Posts Tagged: Charles Barkley

What If… Social Media Existed During the 1993 NBA Finals

  How do you know when you have a problem? I only ask because I’m starting to think I might have one involving the Phoenix Suns and NBA TV. Over the last week the network has been airing the best [...]

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They Call Me “Espo”

  Hi, my name is Greg Esposito, my friends call me Espo and I’m a Phoenix Suns-aholic. While most people battle their addictions, try to ignore them or get help for them, I wear mine as a badge of honor [...]

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Sounds Like Charles Barkley Likes Chicago’s Chances: “They’re the best defensive team I think I’ve ever seen in the history of the NBA.”

It’s NBA Playoffs time, so there’s no such thing as too much Charles Barkley regardless of the medium. Be it on television or the radio, internet Barkley’s analysis and humor are both outstanding. So with the Eastern Conference Finals already [...]

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Sounds Like Charles Barkley Likes Chicago’s Chances: “They’re the best defensive team I think I’ve ever seen in the history of the NBA.”

It’s NBA Playoffs time, so there’s no such thing as too much Charles Barkley regardless of the medium. Be it on television or the radio, internet Barkley’s analysis and humor are both outstanding. So with the Eastern Conference Finals already [...]

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Sounds Like Charles Barkley Likes Chicago’s Chances: “They’re the best defensive team I think I’ve ever seen in the history of the NBA.”

It’s NBA Playoffs time, so there’s no such thing as too much Charles Barkley regardless of the medium. Be it on television or the radio, internet Barkley’s analysis and humor are both outstanding. So with the Eastern Conference Finals already [...]

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Are rings really the ultimate measure of a player?

I’m tired of hearing the names of great basketball players come up in conversation with that verbal asterisk next to them. “He was great, but he never won a ring.” Please. It seems more and more like the way most [...]

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Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash is fouled on a three-point shot by Los Angeles Lakers guard Derek Fisher in the first quarter during Game 5 of their NBA Western Conference final playoff series in Los Angeles, May 27, 2010. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL)2 Comments

Brownie Points: Playing catch up

A few thoughts on the now-past events in the world of sports while I was snoozing on the beach in San Diego in mid-July (you know, kind of like the Diamondbacks): • So Rusty Ryal, who is only in the [...]

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June 20, 2010: Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Rusty Ryal (4) during the MLB baseball game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan.1 Comment

The (Happily) Trapped Fan: Suns Always a Bridesmaid…

This is what it is like to be a Suns fan. It is something like being Charlie on Good Luck Chuck. Once you bang, ahem, beat the Suns, you are on your way to the [...]

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Suns’ Finals absence proves nice guys do finish last

Nice guys in every venue of life have been told they don’t really finish last. Believers in the benign swear that overall goodness is rewarded by some higher design. If that’s the case, then why are the Lakers still playing [...]

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Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant (R) talks with Phoenix Suns head coach Alvin Gentry (L) after the Lakers defeated the Suns 111-103 in Game Six of the NBA Western Conference Finals at the US Airways Center, in Phoenix, AZ, May 29,2010. The Lakers won the series and 4-2 and head to the NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics. UPI/Art Foxall Photo via Newscom1 Comment

Charles Barkley thinks Jan Brewer just signed SB1070 to get re-elected, calls for boycott. Scottsdale bars and restaurants hope he doesn’t boycott them

As a guest on Fox Sports Radio and the Dan Patrick Show Tuesday morning, both heard here locally on XTRA Sports 910 AM, former Phoenix Sun Charles Barkley called for a sports boycott of Arizona (which is funny seeing as [...]

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