The program captured the NCAA title in 19, earning the coach a spot on the Dream Team as one of Chuck Daly’s assistants. After surviving a rough start to his time at Duke, Krzyzewski’s Blue Devils had turned a corner. While you could argue that it’s easy to thrive in blowouts against weak competition, Barkley still outperformed his peers.Īlthough Coach K didn’t quite have the same star status as Chuck at the time, he had proved himself a capable bench boss. From a statistical perspective, the forward proved the Dream Team’s best player, pacing the unit in scoring and shooting an eye-popping 71.1% from the floor (59-of-83) and 87.5% (7-of-8) from the three-point range. Sir Charles was near the height of his powers in 1992 and turned in a strong Olympic tournament. The entire squad, however, boasted big names, including Barkley and Krzyzewski.

In terms of the Dream Team, guys like Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, and Magic Johnson steal most of the headlines. Tilton/Getty Images and Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images for The Match Charles Barkley and Coach K were both members of the Dream Team Mike Krzyzewski (L) and Charles Barkley (R) were both members of the Dream Team. When things didn’t go according to plan, Barkley found himself sharing a practice court with Coach K and trying to avoid the potentially angry father. Sir Charles, it seems, had given one of Mike Krzyzewski’s daughters permission to take some alcohol from his minibar fridge. While the forward-turned-broadcaster wasn’t known to back down from any challenge - just ask those who tried to fight him - he didn’t take any chances during a Dream Team practice.

When you think of Charles Barkley, the word “scared” probably doesn’t usually spring to mind.

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