View Full Version : Bill Walton once compared a young Shaq to Barkley
Poetry
10-01-2016, 07:20 PM
"Another great center, Bill Walton, who spent a week working with O'Neal in the preseason, likens him to a different-size NBA player. "Charles Barkley," says Walton. "Shaquille has that quick, unrestrainable explosion, like Barkley. It's a raw power you don't get in the weight room. It comes from somewhere else, deep in the soul. This guy may have the physical talent and personal discipline to be the best. But I told Shaquille, it's not the numbers or the stats. It's how he controls the flow of the game."
http://www.si.com/vault/1991/01/21/123457/shack-attack-lsus-shaquille-oneal-is-already-the-next-great-center-and-hes-only-18
http://exnba.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/barkley-fake-spurs-dunk.gif https://media.giphy.com/media/W2hl5wpynXVHq/giphy.gif
http://exnba.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/barkley-put-back.gif https://67.media.tumblr.com/0a4fecde8694d6ce237f5c2896a30305/tumblr_n3pgdqH9ZL1s3gys4o1_400.gif
Round Mound
10-01-2016, 07:52 PM
:bowdown: :bowdown:
PHILA
10-01-2016, 08:12 PM
Both of them had a very strong base. No surprise they are two of the GOAT finishers in the paint, routinely powering through contact with great ease.
[I]Houston Health & Fitness - January 1998
CHARLES BARKLEY IS A TREE TRUNK ON THE COURT. Solid. Immovable.
Round Mound
10-01-2016, 08:14 PM
Both Shot Over 58% Inside The 3-Pointline. Two Monsters That Will Never Be Duplicated. :applause:
ILLsmak
10-02-2016, 08:26 AM
That Shaq tomahawk is my favorite Shaq dunk. So nasty.
-Smak
fourkicks44
10-02-2016, 08:32 AM
Two words:
Coast To Coast.
feyki
10-02-2016, 09:59 AM
I wonder Which training methods Barkley was using for his legs .
Great thread .
Locked_Up_Tonight
10-02-2016, 10:31 AM
Bill Walton has embellished a lot of things through out the years. That is part of what made him a fun commentator for NBC.
ISHGoat
10-02-2016, 10:48 AM
I wonder Which training methods Barkley was using for his legs .
Great thread .
he didnt look like he lifted weights seriously
http://abcnews.go.com/images/Politics/GTY_charles_barkley_jef_150312.jpg
feyki
10-02-2016, 11:45 AM
he didnt look like he lifted weights seriously
http://abcnews.go.com/images/Politics/GTY_charles_barkley_jef_150312.jpg
http://66.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mad5ylCHGJ1qe1x8qo1_1280.jpg
LukeWalton
10-03-2016, 10:19 AM
dad is a smart man
Annyong!
10-03-2016, 11:41 AM
http://exnba.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/barkley-fake-spurs-dunk.gif https://media.giphy.com/media/W2hl5wpynXVHq/giphy.gif
http://exnba.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/barkley-put-back.gif https://67.media.tumblr.com/0a4fecde8694d6ce237f5c2896a30305/tumblr_n3pgdqH9ZL1s3gys4o1_400.gif
Why are both gifs on Bradley?
Dragonyeuw
10-03-2016, 11:59 AM
he didnt look like he lifted weights seriously
http://abcnews.go.com/images/Politics/GTY_charles_barkley_jef_150312.jpg
No, but picking his Houston days when he was 'clearly' fat/out of shape isn't probably the best example of what you're saying.
http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/video-game-championship-wrestling/images/0/02/Charles_Barkley_Real.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20121231232405
Noone will ever confuse him with Karl Malone, but quite clearly more sleek here.
Round Mound
10-03-2016, 08:10 PM
Their games where very similar. Barkley had a bit of an outside game though and was better ballhandler, shooter, passer and rebounder. Shaq was a better shot blocker and was unstoppable inside.
Muscle tone does not determine strenght.
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