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"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."

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

Overthrow Sarver.

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

Why not?

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

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

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.

We needed Charles a few years ago.

I'd like him as a majority owner.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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