From: exujeff@exu.ericsson.se (Jeff Thompson)
Subject: Re: Barkeley is an Asshole.
Organization: Ericsson Network Systems, Inc.
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 14:03:56 GMT

In article <1992Jul28.182300.57586@cc.usu.edu> slzm9@cc.usu.edu writes:
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>From: slzm9@cc.usu.edu
>Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.misc
>Subject: Barkeley is an Asshole.
>Message-ID: <1992Jul28.182300.57586@cc.usu.edu>
>Date: 28 Jul 92 18:23:00 MDT
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] How can anybody be surprised at Barkleys actions and his personality? 
]Thats the way Charles is and whether you like it or not, he is one of the 
]best damn players in the world, fortunately we are lucky enough to have the 
]pleasure of having a charecter of his nature in the NBA and on the USA b-
]ball team.  

]The elbow was nothing more than a wake up call a "C'MON....play 
]some ball...get with it."  If the old SOVIET-UNION was still intact, 
]Charles would be our HERO.  Now that everybody is talking world peace, "THE 
]NEW WORLD OREDER" and all that crap, we're supposed to go over to Barcelona 
]and modify our B-BALL game to suit the rest of the world? I think the rest 
]of the world should catch up with us.  

]Charles is the only one on the team who 
]is playing his game 100%, right down to the intimidation aspect.  Ever 
]watch the U.S. soccer team get their BUTTS kicked in world cup, no body 
]takes pitty when that happens.   

]How many times *A GAME* did Charles throw an ELBOW or give a shove in the 
]regular season?  You heard nothing about it.  Granted, if *EVERY PLAYER* 
]played like Barkeley, we would have some problems, but they don't, and 
]without Charles in Barcelona, it would be pretty damn boring!
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 >   What is Charles Barkeley's problem? Is he a huge 
asshole, or>just the most pathetic buffoon of all time.>   While watching 
the first game of the USA's basketball team in>the Olympic Games I saw 
Barkeley pull two of the dumbest stunts>I have seen in awhile. First in a 
crowd of three Angolan defenders>Barkeley went up strong, made the bucket, 
and got the foul. But>that wasn't enough for Charles. He walks up to one of 
the>defenders and pushes him in the chest. He Pushes him off the playing
>floor! I couldn't believe it. Then to make things worse a few
>minutes later he goes by this guy that is giving up about 50 lbs.
>to Charles. Barkeley gets the dunk then turns around and starts
>back up the floor when passing his defender he raises his elbow
>to shoulder level and elbows this guy in the chest as he passes
>by. The referee calls a technical on Barkeley with which he
>argues and is benched by Coach Daly.
>   Now let's see what could be Barkeley's reason. It was a heavily
>contested game and the game was close, in the heat of battle
>his emotions got the best of him? Nope the USA was up by at least
>20. The USA ended up winning by more than 80 points.
>   No Barkeley said the next day when interviewed "When somebody
>hits me I hit 'em back." The NBC sports team went through the
>tape frame by frame and could find no evidence that this player
>ever touched Barkeley little alone hit him. So it turns out
>Barkeley is a liar as well as an asshole.
>   What is the outcome of Barkeley's behavior? The next day
>in the game against Croatia the crowd whistled (= boos in international
>competition) whenever Barkeley did anything slightly irregular. Plus
>they cheered for Croatia instead of the USA when the day before
>the cheers for the USA had been deafening.

>   What should be done? With or without him the USA will win the
>gold medal. Chuck Daly, or the US Olympic Committee should send
>him home and teach the little boy Barkeley a lesson he desperately
>needs if he is ever to grow up. Barkeley as an ambassador we don't
>need.

>Peace, but not without justice
>zip


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