparent foul was indeed bullshit.
Example:
*Andrew
Bogut locks arms with
Rasheed Wallace and trips over his own feet, prompting a foul call from the referee*
Rasheed: That's BULLSHIT, man!
*Andrew Bogut toes the line and proceeds to miss his first free throw*
Rasheed:
BALL DON'T LIE!
*Bogut then attempts a second free throw and misses again*
Rasheed: BALL DON'T LIE, DAMNIT!