Shaq needs to leave TNT (updated Chuck to Shaq "Show is better without you"

The way I see it, Shaq and Barkley are cut from the same mold. Kinda weird how such world class athletes with pretty much everything going for them are so insecure.

I honestly believe Shaq is being groomed to be Barkley's replacement, because, besides generational differences, they both bring similar qualities to the table.

Kenny is great at what he does, but can easily be replaced by guys like Webber, Baron Davis or the like.

Ernie Johnson, on the other hand, is something else. Even in this little manchild school yard scuffle, he handles everything with class. Dude IS that show, and is the only one who is irreplaceable.

 

NoNeck Ernie rocks, Kenny is pretty good, I love Shaq, but Tinman is right he mumbles, I wouldn't miss Charles at all.Charles & Shaq bicker like b**ches, one of them has to go.

 

I agree, except Charles is occasionally willing to laugh at himself, something Shaq does not know how to do.

 

shack still around? why aren't people petitioning for him to get fired?

 

How long has Shaq been on the show? That is how long I haven't understood anything he has said which is likely a good thing. He is the biggest "mumble mouth" on TV. Charles is goofy and says stupid things, but at least he is funny and I can understand him.

 

The format of the show does no favors to Shaq or the audience. Shaq's awful. The rare times he's truly funny are far outweighed by the dull, boring, mumbling BS that screws up the dynamic the other 3 had for years, a dynamic that Shaq is doing a fantastic job ruining. I'd love it if they'd give the big guy the heave-ho. Charles is Charles. What you see is what you get, and it ain't all bad. Shaq? He's all bad, with the good being so rare as to make no difference.

 

weird that i used to really hate chuck and the utter stupidity that comes out of his mouth. sometimes i doubt he actually went to college.

but then along came shack. he was able to singlehandedly turn everyone's hateful opinion on chuck into a hero. well done, big arisbottle, well done.

 

Baron Davis needs to have a role on the show. Either on the sideline or in studio, he is the next big thing


As for Shaq, he isn't any dumber than Charles, so I don't think that is the problem. I think having them both on at the same time is the problem. Too much dumb at once

 

I don't know if he's the "next big thing," but I'd take Baron over Shaq in a New York minute.

 

He was the Original Beard before the Harden Beard though!

 

Does not matter. He isn't as terrible with comments like 'Yao can never score 20 or I kiss a donkey's ....' either.

Charles plays the Dumber of Dumb and Dumber which makes him more hilarious.

 

Chuck is the show. Ernie and Kenny are great fits as straight men but ultimately replaceable. Shaq is a less funny Charles with no ability to self-deprecate or think on the fly. He gots to go.

 

Actors do mumble though....he wasn't a broadcaster before. They tend to have a clearer voice. It's in the Job description. Hasn't been trained well enough.

BTW this mini feud is clearly staged. They are friends when not on a TV show. If Chuck had the authority to sack someone, he would not do it on air.

Chuck, Kenny and EJ are the original crew, Shaq was a regular guest and became a regular.

 

But that's the thing, ratings have not gone down significantly and there is still no comparison between their show and any competitors(ESPN NBA Countdown).
Kenny or Charles don't seem to take it as seriously as you are doing. They are all friends. This isn't a daytime talk show where one co-host doesn't speak to the other co-host off the air and on the air it's all fake friendliness. They say harsh things on-air but from what we've seen of them backstage, hours before going on air, they are all friends.
Mumbling isn't the key to a former pro getting fired from an on-air studio job. Maybe if he was doing color commentary at the games then sure.

 

Barkley have went on the record and says he bust Shaq's balls often since he gets sensitive sometimes but they're all good friends

 

Shaq is literally the blandest thing on tv. His voice, his delivery, his jokes. He has no redeemable qualities to be on national television.

 

Shaq is a moron

He adds nothing to the show and his random babblings are quite obnoxious.

#dumpshaq

 

Sure, he was the most dominant player of an era.

He had done enough entertainment (movies), shows, there are enough Ex Shaq the player or entertainer fans out there.

I do not mind him being suspended or dropped shortly but saying he has no qualities at all, that is not right.

You just need someone the masses think is important. We are just a small group facing the grand viewership out there.

And Shaq is right, he was a better player than Kenny and Barkley combined.