OT: Artest calls Barkley "overrated"

[engies]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ba...t=AmQbRISM4f0a0vcYy9YnsuO8vLYF?urn=nba,160337

I find it funny & a small bit of payback on Chuck for just being a biased bulls hater. Wish he commented on Payton & Jalen Rose and said the same things

Having said that I dont feel Charles was overrated

I think his defense did lack & was injury prone. Great all around PF in his earlier years could even play SF

Opinions?

 

[dougthonus]

I'd lean towards yes, but I watched him mostly during his Houston and late Suns days, so no surprise there.

 

[TheStig]

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I know we are in an economic recession but there is no reason that Craig Sager couldn't have bought a new suit between 1972 and now. Isn't there a fourth of july parade he could announce?

 

[Newskoolbulls]

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OMG

Ron Artest said that? Ron wish he had a small percent of success that Charles had in his career. Charles was 6''8 PF in the days that bigs were amazing and 7''0 plus.

 

[Shakes]

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I think we should sign this guy from Artest's hood who is better than Roy.

 

[Diddy1122]

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It's pretty obvious to me that Ron was being facetious there. He jokes around alot. But no one ever sees that because he's been labeled an outcast, & a thug, which is alot of his own doing. But I don't really think he believes that.

 

[Newskoolbulls]

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Watching that press conference last night I am pretty sure now that this dude seriously has some sort of mental disorder, he doesn't sit still when he talks. I dont know he is weird.

 

[rosefromconcrete]

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Hes overrated as an analyst...as a player, no. Watch the 93 finals...enough said.

However, on a side note, Houston is the weirdest team Ive ever seen. They are full of highly intelligent players that play as a team and make the most of their athletic abilities and then Ron Artest. I cant really think of a way to describe Artest's game. I mean, how do you describe an incredibly talented 260 pound small forward who shoots 40% and always jacks ill-advised 3s. Can you imagine how good Battier would be if he had Artest's body and talent? I mean, what do Scola and Battier think every time Artest takes a crazy ill-advised 3? Its just a weird team.

 

[engies]

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dougthonus wrote:

I'd lean towards yes, but I watched him mostly during his Houston and late Suns days, so no surprise there.

Yeh he was pretty ko'd from back & knee injurys esp by time he made it to the rockets

before that though in sixers and his first season with suns (you could argue the next 2 years as well but he was injured quite often then) he was a beast

 

[engies]

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Diddy1122 wrote:

It's pretty obvious to me that Ron was being facetious there. He jokes around alot. But no one ever sees that because he's been labeled an outcast, & a thug, which is alot of his own doing. But I don't really think he believes that.

I dont know he didnt look like he was joking around he had a pretty serious look on his face

 

[engies]

http://rapidshare.com/files/226051484/Where_Derrick_Rose_Happens__08-09_Doc_.wmv.html

I got this from mixmakers forum & watched it last night

Fans are asked about Charles Barkley before Game 3. I loved how they call out Charles's bias against the bulls just because he's mad we took his one shot at a championship

 

[dougthonus]

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Newskoolbulls wrote:

Watching that press conference last night I am pretty sure now that this dude seriously has some sort of mental disorder, he doesn't sit still when he talks. I dont know he is weird.

Ron Artest DOES have mental problems, he's been medicated for them, so yes he does. I know people with various mental diseases, and it's very difficult for them.

They fight a really unfair stigma in life, because people look at mental disease as weakness rather than something like cancer which is beyond their control. If they had cancer, they'd be fighters, but having a mental disorder they're loonies who should be locked up.

They have all the downsides of any major disease and then instead of getting sympathy get crapped on by everyone.