Comments on: The Playground Gave Us Sir Charles http://www.bouncemag.com/2009/02/09/the-playground-gave-us-sir-charles/ Daily BOUNCEMAG.COM updates on streetball, the Rucker, Nike tournaments, AND 1 Tour, sneakers, Nike Air Forces, Jordans, Bobbito's blog, and more! Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:22:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ali http://www.bouncemag.com/2009/02/09/the-playground-gave-us-sir-charles/comment-page-1/#comment-15357 ali Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:23:34 +0000 http://www.bouncemag.com/?p=3601#comment-15357 keyes, i wholeheatedly agree. love him or hate him, you had to be moved by how he played the game. and i love your last sentence. keyes,

i wholeheatedly agree. love him or hate him, you had to be moved by how he played the game. and i love your last sentence.

]]> By: Keyes http://www.bouncemag.com/2009/02/09/the-playground-gave-us-sir-charles/comment-page-1/#comment-15351 Keyes Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:02:42 +0000 http://www.bouncemag.com/?p=3601#comment-15351 Barkley was/is one of those rare individuals who is not only hyped before he arrives, but he is larger than the hype. I remember all of the buzz about Sir Charles when he was drafted to Philly and the issue of his weight. But when he got on the court, he just delivered. His style on the court matches his persona off the court. Charles Barkley is one of the best ever. If you couldn't feel the energy while watching him play, you're already dead Barkley was/is one of those rare individuals who is not only hyped before he arrives, but he is larger than the hype. I remember all of the buzz about Sir Charles when he was drafted to Philly and the issue of his weight. But when he got on the court, he just delivered. His style on the court matches his persona off the court. Charles Barkley is one of the best ever. If you couldn’t feel the energy while watching him play, you’re already dead

]]> By: Dan the Man http://www.bouncemag.com/2009/02/09/the-playground-gave-us-sir-charles/comment-page-1/#comment-15291 Dan the Man Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:52:31 +0000 http://www.bouncemag.com/?p=3601#comment-15291 Timmy, Speaking of the Fly: http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2009/02/07/the-flys-jersey-retired-at-apsu/ Timmy,

Speaking of the Fly:

http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2009/02/07/the-flys-jersey-retired-at-apsu/

]]> By: ali http://www.bouncemag.com/2009/02/09/the-playground-gave-us-sir-charles/comment-page-1/#comment-15281 ali Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:44:53 +0000 http://www.bouncemag.com/?p=3601#comment-15281 funk, good to see you up in here. it just ain't a top notch discussion without the funknificence in the mix. and timmy, the fly j'ernt is marinating. soon come. funk,

good to see you up in here. it just ain’t a top notch discussion without the funknificence in the mix.

and timmy, the fly j’ernt is marinating. soon come.

]]> By: funkalot http://www.bouncemag.com/2009/02/09/the-playground-gave-us-sir-charles/comment-page-1/#comment-15279 funkalot Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:00:24 +0000 http://www.bouncemag.com/?p=3601#comment-15279 Ali, Great job in facilitating an erudite sports debate. I would have to concur with the sentiments of you and G, in that not having won a ring does not diminish the athletic exploits on an individual. This particular individual (Sir Charles) is arguably, one of , in my mind, the three most unique athletes to ever play; the others being Mike and Mugsy. Mike was the quickest player, with quick hops which gave him a sense of invincibility; Mugsy played ten plus years, mostly as a starter at 5'3", enough said and then there is Sir Charles. Who at 6'3" and a half inch, mastered his mismatch in the post, routinely giving up 5-7inches to opponents and thrashing them. When you really contemplate that fact, Sir Charles was indeed remarkable. He, too, like Mike was blessed with "quick hops", the ability to bounce off of your toes in to the air versus having to compress your knees and then thrusting. It provided him with an equalizer for most of the lumbering 4's in the "L". LJ might have been the closest clone to Barkley, for a few years , prior to his back ailments. His greatness was cemented during the Olympics, where he led the Dream Team in scoring, amongst the pantheon of all-time greats. I surely appreciated his work, he took no prisoners and gave us some "funk" to stew on. You can not be mad at that. He is in the top three to five of all-time power forwards, ever! Side note, as always I insert the "BeanTown" connection. Sir Charles had relatives in Boston, the Reeves family. They lived next door to my Aunt and he would occasionally drop by to visit with them prior to visits to the "Gahden". Of note, Earl Jones, of UDC and brief Laker stint is a cousin of Sir Charles'. Lastly, I respected as a ball player, but I tune him out as a quasi political and social speaker. Funky, just because! Ali,

Great job in facilitating an erudite sports debate. I would have to concur with the sentiments of you and G, in that not having won a ring does not diminish the athletic exploits on an individual. This particular individual (Sir Charles) is arguably, one of , in my mind, the three most unique athletes to ever play; the others being Mike and Mugsy. Mike was the quickest player, with quick hops which gave him a sense of invincibility; Mugsy played ten plus years, mostly as a starter at 5′3″, enough said and then there is Sir Charles. Who at 6′3″ and a half inch, mastered his mismatch in the post, routinely giving up 5-7inches to opponents and thrashing them. When you really contemplate that fact, Sir Charles was indeed remarkable. He, too, like Mike was blessed with “quick hops”, the ability to bounce off of your toes in to the air versus having to compress your knees and then thrusting. It provided him with an equalizer for most of the lumbering 4’s in the “L”. LJ might have been the closest clone to Barkley, for a few years , prior to his back ailments.

His greatness was cemented during the Olympics, where he led the Dream Team in scoring, amongst the pantheon of all-time greats. I surely appreciated his work, he took no prisoners and gave us some “funk” to stew on. You can not be mad at that. He is in the top three to five of all-time power forwards, ever!

Side note, as always I insert the “BeanTown” connection. Sir Charles had relatives in Boston, the Reeves family. They lived next door to my Aunt and he would occasionally drop by to visit with them prior to visits to the “Gahden”. Of note, Earl Jones, of UDC and brief Laker stint is a cousin of Sir Charles’.

Lastly, I respected as a ball player, but I tune him out as a quasi political and social speaker.

Funky, just because!

]]> By: illest http://www.bouncemag.com/2009/02/09/the-playground-gave-us-sir-charles/comment-page-1/#comment-15278 illest Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:57:50 +0000 http://www.bouncemag.com/?p=3601#comment-15278 the rifleman was very fun to watch those few years he was lighting up the celtics. the rifleman was very fun to watch those few years he was lighting up the celtics.

]]> By: timmy http://www.bouncemag.com/2009/02/09/the-playground-gave-us-sir-charles/comment-page-1/#comment-15275 timmy Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:31:50 +0000 http://www.bouncemag.com/?p=3601#comment-15275 in honor of Fly's jersey being retired can we have a playground gave us on him plzzz in honor of Fly’s jersey being retired can we have a playground gave us on him plzzz

]]> By: ali http://www.bouncemag.com/2009/02/09/the-playground-gave-us-sir-charles/comment-page-1/#comment-15265 ali Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:54:46 +0000 http://www.bouncemag.com/?p=3601#comment-15265 thanks dan the man. nice write up on leon wood in the la times, too. thanks dan the man. nice write up on leon wood in the la times, too.

]]> By: Dan the Man http://www.bouncemag.com/2009/02/09/the-playground-gave-us-sir-charles/comment-page-1/#comment-15263 Dan the Man Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:24:45 +0000 http://www.bouncemag.com/?p=3601#comment-15263 Ali, Another masterful job !!! And speaking of NBA ref Leon Wood....The easygoing Wood says he was told early on that, in order to survive, he would need to develop a more authoritative edge to his personality. Charles Barkley, he says, all but dared the then-greenhorn official to give him a technical foul, which Wood did, and to this day Wood says Jordan still gives him a knowing smirk whenever he makes a call against the Charlotte Bobcats. http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-crowe9-2009feb09,1,2920221.column Ali, Another masterful job !!! And speaking of NBA ref Leon Wood….The easygoing Wood says he was told early on that, in order to survive, he would need to develop a more authoritative edge to his personality. Charles Barkley, he says, all but dared the then-greenhorn official to give him a technical foul, which Wood did, and to this day Wood says Jordan still gives him a knowing smirk whenever he makes a call against the Charlotte Bobcats.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-crowe9-2009feb09,1,2920221.column

]]> By: ali http://www.bouncemag.com/2009/02/09/the-playground-gave-us-sir-charles/comment-page-1/#comment-15253 ali Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:23:08 +0000 http://www.bouncemag.com/?p=3601#comment-15253 barkley was listed at 6'6" be he was actually about 6'3" or 6'4", inspiredworlds. and illest, we can agree to disagree. but i have no hesitation in putting barkley in that group of isiah, magic, mj and bird. barkley was listed at 6′6″ be he was actually about 6′3″ or 6′4″, inspiredworlds.

and illest, we can agree to disagree. but i have no hesitation in putting barkley in that group of isiah, magic, mj and bird.

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