You would think Charles had learned by now not to bet against the Rockets. $500 for this game, and betting against Yao Ming cost him a kiss on the butt of of donkey! Hmmm, what more can we get Barkley to bet against us?
This is a stupid thread. Yes he doesn’t like Houston but the Rockets were without their second best player, who happens to be a former MVP. They were underdogs in Vegas. At half time he gave credit was due and was as close as he could come to having Harden’s nuts in his mouth. He literally called him the best 1v1 player of his life time. What else more do y’all want him/them to do?
Whats getting old is the disrespect Harden gets. he never gets the benefit of the doubt ever. It is only after he has to done something miraculous that people remember how good he is. Right now Kenny is on the post game show saying that Harden can't win a series without Russ. Harden has won with less against even better teams.
To be fair Barkley has said in the past multiple times that he thinks Harden is the best offensive player and now the best 1 on 1 player ever. If Harden wins a ring I think Barkley will give the man credit because his only issue with the Rockets when it comes down to it is that he doesn't believe in analytics...which we all know is dumb/wrong. At least he gives the man credit though and he enjoys watching him play...the rest of them and the national media just hates him and his game. Kenny I agree with and I'm not sure what his problem/agenda is...
Kenny's memory is either non-existent or selective. 2017 First Round Houston 4 - 1 Oklahoma City Harden's Roster (ranked by series performance by Basketball Ref): So Harden beat Russ with a less talented team than he's got now, but according to Kenny he needs Russ to beat an OKC team with a similar talent level as the Russ-led team that Harden beat 3 years ago. Ok then.
Serious basketball people know that TNT "analysts" are low quality. Unfortunately, TNT has the NBA contract and therefore gets the most eyeballs watching especially among casual fans. And lets face it, as lazy as Shaq and Chuck's takes are, they are considered entertaining and draw ratings. C'est la vie.