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Kobe>Lebron Star Player
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:06 pm Post subject: Charles Barkley: "I was better than Magic and Bird" |
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According to Dave Smith (1540 the ticket)
He just said Barkley told Steven A Smith on quite frankley that he was better than Magic and Bird. When asked about where he(barkley) rates himself amongst Magic, Bird, MJ etc. Barkley said that while he admits MJ was greater than him(GOAT) he said he was better than Magic and Bird because they played with HOF'ers and he played with Garbage. Barkley said when they finally did give him some guys to play with he went to the NBA finals.
This info came from the Dave Smith show (1540 the ticket) dont know if anyone else is listening.
Again Barkely is a self consumed ass. _________________ "I was laying myself on the line by saying, if this doesn't work in three to four years, if we're not back on the top then I will step down because that means I have failed,"
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sodapoppenski Star Player
Joined: 24 Apr 2005 Posts: 7364 Location: Washington, DC
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 3:20 am Post subject: |
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He also said something along the same lines, saying he felt he was the
best player in the game during Jordan's career aside from MJ.
When he said it the time I saw it, it was in TNT's studio with Magic sitting
right at the same desk.
The guy is funny as heck sometimes but he has no class.
Gotta remember he's the same guy who was the ONLY person to leave
Kobe off his "Next 10" a couple days ago, so he's clearly either biased
as heck and/or dumb as a sack of lightbulbs. |
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eniq 0x00 Star Player
Joined: 06 Aug 2005 Posts: 2724
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:30 am Post subject: |
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Haha, what a moron. That same finals team of his also almost got beat by the last-seeded Lakers. One Majerle miss (and Peeler not being injured) and we probably steal that series. _________________ "In essence, the trade was: Shaq, Rick Fox and Gary Payton for Odom, Kwame, Mihm, Profit, 2nd round picks, a 1st round pick and 30 million in luxury tax saviings." - LakerJam
^^ Farmar
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AirKobe8 Star Player
Joined: 30 Jan 2005 Posts: 8586
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:59 am Post subject: |
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Yeah right.... what happened it was their destiny to win a title? Oops, I guess it was not. _________________ www.lakersbrasil.com
Fan site made by me and others, dedicated to posting Laker news and articles in portuguese. |
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pokoy Moderator
Joined: 12 Apr 2001 Posts: 14545
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:47 am Post subject: |
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I'm sure Dr. J loved hearing in that comment. |
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thegreatest Star Player
Joined: 02 Sep 2002 Posts: 9911
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:57 am Post subject: |
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dream was better than chuck as well |
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karlmalonefan Star Player
Joined: 06 Jul 2004 Posts: 2608 Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:24 am Post subject: |
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Chuck is a moron...I can't understand why he is so popular. All he's got is a big mouth. I can think of about 20 players I would rank above him when he played. Dude doesn't have a clue, or any class either. :roll: |
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orwell Star Player
Joined: 28 Apr 2001 Posts: 8203 Location: 90210
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 8:02 am Post subject: |
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Charles Barkley is the greatest basketball legend in his own mind. _________________ A proud member of LakersGround.net for over 10 years [since April 28, 2001] |
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32tapout Starting Rotation
Joined: 11 Jun 2003 Posts: 825 Location: Back in the LBC!
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 8:26 am Post subject: |
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Chuck said he played with "garbage"? Yup, guys like Dr. J, Moses Malone, Andrew Toney and Mo Cheeks were garbage while he was in Philly. Then later in his career, he played with Akeem and Drexler who were also garbage. Some real good comments from the fat @ss.
Scoreboard:
Magic/Bird: 8 Championships
Barkley: 0 Championships _________________ "Look Dad, I did it". "Look Mommy, I can ride my bike without the training wheels" and so on and so on. STOP IT SPURS FANS.
Mr. NBA Logo on 6/24/05 on Spurs fans seeking validation from Laker fans. |
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Sage_10 Star Player
Joined: 24 Dec 2005 Posts: 6668
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 8:36 am Post subject: |
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Sir Fatty needs an open hand slap across the face. If that's the case why does he hate on Kobe so much? "The Lakers suck and Kobe needs to get his team involved but until he learns to make his teammates better he can't be considered the best" what was his excuse? Why couldn't the GOAT besides Jordan make his teams better? |
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vakobe Star Player
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 8:47 am Post subject: |
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karlmalonefan wrote: | Chuck is a moron...I can't understand why he is so popular. All he's got is a big mouth. I can think of about 20 players I would rank above him when he played. Dude doesn't have a clue, or any class either. :roll: |
Barkley may be all of those things you said, but there is no way you can name 20 players who were anywhere near his level during his era. |
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Spirit Star Player
Joined: 27 Oct 2004 Posts: 1781 Location: Somewhere in the Pacific
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 8:51 am Post subject: |
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Charles is, as usual, right on the mark. I mean, Magic and Bird were so overated, they couldn't even take a bunch of talented, NBA-bound college players to the NCAA championship game in '79. Oh, wait a minute … :roll: |
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sodapoppenski Star Player
Joined: 24 Apr 2005 Posts: 7364 Location: Washington, DC
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:00 am Post subject: |
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If Chuck was a better player than Magic/Bird then I'm marrying Tanith Belbin.
(oh lordie, I don't buy it for a second, but please tell me Chuck was better
than those guys!) |
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Wino Star Player
Joined: 07 Jun 2002 Posts: 9674 Location: San Diego
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:04 am Post subject: |
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Dang, I used to like Charles but he has proven himself such a huge idiot that at this point I simply hate his guts. _________________ Never argue with stupid people! They will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience!! - Twain |
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jwbrown77 Star Player
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:20 am Post subject: |
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So Magic and Bird win on every level, but it was only because they always got lucky with teammates.
Barkley does two things here. 1, he obvioulsy makes himself look like a fool. And 2, he takes his MJ nuthugging to a whole new level. |
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GailGoodrich25 Starting Rotation
Joined: 21 Jul 2005 Posts: 892 Location: Alta Loma
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:22 am Post subject: |
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Old, Fat, Bitter, Has-been who never won a damn thing. Just go away for awhile Chuck, then the next time we see you you'll be around 6 bills Classic example of "the older I get the better I was" _________________ The downfall of many men has been the upkeep of many women. |
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jaidai Starting Rotation
Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Posts: 309 Location: Somewhere near here
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:26 am Post subject: |
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Chuck is a funny dude. I don't know what he was talking about. He's not even the same league as Bird or Magic. If each of those only played with 1 hall of Famer, they would still have rings. And even though he reached the finals, he couldn't finish the deal...
I know one thing, I was amazed as everyone else (the TNT panel) when he didn't have kobe on his top 10 list. Such a hater... _________________ "Every time he comes out of the game, all I say is put the hero back in," Bynum said. "It's like a video game, he's just going out there and scoring a crazy amount of points."
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golden1 Star Player
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:44 am Post subject: |
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and he won more championships then both put together |
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ocho Retired Number
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:46 am Post subject: |
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oh charles...you're so bleepin stupid. _________________ 14-5-3-12 |
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J.C. Smith Franchise Player
Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 12665
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:46 am Post subject: |
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eniq 0x00 wrote: | Haha, what a moron. That same finals team of his also almost got beat by the last-seeded Lakers. One Majerle miss (and Peeler not being injured) and we probably steal that series. |
Not to mention that if instant replay was in at the time they would have lost that series. Barkley's tip in to force the final game into overtime was a split second after the buzzer, but it was ruled good.
I like Barkley, he's a funny guy. He's very stubborn and biased, but he's entertaining. That having been said he isn't anywhere in Magic or Larry's categroy, and while he was definately one of the tops in the 90s, I would put Olajuwon ahead of him without a doubt. And Barkley has even said that he would also on several occasions.
The line that he didn't have any teammates, yeah maybe not in Philly, but in Pheonix he had: Kevin Johnson, Tom Chambers, Danny Ainge, Cedric Ceballos, Waymon Tisdale, A.C. Green, Dan Majerle, all of those guys were former all-stars. That Phoenix team that lost to the Bulls was a travelling all-star team basically. They only made one finals appearance in his three or four seasons there, however, losing two series that to Houston after being up 2-0.
He then got traded to Houston where he played with 3 of the greatest 50 players of all time: Olajuwon, Drexler, and Pippen. Never made it back to the finals, losing out to the likes of Seattle and Utah. So that line is a cop out. |
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Socks Franchise Player
Joined: 01 Feb 2006 Posts: 10761 Location: Bay Area, CA
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:57 am Post subject: |
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Chuck was better...
...at eating Cheesburgers |
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20,000 Retired Number
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:05 am Post subject: |
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Socks wrote: | Chuck was better...
...at eating Cheesburgers |
Ah, dammit! You beat me to it! _________________ Courage doesn't always roar.
Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying...'I will try again tomorrow.' |
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:06 am Post subject: |
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sodapoppenski wrote: | If Chuck was a better player than Magic/Bird then I'm marrying Tanith Belbin.
(oh lordie, I don't buy it for a second, but please tell me Chuck was better
than those guys!) |
Damn, I was gonna say good luck with that, but then I read she is still in high school so I am gonna stay away from that one. _________________ Courage doesn't always roar.
Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying...'I will try again tomorrow.' |
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Klone_dd Star Player
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:25 am Post subject: |
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So if the Chuckster played with garbage, I guess that he "didn't make them better"? C'mon, Chuck, pass the ball, give up your shots so that others can get into the game, into rhythm. :roll: |
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Sage_10 Star Player
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:27 am Post subject: |
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Socks wrote: | Chuck was better...
...at eating Cheesburgers | |
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