Barkley Picks the Thunder

[BillMc]

He thinks Ibaka will dominate LMA one on one and their bigs will wear us out. He also wants to eat in in OKC.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so6wUM__sV0


I'd like to say I did something clever by forgetting the "d" in Thunder, but it was just a typo, tbh. :lol

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

He thinks Ibaka will dominate LMA one on one and their bigs will wear us out. He also wants to eat in in OKC.


And how is he suppose to do that when the Spurs penetrate, Ibaka goes for the block the Spurs kick it out to a wide open LMA for a 18-20 footer. If anything, LMA range will give Ibaka fits as he can't just go for blocks when the Spurs penetrate.

[hooperflash]

I'd like to say I did something clever by forgetting the "d" in Thunder, but it was just a typo, tbh. :lol

I'd like to say, respectfully, that I knew it was a typo and not another one of those Har_en jokes that I've seen people make. :lol

[hater]

Well he's partly right. Steven Adams will go HAM on our guys.

It's a good thing for us they have Westbrook handling the ball late in games :lmao

[100%duncan]

Well he's partly right. Steven Adams will go HAM on our guys.

It's a good thing for us they have Westbrook handling the ball late in games :lmao

Surprised you didnt mention curry or jizz in a post

[hater]

Surprised you didnt mention curry or jizz in a post

I'm concentrating in round 2 at the moment.

But don't fret, that shit is coming :lmao

[100%duncan]

I'm concentrating in round 2 at the moment.

But don't fret, that shit is coming :lmao

Fuck's sake bruh get a new schtick

[hater]

Fuck's sake bruh get a new schtick

Bend over I'll show you a shtick

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

Bend over I'll show you a shtick

Technically speaking you wouldn't be able to show it to him if he bend over. Tell him to lean forward, well, that's another story.

[Fireball]

Barkley picks Tuna ... that's what he does

[NameLess Scrub]

They better be ready to take care of the rebounding.

Seeing WB go hard to the basket and miss only for the mustache brothers to get about 3 off. rebounds until they make a basket gets old pretty fast.

[DenialTwist]

That's good Chuck chose OKC, his picks are always wrong. Good he didn't jink it lol.

Has anyone seen this? NBA TV preview the SPURS/OKC

http://www.nba.com/video/channels/playoffs/westseries6/2016/04/25/20160425-gt-okc-sas-preview.nba/

The NBATV crew picks the Spurs because they have HCA but Sam Mitchell says San Antonio will need to address Tony Parker on defense. Dennis Scott says Westbrook needs to fix his 4th quarter issues and turnovers. Danny Granger said the Parker matchup is not important because he doesn't trust Waiters to score consistently and calls him a "double agent" you don't know what you'll get out of him.

[james evans]

Thanks chuck.

[Gervin44Silas13]

Ill be pissed if that porno motherfucker Adams and Xanter start out rebounding us....Dallas was so undermaned
I hope Boban sees some action agaist these cocksuckers....hes not a pussy like Tiago was

[BillMc]

That's good Chuck chose OKC, his picks are always wrong. Good he didn't jink it lol.

Has anyone seen this? NBA TV preview the SPURS/OKC

http://www.nba.com/video/channels/playoffs/westseries6/2016/04/25/20160425-gt-okc-sas-preview.nba/

The NBATV crew picks the Spurs because they have HCA but Sam Mitchell says San Antonio will need to address Tony Parker on defense. Dennis Scott says Westbrook needs to fix his 4th quarter issues and turnovers. Danny Granger said the Parker matchup is not important because he doesn't trust Waiters to score consistently and calls him a "double agent" you don't know what you'll get out of him.

Cheers for the link. Nice discussion. :toast With all the injuries on the other side of the bracket this may be for the real WCF. (I think Curry will come back out of rhythm and the Spurs will take down the Warriors if they get there. So, as things stand now, this is our biggest threat to a championship. Not that Warriors or Cavs will be easy...:lol)

[RD2191]

Surprised you didnt mention curry or jizz in a post

Lmao.

[Maddog]

Barkley's Job is to entertain.
That said it's not an unreasonable take. As much as we wish to make fun of the shortcomings of the Thunder, they are loaded with talent (4 top 10 picks under 30 years of age). The talent has flaws, but nonetheless, this will be tough.

[emanueldavidginobili]

I love Shaqs reaction about Ibaka covering LMA

[Blake]

Chuck being Chuck.

Poor Kenny, nobody gives a shit about his opinion.

[Old School 44]

That's just Barkley trying to fire up the Spurs and covering all the bases. I wonder how much he wagered on the Spurs winning it all.
In the conversation with Kenny, everything Charles stated was praising/favoring the Spurs. Kenny pointed this out and asked then why do you pick the Thunder? Charles response the Spurs won't be able to handle OkC's bigs.

I expect the Spurs to win, but if for some reason they lose, it's not going to be because Kanter, Adams and Ibaka outplayed Aldridge, Duncan and Diaw.

[Keepin' it real]

Charles response the Spurs won't be able to handle OkC's bigs.

Well that's the same thing I've been reading on here with the "Kanter will be a nightmare match-up" comments.

[tmtcsc]

I'd like to say I did something clever by forgetting the "d" in Thunder, but it was just a typo, tbh. :lol

I gave you the benefit of the doubt Bill. You've earned it.

[Dex]

Not outside the realm of possibility. Lot of Spurs fans seem to be want to just look back at 2014 and say this new Thunder team is inferior, but the fact of the matter is dynamics have changed on both sides. Sure, we've got more talent with Aldridge and KawhiVP, but the Thunder are still a damn dangerous team built around the same three-headed snake.

I still think Spurs are favored, but shit's about to get real next series. A lot of people are gonna start wishing we could have another cupcake like the Grizzlies.

[cutewizard]

Charles is a funny man

he actually likes the Spurs, he is just playing

hahahahahahahahahaha

[cutewizard]

OKL cannot handle five bigs of varying talents:

Duncan, one of the greatest players of all time, cerebral and smart

Aldridge, who is, in my opinion, the best offensive big man in the game, right now

West, a leader in his own right, plays with passion and intensity, and who will not back down

Diaw, who is, in my humble opinion, the best all-around player in the game, and who's only rival is the retired Ramon Fernandez

and Boban, who is himself, hehehehe.

I rest my case, Charles.

[cutewizard]

sorry, typo error, it should be OKC................

[Joseph Kony]

lol, Ibaka still living on that 2013 rep. He's not even that good anymore tbh

[DesignatedT]

:lol people seriously care enough to start a thread about who fat boy chuck picks in a series.

[$pursDynasty]

Chuck being Chuck.

Poor Kenny, nobody gives a shit about his opinion.
He has a beautiful wife though, something about her looks plus that accent. Gwen Osborne is the truth.

[Gervin44Silas13]

this cocksucker flip flops all the time they beat an injured Mavs team

[Chomag]

His picks are almost always ways wrong so thanks chuck!

[Jimmy Early]

News flash: Barkley values post play. The Thunder have an advantage in the post.

[Calispursfan11]

Enes Kanter = Penis Cancer

[cd98]

Awesome. Spurs to WCF.

[Brian Windhorst]

Their 4th best player is Steven Adams. They fired their coach and got someone who is way worse. Nick Collison is playing significant minutes for this team.

Unless Dion Waiters can give them 20 a game, they're toast against SAS. Spurs in 5.

[SpursFan86]

Not outside the realm of possibility. Lot of Spurs fans seem to be want to just look back at 2014 and say this new Thunder team is inferior, but the fact of the matter is dynamics have changed on both sides. Sure, we've got more talent with Aldridge and KawhiVP, but the Thunder are still a damn dangerous team built around the same three-headed snake.

I still think Spurs are favored, but shit's about to get real next series. A lot of people are gonna start wishing we could have another cupcake like the Grizzlies.

Agreed...wouldn't surprise me at all if it goes to 7 games.

The biggest thing that has me (fairly) confident is that Billy Donovan is a shitty coach. People thought Brooks was a bad coach, and he was, but Donovan is 5x worse. I'm expecting/hoping Pop to coach circles around him this series.

[SpursFan86]

News flash: Barkley values post play. The Thunder have an advantage in the post.

What post players do the Thunder have? Kanter, sure. Ibaka doesn't post up much at all (in the regular season, post-ups accounted for 3% of his plays). Steven Adams isn't some monster in the post; if OKC wants to post him up against Duncan/Aldridge I'll gladly take that over Westbrook/KD having the ball. KD is a good post player but it's definitely not a huge part of his game and again, if he wants to post up Kawhi over and over again I'll happily take that rather than him running PnRs.

The Spurs post up far more often than the Thunder. Aldridge has the 2nd most post-ups in the league only behind Brook Lopez. Post-ups account for nearly 40% of Diaw's plays. Post-ups are a bigger part of Kawhi's game than they are KD's. Duncan and West both post up quite a bit. Boban probably won't get a lot of playing time but when he does, he's a great post-up player.

If Barkley is just looking at post play, not sure why he'd pick the Thunder. Unless he's literally only looking at how Kanter will post up the Spurs' bench bigs or something.

[Jimmy Early]

What post players do the Thunder have? Kanter, sure. Ibaka doesn't post up much at all (in the regular season, post-ups accounted for 3% of his plays). Steven Adams isn't some monster in the post; if OKC wants to post him up against Duncan/Aldridge I'll gladly take that over Westbrook/KD having the ball. KD is a good post player but it's definitely not a huge part of his game and again, if he wants to post up Kawhi over and over again I'll happily take that rather than him running PnRs.

The Spurs post up far more often than the Thunder. Aldridge has the 2nd most post-ups in the league only behind Brook Lopez. Post-ups account for nearly 40% of Diaw's plays. Post-ups are a bigger part of Kawhi's game than they are KD's. Duncan and West both post up quite a bit. Boban probably won't get a lot of playing time but when he does, he's a great post-up player.

If Barkley is just looking at post play, not sure why he'd pick the Thunder. Unless he's literally only looking at how Kanter will post up the Spurs' bench bigs or something.

Interesting that you say that, because I fear Aldridge taking Ibaka AWAY from the post a LOT more than Aldridge posting him up. Where Aldridge always killed Ibaka (when LMA was with Portland) was that turnaround jump shot from 15-18 feet. That takes away Ibaka as a rebounder, and gets Ibaka in foul trouble.

And on the whole, I just think the Spurs will have trouble stopping Kanter (if Donovan will just pull his head out and give Kanter minutes) and keeping Kanter and Adams off the offensive boards. The way I see the post matchup in this series playing out, I don't count Aldridge (or West for that matter) as a post player. The advantage that I see OKC having in the post is Adams and Kanter against Diaw and Duncan (and Boban if he plays). If the Spurs post up Aldridge and West and Leonard a lot, I think that would be to the Thunder's advantage (taking away a Spurs strength).

[.G.]

That fucking show would be so much better without ernie and kenny.

Bring in Lisa Leslie or some shit to replace those two fucking imbeciles.

[.G.]

At first I couldn't stand Shaq but now I think he's the voice of reason, somewhat followed by Chuck but that's it. Those other two just slob on supastahdik and generally reach for low-hanging fruit.

[ginobilized]

The coaching matchup will heavily favor the Spurs, not to be overlooked for a 2nd round matchup

It will not be easy, but, this will be a great time to step it up another level

I see great things ahead in round 2 and some chippy play between West and the Thunder's legion of mustachio'd thugs

[bic50]

That's good because he's usually wrong.

[TheGreatYacht]

That's good because he's usually wrong.
Especially when he said Kiwi was the best player in the league

[sook]

spurs in 4 maybe 5 games

[Budkin]

Just remember, after sucking the Spurs dicks all post season in 2003, Barkley picked the NEW JERSEY NETS to win the Finals. THE NETS.

[TDomination]

Glad Barkley picked OKC.

Will be fun to watch.

My hope is spurs win both at home, steal 1 in OKC and finish it off at home in game 5.

[TheDoctor]

the spurs got this ish

gonblow up the thunder

kd wants out
russ wants to be lone alpha

owner probably wants to move the team somewhere near water

it's a win win win win win win win situation

only adams will be pissed

I'm just hoping here that they don't fire Presti to hire Ferry.

[DarrinS]

That fucking show would be so much better without ernie and kenny.


WTF? Kenny is the smartest one on that show.

[Arcadian]

OKL cannot handle five bigs of varying talents:

Duncan, one of the greatest players of all time, cerebral and smart

Aldridge, who is, in my opinion, the best offensive big man in the game, right now

West, a leader in his own right, plays with passion and intensity, and who will not back down

Diaw, who is, in my humble opinion, the best all-around player in the game, and who's only rival is the retired Ramon Fernandez

and Boban, who is himself, hehehehe.

I rest my case, Charles.

Exactly, Spurs frontline >>> Thunder frontline.

[Horse]

Ibaka is only a good help defender. LMA is too big for him. These day Ibaka is probably a bigger threat offensivley than on defense. I think Pop knows Timmy or LMA must be in at all times when adams and kanter are in.

[024]

The series should be pretty close. No one on the Spurs can defend Westbrook or even come close to stopping him. Just have to rely on his poor shot selection and hope he doesn't have a lot of games where he just doesn't miss.

OKC actually has a bench compared to 2014. LMA should be able to beat Ibaka in the post though but the Thunder still have Adams to put on Aldridge. Once again, the Spurs bench will have to outplay the Thunder bench.

[.G.]

WTF? Kenny is the smartest one on that show.

kenny "I broke my 3rd METATARSAL on my ring finger on both HANDS" smith is the smartest one?

Nah, "Dr.O'Neal" corrected that genius right away.

[timtonymanu]

This should be a good thing since Chuck has a history of being wrong when he predicts our series. He got lucky with the flukey 2011 series, but that was it.

[timtonymanurich]

Things to count on:

1) Westbrooks continued poor shot selection
2) Durant trying to take over some games late to compensate for #1
3) LAM getting Icrapa into foul trouble
4) Timmy Neutralizing Adams
5) Kawhi Dominating offensively and defensively, limiting Durant to high-teens and low 20's.
6) Pop already having Billy Donovan figured out and out-coaching him for 4-5 games. MAYBE 6.

Spurs wait patiently for GS/Clips/Blazers. in 5-6 (hopefully 4)

[thiste]

I love the reaction of all three others when he picks OKC, like "whatchu taklin bout Chuckie?"

priceless

[Spurtacular]

OKC and SA are like the last two teams who have bigs to contend with. The OKC bigs are a worry; but clearly SA are favorites. Will OKC have an x-factor that can change that? We'll see.

[EVAY]

My concern about the bigs for both of these teams is that Adams is a dirty player...if the refs protect our players from getting hurt we will be okay. Our second string bigs would have to be deployed very differently than they normally are to counter the Kanter threat.

I wonder if Pop is gonna start Diaw like he did in 2014 to pull Ibaka away from the rim...With Aldridge in place with a great mid range shot, he may not need Diaw in the first unit. If he starts Aldridge and Duncan both, he is going to have to have SOME size (Aldridge, Duncan or Boban) when Kanter comes in . Can't use Diaw and West as the frontcourt against their bigs. Surely Pop knows this.

I am assuming Kawhi is on Westbrook (cuz Kawhi is stronger than Danny and Westbrook is a strong dude) and Danny on Durant.

[Mikeanaro]

Horrible take, he knows it and loves to be so wrong, Ibaka is a shadow of his former self looks fat like he ate his own dick, Durant is not an All Star anymore and Rihanna is good but also bricks like hell.

[siraulo23]

I know its regular season stats, but thats a huge concern getting outrebounded an average of 51 to 39 in 4 games

[BillMc]

I gave you the benefit of the doubt Bill. You've earned it.

Cheers!:bobo

[tholdren]

westbrook and durant both averaging 8 fta in the playoffs. KL leads the spurs at 4 FTA

OKC over 14 ORPG Spurs 8

[gambit1990]

love charles but his playoff picks are far from money. i still remember when he said the jazz would beat us in 2007 :lmao

[spurtech09]

Not this again lol

[spurtech09]

Thunder has to beat Spurs in SA...Don't see that happening....

[gambit1990]

charles is more right about basketball than anyone else on tv imo. which makes his playoff picks even more bewildering at times.

[bic50]

Especially when he said Kiwi was the best player in the league

:lol predictable. Knew some clown would respond with that.

[pgardn]

That fucking show would be so much better without ernie and kenny.

Bring in Lisa Leslie or some shit to replace those two fucking imbeciles.

Yes.

Lets get rid of the two guys who can speak English and actually run the show by asking set up questions.
Imbeciles... Sir Charles actually thought Argentina was in Asia..Shaq put on glasses so he becomes an intellectual?

Jesus Christ...

Fat stupid people are the entertainment though. Ya got that.

[GSH]

OKC is a good team, and Barkley can say whatever he wants. Ibaka isn't going to dominate LMA. But Ibaka/Kanter/Adams is a load in the middle. I predict a lot of screaming in game threads about stopping those guys.

Just one year ago, Tim battled the Clippers' two monsters, largely by himself. I've said it before, but I think it was one of the most heroic performances I've ever witnessed, and it's a damn shame that it got overshadowed by the fact that the Spurs lost that series. Tim is a legend-class player, and my mind just won't accept the possibility that one year has taken too much out of him. I think he will have to dig deep, but I am absolutely hopeful that he will find a way to do just that. IMO, Barkley's biggest mistake there was leaving Tim Duncan out of his calculations.

[313]

OKL cannot handle five bigs of varying talents:

Duncan, one of the greatest players of all time, cerebral and smart

Aldridge, who is, in my opinion, the best offensive big man in the game, right now

West, a leader in his own right, plays with passion and intensity, and who will not back down

Diaw, who is, in my humble opinion, the best all-around player in the game, and who's only rival is the retired Ramon Fernandez

and Boban, who is himself, hehehehe.

I rest my case, Charles.
:wow

[gambit1990]

inside the nba should have ernie, brent barry, charles... webber and payton?

[maverick1948]

Tim will school Adams
LMA will ride Ibaka's back all night long
Kanter will have to content with West, Diaw and Boban.
AND!!! We have the secret weapon on the bench.





MVP BONNER!!!!!!
Seriously, we are too deep and can body up with the OKC bigs. And we do have Bonner for 6 fouls.

[Mr. Body]

Barkley picks whatever team he's seen last.

The Spurs haven't turned it up yet.

[.G.]

Yes.

Lets get rid of the two guys who can speak English and actually run the show by asking set up questions.
Imbeciles... Sir Charles actually thought Argentina was in Asia..Shaq put on glasses so he becomes an intellectual?

Jesus Christ...

Fat stupid people are the entertainment though. Ya got that.

That's Dr. O'Neal, yo! And yes, those glasses are awful...

Pure entertainment at the end of tonight's show.

Lastly, aren't the producers primarily responsible for those setup questions?

[lefty20]

Barkles going against us is a solid anti-jinx. I firmly believe that his anti-warriors attitude is solely responsible for all of their good fortune. I really hope he finally hops on the warriors bandwagon when we face them.

[jmard5]

Diaw, who is, in my humble opinion, the best all-around player in the game, and who's only rival is the retired Ramon Fernandez


Seriously, El Presidente?

[Down Under]

I've never seen him less convinced of a pick :lol

[99 Problems]

Yer solid take by Chuck. Didn't he think Manu was from South East Asia?

[TampaDude]

If Chuck picked OKC, it pretty much guarantees a Spurs win.

[cariocaz]

I think that on these talk shows they flip a coin and someone has to take one team and another guy has to take the other team. Otherwise what will they talk about? Much of it is pure "theater", just trying to stir people up and get a thread like this one going. :downspin:

[polandprzem]

Yea many here bashing Barkley etc.
And just when the spurs lose first game all gonna use clliffjumping route

[polandprzem]

OKC is a good team, and Barkley can say whatever he wants. Ibaka isn't going to dominate LMA. But Ibaka/Kanter/Adams is a load in the middle. I predict a lot of screaming in game threads about stopping those guys.

Just one year ago, Tim battled the Clippers' two monsters, largely by himself. I've said it before, but I think it was one of the most heroic performances I've ever witnessed, and it's a damn shame that it got overshadowed by the fact that the Spurs lost that series. Tim is a legend-class player, and my mind just won't accept the possibility that one year has taken too much out of him. I think he will have to dig deep, but I am absolutely hopeful that he will find a way to do just that. IMO, Barkley's biggest mistake there was leaving Tim Duncan out of his calculations.

Like :tu

Like button should be on this board

[TheDoctor]

When people finally internalize that these shows are meant to entertain more than anything, that there's a script to follow, their lives would be more pleasurable and relaxing.

[hater]

Yea many here bashing Barkley etc.
And just when the spurs lose first game all gonna use clliffjumping route

Spot on. I see a very very close battle until Spurs wear them down. Butt meanwhile most spursfans will cliffjump as usual.

[GSH]

Yea many here bashing Barkley etc.
And just when the spurs lose first game all gonna use clliffjumping route


LOL... if the Spurs lose Game 1, I'm not going to jump off the cliff. But I'm going to stand at the edge and look down at the rocks. There would still be time to make adjustments, but the Spurs should pretty well know who OKC is. They really, really need to win the first one at home.

[hater]

Disagree. Losing game 1 would not doom the series. The spurs still should be able to wear them down of course unless we get injured along the way.

[polandprzem]

LOL... if the Spurs lose Game 1, I'm not going to jump off the cliff. But I'm going to stand at the edge and look down at the rocks. There would still be time to make adjustments, but the Spurs should pretty well know who OKC is. They really, really need to win the first one at home.

Thing is many Spurs fans like to be cocky and laugh at other opinions that say Spurs not gonna win the series. I bet if I look at the previous year vs Clipps it's the same situation. Bash Barkley for example and then cry that Spurs sucks.
So I don't like it and I said it.

I'm confident in Spurs in this matchup but not gonna laugh at barkley for his opinion. It may well go the way he says as pop gonna make Ibaka beat us. And it's possible.

[cutewizard]

Barkley will eat his words..........

[cariocaz]

When people finally internalize that these shows are meant to entertain more than anything, that there's a script to follow, their lives would be more pleasurable and relaxing.

Perhaps that's the point. Some "people" don't want a "relaxing" life. They think it is more pleasurable to get all hot and bothered about what some guy says about their team! :rollin

[.G.]

I think that on these talk shows they flip a coin and someone has to take one team and another guy has to take the other team. Otherwise what will they talk about? Much of it is pure "theater", just trying to stir people up and get a thread like this one going. :downspin:

The-one-and-only-answer-Johnny-tell'em-what-they-won!

[.G.]

When people finally internalize that these shows are meant to entertain more than anything, that there's a script to follow, their lives would be more pleasurable and relaxing.

Agreed; however, there is nothing entertaining about kenny and ernie.

Shaq and Chuck allow themselves to be laughed at and appear to generally have a good sense of humor.

The other two imbeciles are a different story. They belong on a Face the Nation version of ITNBA.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

The only player that scares me is Kanter as he's too tall for West to guard him. I guess Westbrook can be scary too but hopefully Green pulls off a great defensive performance. As for Ibaka, Aldridge will own him, and Duncan is way too smart for that pirate caveman Adams.

[TD 21]

What post players do the Thunder have? Kanter, sure. Ibaka doesn't post up much at all (in the regular season, post-ups accounted for 3% of his plays). Steven Adams isn't some monster in the post; if OKC wants to post him up against Duncan/Aldridge I'll gladly take that over Westbrook/KD having the ball. KD is a good post player but it's definitely not a huge part of his game and again, if he wants to post up Kawhi over and over again I'll happily take that rather than him running PnRs.

The Spurs post up far more often than the Thunder. Aldridge has the 2nd most post-ups in the league only behind Brook Lopez. Post-ups account for nearly 40% of Diaw's plays. Post-ups are a bigger part of Kawhi's game than they are KD's. Duncan and West both post up quite a bit. Boban probably won't get a lot of playing time but when he does, he's a great post-up player.

If Barkley is just looking at post play, not sure why he'd pick the Thunder. Unless he's literally only looking at how Kanter will post up the Spurs' bench bigs or something.

Exactly.

I know he's on air almost entirely for entertainment purposes, but still, TNT should be embarrassed at just how uninformed and antiquated him (and the panel in general) are.

There's nothing wrong with picking them, but as usual with him, his reasoning and biased, are. There's always some reason why he's not picking the Spurs. This time around, he's resorted to flat out making things up.

Ibaka is a spacer and Adams is a roller. The former is a poor rebounder and the latter is a one way (offensive) one. Kanter is obviously a potential issue in both areas, but as long as Duncan and Aldridge, defend him (as I suspect they will), they should be able to do a decent enough job. Also, whether it's his poor defense, the fact that he can't really play next to Adams or a combination of both, he averages 21 mpg. Maybe he's closer to 25 mpg in this series, but he's not a 30+ mpg player.

[HarlemHeat37]

Barkley said Portland and Memphis were the best teams in the West, last year:lol

It's 2016, everybody should know that genetic lottery winners are the worst "analysts"..

[DPG21920]

Barkley said Portland and Memphis were the best teams in the West, last year:lol

It's 2016, everybody should know that genetic lottery winners are the worst "analysts"..

He called the Mavs title tho..

[Dro210]

Agreed; however, there is nothing entertaining about kenny and ernie.

Shaq and Chuck allow themselves to be laughed at and appear to generally have a good sense of humor.

The other two imbeciles are a different story. They belong on a Face the Nation version of ITNBA.

Nah dude, EJ is awesome. He's always been the glue guy of Inside. He's gonna be hard to replace when he steps away.

[GSH]

Barkley said Portland and Memphis were the best teams in the West, last year:lol

It's 2016, everybody should know that genetic lottery winners are the worst "analysts"..


The fact is that, around here, analysts always suck if they don't pick the Spurs to win it all - every season, from the beginning. Barkley's an entertainer. Shaq is fucking P.T. Barnum. They don't care if you're pissed off, as long as you buy a ticket and some popcorn.

Hell, Ernie Johnson clearly isn't a "genetic lottery winner" - does that make him a better analyst that Barkley? It must, since "genetic lottery winners are the worst" - that means that Ernie, by definition, is better. Or maybe you think Ric Renner is a better analyst. He clearly isn't a genetic lottery winner, plus he's a Spurs homer. (I love Renner, BTW - hair and all. He's a goofy bastard, but he's OUR goofy bastard.)

Television is full of shitty analysts. The Internet is full of shitty analysts. Magazines and newspapers, ditto. But Barkley stands out to you?

[HarlemHeat37]

The fact is that, around here, analysts always suck if they don't pick the Spurs to win it all - every season, from the beginning. Barkley's an entertainer. Shaq is fucking P.T. Barnum. They don't care if you're pissed off, as long as you buy a ticket and some popcorn.

Hell, Ernie Johnson clearly isn't a "genetic lottery winner" - does that make him a better analyst that Barkley? It must, since "genetic lottery winners are the worst" - that means that Ernie, by definition, is better. Or maybe you think Ric Renner is a better analyst. He clearly isn't a genetic lottery winner, plus he's a Spurs homer. (I love Renner, BTW - hair and all. He's a goofy bastard, but he's OUR goofy bastard.)

Television is full of shitty analysts. The Internet is full of shitty analysts. Magazines and newspapers, ditto. But Barkley stands out to you?

1. I don't give a fuck who picks the Spurs to win, I never have, I've always said it's silly that people here get mad about it:lol If I cared about it, I would be more annoyed if they picked the Spurs, since it probably means the Spurs are probably going to lose

2. Ernie Johnson isn't paid to be an analyst, he doesn't give opinions, he's the host

3. Most of the people you're referring to aren't paid to be basketball analysts

4. Yes, Barkley is probably the worst(only ahead of Shaq, actually, on 2nd thought)

[DPG21920]

Nah dude, EJ is awesome. He's always been the glue guy of Inside. He's gonna be hard to replace when he steps away.

I agree - I have no idea how someone can hate on EJ. He's incredible. I think Shaq should go. I liked it so much better when it was just EJ, Kenny & Chuck. Shaq adds nothing to me. He has the worst takes, tries too hard to be funny (and I like Shaq) and just is not good on TV IMO.

[.G.]

Nah dude, EJ is awesome. He's always been the glue guy of Inside. He's gonna be hard to replace when he steps away.

To each their own...

[Dro210]

I agree - I have no idea how someone can hate on EJ. He's incredible. I think Shaq should go. I liked it so much better when it was just EJ, Kenny & Chuck. Shaq adds nothing to me. He has the worst takes, tries too hard to be funny (and I like Shaq) and just is not good on TV IMO.

I hear that... I thought the same when he first stared, I didn't think he'd last, but I've grown to love him being on there just as much as anybody these days.


To each their own...

No doubt :toast

[weeks]

barkley is awesome but his takes are pure shit. right or wrong.

[Kidd K]

Kenny Smith totally shit on Chuck for his pick though. :bobo

[TD 21]

The fact is that, around here, analysts always suck if they don't pick the Spurs to win it all - every season, from the beginning. Barkley's an entertainer. Shaq is fucking P.T. Barnum. They don't care if you're pissed off, as long as you buy a ticket and some popcorn.

Hell, Ernie Johnson clearly isn't a "genetic lottery winner" - does that make him a better analyst that Barkley? It must, since "genetic lottery winners are the worst" - that means that Ernie, by definition, is better. Or maybe you think Ric Renner is a better analyst. He clearly isn't a genetic lottery winner, plus he's a Spurs homer. (I love Renner, BTW - hair and all. He's a goofy bastard, but he's OUR goofy bastard.)

Television is full of shitty analysts. The Internet is full of shitty analysts. Magazines and newspapers, ditto. But Barkley stands out to you?

I could care less if they pick the Spurs. Like I said, my criticism is with his reasoning and in his specific case, he clearly is biased against them. To be fair, Smith and to a lesser extent, O'Neal, are clearly fans though.

On the whole, there's better analysis to be found on the internet than on television. The TNT panel's analysis consists of this: If someone scores a lot of points, they're automatically playing well and if they don't, they're automatically not. They also see everything through the lens of how the game was in their day as opposed to how it is now.

[webshad]

Barkley just trying to be original. Toward the end he basically knew he was wrong.

[DMC]

Barkley looks pretty good right now. Lol homerism is rife here.

[gambit1990]

barkley is awesome but his takes are pure shit. right or wrong.
i love barkley. he has the best basketball takes actually... it's his playoff picks that aren't great.

what's funny is after game 2 he said he actually thought the team he picked (the thunder) were gonna lose the series.