Charles Barkley - Hall of Famer?

It is strange, but I never really thought of Barkley as a Hall of Famer. Kevin Scarbinsky lays the case for Barkley out on the table and I find myself agreeing with him. However, I still can't get over my feelings that Charles was not a superstar in the NBA when he played. Admittedly, my NBA experience consisted of watching Jordan and that was about it, but wasn't that the case for most casual NBA fans in their mid-20s to mid-30s? We went from Magic and Bird to Michael. No one else seemed to be playing. The more I think about it though, I agree that guys like Barkley, Ewing, Pippen, Olajuwon, Ewing, and Malone were great players even if they weren't as great as Michael.