Charles doing this against Shawn Kemp just showed what a beast he was. He had a motor that wouldn't stop. Granted, Kemp didn't really peak till about '96, but he was good at this point. Barkley was the best forward in the game at the time this game was played... and he was only about 6'5". This is back when men used to play in the NBA.
Mala Nha LOL I'm the biggest Barkley fan. As a chubby kid growing up, I used to always root for him. I have to disagree with your list because I don't think he is in form better than Duncan. He may have been a better shooter with better ball skills but overall.....Duncan's defense puts him ahead. Peace
This playoff performance by Barkley never gets mentioned when lists are put together for greatest playoff performances of all time. How can a 44pts 24 rebound performance in a conference finals game 7 (To get to the Finals!) Not make any said lists? What's funny is you see LeBron James all up and down those types of lists, but I would put this performance up against any playoff performance in LeBron's career!! And furthermore..in game 5 of this same series, he had a 43pt, 15 Rebound, 10 Assists performance.. equally as impressive!
You want to know why .... Because, when you are controversial, and don't pucker up ..., they downplay your performances .. That is why Karl Malone is rated higher than Charles, as a player .. I say, "GTFOH" ... Just look at their overall skills, and do the eye test
@@darrenneal7245skill wise I think Charles had more in the arsenal but Karl Malone was more effective more trips to the finals , 1 team basically his whole career, more points etc so I can see why he’s ahead
@NonyaBusiness! This literally was Barkley AT HIS BEST! He was at the very peak of his prime here, only 29 years old. In game 5 of this same series he had 43 points, 15 Rebounds and 10 Assists. He never in his life played better than he did in this Western Conference Finals.
Barkley had Zero Problems Against Rodman. Maybe When He Was With Houston Old, Overweight and Injured but Before that Barkley used to Dominate Rodman with Ease. Barkley averaged 23.7 PPG on 53.3% FG, 13 RPG and 3.7 APG vs Rodman for his Whole Career.
To be fair Roman made he work hard for those boards and points. In addition, chuck was a first option efficient and great scorer so there wasn’t as many boards to grab when Chuck shot. That being said Dennis prevented Barkley from going off and taking over like he could when needed. Chuck was the type of player to go for 40 grab 20 rebounds, get a few steals and blocks if it was a must win game.
@@Nice_pulls_and_sweet_rips No, that would belong to his mentor, Moses Malone, who has the record for most offensive rebounds in a single game with 21.
Any fool that says Charles shouldn't be in the Hall Of Fame doesn't know basketball and should be forced to watch this video. Probably the most badassed player ever.
Shemzinho no i wouldn't be. I've watched NBA my whole life and I've never heard a single critic claim Chuck don't deserve to be in HOF. By sheer numbers and all stars, and first team appearances, even if he was accused of genocide he would be in HOF, the accomplishments too stacked.
The good ole days of the NBA. Barkley was such a dominating player, it's easy to forget just how great of a player he was, definitely one of the best to ever play.
Even barkley himself said that was the best game he had played in his career. He is legit and sometimes he mentioned the big men can't play in this era. This is a textbook video for dwight and blake
This was after a 43/15 in Game 5 that Phoenix needed every bit of because Seattle played great. Barkley just said 'we're not losing this game'...44/24, just mind boggling. And he was 6'4 1/2" man!
Man that dunk that they replayed at 5:05 WOW!! and people talk about how much LeBron would have dominated back in the 90s Barkley just cleared out 6'10 Shawn Kemp.. Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal, Karl Malone, Shawn Kemp, Alonzo Mourning, Larry Johnson, Charles Oakley, Anthony Mason there was some big buff guys playing in the 90s the guys playing today are actually skinnier
7:19 Charles Barkley gets the rebound and as he’s swinging his arms around to protect the ball, Gary Payton’s head bounces back and forth like a boxing speed bag.
im 18 live in phoenix arizona the only seasons i liked outa the suns era in the 2000s and 2010s, were 2005-2007 and 2010. my dad and me were born in az and raised and pure suns fans my dad said when barkley came here to phoenix everyone loved the suns and he told me 2005-2008 were good too but the 90s suns were better to watch i agree i look at the old highlights and the nba looks so much fun back then then now
Man, what a great game and series. Seattle was really good but Chuck put the team on his back in Game 7 and refused to lose. So much fun to be a Suns fan back then.
Barkley was so lethal with his strength, explosiveness and long arms. The Sonics could hardly get a rebond off him in this game. And that dunk at 4:46 he nearly tore the rim off . just look at those replays!
@@edmerc92 They might have had it set up for him, but he didn't get the ball because the defense was so focused on him. Same on the other end...that play wasn't set up for Paxton.
goddamn Barkley utterly dominated Kemp. Took and rebound from him then put him in the weight room disqualifying Kemp from the game. I forgot about this omg
IMO the golden era of NBA basketball...the league had 6 strong strong teams. Suns, Sonics, rockets in west and Bulls, Knicks, Cavs in the East..You could probably add Portland in there..take Jordan and the bulls out of the equation and you had 5 championship teams...the Jazz were also strong and Celtics were decent..strong TEAMS..modern NBA doesn't compare any of these teams would steam roll the league now.
Barkley you were the guy that night! You were the guy and you did the basics by hitting your free throws! What a performance! A RUclips classic All Star!
I was a 9 year old. I had some stupid family function to attend. I begged and pleaded to stay home. I promised to be safe, lock all the doors and not answer any calls or doorbells if I could just stay home and watch this game.....this is the first time Im getting to see this. Ty so much.
Barkley was simply AMAZING in the '93 Playoffs and Finals included. Unfortunately, for him he ran into the Greatest player of All-time... Side note: Kevin Johnson and Tom Chambers should be in the HOF.
George Karl was one of the most underrated coaches of that generation of the NBA. He was more offensive-minded than most other coaches and took those Sonics teams to pretty good records considering they never really had a definitive 3-point shooter or a big-time scorer on most of those teams.
He wasn't in decline in 93. It was his 9th season in the league, and up until that season, it was his 4th best year for scoring, and 4th best year for rebounds. Hardly the stats for a player in decline. He started declining in 96-97 when he went to Houston. Look at the numbers.
Duncan is without a doubt the greatest PF of all time, unlike Chuck and Karl TImmy can play great D on both PF and C, and he can scores his 20 something points at will in his prime.
Malone was better on defense and was still a beast at 38 years old! 2 mvps and 2 trips to finals! Malone was far more durable as well! You are short changing mailman just a little
90s basketball is so much FUN to watch for me! Charles Barkley was a man amongst boys in his MVP year in 1993! 🔥
I'll never forget 93 Suns. Shining uniforms, cool Air Force Max, and MVP Chuck was tough af
Had to play Jordan and the NBA unfortunately
Sir Charles was the man
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Charles Barkley all heart as a player.
That intro… that music… still gives me goosebumps and gets me hyped even after decades later and already knowing the outcome of the game.
Dick Enberg analyst still gives me goosebumps
Charles doing this against Shawn Kemp just showed what a beast he was. He had a motor that wouldn't stop. Granted, Kemp didn't really peak till about '96, but he was good at this point. Barkley was the best forward in the game at the time this game was played... and he was only about 6'5". This is back when men used to play in the NBA.
Mala Nha LOL I'm the biggest Barkley fan. As a chubby kid growing up, I used to always root for him. I have to disagree with your list because I don't think he is in form better than Duncan. He may have been a better shooter with better ball skills but overall.....Duncan's defense puts him ahead. Peace
Kevin Garnett has the biggest heart easily, the effort put out here is much higher than Barkleys.
***** Charles in his prime would've destroyed Garnett.
hartsickdisciple 6'4 real height, 6'6 listed
Mala Nha I know this old but where is Bob Petit at? Nigga had better numbers than half the guys you listed.
This playoff performance by Barkley never gets mentioned when lists are put together for greatest playoff performances of all time. How can a 44pts 24 rebound performance in a conference finals game 7 (To get to the Finals!) Not make any said lists? What's funny is you see LeBron James all up and down those types of lists, but I would put this performance up against any playoff performance in LeBron's career!! And furthermore..in game 5 of this same series, he had a 43pt, 15 Rebound, 10 Assists performance.. equally as impressive!
You want to know why .... Because, when you are controversial, and don't pucker up ..., they downplay your performances .. That is why Karl Malone is rated higher than Charles, as a player .. I say, "GTFOH" ... Just look at their overall skills, and do the eye test
@@darrenneal7245skill wise I think Charles had more in the arsenal but Karl Malone was more effective more trips to the finals , 1 team basically his whole career, more points etc so I can see why he’s ahead
Also I think the 43 point triple double is more impressive but the moment of the 44/24 was on a bigger stage with the season on the line
This game should be up there but lebron has had at least 5-6 better playoff performances
@@jackreilly4427 bwahahaha
at 6'5" sir charles is truly the pound for pound king of basketball
Dam I miss those days. The players seemed like Gods back then. Barkley was so unstoppable it was almost unfair.
Such incredible nostalgia for me🤩🥺The 3 OT against the Bulls was cloud 9 but the Paxson 3 was so heartbreaking. Lol. I was 12 at the time
Because they weren't playing for money back then but for the sheer love of the Game.
@NonyaBusiness! This literally was Barkley AT HIS BEST! He was at the very peak of his prime here, only 29 years old. In game 5 of this same series he had 43 points, 15 Rebounds and 10 Assists. He never in his life played better than he did in this Western Conference Finals.
@@ericmathis3746 actually 30 years + 3 months years old to be exact . Your right this was his best year.
Best overall in 93, much more explosive from 88-91. He got robbed of an MVP in 1990.
Barkley had Zero Problems Against Rodman. Maybe When He Was With Houston Old, Overweight and Injured but Before that Barkley used to Dominate Rodman with Ease. Barkley averaged 23.7 PPG on 53.3% FG, 13 RPG and 3.7 APG vs Rodman for his Whole Career.
To be fair Roman made he work hard for those boards and points. In addition, chuck was a first option efficient and great scorer so there wasn’t as many boards to grab when Chuck shot.
That being said Dennis prevented Barkley from going off and taking over like he could when needed. Chuck was the type of player to go for 40 grab 20 rebounds, get a few steals and blocks if it was a must win game.
Barkley literally DOMINATED. He schooled Kemp.
3years later Sonics were playing against Chicago Bulls and Kemp was damn good in those games.
NonyaBusiness! True but its gotta be immensely difficult to maintain at such a level. Hard to blame anyone for falling off.
And he embarrassed David Robinson in the Semifinals that year.
Yea the suns and sonics both got sent home by the bulls 🤷🏾♂️
Phoenix shot 64 free throws in this game!! Tell me the NBA isn't rigged. Seattle wasn't allowed to play any defense
Just one thing - a career rebounds average, better than Hakeem, Ewing, Robinson and Shaq !
A BEAST!
bobykrumov first game as a Houston Rocket, Barkley grabbed 33 rebounds against the Suns!
bobykrumov damn really?? Wow
That's really great stat find! Very interesting. Amazing for a player 6'5/6'6 to have a career avg close to 12 and higher than those players
IMO the greatest offensive rebounder of all time. So many times he’d clean up and get the deuce and at times, the and one
@@Nice_pulls_and_sweet_rips No, that would belong to his mentor, Moses Malone, who has the record for most offensive rebounds in a single game with 21.
Any fool that says Charles shouldn't be in the Hall Of Fame doesn't know basketball and should be forced to watch this video. Probably the most badassed player ever.
Will Harris who has ever said chuck shouldn't be in HOF
+gabe228 you'd be surprised..
Shemzinho
no i wouldn't be. I've watched NBA my whole life and I've never heard a single critic claim Chuck don't deserve to be in HOF. By sheer numbers and all stars, and first team appearances, even if he was accused of genocide he would be in HOF, the accomplishments too stacked.
gabe228 not critics ofc. I mean trolls or Malone STANS
he was a beast
When basketball was basketball. None of the flops, crying, and iso-ball.
That standing ovation he got after that offensive rebound at 9:06... Chills...
to JOEL EMBIID This is how you play a GAME 7
Well unfortunately for him he wasn't the best player on that court. We all know who is tho....
The good ole days of the NBA. Barkley was such a dominating player, it's easy to forget just how great of a player he was, definitely one of the best to ever play.
No, people who watched Barkley don't forget. Its people who never watch him play doesn't knownwhat kind of player he is.
@@rpesik But there is RUclips nowdays. I dont get these new fans cant even watch few highlight games like this before making up their mind who is who.
Even barkley himself said that was the best game he had played in his career.
He is legit and sometimes he mentioned the big men can't play in this era.
This is a textbook video for dwight and blake
that is how basketball should be played.. wow..
I read this and thought Dwight and Blake???
Oh this was written 9 years ago, I was confused lol
Barkley was a monster.. an athletic freak.. it's hard to believe he only went to the finals once
My favorite power forward ever I started watching basketball because of Barkley
Charles is a legend absolute legend
Damn, you can feel the energy in this clash. Missing those days.
Someone show this to Mr. Triple Single Draymond...Charles would tear Draymond apart dawg 💪🏽
MANCHESTER UNITED F.C lol I love soccer but cool story bro. No one here cares. Lmao 2070 like anyone gives a shit about 50 years from now
You like Draymond so much and u know he is soo good that u had to mention him, when he has nothing to do with this.
@M Pep is the GOAT of the coaches and Man City kicking your asses. That’s the truth.
Green would lock Charles up. His 👴 ásss
@@fatalsniper3413 Draymomd ain't locking this nigga up. Get beasted down on the block by Sir Charles all day.
This was after a 43/15 in Game 5 that Phoenix needed every bit of because Seattle played great. Barkley just said 'we're not losing this game'...44/24, just mind boggling. And he was 6'4 1/2" man!
43/15/10 Triple Double in game 5 of that series
I love the play at 10:09. The whole Suns team runs back and Chuck does it all alone.
Kemp was awesome but Barkley is top 10 All Time.
No. Barkley is not even top 25 all-time
Man that dunk that they replayed at 5:05 WOW!! and people talk about how much LeBron would have dominated back in the 90s Barkley just cleared out 6'10 Shawn Kemp.. Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal, Karl Malone, Shawn Kemp, Alonzo Mourning, Larry Johnson, Charles Oakley, Anthony Mason there was some big buff guys playing in the 90s the guys playing today are actually skinnier
and 24 rebounds! Fuck! At 6'5????
The 90s. The nbc intro. The real toughness of the game. Goosebumps
Barkley is the greatest power forward of all time. He grabbed like 20 plus rebounds , that's so crazy!
No
@@linethw5433 if he had manu, Parker, Stockton, Ray allen and Paul, he would've got some rings too.
Def up there amongst the best to ever play.
7:19 Charles Barkley gets the rebound and as he’s swinging his arms around to protect the ball, Gary Payton’s head bounces back and forth like a boxing speed bag.
Chuck makes everyone look soft, plays like a real man.
im 18 live in phoenix arizona the only seasons i liked outa the suns era in the 2000s and 2010s, were 2005-2007 and 2010. my dad and me were born in az and raised and pure suns fans my dad said when barkley came here to phoenix everyone loved the suns and he told me 2005-2008 were good too but the 90s suns were better to watch i agree i look at the old highlights and the nba looks so much fun back then then now
Barkley's best season of his career.
This was the first time I heard MVP and realized how great Chuck was and how much Phoenix appreciated him.
Oh how quickly we forget how good Barkley was !!!
Chuck is the best PF to have ever play that game.
I agree
The most exciting & energic.
Every time Barkley did one of his classic 2-hand tomahawk power dunks I thought the backboard was gonna come down.
This is why we call him Sir Charles.
He ate Kemps heart this night
Jon Cole lol
Uyyf
Damn that NBA on NBC music brings back memories. Love that sound.
NBA on NBC were classics...abc/espn sucks tnt is cool tho
@M soccer is boring .
He was a monster!!
Barkley the best in this times
Barkley and Payton talking to each other.. lol.
Charles was on of can player one of can personality and one of a can warrior en the field of battle , he deserve at very least respect ✊
Love the 90's animations in the Suns intro..
Chuck says this is his best ever game cause of the magnitude. Game 7 to put you into the Finals and he came up HUGE.
Who knew that this would be the Suns last home playoff win in the '93 Playoffs.
Man, what a great game and series. Seattle was really good but Chuck put the team on his back in Game 7 and refused to lose. So much fun to be a Suns fan back then.
Those Sonic uniforms were amazing. I'm a Piston fan but miss having Seattle in the league.
This Charles Barkley guy must be a top 75 NBA player of all time.
Youngsters don't realise how good Charles Barkley was in his prime. You don't win the regular season MVP award for nothing.
I think this might have been Barkley's best game all time!
Charles Barkley was in his absolute prime in this year. 1993 MVP winner.
He was prime from 1985-1994
Uno de los mejores jugadores de la historia!!!! Reconocido por su estilo agresivo de jugar y enfrentar a sus rivales!!!
Barkley was so lethal with his strength, explosiveness and long arms. The Sonics could hardly get a rebond off him in this game. And that dunk at 4:46 he nearly tore the rim off . just look at those replays!
At 6’5 with an wilt chamberlain’s 44 24 stat line game 7 to go to the finals Barkley was an monster he would absolutely dominate today game!!
Barkley was the 2nd best player in the entire NBA back then...just a great player. If Paxton misses that shot, he may have had his title.
He should have taken the last shot instead of Kevin Johnson.
@@edmerc92 They might have had it set up for him, but he didn't get the ball because the defense was so focused on him. Same on the other end...that play wasn't set up for Paxton.
5:35 "just a little chokehold" Those were the days! Charles was a beast!
hes the greatest power forward ever
Tim Duncan
@@krisersn3092 i agree but Sir Charles never had any player close to the caliber of Tony Parker Manu or their supporting cast , by his side
goddamn Barkley utterly dominated Kemp. Took and rebound from him then put him in the weight room disqualifying Kemp from the game. I forgot about this omg
IMO the golden era of NBA basketball...the league had 6 strong strong teams. Suns, Sonics, rockets in west and Bulls, Knicks, Cavs in the East..You could probably add Portland in there..take Jordan and the bulls out of the equation and you had 5 championship teams...the Jazz were also strong and Celtics were decent..strong TEAMS..modern NBA doesn't compare any of these teams would steam roll the league now.
Barkley is the mike tyson of basketball he was more than a simply pf he can pass shoot allaround player his the best pf ever for his size!
Not only had I just became a fan of the suns this year, but also a fan of basketball
Barkley you were the guy that night! You were the guy and you did the basics by hitting your free throws! What a performance! A RUclips classic All Star!
I was a 9 year old. I had some stupid family function to attend. I begged and pleaded to stay home. I promised to be safe, lock all the doors and not answer any calls or doorbells if I could just stay home and watch this game.....this is the first time Im getting to see this. Ty so much.
Thee Best PF of All Time
If it's was not for Jordan Barkley would have won the the championship in 1993
Ahh man two more great teams this is the year 2023 and i am watching this old games hard played ball
Barkley was simply AMAZING in the '93 Playoffs and Finals included. Unfortunately, for him he ran into the Greatest player of All-time... Side note: Kevin Johnson and Tom Chambers should be in the HOF.
and that was cutting edge technology of animation!
Barkley took them young KATS to school just an amazing performance.
He's definitely 6'4'. I remember a broadcaster once talking about him saying he's not even 6"5" without his shoes on.
On all his basketball cards they had him at 6'6, but everyone knew he was 6'4.
11:14 - WOW WHAT A REBOUND! THIS DUDE WAS A BEAST
George Karl was one of the most underrated coaches of that generation of the NBA. He was more offensive-minded than most other coaches and took those Sonics teams to pretty good records considering they never really had a definitive 3-point shooter or a big-time scorer on most of those teams.
THAT YEAR SUNS GOT THE BETTER RECORD 62-20 NEXT YEAR THE SONICS 63-19, VERY GOOD COUCH KARL, BUT LOST TO DENVER IN FIRST ROUND.
Who also misses Jeff Munn as PA announcer for either the Suns or Diamondbacks?
Lee McDonald he was the announcer when I played high school championships games there back n da day
Most impressive.
My dad knows Jeff Munn, he is friends with him. He worked for KnIx with my dad in the 1980s, Jeff then got the PAA job. Great announcer he was.
@@danka2000 Awesome!
We had court seat for Suns Hornets in 93. Barkley got into a fight. He was the baddest dude I have ever seen.
era en fenomeno.. se hecha de menos en este tiempo... este tipo de talento hoy en dia en la nba
24 rebounds??? damn!!
clo hussle he grabbed 33 rebounds against the Suns his first game as a Houston Rocket!
he was like a mix between westbrook and blake griffin
Except way more skillful, effective and dominant.
More like a mix between Majin Buu and a Grizzly Bear.
Even at a huge height disadvantage, Barkley proves that teamwork, balls, and determination are the most important aspects of basketball.
I don't think anybody in the history of the league, to include the GOAT, played or plays with the fire that Barkley had.
LOL @ the opening montage with Charles turning his gaze from afar to the camera
Just to clear things up, Phoenix used the intro before Chicago did.
poor 45 cause of 19 free throws but what a fighter he was evrywhere, he gave a lesson to shawn kemp this night. Very happy to see it again, thanks.
Charkles was a BEAST. goddamn.
barkleys 6-6... i thought at least 6-8, wow he deserves even more credit for being a guard sized post player
If it wasn’t for MJ, Charles would have definitely been an NBA champion. It took the greatest of all time and the Bulls to stop him.
gotta give it to him for a six six guy could rebound like no other. him and rodman had all the hustle points although they never put them in stats.
Alan KS Charles had Rebounds + amazing stats
2k REALLY needs to put Sir Charles jumpshot and free throw animation in their game.
Sir Charles was a ManChild.
His skills had improved, his body wasn't what it used to be
He wasn't in decline in 93. It was his 9th season in the league, and up until that season, it was his 4th best year for scoring, and 4th best year for rebounds. Hardly the stats for a player in decline. He started declining in 96-97 when he went to Houston. Look at the numbers.
Always thought it was an underrated part of a broadcast to show the player intros. The networks need to do more of that
Sir Charles was fast damn @3:36
Scary to think he was already a little slower by this time
The 1990 version was the best.
Imagine Barkley playing stretch 5 in the league today. He would be a way better version of Draymond.
Barkley was better than Malone. If he wasn't ringless id say he's the best PF of all time. Gotta give the edge to Duncan tho
Duncan is without a doubt the greatest PF of all time, unlike Chuck and Karl TImmy can play great D on both PF and C, and he can scores his 20 something points at will in his prime.
But tim did get a ring in the jordan era smh
Malone was better on defense and was still a beast at 38 years old! 2 mvps and 2 trips to finals! Malone was far more durable as well! You are short changing mailman just a little
Marvel and DC Fan man say what? Malone was a better defender than Duncan? Hell No! Do some research my man
WhathehadasSole When did I say that?
30 years later george karl looks exactly the same
They had pretty good team. Damn Jordan!
Sir, sir Charles best game, no questions asked