[espn]Rocket Great:Barkley admits huge losses, big gains while gambling

since when was barkley a ROCKET great?

 

Why is this in the GARM.

 

This is old news... Everyone knows Barkley has a gambling problem; he's talked about it plenty of times.

Barkley is no great rocket!

 

IBTM

In Before The Move

 

I am glad you had the first reply. Someone please move this to the Hangout.

 

He's a former Rocket, stop y'er whining. Personally, I think he's a great Rocket. He took a huge pay cut to play for us, and I loved those old Hakeem/Clyde/Charles teams. The experiment never bore fruit, but it was fun.

Say what you want about Chuck, but don't treat him like he's Pippen.

 

If Barkley wasn't a great Rocket than no one is. He played with heart, and he played smart. He was huge for the Rockets, especially in the playoffs. 23.5/13.18 in '99 and 17.9/12.0 in '97. He had his priorities straight when it came to baskeball, and he was great with the fans. He was also one of the best interviewers ever, so that counts for something. I'll always love Chuck for what he gave to the franchise while he played here. I can't stand it when he doesn't give the Rockets the credit or respect they deserve on TNT, but they'll be shutting him up in the playoffs this year and for years to come.

And, he took down Shaq once as a Rocket, and I was there to see it. One of the most classic moments of his career. You gotta love 'em.

 

Charles had pretty good numbers while he was with the Rockets. 12.21 REB/3.93 APG/1.08 SPG/16.49 PPG/2.42 TO in 35 minutes, shooting over 48% and over 70% at the line. True, it was only for 183 games, and he couldn't stop himself from hoisting up threes, but I'd take him at the 4 spot on this team in a heartbeat. Great? Don't know that I would go that far, not while he was with the Rocks, but damned good.

http://www.clutchfans.net/players/charles_barkley/

 

And he wants to run for the governor?

If I had 2.5 mil to spare on blackjack, I would rip the house open. Chucky clearly needs some brian on blackjacking just like his commentating.

 

hooray for the new guys trying to get this thread moved. It's in the right place.. former Rocket, not in the NBA anymore.

Anyway, I like this for Barkley. He knows he has a problem, and he knows he can afford it. It's not the healthiest or most prudent thing in the world, and we all know better things can be done with the money...but hey, we all have our problems..

 

Chuck, you don't have a bad habit, you're a gambling addict.

 

Barkley is right. It's only a problem if you can't afford it. It's no different than guys playing poker for nickles/dimes with friends.

 

blowing $10million+ on gambling is a problem regardless of how much money you have. compare those $10 mil with $10 mil deke doles out.

i love barkley, but to waste that kind of money while getting on mj's case for not tackling pressing social issues is hypocritical. it's tough to give credence to any serious comment from someone living in lala-land where wasting money is acceptable

 

Barkley was NEVER a Rocket great...misleading title.

 

Personally I don't think he's a "great" Rockets player. But one thing is for sure, he is a nightmare for sportsbook managers. Especially for dumb managers.

Several years ago during SB weekend, Barkley was playing at one casino and went to make some big bets on the game. He made the bets with credit that the manager thought he had with the casino. Problem was he didn't have any credit there and the manager voided the tickets when he found out he wasn't even staying at the casino, let alone no credit.
Barkley won his bets (from what I understand it was in the low 6 figure range)
and raised hell when he found out that that the tix were voided.

The manager was fired, Barkley got his money and is persona non grata there from what I was told. (I heard all this from my superiors who knew the manager and worked with him for over 10 years).

Another former basketball player (Dale Davis) is also banned from one casino for not giving his ID when he was asked for it, because he didn't want to pay taxes on his winnings.

 

A great Rocket? Please. Stick to your HDTV posts.

 

Charles Barkley: HOUSTON SPORTS LEGEND