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Things one wants to say to Sir Charles

Charles was a heckuva player, and he can be fun, but, remember, Charles has no rings.

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MyDorona said:
Smith's affection for the program no doubt comes from the fact that he and Kimani are very close. Ditto he and Taliek Brown. I'd imagine he also has a soft spot for Kemba, and many of the other NYC AAU guys who have come through Storrs.
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Kenny also has soft spot for Lariega (sp) due to his recruitment at VA when coach was an assistant
 
Mister P said:
Charles, your commercials with Spike Lee, Jim Nantz and Samuel Jackson are not funny or entertaining. They are just turrible.
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Made worse only by shoehorning in the regulars from whatever sponsor they're getting paid by
 
I've always liked Chuck. The 1992-93 Suns remain my favorite NBA team ever, and he was my favorite player as a teen. He has the soul of a clown, and nothing he says should be taken too seriously. I've watched this two or three times and I can't help but laugh every time. Look at everyone's reactions!:

 
InKembaITrust said:
Charles is who he is and makes for great TV. I was annoyed at his UConn takes as well, but you have to pull back and remember the level of intellect you're dealing with. He's an entertainer, that's about it.

The person I was faaaaar more annoyed with yesterday was Van Gundy color-commentating. My goodness, how pro-Gonzaga can you get? Guy has a major ****-on for Timme and it wasn't until we were up by about 30 that he finally conceded to the fact that we were a far superior team.

Never been a fan of him or his brother. Jokes.
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Loved when they started listing the Gonzaga greats... Stockton, Morrison, Timme.... I'm like WHEW, if you start that list for UConn we're gonna be a while!!!!
 
JohnFSilver said:
He has an opinion. Lol. I like Charles, knows hoops, enjoys the college game. I just think it’s weird that the doesn’t do college during the year.

And, his opinions are stronger than most college media. He isn’t afraid to be wrong.
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In fact, he is good at it.
 
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Charles is an SEC guy that believes in a college sports orthodoxy that ranks south, midwest, west coast all before the northeast. It's a bias he can sometimes get past but it's always there. OTOH, he doesn't take himself too seriously and he's been great mojo for us.
 
upstater said:
Charles has never really liked the program. He occasionally says complimentary things but if you listen closely, you know he is very far from objective when it comes to UConn. Almost everyone else has some appreciation, with Kellogg being the one who is closest to Charles. Jay Wright and Smith strike me as pro-UConn. Smith has always been pro-UConn.
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Well his NYC ties are one reason for Smith liking UCONN as he mentioned being friends with Kimanni and Taliek Brown.
 
I always enjoy Charles, for his entertainment factor, not his college hoops insights
 
uconngb said:
What I want to say is PLEASE keep picking against us, your record is perfect (and your knowledge of the college game is close to zero).
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Yep, he knows little and keep picking against us :)
 
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Fishy said:
You guys are weird.

Charles Barkley is not holding some secret grudge against us.

We were a two point favorite yesterday….picking Gonzaga was not exactly a declaration of war.
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It’s his history of picking against us
 
MyDorona said:
I've always liked Chuck. The 1992-93 Suns remain my favorite NBA team ever, and he was my favorite player as a teen. He has the soul of a clown, and nothing he says should be taken too seriously. I've watched this two or three times and I can't help but laugh every time. Look at everyone's reactions!:

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This is one of the funniest videos I've ever seen. Thank you for posting it.
 
ElGreco said:
It’s his history of picking against us
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upstater said:
All I'm saying is that he consistently comes out unimpressed with UConn. Bilas, who I consider a big UConn backer, came out against them in 2014 and picked the opposing team all 6 times. Charles has done it 4 tournies in a row.

I guarantee he picks Texas/Miami over UConn, though if UConn wins and makes the championship, he'll take UConn.
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:). :)
 
JohnFSilver said:
He has an opinion. Lol. I like Charles, knows hoops, enjoys the college game. I just think it’s weird that the doesn’t do college during the year.

And, his opinions are stronger than most college media. He isn’t afraid to be wrong.
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He is used to being wrong :)
 
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Barkley is fine. He's an entertainer. He's there as a sideshow curmudgeon "analyst" who counterbalances dullness and he has to maintain that brand by catering to lowest common denominator audiences who mainly care about grandaddy blue bloods, football brand schools, or trendy up-and-coming teams. As much as UConn has accomplished in the last 25 years, they are still not a national brand. Outside of the northeast region they are just some school that keeps coming up with national basketball titles and whose football program has never accomplished anything outside of the occasional no-name bowl game.

As such Barkley won't even consider or talk about UConn until he absolutely has to.
 
tomtom80 said:
I always enjoy Charles, for his entertainment factor, not his college hoops insights
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I've been a Chuck fan since the Dream Team in 1992. Out all night partying with the fans, and tossing drunks through windows just seemed to fit his playing style too. Sometimes he's very insightful, but mostly he's just comic relief. I'd love to play a round of golf and drink beer with him.
 
Yes he’s entertaining, but doesn’t know dukie about college bb.

Evidenced by (at halftime in the Garden sic) “Michigan State is going to blow UConn out in 2nd half.”

I use to have the YouTube with this, but Tito’s clogs the brain.
 
ElGreco said:
It’s his history of picking against us
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Who freaking cares….
And that has a negative impact on what besides maybe hurt your feelings?
 
I was psyched when Barkley picked, enthusiastically picked Zags to win right before the game. According to him, we were playing great but they were a great team - better than us.
At least man up at end of game instead of whining about 1 foul call.

He is always thanking CBS/TNT for getting paid to do this every year. But watching him at end of Creighton Game / San Diego State - he had nothing to say but whine about call. How about doing your job?

Don’t want the game to be decided by the refs? here’s an idea… don’t foul!

No one said it in broadcast but that was a bad play by the Creighton player.
 
UConn990411 said:
Are there really still people who get mad over Barkley’s comments?

I enjoy his NBA analysis and find him hilarious, but even he doesn’t take his own college basketball takes seriously. I can’t imagine getting mad about his college hoops opinions.
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Yes it's actually silly, he is a great dude and if Uconn wins in Houston you can bet Charles will be buying for the fans again.
 
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Fishy said:
You guys are weird.

Charles Barkley is not holding some secret grudge against us.

We were a two point favorite yesterday….picking Gonzaga was not exactly a declaration of war.
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He adds nothing as an “analyst” is my point. If you want to put a clown in that seat, then just go for Bozo. Don’t throw a guy in there who played the game for years and try passing him off as being credible when all he is is a clown and clearly all he is there for his entertainment value. It’s insulting to fans and makes them look like idiots.

That said, we have to deal with Lily and her “insights” too so I guess that ship has sailed.
 
ElGreco said:
It’s his history of picking against us
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Ah.

So? You‘re taking offense because someone is not predicting that your team will win often enough? Are you a child?
 
uconngb said:
He adds nothing as an “analyst” is my point. If you want to put a clown in that seat, then just go for Bozo. Don’t throw a guy in there who played the game for years and try passing him off as being credible when all he is is a clown and clearly all he is there for his entertainment value. It’s insulting to fans and makes them look like idiots.

That said, we have to deal with Lily and her “insights” too so I guess that ship has sailed.
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He’s better there than you are here.

Also, Lilly is a national treasure/
 
If one of our resident nerds could comb the archives and put together a list of people, organizations, states, foods, etc that we have argued have a grudge against UConn over the years I bet it would be a hilarious read.
 
Fishy said:
Ah.

So? You‘re taking offense because someone is not predicting that your team will win often enough? Are you a child?
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Come on now, you have to pick on a longtime UConn fan? It’s his history of “never” picking us. I remember 2014 very well.
 
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