Wow... being a UNC Tar Heel & Chicago Bull fan obviously Michael Jordan gave me soo many many amazing moments but to hear guys like Barkley, Ewing, Miller, Malone, Stockton tell the other side of the story you realize that guy broke more hearts & ended more dreams than anybody ever. For a guy like Charles Barkley to go home after scoring 40 points in an NBA finals game, a feat 99.9% of players will never come close to, thinking I am not better than this guy... wow. There's many ways to define greatness. The fact that so many incredibly proud men were forced to concede Mike was better is as telling a testament as any that Michael Jordan is the greatest
Why the hell is Scott Williams commentating! It's like he is driving a knife thru suns fan with that goofy laugh of his knowing he beat the sun's but on the bench
emma bach Shaq needs to stop making fun of Charles for having no rings he played with Kobe one of the greatest players ever and a bunch of great role players as well and also Dwayne wade in his athletic peak. Dan Marley and Kevin Johnson were all stars but they weren’t good enough to close out games.
That game 2, they both had 42 pts with triple doubles but Jordan down the stretch just torched the suns with his isolation moves and jump shooting. Barkley played his ass off but you're playing Michael in his peak. Very similar to Clyde and the 92' Blazers, like Chambers said - Jordan just elevates his game to the highest plateau
Kevin Johnson was not very existent in that game, and losing Ceballos to a foot injury in game 6 against Seattle in the Western Conference Finals wasn't exactly the best timing. No one expected Barkley to outperform Jordan. Barkley didn't have the help. The Suns were pitiful at home, especially in game 1. Game 2 cost the Suns the series. Kevin Jonson was a totally different player on the road (in Chicago), and so was the Suns team. That Suns team didn't even come close to showing up in the first two games in Phoenix...not even close. The Suns screwed themselves royally because they should have won all 3 games in Chicago. Kevin Johnson coughed up the ball and turned it over at the end of game 4 (The Suns only won games 1 and 3 in Chicago).
@Arson Hakobyan Good analysis. I'll go in a little different direction: if Barkley would have been traded the year before, the Suns would have won the Finals in '92 against the Bulls because Tom Chambers had aged A LOT over the course of that year. By the time the spring of '93 rolled around, he was a shell of his former self. The Suns needed the old Chambers, not the new "old" Chambers.
Nah the quote is Barkley: good wants us to win a championship After loss Reporter: I thought God wanted you to win the championship Barkley: My bad. I didn't realize God was wearing No. 23 for the Chicago Bulls."
Kevin Johnson and Dan Majerle had such a fantastic regular season in 1993, and they didn't play that well in the finals. Kevin Johnson had such a quickness advantage versus the Bulls' point guards and he didn't take advantage of it enough.
Losing Cedric Ceballos to injury at the end of the Seattle series in the Western Conference Finals threw the Suns out of sync against the Bulls. That was the worst time for that to happen. I think that kind of threw off the rhythm, especially the first 2 games.
@@mathewhorodner2000 Still, you can't understate how Kevin Johnson didn't exploit B.J. Armstrong and John Paxon enough. KJ had such a quickness advantage versus those two very slow point guards and he could have penetrated a lot more and the bulls didn't even have a good shot blocker in the lane... And Dan Majerle was hitting everything that year and left his game at home for the finals, and it wasn't all MJ's defense, Thunder Dan was just ice cold except for if I recall one game he was on...
The Suns were struggling all throughout the playoffs, starting with the Lakers. They finally started playing WAY better and well at times against Seattle. The Suns team seemed to play a disappearing act a great deal of the time in the playoffs. Otherwise, they would have won. You, also, have Cedric Ceballos whom they lost to a broken foot in game 6 against Seattle in the Western Conference Finals, and Charles Barkley being injured on his elbow/arm (draining fluid); things couldn't go any worse for the Suns. None of these things were talked about in the media during the Finals.
@@mathewhorodner2000 I recall the Lakers series being tight and the Suns down 2-0 but Nick Van Excel also played out of his mind, he was in a zone and unguardable. I put less emphasis on Ceballos because Dumas was almost interchangeable, again it was Kevin Johnson not exploiting the Bulls PG's, it's not an exaggeration to say BJ Armstrong was the slowest starting PG in the league, and Paxson wasn't quick either.
@@Sassonic Ceballos could get offensive rebounds. That would have made a difference. Also, I realized that Paxson and Armstrong shot about 50% from 3-point territory in the series; they shot the lights out. Barkley's elbow was swollen and had fluid in it, and Barkley wasn't shooting well. He mostly had a bad series shooting from the outside.
Thought we had it that year. Picked up some old Finals talent with Ainge, had Chambers twilight of his career but could still hit a key shot or 2, had Thunder Dan who looked like he could have been a future star, KJ and Barkley actually had more points on average in the playoffs than in the regular season. But the well oiled machine of Jordan/Pippen (I'd have said Grant, but his numbers were quite a bit lower) rolled into town.
You couldn't have drawn up a fiercer dagger for the Suns than to have had the best record in the league, the NBA's Most Valuable Player, home court advantage all throughout the playoffs, only to lose it all in six games in the NBA Finals--especially losing all three of your home games in the series at that!
Also, MJ struggled(for his standards) against a very physical, demanding Knicks defense in the previous series). He had much more space against the Suns because they had neither a Starks, nor Ewing.
Aquamarinamtl well my rats knows charles barkley even they were born in 2000s but johnson?majerle? are they household superstar like the brand pippen or brand rodman? this is not a joke, its only a fact.
@@scared08ph Pippen had not reached his peak yet, the other best bulls player was Horace Grant... it is well known the suns had the best overall team that year, they just couldnt beat air jordan
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1:10 to 1:41 Tom Chambers cut to the heart of all the debates right there.
Wow... being a UNC Tar Heel & Chicago Bull fan obviously Michael Jordan gave me soo many many amazing moments but to hear guys like Barkley, Ewing, Miller, Malone, Stockton tell the other side of the story you realize that guy broke more hearts & ended more dreams than anybody ever. For a guy like Charles Barkley to go home after scoring 40 points in an NBA finals game, a feat 99.9% of players will never come close to, thinking I am not better than this guy... wow. There's many ways to define greatness. The fact that so many incredibly proud men were forced to concede Mike was better is as telling a testament as any that Michael Jordan is the greatest
Why the hell is Scott Williams commentating! It's like he is driving a knife thru suns fan with that goofy laugh of his knowing he beat the sun's but on the bench
Best Power Forward I've seen in my life!!! That Sun's team was special! Thanks Charles!!!
It's a shame you never watched Duncan play.
@@myfriendbobbyprime chuck honestly was arguably better. 89-93 chuck was a monster dude
Much respect Charles
emma bach Shaq needs to stop making fun of Charles for having no rings he played with Kobe one of the greatest players ever and a bunch of great role players as well and also Dwayne wade in his athletic peak. Dan Marley and Kevin Johnson were all stars but they weren’t good enough to close out games.
This was the year I started following basketball as a 12 year old kid from Australia and Phoenix is still my team to this day.
That game 2, they both had 42 pts with triple doubles but Jordan down the stretch just torched the suns with his isolation moves and jump shooting. Barkley played his ass off but you're playing Michael in his peak. Very similar to Clyde and the 92' Blazers, like Chambers said - Jordan just elevates his game to the highest plateau
Kevin Johnson was not very existent in that game, and losing Ceballos to a foot injury in game 6 against Seattle in the Western Conference Finals wasn't exactly the best timing. No one expected Barkley to outperform Jordan. Barkley didn't have the help. The Suns were pitiful at home, especially in game 1. Game 2 cost the Suns the series. Kevin Jonson was a totally different player on the road (in Chicago), and so was the Suns team. That Suns team didn't even come close to showing up in the first two games in Phoenix...not even close. The Suns screwed themselves royally because they should have won all 3 games in Chicago. Kevin Johnson coughed up the ball and turned it over at the end of game 4 (The Suns only won games 1 and 3 in Chicago).
@Arson Hakobyan Good analysis. I'll go in a little different direction: if Barkley would have been traded the year before, the Suns would have won the Finals in '92 against the Bulls because Tom Chambers had aged A LOT over the course of that year. By the time the spring of '93 rolled around, he was a shell of his former self. The Suns needed the old Chambers, not the new "old" Chambers.
Any NBA fan should have mad respect for Chuck. Dude was a beast. I actually wished Phoenix would've won those 2 championships in 94 and 95.
If Joe Klein never stepped on Danny Manning's foot, they would have easily won the championship those years
Chuck, Sir Charles, round mound of rebound, the best PF overall during his prime simple.
It's about time this suns team got some respect!
It’s ok CB... you brought us some good memories!! Go SUNS!!
Amazing video, thanks.
The Suns put up the fiercest challenge to the Bulls in all their finals appearances at their prime.
eric marcos they were in triple OT too
someone posted this on another video - Barkley: God wants us to win a championship
MJ: I am God (then proceeds to avg 40 in the series)
I saw that, I loved it
Nah the quote is
Barkley: good wants us to win a championship
After loss
Reporter: I thought God wanted you to win the championship
Barkley: My bad. I didn't realize God was wearing No. 23 for the Chicago Bulls."
Always liked Charles, and loved the Suns! The toughest loss was game 5 against the rockets in 95 though
You did what you could Chuck... you did what you could.
Kevin Johnson and Dan Majerle had such a fantastic regular season in 1993, and they didn't play that well in the finals. Kevin Johnson had such a quickness advantage versus the Bulls' point guards and he didn't take advantage of it enough.
Losing Cedric Ceballos to injury at the end of the Seattle series in the Western Conference Finals threw the Suns out of sync against the Bulls. That was the worst time for that to happen. I think that kind of threw off the rhythm, especially the first 2 games.
@@mathewhorodner2000 Still, you can't understate how Kevin Johnson didn't exploit B.J. Armstrong and John Paxon enough. KJ had such a quickness advantage versus those two very slow point guards and he could have penetrated a lot more and the bulls didn't even have a good shot blocker in the lane... And Dan Majerle was hitting everything that year and left his game at home for the finals, and it wasn't all MJ's defense, Thunder Dan was just ice cold except for if I recall one game he was on...
The Suns were struggling all throughout the playoffs, starting with the Lakers. They finally started playing WAY better and well at times against Seattle. The Suns team seemed to play a disappearing act a great deal of the time in the playoffs. Otherwise, they would have won. You, also, have Cedric Ceballos whom they lost to a broken foot in game 6 against Seattle in the Western Conference Finals, and Charles Barkley being injured on his elbow/arm (draining fluid); things couldn't go any worse for the Suns. None of these things were talked about in the media during the Finals.
@@mathewhorodner2000 I recall the Lakers series being tight and the Suns down 2-0 but Nick Van Excel also played out of his mind, he was in a zone and unguardable. I put less emphasis on Ceballos because Dumas was almost interchangeable, again it was Kevin Johnson not exploiting the Bulls PG's, it's not an exaggeration to say BJ Armstrong was the slowest starting PG in the league, and Paxson wasn't quick either.
@@Sassonic Ceballos could get offensive rebounds. That would have made a difference. Also, I realized that Paxson and Armstrong shot about 50% from 3-point territory in the series; they shot the lights out. Barkley's elbow was swollen and had fluid in it, and Barkley wasn't shooting well. He mostly had a bad series shooting from the outside.
Best PF overall in prime, that includes intangibles. Never need a stockton, or Parker...
Well Chuck you had your chance in 94-95 while MJ was retired!
Thought we had it that year. Picked up some old Finals talent with Ainge, had Chambers twilight of his career but could still hit a key shot or 2, had Thunder Dan who looked like he could have been a future star, KJ and Barkley actually had more points on average in the playoffs than in the regular season. But the well oiled machine of Jordan/Pippen (I'd have said Grant, but his numbers were quite a bit lower) rolled into town.
Salute!
Gracious in Defeat.
Sir Charles is a fkn legend
I was in chicago 6 yrs old and i liked Dan Majerle .. i thought he could never miss a 3ptr
You couldn't have drawn up a fiercer dagger for the Suns than to have had the best record in the league, the NBA's Most Valuable Player, home court advantage all throughout the playoffs, only to lose it all in six games in the NBA Finals--especially losing all three of your home games in the series at that!
Barkley fought hard. Good for him.
Charles Barkley you need a get on and get the Phoenix Suns also on EA sports 2 K
The gambling gossip with Jordan got Jordan going, and he had the best playoff series of his life. That was the worst timing for the Suns.
Also, MJ struggled(for his standards) against a very physical, demanding Knicks defense in the previous series). He had much more space against the Suns because they had neither a Starks, nor Ewing.
Chuck is the Phoenix Suns.
Sir. Charles only one player can handle one on one against as much as MJ play.
pretty sure Charles is the only person on earth who would put himself 2nd to MJ.
Joel Stucki if you were alive to witness this finals you would understand why he would believe that
@@ihooptvchannel521 Facts
Incredible athlete but 6.4 hahaha more like 6.6
Hackmad Rashshit Aaha ha ha...…...
Many humans cant understand that its Chicago Bulls vs. Charles Barkley.
Lorenz Reyes shut up nerd
Hahahahaha good joke. I guess Kevin Johnson, Dan Majerle, Cedric Ceballos or Tom Chambers are clowns right? Smh...
Aquamarinamtl well my rats knows charles barkley even they were born in 2000s but johnson?majerle? are they household superstar like the brand pippen or brand rodman? this is not a joke, its only a fact.
@@scared08ph Rodman wasnt on the bulls that year dude.....
@@scared08ph Pippen had not reached his peak yet, the other best bulls player was Horace Grant... it is well known the suns had the best overall team that year, they just couldnt beat air jordan
Mafia killed James Jordan after Michael refused to dial down his game in the finals.
Evidence?
You forgot to mention pizzagate, flat earth, chem trails, and Elvis is still alive.