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Over the last couple of years, Charles Barkley has had a lot to say about the Warriors.
On Wednesday morning, he joined The Bill Simmons Podcast, and shared some conflicting viewpoints on how to beat Golden State.
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"Nothing to take away from the Warriors. They are a terrific offensive team, and a terrific defensive team. But if you got a point guard and some big guys, you got a chance against them," Barkley explained. "I mean, you do."
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When Simmons brought up the fact that Tim Duncan didn't play in Golden State's 120-90 win over the Spurs on Monday night, Barkley's response was surprising.
"I don't think the Duncan card was relevant," Barkley said. "I think Tim Duncan is pretty much done ... I don't think he's got a lot left in the tank ... who's Tim Duncan gonna guard out there? You can't play the Warriors big. Tim Duncan can't guard anybody out there."
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Barkley then spoke as if he was San Antonio head coach Gregg Popovich.
"I thought it was like a boxing match ... I just want to see what we got to do next time we play these guys. We got to play these guys three more times in the regular season. And this is a better matchup -- we gonna play small, which is the way we're gonna have to play them in the playoffs anyways, and let's see what happens...
"LaMarcus (Aldridge) is gonna be the key. He's gonna have to punish Draymond down low ... next time you see it, it'll be a better example."
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Aldridge, who deleted his social media accounts after the loss, scored just five points on 2-for-9 shooting.
"LaMarcus can't be a 6'11" jump-shooter, scoring four points," Barkley continued. "When he's playing against these undersized power forwards ... he's got to punish them down low."
Changing topics, Barkley went on a tangent, claiming that Oklahoma City has the talent to beat the Warriors.
"I'll tell you who is dangerous -- Oklahoma City," Barkley declared. "I picked Oklahoma to win the championship because there's no deeper team in the NBA. They got the most talent by far in the NBA. But their two best players go one-on-one all the time when the game's on the line. And that's the one flaw on that team...
"There's only two teams that can beat Golden State: From a talent standpoint -- Oklahoma City. From a coaching standpoint -- it's gonna be the Spurs, because they're gonna make adjustments game to game to game.
"But if you want to roll the balls out there, Oklahoma City against the Warriors, it would be 132 to 129 every game in a seven-game series. And to see Russell and Steph go at it, would be worth the price of admission."
The Thunder (34-13) trail the Warriors (41-4) by eight games for the top seed in the West.
Oklahoma City lost in Brooklyn on Sunday, and needed overtime to beat a Carmelo Anthony-less Knicks squad on Tuesday night.