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I don’t know why companies think that just because a player played in the league, they can talk about it on TV. There are SO many bad commentators out there it’s ridiculous.
 
I don’t know why companies think that just because a player played in the league, they can talk about it on TV. There are SO many bad commentators out there it’s ridiculous.
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It’s really bad in boxing.
I'm not sure it matters if they're good. I think it mostly just matters if people know who they are.

I don't care if Charles Barkley is good. I liked watching him play basketball and he's funny.

*Edit* Not that I agree it should be this way, but I think that's what's going on. Those guys don't have to be good to get better ratings.
 
I'm not sure it matters if they're good. I think it mostly just matters if people know who they are.

I don't care if Charles Barkley is good. I liked watching him play basketball and he's funny.

*Edit* Not that I agree it should be this way, but I think that's what's going on. Those guys don't have to be good to get better ratings.
Barkley has gotten better. He also mixes it up a bit and creates new things every year. Entertaining yes but on top of that he's not blatantly wrong other than some of his predictions. (Who isn't on predictions). Most of his takes have some merit. The thing though is that Shaq usually takes the other side which can also be wrong just as much as right. More and more though you hear them say "On this we agree". More so than when they started.
 
You only need five players to cover the entire span of the NBA (1949-50 Season through 2024-25 Season):

Vern Mikkelson, played 1949-1959 (10 seasons)
Dave Gambee, played 1958-1970 (12 seasons)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, played 1969-1989 (20 seasons)
Avery Johnson played 1988-2004 (16 seasons)
LeBron James, played 2003-present (22 seasons)

These five players played against every player ever to play in the NBA.
 
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