Charles Barkley - a success story

Charles Barkley - American professional basketball player in the NBA who spoke at the end of the last century. He played the power forward position at the club "Philadelphia", "Phoenix Suns", as well as in "Houston Rockets" in the twilight of a career. Eleven consecutive seasons basketball compete in the game of NBA stars. Barkley is in the top 50 all-time National League players.

Youth

Charles Barkley - a native of Alabama, USA. During high school with a guy who more than anything wanted to play basketball, there was a nuisance. He was not taken in the junior team due to low growth, suggesting the role of reservists.

In just one summer teenager grew by 15 centimeters in the new season have already appeared in the first team. Barkley showed good statistics for a set number of points and rebounds won, but because of the extra fullness at the guy reluctantly paid attention Scouts university teams.

Since 1981, Charles Barkley played basketball for the team Auburn University. For three years, the young man several times voted the best player in the series and kept the sole superiority in rebounding in the NCAA.

Early career

First professional experience Barkley received "Philadelphia 76ers" in the club, which has become the eve (of 1983/83) NBA champion. Charles and among the recognized masters of the league continued to be one of the best in the game in rebounds. Coach, "Philadelphia" personally worked on the development of young players, especially controlling the distribution of body weight in the course of the game and its style. Charles Barkley played for the club of the Eastern Conference for the past eight years. During this time he has broken a number of individual records, from 1987 took part in the annual Match all the NBA stars, but to win the title with the team and failed.

Transfer to the "Phoenix Suns"

With the advent of Barkley in the "Phoenix Suns" Team began the golden age. For several seasons, the club was one of the main contenders for the title, and the dark-skinned soccer player has been selected as the best player of the season following the season of 1992-1993., Surpassing vote inimitable Michael Jordan.

Over the years, the team left a few star players, and business, "Phoenix" did not go so well. In the conference finals in 1994 Barkley and the company won the first two matches at the "Houston Rockets", but then managed to lose the "Rocket" series. Not the best way things were, and the leader of the "Phoenix Suns": the player began to chase back problems.

Go to the "Houston" and the completion of a career

In 1996, the application season, the team from Texas was the name of Charles Barkley. Basketball player moved into the camp of "rockets" in 33 years. As it turned out later, it was his last stop in a career.

In "Houston Rockets" Barkley played alongside NBA stars. Some of them were among the 50 best basketball players in the history of the game. However, to win a long-awaited championship Charles not destined ironically. The player went on to set personal bests in rebounds at the same time to deal with problems with his back. In 2000, spending in the "rockets" four seasons, Barkley Charles retired basketball player.

In the national

In 1992 it abolished the international rule that the United States National Championship regular players were not allowed to participate in the national team at the Olympics. Barkley took advantage of these changes, Charles, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Patrick Ewing and the other players "dream team". Barkley helped the team win the gold in 1992 in Barcelona and four years later - at the home for the US Olympics. At both forums, American basketball has traditionally been the best in his team in rebounds, and to get the star's autograph after the game, in turn lined up not only the fans, but the opponent team players.

Style Games

Charles Barkley was regarded as one of the universal and the most versatile players in the NBA in the last century. American basketball player spoke at the power forward position, however, in each of his commands one of the players considered undersized just Charles Barkley. American growth is 198 cm, while Barkley could well "hang" under the ring, and thanks to a powerful invoice successfully imposed for the selection of players fighting an enemy, surpasses it in height of 10-15 centimeters. Like a fish in water I felt Charles and protection. Due to the high starting speed, he managed to return to his ring and attack someone else. In 1987 he set a record that remains valid to this day: in a match against "Knicks" won 13 defensive rebounds. The paradox, but in the name Barkley, who had a very decent speed, even in the already advanced (for basketball standards) age, called the style of play that has a second name "slow". Only after some time in the NBA decided to fight this phenomenon and contributed to the regulation so-called rule of "five seconds".