How Good Was Charles Barkley REALLY?

An evaluation of the career and talent of Charles Barkley.

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[jonnyarnett]

Where does Charles rank among the greatest players to never win a championship?

NOTE: This is a re-upload, but belonged in the "How good was he" series. Next up in the series is the one and only Dr. J. Let me know who else you would like to see in the series.

[danmyers]

Barkley was “listed” at 6’6”. The common belief back then was that he was actually only about 6’ 4 1/2”. At power forward. The man was a beast.

[willarity]

Kevin McHale said he would have made Sir Charles League MVP on several occasions, and that's a pretty good endorsement, in my opinion.

[LordArrack]

All the dislikes are from dem big ol' women of San Antonio

[pjflanagin]

Charles Is the greatest and my favorite player of all time.I was glad to see you agreed.And I have met him he's only 6'4" on a good day...Which makes his accomplishments that more incredible.

[blackpeterose]

Barkley is one of the Best Basketball Players Ever..👏🏿👏🏿

[jamesb]

My favorite player all-time! I was crushed when he lost to the Bulls in the finals. He played out of his mind on that playoff and finals run. #CB34

[louiszhang]

He won an MVP during the Jordan era that’s how good he was

[RyanLimbag]

The Bulls/Suns Finals is what made me fall in love with basketball. I will always have a special spot in my heart for Sir Charles.

[HansLiao]

I could not agree more. Chuck is the greatest player who did not win a ring.

[shawnshultz]

He was more versatile than Karl Malone. Charles is the greatest power forward!

[terminatorninja]

the suns 90's jersey is so iconic

[tomcavanaugh]

Being a Suns fan from Phoenix, I loved him on my team. We should have got a championship dammit. There were many many times where he simply took over a game and won it. His energy was infectious to the rest of the team when he did. When he went all out, he couldn't be stopped and wouldn't be denied.

[ДимитърБожилов-жф]

People forget that only Jordan was better then Chuck in the early 90s.The man was a beast!

[JaySee]

Chuck was my idol. He's the reason I fell in love for the game. I feel sorry for my son who has to watch today's soft ass players.

[mymangodfrey]

It continues to amaze me that YouTubers with 10K subscribers are so much smarter and more interesting than the “sports journalists” I’ve been reading and watching for 30 years.

Apparently it’s possible to talk about basketball without doing some sort of “sports talk voice.” Dom2K’s channel is great as well. And Jon Bois. Thoughtful analysis, and no “sports voice.”

[jimdandy]

Crazy part is he wasn't even 6'6" he was 6'4" I am 6'4" and stood beside him several times for long periods of time. He was also an exceptionally nice and patient man with fans.

[darykinnaman]

I watched Sir Charles play. You will get no argument from me, he was great.

[danawe-os]

I first saw Charles Barkley when he played for Auburn in college. He was completely different than any other college player at the time, a big man not the then typical tall skinny player. I actually felt sorry for the other teams matchstick players that had to play against him. His jumping ability was amazing, he could get as high as the tallest players. He was fast or faster than most other players. Truly dominate and so different in stature.His size and athleticism changed college and pro ball, big and athletic became the dominate player.

[victorwoody]

Rings or no ring Charles was a all time. Great player nobody can take that away from him