First of all, Barkey was a ring chaser himself.
Secondly, Barkley, while hilarious, has almost zero credibility with media and players.
He is on par with Skip Bayless. He's a troll who admits that he doesn't watch the games.
The other night he said that Golden State was "bad on defense."
Sure, if bad is best in the league (or second, can't remember).
Go ahead and align yourself with that guy.