Charles Barkley is entitled to his opinion of LeBron James. I love the fact that he has an opinion.
Wednesday he dropped this bomb on Dan Patrick’s radio show:
“If I was LeBron James, I would shut the hell up. I’m a big LeBron fan. He’s a stud. You gotta give him his props. I’m getting so annoyed he’s talking about what he’s going to do in two years. I think it’s disrespectful to the game. I think it’s disrespectful to the Cavaliers.”
I think Barkley has a point. Not sure I would’ve articulated it like that. I also think LeBron’s rebuttal was hilarious.
“He’s stupid,” he said. “That’s all I have to say about that.”
Did he steal that second part from Forrest Gump?
Last night’s Celtics victory was textbook. Paul Pierce scored six points, but took two charges for God’s sake. Maybe the whole Ubuntu selfless thing isn’t so contrived…
“It just says we’re a team, and everybody is pitching in, playing their roles,” Doc Rivers said. “What I loved about Paul tonight, he didn’t have it going offensively, but I thought he just did other things, like those. And it’s not just Paul; it’s everyone. And we’ve just got to keep going and doing that.”
Philly looked horrendous. Elton Brand’s stats (18 points, 8 boards) were respectable, but he just looked off. Kendrick Perkins , who played within himself all evening — he finished with two fouls — was too much for him down low.
Is this the best the Eastern Conference can throw at the Celtics? Beyond Cleveland, who has looked impressive? Toronto has played Boston tough I guess. Indiana beat Boston once, but can the Pacers do it again? Detroit just isn’t the same without Chauncey Billups.
One last request. Whoever decided it’d be funny to BLAST a turkey call over the TD Banknorth Garden speakers Friday night, please rethink that decision. The ear-splitting noise, which accompanied an animated gobbling bird on the JumboTron, made me to duck for cover.
Thanksgiving is over. That’s all I have to say about that.
