Charles Barkley delivers stern message to parents who don't 'whoop' their kids: 'Believe in discipline'

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Charles Barkley still believes in an old-school parenting style, and he does not care what anyone thinks.

The basketball Hall of Famer, who is in his annual role as a March Madness analyst, hopped on "The Dan Patrick Show," where the two discussed the tournament and even Barkley's co-worker Kenny Smith potentially being interested in the UNC job.

However, that conversation got Barkley a bit fired up about the state of athletes as a whole and how he believes they're uncoachable.

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Phoenix Suns former player Charles Barkley in attendance against the Minnesota Timberwolves during an NBA Cup game at Mortgage Matchup Center. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

"You can't even yell at them anymore," Barkley said of today's players.

But it quickly pivoted to a parenting discussion.

"People talking about you can’t yell at your kids. Yes, hell you can yell at your kids," Barkley said. "You’ll whoop their a-- too… That's why these kids are crazy."

Of course, Barkley, who said he "believe(s) in discipline," obviously supports limitations on said whooping.

Basketball player Charles Barkley speaks on stage as Fall Out Boy takes the stage at the American Express All-Star Live at Hammerstein Ballroom, broadcast live on TNT to tip-off NBA All-Star 2015 on Feb. 12, 2015, in New York City. (Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for American Express)

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"I’m not going around telling people to beat their kids, but I think if you don’t spank your kids and discipline them, they turn into some of these brats that we got today,"