Barkley considers hopping on Mavs bandwagon

[duncan228]

Barkley considers hopping on Mavs bandwagon (http://espn.go.com/blog/dallasmavericks/post/_/id/4666931/barkley-considers-hopping-on-mavs-bandwagon?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter)
By Tim MacMahon

Noted Mavs critic Charles Barkley is almost ready to jump on the bandwagon.

A team that was like a “pretty girl with no brain” has earned Barkley’s respect after a trade that transformed the Mavs’ personality.

“The one thing they were missing was defense and toughness and rebounding,” Barkley said during a Monday appearance on ESPN 103.3’s Galloway and Company (http://espn.go.com/espnradio/player?rd=1#/podcenter/?id=4977640&########=1&callsign=KESNFM), making a good point despite the sloppy math. “And they got all three of them with Caron Butler and Brendan Haywood. They’re bigger and they’re tougher. Also DeShawn Stevenson. I like his game. He’s a little crazy. I think every team should have a crazy guy who’s like a wild card.

“They could score with anybody. The key was defense and rebounding. They got all that with those three guys and they didn’t give up anybody.”

Barkley has always been a huge fan of Jason Kidd, whom he calls the best leader the NBA has seen since Magic Johnson. But he didn’t believe the Mavs had a chance to beat the Los Angeles Lakers or Denver Nuggets until after the seven-player blockbuster deal went down over the All-Star break.

According to Barkley, the Mavs now have three players (Butler, Stevenson, Shawn Marion) who have a chance to slow down Kobe Bryant or Carmelo Anthony. If Haywood and/or Dampier are healthy, the Mavs have a solid last line of defense.

Suddenly, a squad Barkley had considered “a little girly team” looks like legitimate contenders.

[BRHornet45]

no surprises here. Barkley changes his mind, his favorite teams, and favorite players on a weekly basis. son just stick to selling the 5 buck box

[jimo2305]

talk about high risk low reward O.o

[Findog]

Noted Mavs critic Charles Barkley is almost ready to jump on the bandwagon.



Thank God. Now I can sleep tonight.

[mavs>spurs2]

I don't want Charles Barkely on our bandwagon, tbh. He'd be more of an ugly duckling mav fan than mavsfan1000

[mavsfan1000]

Whew that's a close one. Thank God Barkley joined the bandwagon. lol

[mavsfan1000]

Isn't Barkley the kiss of death for most teams?
Well look at the Spurs 4 championships. He's been on their bandwagon for a long time.

[lurker]

Hope our wheels can handle this. :\

[BRHornet45]

Isn't Barkley the kiss of death for most teams?

son don't worry. the Mavs don't need any help choking it up.

[mavs>spurs2]

son don't worry. the Mavs don't need any help choking it up.

what? okay!

http://media.nola.com/hornets_impact/photo/chris-paul-injuredjpg-f6440f86f6e06873_large.jpg

[Pelicans78]

I'm on the bandwagon for the Mavs despite every Mavfan here wishing the death upon my Whorenets.

[mavs>spurs2]

I'm on the bandwagon for the Mavs despite every Mavfan here wishing the death upon my Whorenets.

weren't you banned tbh. glad to see you back sons :tu

[siraulo23]

**** the mavs

Go bowbhwa

[BRHornet45]

what? okay!

http://media.nola.com/hornets_impact/photo/chris-paul-injuredjpg-f6440f86f6e06873_large.jpg

son in case you forgot, my team is the New Orleans Hornets (and the Silver Stars too) ... but the Hornets are a team that has never accomplished anything. but unlike Dallas fans, we don't have a sense of entitlement as if we are owed a championship. hmm, I just said the Hornets organization hasn't ever accomplished anything ... that sounds an awful lot like the Dallas Mavericks as well. god bless

[Pelicans78]

weren't you banned tbh. glad to see you back sons :tu

I was banned overnight while defending BR45, but that was it.

[Dex]

Chuck was cooler when he was a Spurs fan. :lol

[djohn2oo8]

son in case you forgot, my team is the New Orleans Hornets (and the Silver Stars too) ... but the Hornets are a team that has never accomplished anything. but unlike Dallas fans, we don't have a sense of entitlement as if we are owed a championship. hmm, I just said the Hornets organization hasn't ever accomplished anything ... that sounds an awful lot like the Dallas Mavericks as well. god bless

:lol If it came down to a Mavs/Lakers WCF, who would u root for?

[endrity]

Hornets78, the only reason Mavs fans around here are a bit hostile towards the Hornets it's because of the wonderful trolling of BRHornet45, son!

I don't think there is any lingering effect from the 08 playoffs, you were the better team, and it was quite simple to accept it.

[BRHornet45]

Hornets78, the only reason Mavs fans around here are a bit hostile towards the Hornets it's because of the wonderful trolling of BRHornet45, son!

I don't think there is any lingering effect from the 08 playoffs, you were the better team, and it was quite simple to accept it.

son I'm no troll. I speak truth. The only reason I hate everything Dallas is because of ghazi's cuckold ass. hell I even hate the Dallas Stars now and I don't even watch hockey.

[Pelicans78]

Ghazi definitely stirs the pot with or without BR.

[BRHornet45]

:lol If it came down to a Mavs/Lakers WCF, who would u root for?

I wouldn't even watch it.

[BadOdor]

Sons, another similarity between mavs/hornets is choicking: Hornets choke game 7 on their home floor(lol janero motherfucking pargo). Mavs choke a 2-0 lead against the heat, then choke a series to the 8th seed. with that being said sons, mavs are a damn good team right now.

[mavs>spurs2]

son I'm no troll. I speak truth. The only reason I hate everything Dallas is because of ghazi's cuckold ass. hell I even hate the Dallas Stars now and I don't even watch hockey.

ghazi isn't from dallas tbh he only likes the mavericks

[Pelicans78]

:lol If it came down to a Mavs/Lakers WCF, who would u root for?

BR would root for an earthquake in LA and a tornado in Dallas.

[BRHornet45]

ghazi isn't from dallas tbh he only likes the mavericks

son ghazi also jumps on and off bandwagons more than anyone I have ever seen. he use to be a LSU football fan back whenever they won 2 national championships in 5 years, then last year he became a Bama fan. how does that happen?

[BRHornet45]

BR would root for an earthquake in LA and a tornado in Dallas.

I would probably have to pick L.A. though just to see the mexicans and blacks tear the city up after the game.

[Pelicans78]

son ghazi also jumps on and off bandwagons more than anyone I have ever seen. he use to be a LSU football fan back whenever they won 2 national championships in 5 years, then last year he became a Bama fan. how does that happen?

Must be a Nick Saban fan.

[dirk4mvp]

son ghazi also jumps on and off bandwagons more than anyone I have ever seen. he use to be a LSU football fan back whenever they won 2 national championships in 5 years, then last year he became a Bama fan. how does that happen?

He has relatives that live in Baton Rouge and Tuscaloosa IMHO.

[Pelicans78]

I would probably have to pick L.A. though just to see the mexicans and blacks tear the city up after the game.

You would get plenty of that in Dallas too.

[BadOdor]

I would probably have to pick L.A. though just to see the mexicans and blacks tear the city up after the game.

Sons we could never match the ######ery that took place in NO after Katrina...god bless sons.

[BRHornet45]

Sons we could never match the ######ery that took place in NO after Katrina...god bless sons.

son watch your mouth plz.

but we only tear our city up when its already f'd to begin with

[Pelicans78]

Sons we could never match the ######ery that took place in NO after Katrina...god bless sons.

I have no idea what you're talking about.

http://www.funnystuffblog.com/images/looter.jpg

[BadOdor]

son watch your mouth plz.

but we only tear our city up when its already f'd to begin with

Son don't be lying to yourself now.....you just needed to right excuse to start tearing off your once fine city sons.....Why sons, why?

[IronMexican]

That's like the best picture on the internet. My favorite is the KFC version

[Indazone]

Mavericks look like they are for real this year...but still 2006 is in their rear view mirror. Go down again and they will certainly earn the NBA moniker "Choke City".

[Ghazi]

Rolllllllllll Tide!