Charles Barkley The Hammer (New Video)

[Round Mound]

Some good rare clips in there. Is there much known about his standing reach or vertical? For being as undersized as he was, he always seemed to pop off the ground with ease, dunking like someone much taller.

Between 37.5 and 39 Vertial Leap In College and Sixer Days.

His Wingspam Wasn`t Very Important But His Vertical Leap and 284-250 lbs Fluctuation Body Weight Was For Sure Very Intimidating.

Here Is Some More Info: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/class...arkley_Charles

[SHAQisGOAT]

What a beast

It's just crazy how he could move around with that massive body... He was able to overpower most players, turn around and he's lookin like a freight train running the break like a guard, had a great vertical leap too for his weight.

^Then you add great all-around offensive skill to all of that, like being able to post-up very well, handle the ball like a guard, shoot some jumpers, even pass it, elite rebounder too. Also loved the way he would block shots, matter of fact his overall agressiveness.

He has a great case for best all-time offensive PF. Just a freakin beast at his peak.

Short for his position but then he also had the beef, athleticism and skill... Made him a very special player.

Never seen that footage of him going at Scott Wedman. Scottie was bulk and ripped, they used to call him Hulk due to him always being in the weight room... Seemed like he didn't want none of that though

[Round Mound]

What a beast

It's just crazy how he could move around with that massive body... He was able to overpower most players, turn around and he's lookin like a freight train running the break like a guard, had a great vertical leap too for his weight.

^Then you add great all-around offensive skill to all of that, like being able to post-up very well, handle the ball like a guard, shoot some jumpers, even pass it, elite rebounder too. Also loved the way he would block shots, matter of fact his overall agressiveness.

He has a great case for best all-time offensive PF. Just a freakin beast at his peak.

Short for his position but then he also had the beef, athleticism and skill... Made him a very special player.

Never seen that footage of him going at Scott Wedman. Scottie was bulk and ripped, they used to call him Hulk due to him always being in the weight room... Seemed like he didn't want none of that though

[Im Still Ballin]

Overrated... Lacked the work ethic and inner drive of a true champion...

Karl Malone was 10 times better

[emaugust]

Love how his behind the back passing skills allow him to get guys biting on the behind the back fake. Almost Rondoish.

Also noticing - though I might just be seeing shadows - he really protects theh ball well. When he goes up to slam it, more often than not he orients his back to the closest defender. It also seems like he holds the ball close when he goes up, extending into the dunks viciously at the last second.

As the chubby kid I always called Barkley.

[Round Mound]

Overrated... Lacked the work ethic and inner drive of a true champion...

Karl Malone was 10 times better

[Round Mound]

Love how his behind the back passing skills allow him to get guys biting on the behind the back fake. Almost Rondoish.

Also noticing - though I might just be seeing shadows - he really protects theh ball well. When he goes up to slam it, more often than not he orients his back to the closest defender. It also seems like he holds the ball close when he goes up, extending into the dunks viciously at the last second.

As the chubby kid I always called Barkley.

Most Dominant Inside Game In Terms of POWER & SKILL: CHUCK & SHAQ!!

[Round Mound]

This was Chucks Plus/Minus:

http://www.basketball-reference.com/...pm_career.html

NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Box Plus/Minus

NBA/ABA
Rank Player BPM

[COLOR="DarkRed"]1. LeBron James 9.20[/COLOR]
[COLOR="Red"]2. Michael Jordan* 8.09[/COLOR]
[COLOR="Blue"]3. Charles Barkley* 7.44[/COLOR]
4. Chris Paul 7.39
[COLOR="DarkSlateGray"]5. David Robinson* 7.35[/COLOR]
[COLOR="DarkOrange"]6. Magic Johnson* 7.22[/COLOR]
[COLOR="DarkGreen"]7. Larry Bird* 7.17[/COLOR]
8. Julius Erving* 6.19
9. Clyde Drexler* 5.98
10. Dwyane Wade 5.87
11. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5.77
12. Manu Ginobili 5.57
[COLOR="DarkSlateGray"]13. Tim Duncan 5.49[/COLOR]
[COLOR="DarkGreen"]14. Kevin Garnett 5.46[/COLOR]
[COLOR="Navy"]15. Karl Malone* 5.40[/COLOR]
16. Andrei Kirilenko 5.02
17. Shaquille O'Neal 5.00
18. Bob Lanier* 4.96
19. Hakeem Olajuwon* 4.91
20. Bobby Jones 4.77
[COLOR="Red"]21. Scottie Pippen* 4.71[/COLOR]
22. Tracy McGrady 4.55
23. Kevin Durant 4.52
24. Joakim Noah 4.39
25. Wes Unseld* 4.35
26. Jason Kidd 4.19
27. Larry Nance 4.18
[COLOR="DarkOrange"]28. Kobe Bryant 4.14[/COLOR]
29. Alvin Robertson 4.00
30. Russell Westbrook 3.98
31. Chris Webber 3.91
32. Artis Gilmore* 3.89
33. Ben Wallace 3.87
34. Marc Gasol 3.86
35. Sidney Moncrief 3.80
36. Alvan Adams 3.72
[COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]37. Dirk Nowitzki 3.70[/COLOR]
38. Marques Johnson 3.63
39. Fat Lever 3.60
40. Paul Pierce 3.57
41. Pau Gasol 3.53
42. Micheal Ray Richardson 3.52
43. George McGinnis 3.48
[COLOR="Navy"]44. John Stockton* 3.46[/COLOR]
45. Eddie Jones 3.46
46. Bo Outlaw 3.43
47. Vlade Divac 3.31
48. Gary Payton* 3.30
49. Reggie Miller* 3.27
50. Vince Carter 3.26

[JtotheIzzo]

Greatest PF ever, the only time he had a team that was Finals worthy he ended up losing to the Bulls (Houston Barkley is a different person and doesn't count, same as Wizards Jordan).

LOL at the comparisons to Malone, anyone old enough to remember those days knows full well Chuck was way better, and also knows that all WC stats from that era are inflated compared with the East.

Well done on the video, that explosiveness on both ends of the floor was impressive.

And Phila Barkley was a tireless worker on both ends of the floor.

Kids see a buffoon on TNT and think that was the man.

[Round Mound]

Greatest PF ever, the only time he had a team that was Finals worthy he ended up losing to the Bulls (Houston Barkley is a different person and doesn't count, same as Wizards Jordan).

LOL at the comparisons to Malone, anyone old enough to remember those days knows full well Chuck was way better, and also knows that all WC stats from that era are inflated compared with the East.

Well done on the video, that explosiveness on both ends of the floor was impressive.

And Phila Barkley was a tireless worker on both ends of the floor.

Kids see a buffoon on TNT and think that was the man.

[CavaliersFTW]

Between 37.5 and 39 Vertial Leap In College and Sixer Days.

His Wingspam Wasn`t Very Important But His Vertical Leap and 284-250 lbs Fluctuation Body Weight Was For Sure Very Intimidating.

Here Is Some More Info: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/class...arkley_Charles

I would bet money his wingspan was more than 7 feet 1 inches though, possibly 7-2+

There's no way he didn't have long arms to be playing that position, and getting consistently high. Great leaper for sure, but long arms are a necessity to play PF as long as he did and effectively as he did at that sub 6-5 (without shoes) height. You can tell he's got wide broad shoulders and long arms just looking at him he's got great physical tools to play a variety of positions.

[AussieG]

Malone was better at elbowing guards in the throat, but that's about it.

[sportjames23]

Greatest PF ever, the only time he had a team that was Finals worthy he ended up losing to the Bulls (Houston Barkley is a different person and doesn't count, same as Wizards Jordan).

LOL at the comparisons to Malone, anyone old enough to remember those days knows full well Chuck was way better, and also knows that all WC stats from that era are inflated compared with the East.

Well done on the video, that explosiveness on both ends of the floor was impressive.

And Phila Barkley was a tireless worker on both ends of the floor.

Kids see a buffoon on TNT and think that was the man.

It doesn't help that Chuck always downplays himself compared to other PFs from yesterday and today. Chuck's easily the starting PF on my All-Time roster.

[Im Still Ballin]

Karl was too big for little chubby chuck.

Head2Head he made him call him daddy.

[JtotheIzzo]

Karl was too big for little chubby chuck.

Head2Head he made him call him daddy.

you're dumb as shit. Congratulations!