Charles Barkley - Sports Announcer of The Year
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Charles Barkley is not a man that can be controlled. No one tells him what to say or not say on camera. He will never be considered the smartest sports commentator but he brings a sense of bizarre hilarity to every show he’s on. So much so that it makes you wonder what he’s on, but you’ve got to admire the guy for saying what he thinks.
I don’t usually watch preseason basketball but after Awful Announcing posted that Chuck would be doing Saturday nights Denver Nuggets vs. Phoenix Suns preseason match up I had to watch. TNT televised the game live with Charles Barkley, Marv Albert and Reggie Miller announcing. It had to be the most relaxed coverage I have ever heard. These guys were barely calling the game but instead had running commentary going on such topics as politics, finances, and Dr. Phil.
Here are the highlights from the game:
CB: “This job is so easy compared to being in the studio.”
CB: “I know y’all gonna think I’m nuts,”
MA: “Really?”
CB: “..but I said this last year they should play the All Star game outdoors, I mean it’s just an exhibition, not like those idiots in baseball that make it mean something.”
Later talking about the All Start Game and where it should be held:
MA: “We could go back to Vegas.”
CB: “Let’s not go to Vegas cause I can’t gamble. Let’s not, that wouldn’t be any fun at all..”
RM: “Why do we have to be penalized because you can’t gamble?”
CB: “Cause you would never invite a fat person to a buffet and tell him he can’t eat. Come on that’s cruel and unusual punishment.”
RM: “Who do you think would win a free throw contest between Shaquille O’Neal and Ruben Patterson?”
CB: “It’s like Auburn and Arkansas today. Two ugly girls going out and somebody says who’d not as ugly?”
Just a few minutes after that comment Chuck comes out saying,
CB: “Barack gonna win this thing…We’re not gonna get $700 million in debt. I can promise you that. I mean $700 billion.”
MA laughing: “And you’re the man to lead us financially?”
CB: “I didn’t lose that much, I only lost $400,000. I’m not that much of an idiot to get us $700 billion in debt.”
CB: “Marv I don’t think you’re really excited about a black President….I want to be referred to as Mr. Barkley when Barack gets in office…”
MA laughing again: “I think you’re losing votes for Barack.”
I think the pinnacle of the show was when Charles Barkley was discussing common sense. “Every time I see Dr. Phil I just get mad when I watch that show. He just tells everybody to use common sense…I thought everybody had common sense.” Really Chuck? Do you really think that because I can say from looking at your past you haven’t always had it.
Now just imagine if football had announcing like this. It would definitely be better than listening to John Madden spend 3 hours every Sunday night pointing out the obvious.
