TNT analyst Charles Barkley had already said earlier in the series that the Dallas Mavericks couldn't beat Oklahoma City four times and gave the Mavericks no chance to win the opening-round series of the NBA playoffs.
On Thursday night's TNT broadcast, via Mel Bracht's report on newsok.com, Charles said the Mavericks weren't quick enough, but he was quick to jump on the Mavs men.
"Dallas is too old and they're not quick enough,” he said. “The Mavs had a great run, but they just got old quick.”
And after TNT host Ernie Johnson noted the Mavericks were the oldest team in the league, Sir Charles joked, "Good thing they are going to get some rest after their next game."
The Mavericks, down 3-0, are facing the first sweep in a best-of-seven in franchise history.
As a reference to sponsor Sprint and the Thunder's being a slick phone, Barkley said the Mavericks "are more like that landline with a rotary phone.”
Last year, Barkley was an early and consistent booster of the Mavericks' playoff chances, picking them to beat the Lakers and later the Heat. But, he has noted, this year they miss Tyson Chandler and DeShawn Stevenson.
-- Vince Langford
CHuck was right last year and he is this year as well. We have an owner, who resembles more like a GM of fantasy league (any coincidence that Jerry Jones lives in the same metroplex?), let go players from a winning team in search of green pastures. Setting aside signing challenge (which is a big if), there is no guarantee that the alleged fine crop of 2012 free agents mesh together and play a team basket ball. Meanwhile the Mav's competetion got better and younger(btw did Mavs miss Tyson Chandler badly who won defensive player of the year for Knicks?)
Folks, embrace for a long road for recovery for Mavs (if there is one).
Posted by: gamma | May 04, 2012 at 04:53 PM