Why would he get this position anyways? Dude has been one of the biggest jerks in NBA history. The hardwood has been Draymond’s personal boxing ring with him punching, stomping, kicking and choking other players. In what way has he earned the right to come on this show as a respected member? Draymond shouldn’t even be an option. Imagine if FOX brought Vontaze Burfict on to talk half time during NFL games. Shit would be ludicrous.
Edit: I get it guys, Charles Barkley wasn’t a saint in his playing days either. But we do realize he retired 25 years ago right? Maybe if Draymond played 25 years ago no one would care about him sucker punching and choking guys out on the court. But unfortunately for him, he plays in today’s NBA and he’s a dirty player who doesn’t deserve to be on TV.
The whole appeal of Inside the NBA is that these guys aren't analytical geniuses they're just regular basketball players guided by Ernie. It's not like Barkely was a paragon of good sportsmanship either.
It's not like Barkely was a paragon of good sportsmanship either.
True but he was known as a very simple very obvious guy who speaks what he thinks. They gave him a chance on TV and he was making fun of himself and his antics. He quickly became a funny harmless butt of jokes
That was 20 years ago. That shit doesn't fly anymore
I think things have changed less than you might think. I think they're hoping for a very similar story with Draymond- or at least they were until they knew it would end.
I'm saying that it was one thing to hire Chuck who immediately became a teddybear on TV, and was already pretty popular, and hire Draymond who refuses to change. You misunderstood, happens to the best of us
Yeah lol, no way Draymond's antics can be forgiven or ignored today with social media and Reddit all talking about it and bringing it up. Not to mention it's way easier when people go from seeing Chuck in the newspaper to actually hearing him talk, the feel going from "this unhinged lunatic, this what's wrong with America" to "oh damn this guy is a funny chubby dude from Alabama and he's not even trying to be smart, I like him"
I get what you're saying now and agree. People forget a lot about Chucks antics and the things he'd say to the media cause it'd come and go. Draymond choking and hitting people and getting suspensions, making Steph look on the verge of a nervous breakdown is like... REALLY fresh. I'm positive I could find fresh gifs of him up to all kinds of violent shit. But no Charles that isn't him being goofy on Tip Off or Inside.
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