Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Club Trillion On Charles Barkley

From Grantland:

14. Charles Barkley is delightfully bad in the studio

I know that the same can be said about him when he's working NBA games, but it's especially true during March Madness. What makes it that much better is that Barkley is usually the last of the analysts to chime in with his thoughts, so by the time it's his turn to talk all of the obvious points have been mentioned. As a result, Barkley, who clearly hadn't watched a single college basketball game before the tournament, ends up saying things like, "I think the team that (insert something obvious, like "plays defense" or "scores a lot of points") will have a good chance at winning the game."
The Round Mound of Rebound is a terrible analyst, but he makes up for it by being hilarious.  When he opens that big trap, you have no idea what's going to come out.  That makes it worth watching.

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