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His contract runs through 2032. With TNT losing the NBA after next year, I would expect he will be involved with the Big East once the new contract goes into place.
 
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BFieldHusky said:
His contract runs through 2032. With TNT losing the NBA after next year, I would expect he will be involved with the Big East once the new contract goes into place.
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not sure what else he'd do...cover hockey, baseball, and nascar lol?
Methalius said:
Well, I think TNT still is hoping that their lawsuit works out their way.....
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not a chance. the nba will give turner a few million and be on their way. unfortunately nba prefers amazon to turner since prime has 2x as many streaming subscribers as max.
 
UConnTrumbull said:
He hates the Big East. In 2011 called it the Big Least and then UConn won it all.
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Yeah it's because he hates the Big East. Or maybe he called it that because we got the most teams ever in the tournament and then the entire conference crapped the bed except for us.
 
My read is that he has a contract to pay him good money to be a studio host. Unless they buy him out they either need to pay him and not use him or put him on whatever basketball coverage they end up with.

I cringe at the thought of him being a regular analyst of any type for college basketball.

But I am guessing someone said hey Chuck what are you doing saying you are retiring. I understand he does not need the money but it would be silly to just walk away from it given the leverage he has with his contract.

He was grossly over paid when TNT had the NBA. Love Chuck though in general, he played the game and probably made as much money or more post playing career with his tv work.
 
Warner Brothers might be out of business by next year at this rate. Losing tons of money in the streaming wars. HBO is the only valuable asset they have.
 
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Hunt for 7 said:
My read is that he has a contract to pay him good money to be a studio host. Unless they buy him out they either need to pay him and not use him or put him on whatever basketball coverage they end up with.

I cringe at the thought of him being a regular analyst of any type for college basketball.

But I am guessing someone said hey Chuck what are you doing saying you are retiring. I understand he does not need the money but it would be silly to just walk away from it given the leverage he has with his contract.

He was grossly over paid when TNT had the NBA. Love Chuck though in general, he played the game and probably made as much money or more post playing career with his tv work.
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Strongly disagree on being overpaid, show was one of the best on tv in my opinion, it will be missed
 
aceboon said:
Good luck with that, he didn't even do that with his main job on NBA broadcasts
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Charles struggles with college basketball but he knows the pro game and the players
 
7774 said:
Yeah it's because he hates the Big East. Or maybe he called it that because we got the most teams ever in the tournament and then the entire conference crapped the bed except for us.
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Well that and he pretty much always picks against UConn which is great because he’s nearly always wrong
 
The outpouring of love for Inside the NBA over the past year has been so weird. It's fine for what it is, but people talk about a pregame show like it's some kind of cultural touchstone.
 
bendm said:
not sure what else he'd do...cover hockey, baseball, and nascar lol?

not a chance. the nba will give turner a few million and be on their way. unfortunately nba prefers amazon to turner since prime has 2x as many streaming subscribers as max.
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Real question is how many of those streaming subscribers are actually active streaming and don't just use prime for shipping?
 
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Inyatkin said:
The outpouring of love for Inside the NBA over the past year has been so weird. It's fine for what it is, but people talk about a pregame show like it's some kind of cultural touchstone.
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Barkley would be actively telling viewers these teams suck and not to watch the games, besides wanting to go streaming for the future I wouldn't be surprised if the way the games were presented on TNT was one of the reasons Adam Silver was out on them.
 
Inyatkin said:
The outpouring of love for Inside the NBA over the past year has been so weird. It's fine for what it is, but people talk about a pregame show like it's some kind of cultural touchstone.
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I like it a lot more than what ESPN produces when they air NBA games, but yeah it’s just a pregame show.
 
I love listening to Barkley…there’s no filter with him.. he’s says what ever is on his mine no matter what the topic.. it’s refreshing
 
CAN'T WAIT FOR MORE BARKLEY BITS:

1. San Antonio
2. Triple Singles
3. Galveston
4. Shaq's kids

Glad we're not losing him.
 
bendm said:
not sure what else he'd do...cover hockey, baseball, and nascar lol?

not a chance. the nba will give turner a few million and be on their way. unfortunately nba prefers amazon to turner since prime has 2x as many streaming subscribers as max.
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Of course the NBA will offer some settlement, but I doubt Turner will accept, the only win is for them to get the rights either in court or via negotiation. And in court is undoubtedly the better odds even if they are long. I haven't read the exact contract language nor seen what arguments either side are making, so the chances could be anywhere from 50-50 to maybe 5-1?

It'd also be interesting to see Barkley's contract. Namely if he has an opt out clause if Turner doesn't have NBA rights. Even if he doesn't I'd imagine he'd quit after one year-ish of no NBA.
 
I miss his "Big women in..." routines. he picks a different place, usually in the south. Cracked me up each time.
 
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Barkley and Ernie are awesome. Shaq is a touch hole and the stuff he pulled with Jokic was beyond bush league. Kenny is alright but he doesn't know when to shut up, he's made all-star weekend impossible to get through.
 
Dogdeacon said:
Of course the NBA will offer some settlement, but I doubt Turner will accept, the only win is for them to get the rights either in court or via negotiation. And in court is undoubtedly the better odds even if they are long. I haven't read the exact contract language nor seen what arguments either side are making, so the chances could be anywhere from 50-50 to maybe 5-1?
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turner has a 0% chance of winning a lawsuit other than for damages. a court is not going to order "specific performance" requiring two parties that dont like each other to engage in another decade of close partnership.
 
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Inyatkin said:
The outpouring of love for Inside the NBA over the past year has been so weird. It's fine for what it is, but people talk about a pregame show like it's some kind of cultural touchstone.
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What “so weird” about it, a lot of people love it clearly it’s been on for 25 yrs, it’s just entertainment
 
bendm said:
turner has a 0% chance of winning a lawsuit other than for damages. a court is not going to order "specific performance" requiring two parties that dont like each other to engage in another decade of close partnership.
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Possibly and I would agree that a specific performance outcome/ruling is near 0%, but meanwhile they are in fact each performing a full year of a contract after the blood has spilled. This could facilitate talks while lawsuit leverage plays out (and even if specific performance ruling is out, a high enough probability or $ damages outcome propels NBA back to the table).

So not totally unfathomable the NBA on TNT continues, some new $ amount from Turner (more than Amazon) or the NBA gives Turner some new separate broadcasting right in addition to deals they've got with NBA & Amazon. Barkley appears to have bet on this for whatever that is worth.
 
Chaz don't bother me, he's our lucky charm

PS: I don't need everyone to stroke our backs, I have thick skin and I'm happy with where we are
 
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