Does Charles Barkley realize he was small?

[thekidvoodoo]

Old ass baller thinks old ass team that routinely embarrassed him is better than new team.

 

[I_Got_Da_Burna]

there is NO

First of all, Thompson really isn't that much different to Rodman in Chicago. Crashing the glass and providing sound defense - Rodman being better in the post and defending down-low bigs and Thompson being better on the perimeter/PNRs. Second of all, the Draymond lasts season compared to the Draymond now are different players. That postseason run did wonders for his mental game. Dude is fearless out there now and isn't indecisive like he was last season. I don't mean torch as in averaging 20 points, because obviously Draymond isn't that type of player, but the only area Rodman would be able to stop him from having impact would be on the boards. If those teams had a series RIGHT NOW, Rodman wouldn't be able to figure how to guard Draymond in time to slow him down. Dude would probably be more concerned about getting rebounds anyway.

Now this is the dumbest post in this thread easily.

In no way, shape, or form is Thompson fukking with Rodman in any aspect of defense. Put down the dikk people...

 

[mbewane]

there is NO


Now this is the dumbest post in this thread easily.

In no way, shape, or form is Thompson fukking with Rodman in any aspect of defense. Put down the dikk people...

Rodman was out there defending against prime MJ and prime Shaq and we supposed to believe Draymond Green would "torch" him

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Now this is the dumbest post in this thread easily.

In no way, shape, or form is Thompson fukking with Rodman in any aspect of defense. Put down the dikk people...

You're speaking like somebody that doesn't watch Cavs games or those mid/late 90s Bulls teams. This is just an example -

"Every Golden State playoff opponent has tried switching bigs onto [Stephen] Curry to prevent seams from opening, but Thompson is the first enemy big since Anthony Davis with the quickness to (maybe) hold his own," Grantland's Zach Lowe wrote before the start of the NBA Finals. "Thompson, always crouched in a perfect stance, might be even better than Davis at this discrete skill."

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

Rodman was out there defending against prime MJ and prime Shaq and we supposed to believe Draymond Green would "torch" him

Nobody worse than Draymond ever lit Rodman up?

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Rodman was out there defending against prime MJ and prime Shaq and we supposed to believe Draymond Green would "torch" him

And he was getting torched.

Rodman NEVER gave Jordan fits - that's a blatant lie. Someone actually did a review of Rodman's defense on Jordan a few years ago (on another board), and Jordan had like 20+ made FGs with Rodman as the primary defender and only missed a handful of shots with Rodman guarding him during the 89 Playoffs. Dumars was always the best defender on Jordan on those Pistons squads.

Now granted obviously I'm not trying to compare Draymond to prime MJ, but Draymond would torch Rodman (Chicago version) by having his way with him in the areas he's strongest in (3-pt shooting, driving and finishing, driving and finding an open man, moving the ball etc etc).

And oh yeah, Rodman never guarded PRIME Shaq, you can get that nonsense outta here.

 

[mbewane]

Nobody worse than Draymond ever lit Rodman up?

Breh. I'm not one of those shytting on the Warriors just because, I'm one the record stating I love watching them and I don't see anyone better in the League right now. But there's really no need to act like Draymond Green would 'torch" one of the GOAT defenders. No need to go overboard, Green is a great player and an All-Star in my book. But he wouldn't "torch" Rodman.

 

[Aizen]

Barkley was "small" for his era but in today's small ball era, he wouldn't be undersized at all. In today's era of less physical play, it would be harder to guard Charles since you wouldn't be able to touch him as much as you could in the past. Charles deceived many people with a few traits: he had long arms, great speed for his size and very underrated hops in his prime combined with incredible strength. Charles Barkley (11.7) for his career averaged more rebounds than Hakeem Olajuwon (11.1), Shaq (10.9), David Robinson (10.6) and Patrick Ewing (9.8). Incredible. Look at some of the highlights in the video below and notice how physically dominant the Philly version of Charles was. He played so much taller than his height that it was insane and his height didn't matter much then.

 

[ghostwriterx]

First of all, Thompson really isn't that much different to Rodman in Chicago.

Crashing the glass and providing sound defense - Rodman being better in the post and defending down-low bigs and Thompson being better on the perimeter/PNRs. Second of all, the Draymond lasts season compared to the Draymond now are different players. That postseason run did wonders for his mental game.

We're talking about last year's team. This year's team has been historically good, but we have no idea if its sustainable and until they win the chip this year we can't compare them to any other former champion. Before this year Draymond was below average behind the 3point line.

Dude is fearless out there now and isn't indecisive like he was last season. I don't mean torch as in averaging 20 points, because obviously Draymond isn't that type of player, but the only area Rodman would be able to stop him from having impact would be on the boards. If those teams had a series RIGHT NOW, Rodman wouldn't be able to figure how to guard Draymond in time to slow him down. Dude would probably be more concerned about getting rebounds anyway.

This is not a minor detail. Draymond's ability to clean up the defensive glass and start the fast break is huge for their offense.
.

 

[ghostwriterx]

Barkley was "small" for his era but in today's small ball era, he wouldn't be undersized at all. In today's era of less physical play, it would be harder to guard Charles since you wouldn't be able to touch him as much as you could in the past. Charles deceived many people with a few traits: he had long arms, great speed for his size and very underrated hops in his prime combined with incredible strength. Charles Barkley (11.7) for his career averaged more rebounds than Hakeem Olajuwon (11.1), Shaq (10.9), David Robinson (10.6) and Patrick Ewing (9.8). Incredible. Look at some of the highlights in the video below and notice how physically dominant the Philly version of Charles was. He played so much taller than his height that it was insane and his height didn't matter much then.

Young Barkley is basically a MUCH better Draymond.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Breh. I'm not one of those shytting on the Warriors just because, I'm one the record stating I love watching them and I don't see anyone better in the League right now. But there's really no need to act like Draymond Green would 'torch" one of the GOAT defenders. No need to go overboard, Green is a great player and an All-Star in my book. But he wouldn't "torch" Rodman.

Here's the issue though, not only did Rodman's defensive rep outlast his defensive impact (because he wasn't nearly the same defender in Chicago that he was for most of his stay in Detroit) but that Chicago version of Rodman would have a difficult time adjusting to a player like Draymond. There was nobody in the mid/late 90s that had the skillset and style of play that Draymond has.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

He really isn't, especially if we take into account (which this argument is all about) on how well both of them would defend this Warriors team. You could argue that Thompson is the best type of defender to limit the impact of this Warriors team. I mean did you see the Finals and how well he switched on guards/wings, trapped Curry - forcing him into making an errant pass or minimizing his options. shyt you could argue that Thompson was the most important piece on defense for the Cavs during that postseason run - especially in the Finals.

Folk just think all Thompson does is grab rebounds - dude is a helluva defender.

We're talking about last year's team. This year's team has been historically good, but we have no idea if its sustainable and until they win the chip this year we can't compare them to any other former champion. Before this year Draymond was below average behind the 3point line.

This thread is on Barkley's comments, which he made about this team THIS SEASON.

This is not a minor detail. Draymond's ability to clean up the defensive glass and start the fast break is huge for their offense.

And he still would have opportunities to do that. Rodman wouldn't keep him off the glass on every possession, when both of them were out there on the court. Rodman would certainly have the advantage on the boards, but Draymond would still be able to get his, just probably not as much as he's accustomed to.

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

man didn't rodman used to start at the 3 in Detroit?

dudes acting like hes some big oaf that cant leave the paint.

 

[holidayinn21]

Great question. Could be because Chris Webber dunked on him and made a commercial out of it back in 94. I can't think of any other reason. He seems to forget that we actually won the championship. He keeps talking like his jump shooting theory was right. HE SAID THE SAME shyt ABOUT MEMPHIS BEATING US WITH THEIR SIZE and @holidayinn21 wack ass is still mad about the results of that prediction.

I would slap the shyt out ya fakkit ass. shut up.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Exactly this muthafukka dominating nikkas like Ewing, Shaq ,The Dream, D.Rob, Kemp, Barkely and everyopne else on the damn glass you wanna talk about some Draymond Green nikka please.

nikkas think Draymond really tough

But that's all he really dominated them in. Rodman dominating Draymond on the glass doesn't mean shyt when Draymond would take him to school in every other facet of the game.