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Matt Barnes Personal Website

www.mattbarnes9.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jmpnjunky (talk • contribs) 16:17, 19 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. — Jeff G. ツ (talk) 00:45, 10 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

wife beater

personal info about his arrest should be included. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chris1emt (talk • contribs) 05:02, 27 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request from Kingkongbmx, 9 August 2011

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Matt Barnes is also currently the worst basketball player in the NBA (voted by local NBA social community). As a Lakers fan myself, even i can admit to the fact that he is an embarrassment and disadvantage to the club. He has proven this earlier on in his career with the club Orlando magic, when confronting a now fellow teammate Kobe Bryant. Barnes began early in the game by squaring up to Kobe Bryant and trying to impose a threat, and continued to display an aggravation throughout the game. During one moment in particular, Barnes mimicked to throw the basketball into Bryant face and then followed by launching the ball at the referee (YouTube) .

92.20.229.21 (talk) 09:10, 9 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: Wikipedia is not a forum Jnorton7558 (talk) 09:34, 9 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

UCLA Basketball Career

How about some information about his college career? He had a slow start to his career but came on strong as a all-around talent and hard-worker. Senior year picked up an outside shot average 13.5 ppg, 6.2 reb and 3.5 ast per game while knocking down 42% of his 3s and playing very solid defense.

Totals Shooting Per Game Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST 1998-99 18 UCLA 30 394 43 99 10 34 22 46 86 23 10 5 30 57 118 .434 .294 .478 13.1 3.9 2.9 0.8 1999-00 19 UCLA 28 413 65 138 5 32 21 43 74 29 19 11 36 37 156 .471 .156 .488 14.8 5.6 2.6 1.0 2000-01 20 UCLA 32 971 142 297 3 25 85 148 232 85 51 19 87 103 372 .478 .120 .574 30.3 11.6 7.3 2.7 2001-02 21 UCLA 31 953 152 323 43 103 73 118 192 108 35 10 87 75 420 .471 .417 .619 30.7 13.5 6.2 3.5 Career 121 2731 402 857 61 194 201 355 584 245 115 45 240 272 1066 .469 .314 .566 22.6 8.8 4.8 2.0 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.86.195.235 (talk) 03:52, 7 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Matt's high school days

Matt came to Del Campo and was an instant hit as a freshman starting on the Varsity Basketball squad. Coach Don Lenz determined Matt was more than ready; Matt was averaging double figures in points and rebounds when he went down with an injury and missed the second half of the season.

As a sophomore Matt was exceeding established varsity players, helping Del Campo to win three preseason tournaments, and place second in league. His junior year may have been his best. Del Campo beat a highly ranked Grant to win the C.A.L. league title with Matt leading the way. The bigger the game the bigger he played. It's worth noting Matt AVERAGED 7 1/2 blocked shots a game that year, and double figures in points and rebounds. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zzjolt (talk • contribs) 01:33, 28 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Edit request on 19 April 2012

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Matt Barnes Charity: Athletes vs Cancer

Matt Barnes started Athletes vs. Cancer in memory of his mother, Ann Barnes, who passed away twenty-six days after being diagnosed with several types of cancer. Ann's passing was abrupt and devastating to her friends and family. In 2008, Matt launched AVC to the world to get athletes more involved and join together to educate, bring awareness and motivate people to get regular cancer screenings. A voice is one of the most powerful tools we have; Matt and AVC want to use theirs to save lives.

Matt Barnes personal website: www.MattBarnes9.com

Jmpnjunky (talk) 16:23, 19 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: - violates copyright of http://www.athletesvscancer.org/pages/about.html — Jeff G. ツ (talk) 00:33, 10 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request on 16 February 2013

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Please change the main image of Matt Barnes in a Los Angeles Lakers Jersey to a current photo of Matt Barnes in a Los Angeles Clippers jersey, as this represents a more accurate and current portrayal of Barnes for the current 2012-2013 season. Mkporks (talk) 05:46, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: An image that meets Wikipedia's image use policy, namely that it is free, needs to be found.—Bagumba (talk) 07:06, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request on 17 April 2013

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Please change the Matt Barnes pic to one of him in an LA Clippers uniform since that is his current team. Clipsfan79 (talk) 05:35, 17 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: As stated in earlier request above, an image that meets Wikipedia's image use policy, namely that it is free, needs to be identified.—Bagumba (talk) 06:18, 17 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request on 26 June 2013

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Please add Barnes was named Defensive Player of the Year by the LA Clippers in June 2013 under College and professional career section. Source: http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/clippers-award-series-matt-barnes#5 76.168.194.148 (talk) 21:11, 26 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Done ~Adjwilley (talk) 22:38, 26 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request on 20 October 2013

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matt barnes is in the clippers

Dzjsghau (talk) 20:01, 20 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please be more specific about what needs to be changed. The article already says he is with the Clippers. RudolfRed (talk) 21:31, 20 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hometown

This source from UCLA says he is from Citrus Heights, not Santa Clara. http://www.uclabruins.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=30500&ATCLID=208185266 67.8.59.86 (talk) 21:58, 16 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

He grew up in Citrus Heights, his hometown, but was born in Santa Clara, his birthplace. That UCLA link also says "Born March 9, 1980 in Santa Clara, CA".—Bagumba (talk) 22:21, 16 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Reference #2 - dead link

I can't edit references (not 'autoconfirmed'), but a quick Google search brought up this replacement: http://www.uclabruins.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30500&ATCLID=208185266 SheepOG (talk) 15:43, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

His NBA profile (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/matt_barnes/bio/) also contains a few bits of information about his high school career: "Averaged 30 points, 10 rebounds, six blocks, five steals and three assists as a senior at Del Campo High School in Sacramento, CA. • In addition to his outstanding basketball play, was an All-American wide receiver and led the nation with 28 touchdown catches during his senior year." SheepOG (talk) 15:52, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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The statistics for Matt Barnes' NBA career need to be updated as of the conclusion of the 2015-16 NBA regular season. His updated statistics are displayed below.

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2003–04 L.A. Clippers 38 9 19.1 .457 .154 .705 4.0 1.3 .7 .1 4.5 2004–05 Sacramento 43 9 16.6 .411 .227 .603 3.1 1.3 .7 .2 3.8 2005–06 New York 6 5 15.5 .367 .250 .750 4.0 1.0 .7 .0 4.3 2005–06 Philadelphia 50 0 10.8 .536 .182 .674 1.9 .4 .3 .1 3.0 2006–07 Golden State 76 23 23.9 .438 .366 .732 4.6 2.1 1.0 .5 9.8 2007–08 Golden State 73 18 19.4 .423 .293 .747 4.4 1.9 .7 .5 6.7 2008–09 Phoenix 77 40 27.0 .423 .343 .743 5.5 2.8 .7 .3 10.2 2009–10 Orlando 81 58 25.9 .487 .319 .740 5.5 1.7 .7 .4 8.8 2010–11 L.A. Lakers 53 0 19.2 .470 .318 .779 4.3 1.3 .7 .4 6.7 2011–12 L.A. Lakers 63 16 22.9 .452 .333 .742 5.5 2.0 .6 .8 7.8 2012–13 L.A. Clippers 80 4 25.7 .462 .342 .744 4.6 1.5 1.0 .8 10.3 2013–14 L.A. Clippers 63 40 27.5 .438 .343 .733 4.6 2.0 .9 .4 9.9 2014–15 L.A. Clippers 76 74 29.9 .444 .362 .779 4.0 1.5 .9 .7 10.1 2015-16 Memphis 76 45 28.8 .381 .322 .804 5.5 2.1 1.0 .8 10.0 Career 855 341 23.6 .440 .335 .742 4.6 1.7 .8 .5 8.3[1] Btknowles (talk) 09:10, 16 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Done. —DangerousJXD (talk) 09:23, 16 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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LewisHamilton1996 (talk) 19:26, 12 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: Blank request — JJMC89 (T·C) 19:41, 12 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request P0g0.try (talk) 16:13, 22 February 2017 (UTC)

Someone should add info about the latest altercation that happened in NY club involving him and Cousins.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/kings/2016/12/07/matt-barnes-demarcus-cousins-nightclub-fight-lawsuit/95126414/ http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/18599944/kings-matt-barnes-turns-released-ny-club-incident

Return to Golden State Warriors

On February 29th, 2017 Kevin Durant injured his knee within the 1st 3 minutes in a matchup with the Washington Wizards. With Durant likely to be out until the playoffs, Golden State picked up Matt Barnes of waivers the next morning. Barnes was a key member of the "WE BELIEVE" WARRIORS squad in 2007. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.185.101.32 (talk) 17:25, 1 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Edit request: All the smoke podcast, 6 June 2020. Post career

Barnes is currently host for the digital video podcast "All the smoke with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson". The video podcast is available on Showtime Basketball's Youtube platform and other audio outlets such as Itunes and Spotify. The show has had prominent guests such as Kevin Garnett, Snoop Dogg, Stephen Curry, Lou Williams, J. R. Smith, Dwyane Wade, Kevin Durant, DeMarcus Cousins, Stephen A. Smith, Al Harrington, Shannon Sharpe, Chris Paul, Lil Wayne, Draymond Green, Deion Sanders, Steve Nash and Kobe Bryant. The podcast had the last exclusive interview with Kobe Bryant before he past away.^[1]^[2]

All the smoke with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson

References

^ Grobar, Matt. "Former Laker and NBA champ Matt Barnes signs with ICM partners".
^ Ward-Henninger, Colin. "Matt Barnes, Stephen Jackson unfiltered on NBA".

Semi-protected edit request on 9 May 2021

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<!— Under Championships & Accomplishments One thing Missing is that Matt Barnes was on The 2004 ABA Championship Team, Long Beach Jam, He Won The 2004 ABA Championship & Dennis Rodman was also on That Team, You can see under His years Played History it Already lists he played for the Long Beach Jam during There championship season & it also lists him as a member of the Team on the ABA Long Beach Jam Wikipedia page under the History Tab, The 2004 ABA Champion is Listed under Dennis Rodman’s Achievements So I believe it should be Added to Matt Barnes page as well —!> 2603:9000:AC17:8F00:6911:6E47:1DC8:538 (talk) 22:09, 9 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: Are you referring to "Career highlights and awards" in the infobox? A semi-pro championship is not publicized much for pro players, and is not notable enough to list there. It is fine for the prose. I've also removed it from Rodman's infobox.—Bagumba (talk) 02:32, 10 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Matt Barnes's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "Reference":

From Stephen Curry: "Stephen Curry NBA Stats". Basketball Reference. Archived from the original on May 31, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
From Golden State Warriors: "Stephen Curry NBA Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
From Kevin Durant: "Kevin Durant NBA & ABA Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved May 27, 2013.

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT ⚡ 21:53, 15 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Grobar, Matt. "Former Laker and NBA champ Matt Barnes signs with ICM partners".

[2] Ward-Henninger, Colin. "Matt Barnes, Stephen Jackson unfiltered on NBA".

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