Charles Barkley: LeBron James will never be a top-five NBA great

[IT IS WHAT IT IS]

http://www.si.com/nba/2016/06/23/charles-barkley-lebron-james-top-five-nba-great


TNT analyst Charles Barkley does not think LeBron James is one of the top five NBA players of all time, he said on Any Given Wednesday with Bill Simmons.

Barkley has expressed that stance before, andrecently ranked Michael Jordan, Oscar Robertson, Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan as his top seven NBA greats.

Barkley said his group of players he considers top-five greats will never change, leaving no room for James to crack the list.

“I’m not going to just move him past Tim Duncan and Kobe. They didn’t just die,” Barkley said. “But I will say this about LeBron James: I’ve never seen a man coming out of high school who has handled the success, been a great player, never got in a stitch of trouble. It’s probably been the greatest career ever.”

James has won the NBA MVP award four times, tied with Chamberlain and just behind Jordan (5), Russell (5) and Abdul-Jabbar (6). He just won his third NBA Championship, which ranks far behind Russell’s NBA-leading 11 titles with the Boston Celtics.

 

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Peace,

Charles is sounding more and more like one of these old muhfuckas screaming for youngsters to get off of his lawn.

 

[IT IS WHAT IT IS]

Peace,

Charles is sounding more and more like one of these old muhfuckas screaming for youngsters to get off of his lawn.

Dude for real. Clown talking about top 5, shit, LeBron was top 5 before this last chip

 

[Spectrum]

It's hard to take someone seriously if they have Lebron out of their top 5 at this point.

 

[Hey Julian!]

Nothing new to see here.

 

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Peace,

And the fact that he says "never" let's you know it's all about emotion.

 

[knightmelodic]

 

[Spectrum]

Peace,

And the fact that he says "never" let's you know it's all about emotion.

Yep. That's the key giveaway right there.

 

[Ill Paragraph]

Peace,

It's hard to take someone seriously if they have Lebron out of their top 5 at this point.

I won't go that far. I've got MJ, Bill Russell, Wilt, Kareem and Magic above Lebron, but Charles just sounds bitter at this point.

 

[IT IS WHAT IT IS]

Peace,



I won't go that far. I've got MJ, Bill Russell, Wilt, Kareem and Magic above Lebron, but Charles just sounds bitter at this point.

I feel you. Its arguable tho. I actually Would put him ahead of Magic tho

 

[Spectrum]

Peace,



I won't go that far. I've got MJ, Bill Russell, Wilt, Kareem and Magic above Lebron, but Charles just sounds bitter at this point.

Oh. Ok. I can see if you go that route. I was thinking as like a starting five by position. You've got 3 centers in there so gonna make difficult for non-center to crack it.

 

[RUDY RAYYY MO]

Why does anything Barkley says gets posted here after his comments about his own people

 

[Tha Great Muta]

Barkley just mad Love got a ring and he dont

 

[IT IS WHAT IT IS]

Dumb fuck is contradicting himself. How do you have the greatest career ever but not be in the top 5?!?!?

 

[D'Evils]

 

[IT IS WHAT IT IS]

Why does anything Barkley says gets posted here after his comments about his own people

Not sure what point you are trying to make but.... Ok

 

[IT IS WHAT IT IS]

Barkley just mad Love got a ring and he dont

It's that simple huh?

 

[BrownTurd]

It's hard to take someone seriously if they have Lebron out of their top 5 at this point.

Lebron is not a scorer he is a jack of all trades

 

[BrownTurd]

He is not in my top five but does it matter. Lebron is not MJ. He will never score like MJ.

 

[Tha Great Muta]

It's that simple huh?

No. Where should I start?

 

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Peace

Oh. Ok. I can see if you go that route. I was thinking as like a starting five by position. You've got 3 centers in there so gonna make difficult for non-center to crack it.

Yeah. But I wouldn't be mad if someone put Lebron in his top ten. He's an all time great. Charles sounds upset about that fact.

 

[D'Evils]

Its his personal top five.

Not top 5 by position or all time rank.

No problem with that.

 

[Tha Great Muta]

He is not in my top five but does it matter. Lebron is not MJ. He will never score like MJ.

Don't need too. LeBron is a basketball PLAYER hence why he is the first player to lead in every category in finals history and doesn't look to just score although he did have back to back 40 point playoff games.

 

[Amajorfucup]

It's hard to take someone seriously if they have Lebron out of their top 5 at this point.

The illest part of it all is when Simmons said if you compare ANY players first 13 seasons against Brons then Bron wins and it aint even close. Barkley said, with a straight face "Well it dont really count because he had a four year head start. He didnt go to college". Simmons was like "yea he came straight out of high school"... You could tell he purposely let Barkley off the hook by not following up and explaining to Chuck just how fucking big a imbecile he looked by saying that ass backwards dumb shit.

 

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who would u put him pass right now seriously...?

thats really tuff...if he`s in the top 5 ...that shit will be interchangeable like a mugg for almost everybody.....lol

top 4 is easy...but 5 not so much...thats where it gets debatable ...

 

[Tha Great Muta]

Reggie Miller says he's officially passed Larry Bird:

 

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The illest part of it all is when Simmons said if you compare ANY players first 13 seasons against Brons then Bron wins and it aint even close. Barkley said, with a straight face "Well it dont really count because he had a four year head start. He didnt go to college". Simmons was like "yea he came straight out of high school"... You could tell he purposely let Barkley off the hook by not following up and explaining to Chuck just how fucking big a imbecile he looked by saying that ass backwards dumb shit.

lol...yep...he had to learn& develop on the fly...

can u imagine how much more dominant he would have been if he could have developed his skills with even 2 yrs of college..

shit would have been crazy...

 

[KingTaharqa]

Tallblacknyc: "T-Mac, Bird, and Dominique are better"

 

[playahaitian]

Media: New Bill Simmons BSPN podcast, website & Any Given Wednesday HBO show (Barkley, Affleck)

 

[ballscout1]

nothing wrong with that......if his top five doesn't change and they were all pioneers then Lebron won't get there..

damn y'all cry over everything.

Dude for real. Clown talking about top 5, shit, LeBron was top 5 before this last chip

over who ?

Michael Jordan, Oscar Robertson, Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain


not that 5 he wasn't and isn't

 

[dagoon121]

He's entitled to his own opinion
Lebron is still an active player so don't say never

 

[Tha Great Muta]

lol...yep...he had to learn& develop on the fly...

can u imagine how much more dominant he would have been if he could have developed his skills with even 2 yrs of college..

shit would have been crazy...

FUCK THAT. I'm glad the NCAA didn't make a DIME off the hard work of Bron.

 

[Tha Great Muta]

Tallblacknyc: "T-Mac, Bird, and Dominique are better"

Yea you told me about that nigga. I see his slicl talkin ass now.

 

[Spectrum]

The illest part of it all is when Simmons said if you compare ANY players first 13 seasons against Brons then Bron wins and it aint even close. Barkley said, with a straight face "Well it dont really count because he had a four year head start. He didnt go to college". Simmons was like "yea he came straight out of high school"... You could tell he purposely let Barkley off the hook by not following up and explaining to Chuck just how fucking big a imbecile he looked by saying that ass backwards dumb shit.

Yep. You can't penalize Lebron for that shit. The times were different and maybe there were a few others players who could have legitimately straight from high school and made an immediate contribution but very few who could have likely matched what Lebron did just because of his size alone. I remember seeing him on the court in his first NBA game like "oh, that's a grown ass man right there". He wasn't an oversized high school kid that needed to hit the weight room or something. He was a big.

 

[Spectrum]

Lebron is not a scorer he is a jack of all trades

Lebron has a legitimate shot at ending his career as the game's all-time leading scorer. He'll definitely finish top 3. He's not a "shooter" but he's definitely a scorer.