Barkley Picks the Thunder

[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 , Durant is not an All Star anymore and Rihanna is good but also bricks like .

[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!

[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

[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

predictable. Knew some clown would respond with that.

[pgardn]

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

Bring in Lisa Leslie or some to replace those two ing 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.

[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 at ude 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?