The debate over advanced analytics seems to be a never-ending wellspring of bar room and Reddit conversations. For some people, the eye test and box scores are all they need to see a good versus bad player, but for others, only per-100 advanced metrics with overlayed shot charts will be reliable. Based on multiple rants in recent years, we can comfortably count Sir Charles anti-analytics.
Charles Barkley is probably the player who first made me fall in love with the 76ers. When Charles was drafted in 1984, he was a vertically undersized but horizontally advantaged forward.