GONZO: The Sixers need something to keep the fans interested while simultaneously distracting them from a team that has just six sad wins and the fourth-worst attendance in the NBA. They need a big personality to get the city talking about pro hoops again. They need to make a bold move. They need to hire Charles Barkley. A few months ago, Barkley told the Boston Globe he’d like to become a general manager. It’s Charles, so you have to wonder how sincere he was when he made that statement. In the past, he has said he’d like to become a lot of things when he grows up, among them the governor of Alabama and a professional golfer, but it’s still an intriguing notion. “It’s time for me to be a general manager,” he told the Globe. “I think everybody around me knows it’s time for me to take a different challenge. . . . I need to grow as a person, and it’s time for me. And certainly I can do a better job than some of these guys have been doing.” As the old Latin saying goes, “In Barkley veritas.” The idea of hiring Charles as the Sixers’ GM feels right – like finding those old parachute pants in the back of your closet and slipping them on for a little impromptu Hammer Time. It’s not as if anyone’s watching, anyway. MORE
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