It's a wonderful time to renew old vows. "I don't think it's a good job right now," Barkley said. "But I would listen to the Suns because I love Phoenix. I would listen to Robert (Sarver) out of respect for working in Phoenix. But I'll be honest: I would not re-sign Amar'e Stoudemire." That'll get the owner's attention. "I wouldn't do it for three reasons," Barkley said. "One, his knees; two, his eyes; and three, he wants a maximum deal. Now, he's a terrific player. Don't get me wrong. But at this stage of his career, he's never been the best player on his team. That's not a max player." It is a summer of great upheaval in the NBA. LeBron James could jilt the city of Cleveland, a move that would be cowardly and ignoble. Stoudemire and Joe Johnson could rejoin Mike D'Antoni in New York, a city that would scoff at being served Phoenix reruns. And if the right situation comes along, Barkley wouldn't hesitate to bolt his comfortable chair at TNT in order to run his own NBA franchise. That would include the current vacancy in Phoenix, where Barkley is not at all dissuaded by the struggles of former Suns' GM Steve Kerr, who rode an emotional roller coaster during his three-year stint in Sarver's employ. "I look at it differently," Barkley said. "I want that challenge (of being a general manager). Steve (Kerr) takes everything personally. I've been a star before. Steve has never really been a star. And the one thing you learn as a star is, you can't take everything personally. "Listen, if you win, they love you. If you don't, they criticize you. It's not right or wrong. It's just how it goes. I think Steve took it personally." Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/sports/sun...-GM-search-charles-barkley.html#ixzz0sIJGIuGG
