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Charles Barkley says NCAA tournament game between Grand Canyon and Alabama was ‘the stupidest basketball game I’ve ever seen’
TNT announcer and former NBA player Charles Barkley criticized two college teams competing on this weekend’s NCAA basketball tournament.
He harshly criticized the competition between Grand Canyon University and the University of Alabama on Sunday, March 24, even going thus far as to say that the game was “the stupidest college basketball I have ever seen.”
According to Awful Announcing Barkley, yes commenting within the game by which the Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Grand Canyon Antelopes within the second round of the 2024 NCAA tournament. Barkley was disgusted with the play between the teams and had no problem showing it within the post-game program.
“Grand Canyon, that was the stupidest basketball game I’ve ever seen,” Barkley told his co-hosts. “Everyone played one-on-one. They missed… how many free throws?”
He also said the antelopes didn’t know what they were doing while they were on the hardwood.
“I’m undecided what they did offensively. I do not think they led the game for the whole second half.
“It was the stupidest basketball game I have ever seen adult college students (play). (Mark) Sears was the only player who played with complete composure throughout the entire match. Congratulations to the University of Alabama. It’s a great school. Nate Oats is doing a great job.”
Barkley got here back when he unequivocally stated, “Some of the worst basketball decisions a college team will ever make were made.”
“Grand Canyon, that was the stupidest basketball game I’ve ever seen… I do not think they played well the whole second half…. They just played 1v1 each time… 5 assists? We have a specialist in the event that they found 5 passes. – Charles Barkley pic.twitter.com/G35tPIaxeD
— Terrible Announcement (@awfulannouncing) March 25, 2024
According to Sporting News, the Grand Canyon team Started he made just three baskets on 17 shots from the sector. Meanwhile, the Antelopes shot just 32.1 percent from three-point range for the game, missing 18 of 20 three-point attempts. Their problems continued on the free throw line, where they made only 23 shots out of 37 attempts.
Ultimately, Crimson Tide won 72-61 and advanced to the following round of the competition.