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NEW YORK -- Charles Barkley didnt want Kevin Durant to join the Golden State Warriors and isnt sure Durant changes things now that hes there.In Barkleys mind, the Warriors are still a flawed team.Let me say this: I still think they got some of the same issues this year with that team, Barkley said Tuesday.Can they rebound the ball? Theyre going to still be shooting jumpers. Theyre not going to get any low-post scoring. Can that type of play hold up through the rigors of the NBA playoffs? Im still going to say the same thing Ive always said: No.The Warriors won a record 73 games in the regular season but blew a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals and lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Golden State then signed Durant, the former NBA MVP, in the offseason.Thats made the Warriors the favorites to regain the title they won in 2015, though Barkley said they were lucky then because their road was filled with teams weakened by injuries. Cleveland was already without Kevin Love in those Finals and lost Kyrie Irving near the end of Game 1.The Cavs were healthy last year, and Barkley picked them to beat the Warriors.When I told you they couldnt play that little small ball and win a championship if everybody they played was healthy, that theyd wear down, and they did. I told you Cleveland was going to beat them and they did, Barkley said during a lunch before TNTs Inside the NBA studio team was elected to the Broadcasting Hall of Fame.Barkley and the team will host their show Tuesday night in Cleveland outside Quicken Loans Arena, where the Cavaliers will receive their rings before facing New York in their season opener. The Warriors will play San Antonio in the nightcap of TNTs doubleheader.Barkley, a Hall of Fame player who never won a championship, was disappointed that Durant left Oklahoma City for an easier chance at a title with the star-studded Warriors, who have two-time MVP Stephen Curry and fellow All-Stars Klay Thompson and Draymond Green.If they win, Barkley said, the title wont mean as much to Durant as it would have in Oklahoma City, where he had played since the Thunder franchise moved from Seattle in 2008 after his rookie season. Durant has been booed in rival arenas since his decision and has angered some of his former fans with what appeared to be criticisms of Russell Westbrook and his former team.Hes made himself a villain by taking all these shots at Oklahoma City for no reason. Theres no reason for that, Barkley said. He left, hes happy, shut up. When youre taking shots at Russell and those guys, thats not necessary. sWell Bottle Sale 17oz . 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Michael Morgan will be asked to temporarily spearhead North Queenslands quest for a top four spot, with Johnathan Thurston likely to miss around two weeks.Thurston went off early in the second half in North Queenslands 36-0 win in Townsville on Thursday night with a hamstring injury and spent the remainder of the match icing the injury on the sideline.He will go for scans on Friday and Cowboys coach Paul Green said he would be taking a safety first approach ahead of their next match against Melbourne in Townsville on Saturday week.We certainly wont be taking any unnecessary risks with him at this time of the year, Green said.Its not too bad, it wasnt like he was running and suddenly stopped.Sydney Roosters premiership campaign hit a wall when Mitchell Pearce suffered a hamstring injury late last year. But the Cowboys have a very capable replacement to lead their attack in Queensland star Morgan.In his return from a knee injury suffered in State of Origin II, Morgan kept the Cowboys humming in Thurstons absence turning a 20-0 lead into a 36-0 victory.Morgan stepped up to run the team there and that was a good thing ffor his development and our performance, Green said.ddddddddddddWe have certainly gone past those times that if JT was out the team would lose all hope of being able to win.If he is not there it is not the end of the world. Other players can contribute.Ray Thompson will likely come into the halves alongside Morgan if Thurston is ruled out.Representative prop Matt Scott was buoyed by the Cowboys effort after Thurston was injured.We kept playing that attacking football and that is a good thing if JT isnt in the team next week, he said.Obviously we want him there but it will be a good break for him. He can freshen up mentally and physically.North Queensland roared back into form to consolidate third spot on the ladder.The Bulldogs could drop out of the top four if results go against them in the remainder of round 20.We will leave our frustration behind, Dogs coach Des Hasler said.The next game cant come quickly enough.Melbourne defeated North Queensland 15-14 at Suncorp Stadium in round 10. ' ' '