What are you doing? Stop with prints! The war is over

While Luko Doncic and Jezernika in the playoffs the second game against wolves awaitsis the Dallas sports director Nico Harrison He continues to face journalistic issues of controversial exchange. At the last press conference, he again defended his decision and blamed the injuries for a bad season.

It was this Harrison media performance that made the NBA League legend and the now popular television analyst. Charles Barkley. In the network on the net TNT Sports sent Harrison a very direct message.

Barkley’s advice to « friend »: Stop with prints!

Charles Barkley, known for his hairless style, addressed Harrison directly into the camera. « Listen, man, I count you as a friend, Nico Harrison, » Barkley began after the transcript of the show. “I wish you all the best. I think you did a good job with Dallas last year. Obviously, this year didn’t work out. « Then a brutal advice followed, » But, man, don’t have any press conferences anymore! I don’t even know what you are doing. I really don’t … I have no idea what you try to achieve. « 

Barkley continued even more directly: “The war is over, brother. Accept defeat. I hope you keep the job, I hope the team will be healthy, but, man, don’t give interviews anymore. Please no, « concluded the legendary » Chuck « .

Shaq: The owners have pushed it under the bus, now wants to please

In addition to Barkley’s words, he also nodded in the affirmative, as he states Shaquille O’Neal. Both believe that Harrison should focus on his work – improving the team – instead of media appearances « Dwarf into his own wounds » and begins the debate again and deepens the crisis in Dallas. Shaq also offered his explanation of Harrison’s behavior: « His problem is that he wants to please while focusing on doing his job. »

Harrison’s moves were also commented by the legendary Shaq. Photo: Cary Edmondon/Reuters

O’Neal believes that Harrison’s statement at the conference, saying he didn’t quite know how important Luka was for fans, was not honest, but just a « corporate answer » because he wanted to be friendly. Shaq also expressed his belief that changing Doncic was not exclusively Harrison’s decision. “Listen, I don’t know so well, I know it a little. But I couldn’t replace Luka Doncic without the owners. And now he receives all the blows, « Shaq said, adding that Harrison owners are now supporting because they have actually » pushed him under the bus « themselves. His advice to Harrison was to rely on the support of the owners and simply do his job.

« Smoke because Luke is still playing and you don’t »

Barkley also reiterated the advice to withdraw Harrison. “Smoke. Just get wet because Luke is still playing (in the playoffs), but you don’t. Anthony (Davis) is damaged, Kyrie (Irving) is damaged. No longer appearing on television, man, « was a picturesque Barkley, who admitted that Harrison is just receiving blows because it is part of the sports director.

Analyst Kenny Smith He added a slightly different view, saying that he knew Harrison from the time at Nike, and that the change was just a « basketball decision » that Harrison has to live with now, regardless of the outcome. He pointed out that the change was not necessarily a complete defeat, as it has not yet been seen what a healthy Dallas team with Davis and Irving could, and Doncic has not yet won the title. « The ball is still in the air, » he said.

Criticism

The debate also touched on the reporting of the Dallas season tickets, which the club is expected to announce in the midst of the biggest crisis after the change. « Whoever has announced the price of tickets in the midst of this … must be one of the most minded people in the history of civilization, » Barkley was sharp. He stressed that such news is always published on Friday late afternoon to sink over the weekend, not in the middle of the media storm due to Doncic’s change. « It’s simply stupid, » he concluded.

Harrison again defended himself for the February change of Doncic and Davis. Photo: Jerome Miron/Reuters

While Harrison deals with the consequences in Dallas, Doncic blooms at Jezerniki. In 28 games of the regular season after the transfer, he averaged 28.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 7.5 passes and took the team to the playoffs. For the sports director of Dallas, who will remain forever recorded as a man who replaced Doncic, he remains a « uncertain path », full of challenges in the renewal of the team and the trust of the fans.

Doncic played his next game on Wednesday night, trying to take the lakes on the home floor to equalize in the 1-1 series against Volkov from Minnesota.