Charles Barkley has interest in being Suns minority owner

YFZblu · Post #1 » by **YFZblu** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 12:53 pm

"I don't have enough money to be like a Michael (Jordan) and take complete control of an organization," Barkley said of his friend's status as Charlotte's managing partner. "But it would be fun to, like whether it was in Philadelphia or Phoenix, to put a few million dollars in and be not a speaking owner but just a fun, good investment."

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/21 ... z1OyIHAo1E

Thoughts? Honestly if Barkley was to invest, I would definitely want him to be an out-spoken owner...He cracks me up.

BurningHeart · Post #2 » by **BurningHeart** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 1:11 pm

Overthrow Sarver.

impulsenine · Post #3 » by **impulsenine** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 5:44 pm

More money for the organization, and probably would only help.

Why not?

JasonDaPsycho · Post #4 » by **JasonDaPsycho** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 1:24 am

If Sarver is selling his share, why not?
Oh wait, even if he isn't, I don't see why not.

RaisingArizona · Post #5 » by **RaisingArizona** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 3:01 am

How about a majority owner? Make it happen, MJ. Loan your boy some money.

harshey1388 · Post #6 » by **harshey1388** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 3:24 am

ginobiliflops wrote:How about a majority owner? Make it happen, MJ. Loan your boy some money.

HOLLA! would love Barkley to be involved in decision making for this franchise.

garrick · Post #7 » by **garrick** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 4:03 am

We needed Charles a few years ago.

Post #8 » by **lilfishi22** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 5:07 am

I'd like him as a majority owner.

BurningHeart · Post #9 » by **BurningHeart** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 8:03 am

I'm not sure I would. Even if he had the money, he's a relatively unstable person. Who knows what he'll blow his money on? He's a notorious HEAVY gambler, etc. What if he bought the team somehow and then blew through his funds? I don know, I'd be kinda scared of that.

mybloodisorange · Post #10 » by **mybloodisorange** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 12:19 am

The scary thing is he said it would be a good investment. Wow. Buying up real estate in a down market like we have is a good investment, sports teams arent. They are supposed to be toys for rich people who dont mind throwing good money after bad to give their team a chance to win. As much as people bash on Cuban at least he understands this which is why Dallas has a championship.

thekillingtree · Post #11 » by **thekillingtree** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 1:19 pm

if he wants to invest in a team i'd rather him invest in a different team. after all the trash he's talked over the years about the suns, why be an owner without a voice? that just seems silly. i may not agree with everything he's said over the years about us but i think he'd be a decent owner if he had majority control. can't be worse than what we have now.

Coogi · Post #12 » by **Coogi** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 3:00 pm

BurningHeart wrote:I'm not sure I would. Even if he had the money, he's a relatively unstable person. Who knows what he'll blow his money on? He's a notorious HEAVY gambler, etc. What if he bought the team somehow and then blew through his funds? I don know, I'd be kinda scared of that.

I realize Jordan is a good deal richer, but he's also a big gambler. That said, 'putting a few million in for a fun investment' doesn't sound like he's interested in a controlling stake.

Gorilla Warfare · Post #13 » by **Gorilla Warfare** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 4:44 pm

BurningHeart wrote:I'm not sure I would. Even if he had the money, he's a relatively unstable person. Who knows what he'll blow his money on? He's a notorious HEAVY gambler, etc. What if he bought the team somehow and then blew through his funds? I don know, I'd be kinda scared of that.

At least then we would know why he doesn't want to invest money in his team, unlike Sarver. What the hell is he doing with all his?

Phystic · Post #14 » by **Phystic** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 5:48 am

I'd love to see Chuck have some say in our franchise. I wanted him to get a serious chance at being GM.