Word: barkley
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...liberal coalition fell apart,” former council treasurer Justin A. Barkley ’02 said...
That's true. In little more than a year on the air, Barkley has emerged as the most entertaining talking head in sports broadcasting, displaying not just a distilled knowledge of the game but great television instincts too. Recognizing that TV abhors a vacuum, he keeps his mouth running constantly. What comes out is a mix of Yogi Berra neologisms and Winston Churchill drollery that has transformed the sports- highlights show into something accessible to both diehard hoop fans and the jock laity...
...Barkley has always had a cast-iron wit. After throwing a barfly through a plate-glass window in 1997, he was asked whether he had any regrets. Barkley replied, "I regret that we were on the first floor." Now he's verbally tossing NBA players through glass. Unlike other analysts, he refuses to ignore the obvious for the sake of stroking egos. When Atlanta Hawks guard Jacque Vaughn opened the season with an astonishing 23 consecutive missed shots, Barkley brought a Bible to the set and held an impromptu "Pray for Jacque" revival. Informed live that Vaughn...
...strategy, Barkley doesn't care much for X's and O's. After co-analyst Kenny Smith claimed that Michael Jordan's 32-point performance against the Celtics was owing to Jordan's "finding his legs," Barkley said, "I don't think it had anything to do with his legs. He wanted [the Celtics'] Paul Pierce. Paul Pierce talked trash to him in the pre-season...Michael can kick his butt." It is hardly Harold Bloom on the Bard, but sports, as Barkley points out, "doesn't require a Harvard degree." He confirms what most hoops fans suspect is true...
...Barkley's musings would be harsh were he not known for moments of self-flagellation. Last year, during an aborted comeback try, he castigated himself with weekly "Fat Trak" weigh-ins; he also takes noticeable delight when straight man Ernie Johnson gets in a shot at his expense. Barkley still looks miserable when discussing the end of his playing days, but he should take solace. He's an MVP of the airwaves...