NBA Legends Explain Why Charles Barkley Was The Goat of

[@blizzard2099]

I don't give a f--- about the "no ring" thing. Charles Barkley was my favorite player and probably always will be. He played like he was angry (especially in his early carreer). His intensity was unmatched.

[@basketball1652]

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[@nozoto]

Same, basketball stardom is not about the numbers of rings you have in hand or the stats, it's about the intensity and the extra chemistry you bring to a team. Barkley put the Phoenix Suns on the map, they were this close to make history in 1993... at NBA's most competitive time!

[@alexandrossimitzis146]

He definitely played like he was angry when he played for the Dream Team! I mean he was the leading scorer and probably the only guy who never took his foot off the gas and he even shoved an Angolan player, who was also playing him physical, when they whipped 116 to 48 I think! That was awesome!

[@kosmakowalski3337]

“I don’t hate anyone, at least not for more than 48 minutes, barring overtime.” - Charles Barkley

[@ChristianArrizon-o6n]

My fav player growing up too

[@deejaycerebral]

Leading the league in rebounds, FG% at 6'4" during the time with dominant big men!

[@jacksmith4460]

Barkley was actually a brilliant player, he does not get the respect his play deserved these days

[@nozoto]

And such a hilarious guy, his antics about pissing out on the 76ers to get spite traded still amuse me to these days 😂 What a character. About as much a clown off the court as he's a b-ball beast on the court!

[@filsowei]

Often heard people saying "This guy is a new Chuck", to be honest, I don't think there will be another Chuck ever.

[@Herbalizer28]

Some already labelled Zion a "better" Chuck...if they only knew..this injury prone kid has a long way to go before being compared to Barkley !!

[@thelifeandtimesofcharles]

Zion could be but he just doesn't have Moses Malone telling him he needs to shed some and gain some respect.

[@MrBez007]

Clearance weatherspoon, Danny fortson, bryon Houston , I remember every sub 6'7" pf was the next chuck

[@markleeman9932]

To be honest to be honest to be honest

[@Real_Michael_Jordan]

Chuck's one of a kind, and so is Zion.. Zion's gifted like Chuck tho

[@thelifeandtimesofcharles]

Barkley is still my favorite player.

[@noneyabizz8337]

When Jordan says youre the best (for that year), that's something.

[@nozoto]

I never quite understood how MJ exactly felt about Charles. For instance, I remember how MJ invited him to play golf, to better get into his head. And how some of MJ's statements implied he despised Charles. Maybe over time, MJ's opinion smoothed out. At any rate, back in their career days, they had an ambiguous relationship...

[@TheRealBizWiz]

⁠@@nozotoThat is true. No doubt about it. On the other side of that same token, there was also an era where they were the absolute closest of friends. I don’t recall the reason or the exact timing of it. There was a show they were both on, and Barkley was asked what he tgought about MJ riding motorcycles. Barkley said that the thought of it scared him. He just didn’t want anything bad to happen to him. There was something in the way he said it that sounded incredibly genuine, but in a way in which it seemed like Barkley had a lot at stake.

[@caseymckenzie144]

Yea there kind of back and forth but chuck always takes up for him so I'm not sure y MJ don't like him chuck seems to actually admire MJ or something he always talks good about him pippen got mad an blasted Jordan for saying Barkley was lazy 😂

[@Zenny916]

Sir Charles is an absolute freak of nature. So strong, so fast. No wonder his height was often overstated, it helped make larger players feel better when they were out-jousted by him.

[@samuellp1146]

He's also with his size had a 7 foot wing span. With a 6-2 to 6-5 height if you have that kind of wingspan and solid good size with skills you are a scary guy no doubt.

[@manchesterunitedno7]

For the player of his weight. Sir Charles is exceptionally athletic, with 40 inch vert + long wingspan. There is also another factor, his wide girth actually helped him outbox bigger guys not named Dennis "The Worm" Rodman in the paint.

[@滋榎本]

I feel nostalgic about the Phoenix Suns of the 1990s now. Charles Barkley, Kevin Johnson, Cedric Ceballos, Danny Ainge, Dan Majerle, and Tom Chambers, who were the main players for the Suns in the 90s, were excellent NBA players. Especially if Barkley had won a championship with the Suns or Rockets, he would have been able to retire in the best possible way. It was very sad when the Rockets lost to the Jazz in the 1997 NBA Playoff Conference Finals game between the Jazz and the Rockets. Personally, I think the Big Three of Charles Barkley, Clyde Drexler, and Hakeem Olajuwon are underrated.

[@notsofastahole]

remember richard dumas? that guy could have been a great one.

[@alexandrossimitzis146]

I think that because of Hakeem The Dream Olajuwon, the Rockets had a realistic shot at dethroning the Bulls. Because you have MJ and Clyde, Pippen and Barkley, who kinda cancel each other out. But the Bulls had no answer for the Dream, even though, possibly Dennis Rodman could slow him down. Had it happened, it probably woulda gone to a 7th game!

[@CKski-23]

His ability to make ppl smile is, and always has been his best ability.

[@quincyjoelcahilig]

He's a total package. A basketball player and an entertainer. One of my all-time favorites.

[@dave929]

Chuck was fun to watch. When MJ retired in ‘93, he said now he was the best player in the league. Just think if MJ and Chuck played on the same team. Same for Bird & Magic. Plus, his l Am Not A Role Model ad

[@sheltonterry6589]

AMEN

[@engelmann82]

The 93 Suns were so awesome…they made me root against MJ and the Bulls…had no effect though! 😢😉 love you Chuckster! 👊🏻

[@vosmills4112]

Love this Channel old school NBA was The Best Time For Basketball 🔥

[@alexandrossimitzis146]

I 100% agree with you! I was born in 1977, and I started playing and following basketball in the mid 80s, and I think that the 80s and 90s was the best era to grow up, and not just because of the phenomenal basketball players and teams of that era, but also because of the cartoons and action figures like He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, The Thundercats, Michael Jackson's music etc!

[@MotoringAdventures_KE7SAI]

From a long-time Phoenix Suns fan who was just 14-years-old when the Suns and Bulls played in the 1993 NBA Finals, thank you for making this video! I don't think any other player revolutionized a team, in his first year with that team, than the way Sir Charles did. They went from a fairly decent, 50+ win team that got beat by the Portland Trailblazers in the 1992 Playoffs Western Semis, to having the best record in the NBA and going straight to the NBA Finals to match up with the two-time defending champion Chicago Bulls and the GOAT, Michael AIR Jordan! And not only that, despite choking in the first two games, they only lost the series 4-2. Like Jordan said in this very video, if not for that Paxson shot, it may have been anyone's series. I will never forget the 1992-1993 NBA season!

[@alexandrossimitzis146]

Me neither! Plus, my cousin Antonio, who's resting in peace now, was a massive Phoenix Suns fan! I personally, I was a Knicks fan, but I'd always root for whoever came out of the Eastern Conference! But that was a helluva series, a total rollercoaster, with the Bulls stealing the Suns homecourt advantage twice, in the first two games, then the Suns making it a series with 2 victories in 3 games (games 3 was awesome, with 3 overtimes, and game 4 was one of MJs masterpieces, where he dropped 55, then Suns win game 5, and they postpone Chicago's celebrations and then John Paxson (and Horace Grant who blocked KJs last shot, plus let's not forget that MJ scored 12 of Chicago's 15 points in the last quarter) happened in game 6! My goodness! What a series! And let's not forget that Richard Dumas was an awesome talent who threw away his potential, and he was really good in those finals against the Bulls!

[@MotoringAdventures_KE7SAI]

@@alexandrossimitzis146 You’re absolutely right! At the time it was the most watched finals in history and people were really starting to pay attention all over the world. Richard Dumas was like the unsung hero for the Suns. You don’t hear much about him. It’s awesome that you remember all that! RIP to your cousin. I bet y’all had some interesting conversations that year.

[@melvynsngltn27]

Phoenix was good for years before Barkley. With Barkley they were choke artists

[@MotoringAdventures_KE7SAI]

@@melvynsngltn27 They were good. But never finals contenders. Barkley got them over the hump. But they ran into the GOAT.

[@melvynsngltn27]

@@MotoringAdventures_KE7SAI what happened in 1994 & 1995??? Phoenix was a choke squad

[@monkehp]

To be that dominant with his size and skillset, the way he chose to play, he was a freak of nature. Not to mention the greatest basketball personality of all time

[@chrisarmes4570]

I’m 6’5 and I walked right by him at the Milwaukee airport years ago and he’s barely 6’4 which tells you how dominate he really was for that height and to dominate the boards, score and dunk off two feet like he did.

[@anticorporatists9959]

One of the best power fowards to play the game

[@NickPR87]

The fact that he's had HOF worthy careers in two different ventures let's you know how talented he really is. There's been a lot of undersized players compared to Chuck just based off explosiveness, but the man had that and was also an underrated passer and defender; especially for his height! He was a league leading rebounder and inside scorer in an era dominated by legitimate, grown big men and it was al because of his heart and motor to go get it. He was one of my favorite players growing up and I like him even better as a human being.

[@va6537]

Many thanks from France 🥰 Barkley forever 💪😉

[@RobertSchuster68]

I think Charles Barkley was the Mischael Jordan of all Charles Barkleys

[@lucasholmgrenmusic]

gud point

[@Ray-c1r]

Barkley prime was better than Duncan any day

[@ahleebobba]

Nah

[@AlexM-wo5qe]

I was a kid, playing SEGA that time, 1994-96 and there was a game called Barkley Shut up and Jam 2, I've actually went to basketball section because that game was so impressive. And then I saw how Barkley played on tv. Now he is almost forgotten, but that time he was well respected by All

[@rpesik]

Top scorer in Dream Team and Dream Team 3

[@bjornep2]

I got a tear in my eye watching this. Sir Charles is/was for sure one of a kind, and I related to him in those days as I too was a little bit too short to do what I did, but on another level of course 😏

[@sheltonterry6589]

AMEN

[@davidmolina9166]

IF he had more speed and height, I'd say Sir Charles was the FIRST Lebron.

[@alexandrossimitzis146]

Charles Barkley is one of my favorite players ever! I grew up on him as well as on the other superstars of the 80s and 90s! Charles Barkley could legitimately do it all! Post people up, and move people around for 15 seconds, that's why they put that rule, where you can't back people down for 15 or 20 seconds, finish with dunks, literally rebound with the best of them, could shoot 3s, dribble the ball, pass the ball etc! He had it all! When it comes to my all time starting lineup, my mind tells me that the best power forward ever is Tim Duncan because of his championships and individual accolades, but my heart says Charles Barkley! You could tell that he was having fun while playing, and he's funny as hell and has a great personality as a TV analyst as well! Charles Barkley is flat-out awesome!

[@justplay5016]

Imagine a player eating cheeseburgers while on a treadmill, that's greatness right there.

[@john9982]

love Sir Charles, keep up the great content Sean!!

[@basketball1652]

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[@janickimusic]

Great, entertaining video as Sir Charles and BTM thanks 🙏

[@crispinalugtu4789]

Charles deserves to be in the hall of fame. Rings does not define a player, it is his own performance that matters, charles is one of the best of all time and his sense of humor too...

[@chrisnelson6991]

Thanks for the videos. So many great players from this time. Charles was a freak force of nature.

[@feelwang]

Not many do 2 hands dunk when running to the basket. It seems throwing yourself up. He is one of a kind. He must feel it is the surest way to get it done.

[@Cotswolds1913]

Barkley was the most efficient volume scorer of his era, people really just don’t understand this guy’s game, and he was at his peak in Philly, not PHX.

[@lukasxxx1855]

Sir Charles and Kevin Garnett best PF .Hall of fame ❤❤❤

[@TheGuesteMC]

Great video!! Barkley is underrated

[@slingblade8963]

6:21 I've been looking for that clip for years

[@myleshouck234]

Chuck's a beast. IT getting cut off at the end...😂

[@zeroturn7091]

Wish that Nike would do a rerelease of his shoes in different color ways.

[@timothyhensley3815]

Loved watching Barkley during his college days at Auburn too! Everyone knew he would make it big in the NBA, he had that swag!

[@johnnycoca8516]

Top PFs in history: 1) Tim Duncan 2) You can put in any order you like Dirk, KG, Karl Malone and Barkley. Barkley was definitely more complete and skilled than Malone but the Mailman was unstoppable in Utah's system. Dirk gets the credit of staying with one franchise his whole carreer and winning a championship there. KG though more complete than most (especially defensively) couldn't lift the T-Wolves to a finals and had to win by creating the first superteam of the modern era.

[@jamelbailey7720]

Sir Charles was underappreciated.

[@drachimera]

“Best player on the dream team”. That’s saying something! The man is great!

[@skipsch]

Happeh holidays, from the philadelphia 76ers

[@bulgariantimes]

One of NBA superstars .... no doubt

[@ninjaaitools]

39-inch vertical at that size. Incredible!

[@ThatOldSchoolMagic]

I wish Barkley would just come out and say how tall he really was as a Player. I never understood why he kept it so secretive all these years later. If he really was 6’4 and doing the things he was doing. That just makes him look even better than when he was listed at 6’6/6’5

[@IndianaSmallmouth]

Come on, look at his arms, he had a 7'+ WINGSPAN and 40" vertical. Height doesn't mean anything with those dimensions.

[@breid40oz]

Great video. Sir Charles was The Man!

[@nystagmus]

He was the mvp of the Olympic dream team for sure

[@BloodyOrange]

Sir Charles is one of my all time favorite players. Fun to watch and can play!

[@nozoto]

Bring back memories to see Chuck among the Houston Rockets. Also, not so long ago, you made a video about Olajuwon, Sean. Then, I can maybe suggest to talk about the Super Team the two were in, in company of Clyde Drexler. Would be interesting to see vintage footage of experts talking about why this joint effort ended in failure...

[@carlosvv5594]

Chuck giving opposing players some nightmares before the game, during the game and after the game. Players today are lucky they sleep well because everybody is soft😂😂😂

[@JasonPicard-w4o]

I always tell people when they ask who is your top five if you built a team? I always say Chuck is ALWAYS my power foward. Why? Because he gives you 20-10. EVERY SINGLE NIGHT!

[@teddybrukshot1801]

The 5 biggest players in the late 80-90s superstar wise was Mike , Larry, Charles and magic

[@averyce2]

Sean, this was a great take of interviews I hadnt seen before. Excellent job!!

[@ibangarcia4257]

Mi héroe❤❤

[@basicbreakfast]

I grew up watching Larry legend and the Celtics, Philly was ALWAYS a big deal on the schedule. Barkleys rookie year was a mind blower because he was BRINGING IT every time. An absolute dynamo X factor on an already tough team.

[@lifewithjosef]

I thought Sir Charles would have made a hell of a TE in the NFL. Always one of my faves. Edit: And, the best hoops nickname: The Round Mound of Rebound.

[@kpw84u2]

This is why we put a Sir on his name -- so you can call him Sir Charles

[@yunnybae7556]

It' misleading to say size didn't matter for Barkley. Sure, he is 6-4 and change vertically, but his wingspan was 6-10. for a reference, Magic Johnson who was 6-9 in shoes, also had 6-9 wingspan. Chris Kaman, a former Clippers center during Elton Brand years, was 7-0 in shoes with 6-11 wingspan. Sir Charles was short in height, but was not small by any means.

[@Spockthinks]

Charles is one of the best all time. Period

[@Shadow_2055]

Watching your videos really help me from not thinking of what I got going on outside of KZbin, thank you! ❤❤❤

[@cairnex4473]

Yeah if Charles had have played in nearly any other era where there wasn't a Michael Jordan in front of him Charles would have been the best player in the league for a large chunk of time.

[@kppodcast5698]

I put Barkley in the top 3 PF's of all time with Duncan and KG.

[@donaldpriola1807]

Chuck was an atheletic freak. HIs quick, explosive leaping ability remains unique. Combine that with his overall tenacity, and you have one of the greatest players of all time.

[@Rods4ever]

Chuck brought as much to the NBA as any player ever to play the game…..feared by all…..a one man wrecking machine.

[@larsmenken2679]

You should do an episode with Magic narrating all players. He is the best story teller out there.

[@Ironkwsh]

The nickname was * Sir Charles Barkley * in Dominican Republic

[@moncreebrown948]

Definitely one of my all time favorite PF's, guy was absolutely amazing.

[@e890h]

Sir Charles is definitely my personal favorite NBA player ever!

[@SanTiago-ki2km]

Great Episode!

[@H0tDawgWater911]

Love your channel brother

[@lilpenny1982]

At 6"4 and who can grab 13 rpg is "pound for pound" best status. #chuck

[@chadchesney3858]

Another great video. To me Charles was the greatest player to never win it all. It’s a close call between Charles and Karl. But based on the ten years I really followed the nba I thought Charles was better. He could do more things. Better with the ball Karl the better defender. But Chuck could defend WHEN HE WANTED TO 🤔.

[@deborahowens2390]

Sir Charles fan for life!

[@MarkMcCarty-i8n]

Absolutely one of a kind. I remember when he joined Philly and wondered just what the heck they drafted him for. I found out!

[@thiagorieverschaves693]

Man, Chuck was amazing. He does not get nearly enough credits. He was a beast back in the day.

[@alexandrossimitzis146]

I remember game 7 against Seattle and nothing less than another beast, Shawn Kemp, Barkley dropped 44 points with 24 rebounds! And there was the other game against Golden State where he dropped 56! And there waws the other game where he hit a buzzer beater in David Robinson's face! Charles Barkley was awesome, and he was the best player on the Dream Team, in terms of how he played in the Americas Tournament in Portland as well as in Barcelona!

[@CharlieZelenoffUncut]

Just discovered this channel. Subbed

[@יראלאור]

Nice vid chuck was a beast, btw can you please do more videos about forgotten talents like the vid you did about Detlef Schrempf, it would be cool keep it up

[@jenniferpenley6678]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Sir Charles

[@alfparadise8670]

One of the most entertaining players ever to play the game but I feel he did not always take the best decisions down the wire, otherwise he would have been a NBA champ. Still as he was, one of the best players ever. No doubt. Too bad the Suns could not keep the team out of injuries.

[@blasher4]

Charles Barkley is awesome!

[@nicoli-thenextup9866]

7:38 - damn he blocked his shot nd was talking shit to dude while he laid on the floor nd all he could do is smile 😂

[@deandreray3500]

Barkley>KD

[@basketball1652]

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[@jolli4116]

Barkley>Lebron

[@edh7492]

Still trying to find out what the sick electro track in the background of your videos is!

[@j.wright8157]

I'll never forget that triple overtime game in the 93' finals. The Suns won that one as the Barkley/Johnson/Majerle/Ainge crew was a good team. But as we all know, NO ONE could defeat the Jordan/Pippen squads!

[@melvynsngltn27]

Yeah Phoenix was happy just to make the playoffs

[@josiemarsh7844]

Love the intro

[@wrrrrrt]

Great episode, CB was my hero back then. It's kind of sad thinking how great he could be if he actually put more effort into game. He was a pure talent but I think he was sometimes too stubborn. It was always his way or the highway... and he finished without a single ring. Now people say the best PF was Tim Duncan (2.11m), well... in my opinion it was CB(1.98m).

[@Zipfei_Kloatscher]

Ey, Germany is Basketball World Champion 2023!!! 🏀👋🏼🥳👍🏼 🇩🇪

[@wickid-the-rogue]

Barkley did more with less help...

[@weswesyallforalltimegreats9498]

🏀MY SIR CHARLES DOCUMENTARY IS STILL ONE OF MY PRIZED POSSESSIONS. HE MAY NOT HAVE A NBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BUT HE HAS A USA GOLD🏅🏀 GREAT SEGMENT!! 👑WES👑

[@rolandogues9965]

The greatest power forward of all time in my opinion

[@shareofmoney]

Grant Hill summed it up perfectly. He has been so successful since his playing days, so much so to the point where if you didn't watch 90's basketball, you have little idea about how good Charles Barkley was as a basketball player. He was one of my favorite players to watch and I am glad that he is doing well since his playing days.

[@mannyneva1760]

80’s as well

[@Kashed]

Charles would out work most of today’s players, especially Lebron. Sure Lebron is physically more gifted but, Charles would wear him out by the end of the game. He wouldn’t be standing at mid court chucking bad 3’s, he would be in the mix getting rebounds and put backs!

[@juanpabloamorochod.752]

Sean, you put a beautiful video together. I love it.

[@ELCapiTRAN]

Barkley was my inspiration and model to learn how to play big amongst the trees.

[@joeyjo-joshabadu9636]

Sir Charles was built different

[@randyho8315]

Honestly I have Chuck in my top 15 of all time

[@JonahsWail]

He crushed on the dream team too

[@therealcutman]

Two minutes and twenty seconds into this video I tried to like it again....I tried to like it twice, baby

[@Borisam]

37k views vs 23k likes. Our fanbase in this channel is truly a great fanbase!

[@jl9362]

He was and still is my favorite player ever. Let's just say the league was lucky he didn't work as hard as Mike, because if he had I believe the bulls would have 1 less title.

[@JayLarson]

If you played NBA JAM back in the day, there was no one as fun to play. Boom shakalaka!