I happen to run across this and this is the most insulting thing anybody has ever said about me. Anybody who knows me knows how ridiculous it is to say that I didn’t try and refused to shoot. There is no truth whatsoever to me having looked at film at halftime and seeing that my teammates didn’t come to my defense when I had the altercation with Ricky Sobers. Even in the video that they showed you can see my teammates coming over to the confrontation. Whoever posted this should be ashamed of themselves.
Understand how you feel, Rick, but anyone who knows your hypercompetitive nature doesn't take this seriously. It's more Fake News bullshit that RUclips should pull immediately. Hope you and your family are well.
I agree Rick! You averaged 36 in the finals and dropped 50 in a game 7. Not to mention you are one the best FT% of all time. Much respect and you are for sure one of the best to ever wear a Warriors uniform.
Rick: they are just jealous of you and wish they would have been 1/2 the player you were. To heck with the haters. Loved watching you play. God bless. Hell you could play today in this soft league. But you might only average around 30 or so.
If the person who made this video had simply asked Rick his account instead of relying on heresay he would’ve known that Rick did not refuse to shoot but rather tried to involve his teammates who, if you watch the video, missed nearly every shot they took.
The Warriors shot 40 percent in the field as a team. That's not how you win a seventh game. It was obvious that they lacked focus from the start. Lots of mental mistakes and missed shots that were imminently makeable. No one met expectations, head coach included.
Realistically, if Barry were guilty of quitting by not shooting, would you expect him to admit it? Not saying he did or didn't bu simply asking him wouldn't be the last word.
He was an outstanding player year after year. I saw this game on television. He has always denied that he purposely did not shoot in much of this game. Still, his passes were on target but his teammates failed to score. Too bad that this video doesn't show how the Warriors went from a one point lead to a twelve point deficit.
The video shows Phil smith and another teammate running towards the fight as soon as they realized it was happening. It was over by the time they got there. "They didn't come to assist him" is a DAMNED LIE.
@@brandonvandelden7972 Exactly! The scuffle took place while the play continued at the other end of the court. No one from either team was in the area. Unlike the Mike Riordan assault of the previous postseason, the confrontation took place at the opposite side of the Warriors bench. None of his teammates were close enough to intervene immediately. All of a sudden, they realized what had happened and raced to that area of the court to break it up. Only a dumbass would say that they threw their best player under the bus with a trip to the NBA Finals on the line.
All of the passes that Barry made were legitimate, it's just that the player didn't make the shot. They were all closer to the basket and in a better position than he was. I think he was just upset about the fisticuff. Remember a lot of times coaches would intentionally put in an inferior player to go after the best player on another team to get him to foul-out of over react to upset his timing. And I think that's what happened in this case
I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Sonics and Blazers fan. Japanese-American. I know what you mean: Rick Fox KILLED my Blazers, and I hate him for that!
@@unappealingundesirable2826 Rick Fox? or Barry? sorry that you hate him after all these years. I feel your pain tho, I'm still upset about my Giants losing to the New York Yankees in 1962. I self medicate tho brother and I tell ya after 10 or 12 beers I forget about the whole thing. Take care dude and if it'll make you feel any better, Seattle's a nice little town. Almost as nice as my little town San Francisco. But not quite
This kind of thing happened to Barry all the time. My guess is that the Suns had Sobers muck it up with him on purpose. Wouldn't be be surprised if the idea came from assistant Al Bianchi, who coached Barry in the ABA. The Warriors made a mistake not to bring in an enforcer before the season. They needed one to prevent a potential replay of the Mike Riordan mugging in the 1975 NBA Finals.
I can understand why some would see Barry's body language on that chair and assume he was quitting, but that was his normal career body language for dealing with frustration. Sulky, pouty, whiney, but quite within the parameters of his normal on-court personna when angry at the refs, the other team, his teammates. Building an argument that he threw his team under the bus requires more than just watching his outward behavior/demeanor. And the notion that his teammates didn't come to his defense is overstated, they did come to the confrontation but weren't they further away to begin with?
This is simply not true. I also have read that book and heard this story. Barry has always said this story wasn't true. The video proves this. He made the right pass to open teammates who simply missed their shots. No one is going to refuse to shoot the ball in game seven of a conference finals. Rick Barry is one of the greatest players of all time.
@@MakaveliDior Well for starters those who feel the need to curse to get their point across have already failed to do so. Beyond that, you cannot compare players of different positions, and frankly different eras. The stuff players of Kobe's era and today get away with is crazy with palming, double dribbling, traveling, etc. makes it impossible to compare. To me if a GOAT had to be chosen from all positions, it would be Wilt, but you cannot compare him to a forward nor a guard. The GOAT for shooting guards is Jordan in my view. Neither Barry nor Kobe would be in my top 5 players for a starting dream team, but they might be in 2nd team 10. My comment about Kobe was not impugning his skill level which puts him likely in the top 3 of shooting guards. However his attitude and approach to the game was lacking, hence the reason I said he was a punk.
@@MultiEviscerator Kobe played during the 90s so that means Jordan carried the rock too. If you told Kobe play without palming and carrying he still would dominate against Barry lmao. Kobe elite footwork, fundamentals, triple threat, IQ, shooting and finishing and his handle is very good. He could play in any era. But Barry can't play if you teleported his prime self in today's game. Kobe could adapt in any era.
@@najeesimons3459 "He was a racist." I don't know about that. He might've been an equal-opportunity offender. Barry ruffled quite a few Old Dominion folks' turkey feathers when he (a born Yankee) infamously said in a magazine article that he didn't want to play for the ABA Virginia Squires because he didn't want his kids growing up "saying 'y'all' ". Ouch. Lol.
If I saw that my teammates hated me and didnt move a finger to defend me- I would have acted the same. Fuck them if they dont appreciate me as a leader and human being. Rick Barry is a guy who has always been better than many human beings around him. Smarter, good looking, most talented, he is the one cracking jokes at your expense. Some people are just too good and this creates animosity. Unlike Jordan, he didnt bother with his teammates to intimidate them and make them all obey. He was too much of a gentleman to get on their level. He was hated for being smart and went even after owners and sued them. First man in professional sports to do this. While everyone else would keep their heads down and get their pay - Rick demanded NOT TO BE EXPLOITED. Remember people, every story has two sides. Rick Barry acted everytime in a fair manner. With him, everyone got what they deserved in one way or another. Even in his late 70s the man is sharp af.
The main reason why the Warriors didn't win in '76 wasn't because Barry didn't shoot the ball but because their team chemistry had deteriorated. Maybe the biggest fail was when the Warrior's owner, Franklin Mieuli, traded Butch Beard because he didn't like Butch Beard's wife - true story. Butch wasn't as talented as many guards but he was a high IQ player, unselfish, and was the glue for the Warriors title team. Barry did not cost his team the title in '76, that's a bunch of BS.
I can vouch for the accuracy of this story, but it was GM Dick Vertlieb (not Mieuli) who had enough of Beard's wife. Beard knew the offense and personnel and had been the best true point guard on the team. Phil Smith was more of a shooter, and Gus Williams was too inexperienced for the role. The Beard trade played no small part in the outcome of the series.
I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Sonics and Blazers fan. Japanese-American. Please brief me on Beard's wife. Was she too vocal? I saw Butch Beard scouting a summer league in 1997, hosted by Doug Christie in Seattle. The late Yinka Dare was a star player in that league.
@@MarkJones-si2bb That's a misleading statement because the Warriors peaked at the end of the '74-75 season as they won it all. Also, more overall talent doesn't guarantee anything and especially in the playoffs the next year when the Warriors imploded due to team chemistry issues, best record in the regular season or not.
Don’t make excuses for him, he acted like spoiled brat. He’s a professional player getting paid for what he does. As long as your on the court you give it your all.
It's a bunch of BS that Barry's teammates didn't come to help him. They were downcourt or on the bench on the other side of the court but came as soon as they realized what was going on. The real story with the Warriors -- and I went to almost every playoff game -- was that late in the seasons they began to lose their mojo. For a while there it looked like they might win 65 games or more, but they started to flatten out. They had traded Butch Beard, their point guard, in the offseason, so really didn't have a true point, and that started to catch up to them. Phil Smith was a brilliant player, but he wasn't a point guard and didn't run the offense that well. He had scored 51 points in a game and had come into his own, but he really should have been receiving passes, not initiating the offense. And the Suns were a classic case of a team that wasn't as good but started to peak just as their more talented opponents were coming down. It was a great series, and the Warriors seemed like they were going to win it, but the Suns got a lot of luck and also just never gave up. They got a sort of miracle shot from van Arsdale to force a second overtime in Game 4, otherwise it would have been 3-1 Warriors going back to Oakland. And in Game 6 in Phoenix both teams hit clutch shots down the stretch, but the Suns ran a great play to get an open layup right at the end and win by 1. I really thought that the problem in Game 7 was Barry definitely getting thrown off his game a bit by Sobers' dirty play, but also that Phil Smith went shot-happy in the second half. He chucked up bad shot after bad shot and couldn't hit anything. He needed to move the ball but kept dribbling into double teams and firing away. But it was really a team-wide problem. They just seemed to lose their edge late in the season, and Barry himself has admitted that he was probably too demanding and might have burnt a lot of guys out. Nonetheless, the Warriors came back the next year and went to the playoffs again, this time losing a great 7-game series to the Lakers, as Kareem raised his already brilliant game to another level. The series was kind of a shoot-out between him and Barry, and the Lakers just squeezed by, only to be dumped by Bill Walton's Blazers in the WC Finals.
Far-fetched. Rick was a terrific passer and loved to enter the ball into the post. If I'm mad at my teammates, the last thing I'm going to do is pass to them. He was right back with the same team next year when he could have easily requested a trade. No way Rick Barry would intentionally play less than his best in a game 7. But I guess you can't get clicks without a hot take these days, so I'm not mad at you.
And after his knee injury in his 3rd season, he was a jump shooter first. A mid range jump shooter who could still attack, going 30 for 45! Special. There is plenty of footage on Larry's 60 pt game vs Atlanta and Pistol Pete's 68 vs NY. Wish there were on Rick's 64 vs Portland and David Thompson's 73 vs Detroit.
@@scottodonnell7121 there is some of the 4th qtr of that historic game on YT. But I think only the fourth. Or parts of it. Perhaps because whoever filmed it, realized this was a historical night.
Another factor in the series at least in the last game was Coach Attles shortened his bench and one of the best athletes and a future all star and nba champ and though a rookie GUS William's was a DNP. Earlier in the series he made some scoring contributions off the bench 9, 13, 14. And he had paired with Westphal at USC so I wonder what might have been had he been that off the bench wild card !
Great point. Attles was a terrific head coach, but he had a lousy Game 7. He forgot what made his team great -- strength in numbers. To shorten the bench all of a sudden reeked of panic. Made no sense at all.
The premise of this video might be untrue. Wiki: The final contest was marred by a fight between Barry and Suns rookie Ricky Sobers away from the ball in the first quarter, during which none of the Warriors came to his aid at the opposite side of the court. Suns broadcaster Al McCoy concocted a narrative that Barry quit in the second half, a charge that lacked tangible evidence and he steadfastly denied. In fact, Barry led his team in points and shot attempts that game. Rather, he said his intent was to get more teammates involved in the third quarter, the game plan that had allowed them to dominate in the regular season.
Rick Barry was unlikable... There are some people, many of them brilliant at their craft, that are hard to connect with... Obviously, this game didn't help
OK, I watched this, and I don't see any bad decisions on this film that Barry made. His passes were legit. There was probably something else going on here, why the coach took him out. In fact, the only bad decisions I saw Barry make were towards the end of the game when he forced two lousy shots in frustration.
Shades of Laker coach Butch Van Bredakoff not putting Wilt back in during a Laker run *in the waning moments of the 7th game of the Finals,* which the Lakes ultimately lost . Yeah; Van got the can, shortly thereafter.
The series was bizarre fluctuating between tight under 100 point games to high scoring plus 110 scoring games. Coach Attles was defensive minded and a tough dude preferring defensive control . Coach McCleod was a more free flowing offensive minded coach. The clash of styles is a chess match .
You are ignoring some significant details. Alvan Adam's Phoenix center had 20 rebounds 18 points. And cliff ray was 0 for 6 but with 13 boards. Barry led his team in scoring with 20 ! But was not shooting well slightly below par 8/19 . 421. Adding 6 rebounds and 2 assists . The latter number teammates complaint ? ! Westphal had 21 . As did another sun . Who guarded westphal ? Adam's? Etc. They were outrebounded as a team 57 to 49. Sobers shot well 6 /10 the suns shot better and had a 28 to 20 advantage from the free throw line. Phil smith shot only 2/7 from the charity stripe. The suns beat them in the backcourt and front court but maybe you were expecting Barry to be God ! Or maybe you hate him because he looked like a frat boy. Hate on westphal or Adam's ? If a sun played sub par that day it was only van arsdale 1/8. Gar heard was spectacular 21 and 13. 9/11 from the charity stripe. Wilkes was awful from the floor 7/21 33% but with 13 boards. The suns won because they were better and maybe the sobers distraction helped but Dont ignore the individual or team numbers. .
Barry's best teammate on the '75 team was Wilkes (a rookie). bunch of losers, I don't blame Rick for getting frustrated with them. dragged them to a chip and zero gratitude.
Another bizarre event in that series was the prior game. When Keith ericksen busted out for 24 points in a 105 104 suns win and was a dnp in game 7. ???
@@scottcoleman5088 I didnt say that I said there were swings of force. Could be coaching decisions , injuries sustained, ( which they would or couldn't reveal) , and player adjustments to a different scheme. NBA is unlike football's 1x elimination game playoffs, or even baseball with its pitcher of the day( which is 80% of that game. ) However, I will say there is large market city favoritism because tv revenues are there. Scrolling the list of nba champions there are a handful of repeat champions but they have marquee value and payrolls. It's just so hard for cities like atlanta, phoenix, minneapolis ( former laker home) , okc, salt lake , milwaukee, sacramento, San Diego ( 2x folded ) , new orleans, indianapolis. Memphis. dallas, charlotte, Orlando, cleveland , portland , seattle,( now defunct, ) to break out of the pay roll, media , cycle. They may challenge even sometimes retain stars but there have been just a handful of championships . Few owners are willing to put up the money . And theres a lower proportion of the collective money for them. San Antonio's run being freakish aberration like Detroit's. And houston. You need to get real, read Sports in America by Mitchener as a starting point in the late 60s early 70s and update from there the end of the celtics dynasty. For years Golden for example under Meuli wouldnt spend. When they finally got ownership that would they made a run. But now that's crumbling . The valley of the sun is challenging again, but its chances just got hurt. Sure you want to be a fan but dont put your ♥️ in it because it will 💔. Heartbreaker with your 44 ( wests logo number ) why you want to tear my love apart 🎵🎶☄. Barkley, stockton never won it all.
@@terencewinters2154 yes valuetainment interviewed the referee that got fined and he said there definitely is favoritism so it's a dirty game and I hate how you they can walk and there's no touching on defense the three-point line should be erased or put back 5 feet I don't care if you give them four points but it's lost the whole flow of the game it's an ugly game Michigan Wolverines Juwan Howard that's my team pro ball sucks
@@scottcoleman5088 sorry you feel that way there have been instances of cheating and I get your displeasure at rules changes that have morphed the game but the same can be said about college ball. Where I personally experienced some rule changes, injuries, etc . Sometimes I fantasize about my own ideas for rule changes that might take us back to more of a slashing era of less 3 ball like moving the board and goal six feet closer to each other which would make baseline more of an alley like hockey or lacrosse. . This would make the bigs more of a factor than this 5 out europe ball and more of a longer all court game bringing the mobile rim protectors stock up. Sorry for juwans loss with the Wolverines but theres always next year if his feeder network isnt soured by nba ambitions ( 1 and done ) and aau ego and greed. After all for every Kobe coming out h.s. or kentucky or duke theres 10 unfulfilled dreams sports and basketball doesnt necessarily build character but reveals it.
Both players were excellent scorers but Barry and Ice were different type of players. I saw em both play and I thought Barry was a better passer and a better player although Ice was great too. Barry averaged 25 ppg and 10 rpg his rookie year and was the ROTY and all NBA. Barry's second year he averaged 35 and 9. Ice could put up scoring numbers too and had more flair to his game with the finger rolls elegant style to his game. Both were great.
One thing that was true was that Barry simply was an egotistical jerk that not only wasn't like by his opponents but his teammates as well. He has said that Golden St. would have beaten Boston in the finals. Well if he had handled his business against Phoenix, maybe the world would have seen a Celtics/Warriors finals. He didn't give Phoenix respect nor the eventual champs Boston. And he'll go down as one of the most disliked players ever...
This says a lot. The Warriors should have won and I think they'd have beaten my Celtics in the finals. The young, brash Suns gave the Celtics all they could handle.
The Celtics hondo and cowens are great players and definitely not slouches regardless whatever rick Barry believes that his warriors team could take them Bullets loosing against rick Barry should not take away from the warriors accomplishing the biggest upset in NBA history
Celtics had 6th best PPG and 6th best OPPG that yr.. Warriors 1st PPG and 3 OPPG. The Warriors center was a very good shotblocker. With 3 Blocks Titles.
I'm not loosing .... I think the Celtics were a better team having cowens and John Havlicek. The main point is rick Barry felt like the warriors could take them and i believe that's possible with a player like rick barry
Great move by the Suns to acquire Heard, who was a factor down the stretch. One of the Warriors' few weaknesses was the lack of a true power forward. They could have used Heard themselves.
What the hell does Bill Simmons know about basketball? Mr. Irrelevant never covered the league as a real journalist. He's a Boston Celtics pom-pom waver. He never met Barry let alone spoke with him. #BS #Wannabe
Anger is the worst advisor. Barry lost to it, not to the Suns. But we are not sure if the Warriors would have won, would they have beaten the Celtics in the finals?
The Warriors were younger, fresher and healthier than the Celtics at the time. Would have won in five or six games with the homecourt advantage. Only the refs could have beaten them.
The Warriors got just what they deserved - a LOSS - for not defending their captain, Rick Barry. Barry always helped his teammates when they got into a fight.
I remember as a kid watching this game being so sure the Warriors would win and being heartbroken when they didn’t. Too young to understand the nuances of the game, but now it’s very clear what happened.
What happened is that the Warriors lost the series in Game 4 and 6 on the road. Coulda, woulda, shoulda won both of them. There should never have been a Game 7.
Defense is bad at that era. The skill gap between stars and role players are lightyears away, unlike today that there are role players that can give you superstar numbers at random times
My team didn’t back me up ok so ima just pass them the ball n see what they do with it… lol Good passing by Rick but missed shots by the players… Not Rick fault….
Plus Barry was a huge asshole, especially to his teammates. He thought he was God’s gift to basketball and was an arrogant prick. So his teammates didn’t stand up for him when Rickey Sobers fought him so Barry refused to shoot after that. His teammates probably thought he deserved that beating so I can understand why they didn’t defend him.
@@sickofguysnamedtodd2293 well Rick Barry made passes teammates missed shots not his fault everyone on the team can't make a basket they must be a lousy team
Where's the proof? Television footage does not confirm your Fake News. The incident occurred well away from the action, which is why it took so long for teammates and refs to restore order.
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@@steverenom.299 I know Larry bird, greatness, greatest shooter ever maybe , Rick Barry won his nba basketball championship 1975 alot by himself, ,, Rick Barry had a great aba basketball league career, it alot closer than you think between Larry bird vs Rick Barry, I give Larry bird the edge
@@lloydkline6946 Now that makes sense. Barry is truly one of the great all time players. I just could not agree with Rick Barry being " a lot better" than Larry Bird. Actually there is no one that is a LOT better than Larry Bird. People forget that Bird averaged 10 rebounds per game for his career also as a small forward. Both great free throw shooters. Hey, but imagine if Barry played in the 3-point shot era? Wow, that would have been interesting.
@@steverenom.299 Rick Barry had knee surgery, Rick Barry took golden state to the nba championship final series with nate Thurmond and little else, won aba basketball championship, nba championship with mediocre basketball championship Clifford ray at center, Larry bird greatest shooter, passer, etc etc but he not perfect he has flaws
@@lloydkline6946 Glad you agree with me that Rick Barry was not A LOT better than Larry Bird. Bird had a bad back, by the way, and Bird had the largest win differential for a team when coming in as a rookie. He held that record for years. Michael Jordan never won a playoff game against Larry Bird. I'm not saying "playoff series", I'm saying "playoff Game". No one is "A LOT" better than Larry Bird. Not on this planet anyway.
This is why I lost all my respect for RB after all those great yrs.. Definitely a marked moment and decision , too much of a narcisstic pretty boy in my book. I'm from SF and it was hard to like him throughout all those great yrs. and he was a great player on top of that. But........????? I loved all his sons' game thereafter........... team players.......
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I happen to run across this and this is the most insulting thing anybody has ever said about me. Anybody who knows me knows how ridiculous it is to say that I didn’t try and refused to shoot.
There is no truth whatsoever to me having looked at film at halftime and seeing that my teammates didn’t come to my defense when I had the altercation with Ricky Sobers. Even in the video that they showed you can see my teammates coming over to the confrontation. Whoever posted this should be ashamed of themselves.
Understand how you feel, Rick, but anyone who knows your hypercompetitive nature doesn't take this seriously. It's more Fake News bullshit that RUclips should pull immediately. Hope you and your family are well.
I agree Rick! You averaged 36 in the finals and dropped 50 in a game 7. Not to mention you are one the best FT% of all time. Much respect and you are for sure one of the best to ever wear a Warriors uniform.
So enjoyed watching you! Congrats on your amazing career.
That's the real Rick Barry ? 😱
Rick: they are just jealous of you and wish they would have been 1/2 the player you were. To heck with the haters. Loved watching you play. God bless. Hell you could play today in this soft league. But you might only average around 30 or so.
"like Russell Westbrook one assist away from a Triple-Double" lol. Dude I'm laughing way too hard at this. Great video
i just came from ur top 50 list cuz u said rick barry was a bad teammate lmaooo
What he meant was he kept passing the ball instead of shooting it.
Yeah I agree that was beyond witty.
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If the person who made this video had simply asked Rick his account instead of relying on heresay he would’ve known that Rick did not refuse to shoot but rather tried to involve his teammates who, if you watch the video, missed nearly every shot they took.
The Warriors shot 40 percent in the field as a team. That's not how you win a seventh game. It was obvious that they lacked focus from the start. Lots of mental mistakes and missed shots that were imminently makeable. No one met expectations, head coach included.
Realistically, if Barry were guilty of quitting by not shooting, would you expect him to admit it? Not saying he did or didn't bu simply asking him wouldn't be the last word.
I see Barry making a pass and whoever he passed to took the shot. No pass back to Barry or a pass to anyone else
He was an outstanding player year after year. I saw this game on television. He has always denied that he purposely did not shoot in much of this game. Still, his passes were on target but his teammates failed to score. Too bad that this video doesn't show how the Warriors went from a one point lead to a twelve point deficit.
The video shows Phil smith and another teammate running towards the fight as soon as they realized it was happening. It was over by the time they got there. "They didn't come to assist him" is a DAMNED LIE.
@@brandonvandelden7972 Exactly! The scuffle took place while the play continued at the other end of the court. No one from either team was in the area. Unlike the Mike Riordan assault of the previous postseason, the confrontation took place at the opposite side of the Warriors bench. None of his teammates were close enough to intervene immediately. All of a sudden, they realized what had happened and raced to that area of the court to break it up. Only a dumbass would say that they threw their best player under the bus with a trip to the NBA Finals on the line.
All of the passes that Barry made were legitimate, it's just that the player didn't make the shot. They were all closer to the basket
and in a better position than he was. I think he was just upset about the fisticuff. Remember a lot of times coaches would intentionally put in an inferior player to go after the best player on another team to get him to foul-out of over react to upset his
timing. And I think that's what happened in this case
I agree 100% on both points.
I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Sonics and Blazers fan. Japanese-American. I know what you mean: Rick Fox KILLED my Blazers, and I hate him for that!
@@unappealingundesirable2826 Rick Fox? or Barry? sorry that you hate him after all these years. I feel your pain
tho, I'm still upset about my Giants losing to the New York Yankees in 1962. I self medicate tho brother and I tell ya after 10 or 12 beers I forget about the whole thing. Take care dude and if it'll make you feel any better, Seattle's a nice little town. Almost as nice as my little town San Francisco. But not quite
This kind of thing happened to Barry all the time. My guess is that the Suns had Sobers muck it up with him on purpose. Wouldn't be be surprised if the idea came from assistant Al Bianchi, who coached Barry in the ABA. The Warriors made a mistake not to bring in an enforcer before the season. They needed one to prevent a potential replay of the Mike Riordan mugging in the 1975 NBA Finals.
I only consider one of those passes to be a bad pass.
I can understand why some would see Barry's body language on that chair and assume he was quitting, but that was his normal career body language for dealing with frustration. Sulky, pouty, whiney, but quite within the parameters of his normal on-court personna when angry at the refs, the other team, his teammates. Building an argument that he threw his team under the bus requires more than just watching his outward behavior/demeanor. And the notion that his teammates didn't come to his defense is overstated, they did come to the confrontation but weren't they further away to begin with?
This is simply not true. I also have read that book and heard this story. Barry has always said this story wasn't true. The video proves this. He made the right pass to open teammates who simply missed their shots. No one is going to refuse to shoot the ball in game seven of a conference finals. Rick Barry is one of the greatest players of all time.
kobe refused
@@MakaveliDior Kobe was a punk. Barry might have been surly and expected as much out of his teammates as he put in, but Barry was not a punk.
@@MultiEviscerator Kobe was light years better than Barry stop that shit
@@MakaveliDior Well for starters those who feel the need to curse to get their point across have already failed to do so. Beyond that, you cannot compare players of different positions, and frankly different eras. The stuff players of Kobe's era and today get away with is crazy with palming, double dribbling, traveling, etc. makes it impossible to compare.
To me if a GOAT had to be chosen from all positions, it would be Wilt, but you cannot compare him to a forward nor a guard. The GOAT for shooting guards is Jordan in my view.
Neither Barry nor Kobe would be in my top 5 players for a starting dream team, but they might be in 2nd team 10. My comment about Kobe was not impugning his skill level which puts him likely in the top 3 of shooting guards. However his attitude and approach to the game was lacking, hence the reason I said he was a punk.
@@MultiEviscerator Kobe played during the 90s so that means Jordan carried the rock too. If you told Kobe play without palming and carrying he still would dominate against Barry lmao. Kobe elite footwork, fundamentals, triple threat, IQ, shooting and finishing and his handle is very good. He could play in any era. But Barry can't play if you teleported his prime self in today's game. Kobe could adapt in any era.
Yeah, Barry REFUSED TO SHOOT to the point that he ATTEMPTED 19 FIELD GOALS, the second most of any player on either team. #FakeNews
As the video cuts, you can see that his teammates were coming to help. Some were running there from the bench. This is completely made up.
I watched Rick Barry score 54 points with the Nets... 35 ft shots on the run.. everywhere on the court boom boom boom
I mean, can you really blame him? I'd be pissed too
And you can see he was really mad
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"He was a racist."
I don't know about that.
He might've been an equal-opportunity offender. Barry ruffled quite a few Old Dominion folks' turkey feathers when he (a born Yankee) infamously said in a magazine article that he didn't want to play for the ABA Virginia Squires because he didn't want his kids growing up "saying 'y'all' ".
Ouch. Lol.
@@najeesimons3459 That's a dumbass charge to make without proof, which leads me to believe that you're the racist in the crowd.
If I saw that my teammates hated me and didnt move a finger to defend me- I would have acted the same. Fuck them if they dont appreciate me as a leader and human being.
Rick Barry is a guy who has always been better than many human beings around him. Smarter, good looking, most talented, he is the one cracking jokes at your expense.
Some people are just too good and this creates animosity. Unlike Jordan, he didnt bother with his teammates to intimidate them and make them all obey.
He was too much of a gentleman to get on their level.
He was hated for being smart and went even after owners and sued them. First man in professional sports to do this. While everyone else would keep their heads down and get their pay - Rick demanded NOT TO BE EXPLOITED.
Remember people, every story has two sides. Rick Barry acted everytime in a fair manner. With him, everyone got what they deserved in one way or another.
Even in his late 70s the man is sharp af.
The main reason why the Warriors didn't win in '76 wasn't because Barry didn't shoot the ball but because their team chemistry had deteriorated. Maybe the biggest fail was when the Warrior's owner, Franklin Mieuli, traded Butch Beard because he didn't like Butch Beard's wife - true story. Butch wasn't as talented as many guards but he was a high IQ player, unselfish, and was the glue for the Warriors title team. Barry did not cost his team the title in '76, that's a bunch of BS.
I can vouch for the accuracy of this story, but it was GM Dick Vertlieb (not Mieuli) who had enough of Beard's wife. Beard knew the offense and personnel and had been the best true point guard on the team. Phil Smith was more of a shooter, and Gus Williams was too inexperienced for the role. The Beard trade played no small part in the outcome of the series.
I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Sonics and Blazers fan. Japanese-American. Please brief me on Beard's wife. Was she too vocal? I saw Butch Beard scouting a summer league in 1997, hosted by Doug Christie in Seattle. The late Yinka Dare was a star player in that league.
@@unappealingundesirable2826 The way I heard it, Mrs. Beard was bitching and moaning constantly, which wore thin on the front office.
FWIW, that "lost team chemistry" had a much improved record over the prior NBA title year.
@@MarkJones-si2bb That's a misleading statement because the Warriors peaked at the end of the '74-75 season as they won it all. Also, more overall talent doesn't guarantee anything and especially in the playoffs the next year when the Warriors imploded due to team chemistry issues, best record in the regular season or not.
At least RIck had an excuse, Kobe didn't even get beat up by the other team.
I guess Raja Bell clothesline doesn't count but hey, you were probably 4 years old during that series
Great comparison. Kobe and Rick were a lot alike. #Greatness
Amazing. In certain quarters up here in NYC, we definitely say "y'all".
Kobe Bryant is now deceased. (Just has to say it)
Don’t make excuses for him, he acted like spoiled brat. He’s a professional player getting paid for what he does. As long as your on the court you give it your all.
Man the court just looks bizarre without a 3 point line
I just heard Barry say that the NBA should document the 75 Warriors team.
G23Farrakhan52 Rick Barry player his prime in the ABA just like Julius Erving and stop the cap
It's a bunch of BS that Barry's teammates didn't come to help him. They were downcourt or on the bench on the other side of the court but came as soon as they realized what was going on. The real story with the Warriors -- and I went to almost every playoff game -- was that late in the seasons they began to lose their mojo. For a while there it looked like they might win 65 games or more, but they started to flatten out. They had traded Butch Beard, their point guard, in the offseason, so really didn't have a true point, and that started to catch up to them. Phil Smith was a brilliant player, but he wasn't a point guard and didn't run the offense that well. He had scored 51 points in a game and had come into his own, but he really should have been receiving passes, not initiating the offense. And the Suns were a classic case of a team that wasn't as good but started to peak just as their more talented opponents were coming down.
It was a great series, and the Warriors seemed like they were going to win it, but the Suns got a lot of luck and also just never gave up. They got a sort of miracle shot from van Arsdale to force a second overtime in Game 4, otherwise it would have been 3-1 Warriors going back to Oakland. And in Game 6 in Phoenix both teams hit clutch shots down the stretch, but the Suns ran a great play to get an open layup right at the end and win by 1. I really thought that the problem in Game 7 was Barry definitely getting thrown off his game a bit by Sobers' dirty play, but also that Phil Smith went shot-happy in the second half. He chucked up bad shot after bad shot and couldn't hit anything. He needed to move the ball but kept dribbling into double teams and firing away. But it was really a team-wide problem. They just seemed to lose their edge late in the season, and Barry himself has admitted that he was probably too demanding and might have burnt a lot of guys out. Nonetheless, the Warriors came back the next year and went to the playoffs again, this time losing a great 7-game series to the Lakers, as Kareem raised his already brilliant game to another level. The series was kind of a shoot-out between him and Barry, and the Lakers just squeezed by, only to be dumped by Bill Walton's Blazers in the WC Finals.
Far-fetched. Rick was a terrific passer and loved to enter the ball into the post. If I'm mad at my teammates, the last thing I'm going to do is pass to them. He was right back with the same team next year when he could have easily requested a trade. No way Rick Barry would intentionally play less than his best in a game 7. But I guess you can't get clicks without a hot take these days, so I'm not mad at you.
@James Hicks "Body language." 👀
Barry had a 64 point game against Portland...WITHOUT a 3 point line. THAT'S how good he was!
And after his knee injury in his 3rd season, he was a jump shooter first. A mid range jump shooter who could still attack, going 30 for 45! Special. There is plenty of footage on Larry's 60 pt game vs Atlanta and Pistol Pete's 68 vs NY.
Wish there were on Rick's 64 vs Portland and David Thompson's 73 vs Detroit.
@@Amick44 And sadly zero footage of Wilt's 100
@@scottodonnell7121 there is some of the 4th qtr of that historic game on YT. But I think only the fourth. Or parts of it.
Perhaps because whoever filmed it, realized this was a historical night.
fire vid i never even knew about this
Jim Bob lol me to
That's because it's a tall tale.
Jing Qi proof?
@@jimbob5316 I saw it.
Jing Qi what did you see specifically?
White boy Rick was a bad dude!!!
Another factor in the series at least in the last game was Coach Attles shortened his bench and one of the best athletes and a future all star and nba champ and though a rookie GUS William's was a DNP. Earlier in the series he made some scoring contributions off the bench 9, 13, 14. And he had paired with Westphal at USC so I wonder what might have been had he been that off the bench wild card !
Yeah gus was a good player
@@oldsensei8350 later a great player in seattle who held out and was denied compensation got labeled and career shortened. End to end nobody faster.
The Wizard!! I was born in 1973 in Seattle, where I grew up. Sonics and Blazers fan. Japanese-American.
Great point. Attles was a terrific head coach, but he had a lousy Game 7. He forgot what made his team great -- strength in numbers. To shorten the bench all of a sudden reeked of panic. Made no sense at all.
I was at this game as a 15-year-old Warriors fan. I knew the Warriors were over, after they lost.
The Warriors were over because the front office did not take advantage of the ABA merger like many other teams.
The premise of this video might be untrue.
Wiki: The final contest was marred by a fight between Barry and Suns rookie Ricky Sobers away from the ball in the first quarter, during which none of the Warriors came to his aid at the opposite side of the court. Suns broadcaster Al McCoy concocted a narrative that Barry quit in the second half, a charge that lacked tangible evidence and he steadfastly denied. In fact, Barry led his team in points and shot attempts that game. Rather, he said his intent was to get more teammates involved in the third quarter, the game plan that had allowed them to dominate in the regular season.
Rick Barry was unlikable... There are some people, many of them brilliant at their craft, that are hard to connect with... Obviously, this game didn't help
This is not true I just talked with Rick Barry today
It's a team game they took the lead without him but didnt advance it .
OK, I watched this, and I don't see any bad decisions on this film that Barry made. His passes were legit. There was probably something else going on here, why the coach took him out. In fact, the only bad decisions I saw Barry make were towards the end of the game when he forced two lousy shots in frustration.
Exactly
Shades of Laker coach Butch Van Bredakoff not putting Wilt back in during a Laker run *in the waning moments of the 7th game of the Finals,* which the Lakes ultimately lost . Yeah; Van got the can, shortly thereafter.
Your top scorer and creator doesn't suddenly stop shooting. Star players step up at crunch time. Alas, the magic was gone.
After Barry got benched, the Ewing Effect makes its NBA debut!
The series was bizarre fluctuating between tight under 100 point games to high scoring plus 110 scoring games. Coach Attles was defensive minded and a tough dude preferring defensive control . Coach McCleod was a more free flowing offensive minded coach. The clash of styles is a chess match .
You are ignoring some significant details. Alvan Adam's Phoenix center had 20 rebounds 18 points. And cliff ray was 0 for 6 but with 13 boards. Barry led his team in scoring with 20 ! But was not shooting well slightly below par 8/19 . 421. Adding 6 rebounds and 2 assists . The latter number teammates complaint ? ! Westphal had 21 . As did another sun . Who guarded westphal ? Adam's? Etc. They were outrebounded as a team 57 to 49. Sobers shot well 6 /10 the suns shot better and had a 28 to 20 advantage from the free throw line. Phil smith shot only 2/7 from the charity stripe. The suns beat them in the backcourt and front court but maybe you were expecting Barry to be God ! Or maybe you hate him because he looked like a frat boy. Hate on westphal or Adam's ? If a sun played sub par that day it was only van arsdale 1/8. Gar heard was spectacular 21 and 13. 9/11 from the charity stripe. Wilkes was awful from the floor 7/21 33% but with 13 boards. The suns won because they were better and maybe the sobers distraction helped but Dont ignore the individual or team numbers. .
You don't win a playoff game shooting 40 percent as a team. Period. End of conversation.
Overall, players were so unskilled, unrefined. Superstars are superstars , but those who weren’t mostly wouldn’t have a job today
And hence the fun 40 years of futility officially begun, ugh, and made the 2015 title so much sweeter
Funny... whenever I was mad at my teammates, I used to shoot more and pass to them less.
I mean he got beat up and the team sat there just watching
Every thing went to shit for the warriors after this they never were a consistent good team again until steph came
We didn't know then, but it's called point shaving
I love this amount of pettiness lol
I have no problem with a great player sometimes reminding some teammates that they need him to win. (Go ahead. Take those shots. See how this ends) 😂
Barry's best teammate on the '75 team was Wilkes (a rookie). bunch of losers, I don't blame Rick for getting frustrated with them. dragged them to a chip and zero gratitude.
This is the truest congruent to Kobe’s number change
Another bizarre event in that series was the prior game. When Keith ericksen busted out for 24 points in a 105 104 suns win and was a dnp in game 7. ???
That is really bizarre some of these games were fixed
@@scottcoleman5088 I didnt say that I said there were swings of force. Could be coaching decisions , injuries sustained, ( which they would or couldn't reveal) , and player adjustments to a different scheme. NBA is unlike football's 1x elimination game playoffs, or even baseball with its pitcher of the day( which is 80% of that game. ) However, I will say there is large market city favoritism because tv revenues are there. Scrolling the list of nba champions there are a handful of repeat champions but they have marquee value and payrolls. It's just so hard for cities like atlanta, phoenix, minneapolis ( former laker home) , okc, salt lake , milwaukee, sacramento, San Diego ( 2x folded ) , new orleans, indianapolis. Memphis. dallas, charlotte, Orlando, cleveland , portland , seattle,( now defunct, ) to break out of the pay roll, media , cycle. They may challenge even sometimes retain stars but there have been just a handful of championships . Few owners are willing to put up the money . And theres a lower proportion of the collective money for them. San Antonio's run being freakish aberration like Detroit's. And houston. You need to get real, read Sports in America by Mitchener as a starting point in the late 60s early 70s and update from there the end of the celtics dynasty. For years Golden for example under Meuli wouldnt spend. When they finally got ownership that would they made a run. But now that's crumbling . The valley of the sun is challenging again, but its chances just got hurt. Sure you want to be a fan but dont put your ♥️ in it because it will 💔. Heartbreaker with your 44 ( wests logo number ) why you want to tear my love apart 🎵🎶☄. Barkley, stockton never won it all.
@@terencewinters2154 yes valuetainment interviewed the referee that got fined and he said there definitely is favoritism so it's a dirty game and I hate how you they can walk and there's no touching on defense the three-point line should be erased or put back 5 feet I don't care if you give them four points but it's lost the whole flow of the game it's an ugly game Michigan Wolverines Juwan Howard that's my team pro ball sucks
@@scottcoleman5088 sorry you feel that way there have been instances of cheating and I get your displeasure at rules changes that have morphed the game but the same can be said about college ball. Where I personally experienced some rule changes, injuries, etc . Sometimes I fantasize about my own ideas for rule changes that might take us back to more of a slashing era of less 3 ball like moving the board and goal six feet closer to each other which would make baseline more of an alley like hockey or lacrosse. . This would make the bigs more of a factor than this 5 out europe ball and more of a longer all court game bringing the mobile rim protectors stock up. Sorry for juwans loss with the Wolverines but theres always next year if his feeder network isnt soured by nba ambitions ( 1 and done ) and aau ego and greed. After all for every Kobe coming out h.s. or kentucky or duke theres 10 unfulfilled dreams sports and basketball doesnt necessarily build character but reveals it.
Erickson played 27 minutes in Game 7.
www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197605160GSW.html
George gervan or Rick Barry who had the best mid range jumper in basketball.
The Iceman was the greatest ever
Both players were excellent scorers but Barry and Ice were different type of players. I saw em both play and I thought Barry was a better passer and a better player although Ice was great too. Barry averaged 25 ppg and 10 rpg his rookie year and was the ROTY and all NBA. Barry's second year he averaged 35 and 9. Ice could put up scoring numbers too and had more flair to his game with the finger rolls elegant style to his game. Both were great.
@@jingqi9106 Rick's game was more complete. Ice maybe a tad better pure scorer. Maybe. Both great. All time great.
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Rick Barry was a great player who always had a bad hair day. In other words, he wasn't Pete Maravich (RIP his hair and socks).
Dude sounds like the dude in blue
One thing that was true was that Barry simply was an egotistical jerk that not only wasn't like by his opponents but his teammates as well. He has said that Golden St. would have beaten Boston in the finals. Well if he had handled his business against Phoenix, maybe the world would have seen a Celtics/Warriors finals. He didn't give Phoenix respect nor the eventual champs Boston. And he'll go down as one of the most disliked players ever...
This says a lot. The Warriors should have won and I think they'd have beaten my Celtics in the finals. The young, brash Suns gave the Celtics all they could handle.
Dave Cowens would agree with you. I heard him say as much on the radio.
Who was the coach for the Warriors?
rick barry claims he could have beat the celtics that year , now i know why he said that.
7omni7 there's no guarantee they would have beat Boston even with home court advantage. The Celtics weren't choke artists like the Bullets.
The Celtics hondo and cowens are great players and definitely not slouches regardless whatever rick Barry believes that his warriors team could take them
Bullets loosing against rick Barry should not take away from the warriors accomplishing the biggest upset in NBA history
@@7omni748 losing
Celtics had 6th best PPG and 6th best OPPG that yr..
Warriors 1st PPG and 3 OPPG.
The Warriors center was a very good shotblocker.
With 3 Blocks Titles.
I'm not loosing .... I think the Celtics were a better team having cowens and John Havlicek.
The main point is rick Barry felt like the warriors could take them and i believe that's possible with a player like rick barry
I think Phoenix had Barry on lockdown but I like Barry
i would done the same if my team didnt back me up.
Give gar heard credit with 21 and 12 double double he had 9/11 free throws.
Great move by the Suns to acquire Heard, who was a factor down the stretch. One of the Warriors' few weaknesses was the lack of a true power forward. They could have used Heard themselves.
What the hell does Bill Simmons know about basketball? Mr. Irrelevant never covered the league as a real journalist. He's a Boston Celtics pom-pom waver. He never met Barry let alone spoke with him. #BS #Wannabe
I might gave done the same thing if they had treated me like they did him
Anger is the worst advisor. Barry lost to it, not to the Suns. But we are not sure if the Warriors would have won, would they have beaten the Celtics in the finals?
The Warriors were younger, fresher and healthier than the Celtics at the time. Would have won in five or six games with the homecourt advantage. Only the refs could have beaten them.
If they'd won we might have been deprived of the 3 ot thriller on Gar heards shot! Get over it.
The Warriors got just what they deserved - a LOSS - for not defending their captain, Rick Barry. Barry always helped his teammates when they got into a fight.
would they have beaten the 76 celtics?..doubt it
Okay video but I could have done without the narrator’s croaky vocal fry.
Agree, it makes the video so horrible. Makes you think that this youtuber isn't interested on giving his best effort to viewers.
Fry talking is so fucking annoying. I feel like you have to put effort into talking that way.
I remember as a kid watching this game being so sure the Warriors would win and being heartbroken when they didn’t. Too young to understand the nuances of the game, but now it’s very clear what happened.
What happened is that the Warriors lost the series in Game 4 and 6 on the road. Coulda, woulda, shoulda won both of them. There should never have been a Game 7.
I don't remember this game. Did the opponents play tremendous defense?
Defense is bad at that era. The skill gap between stars and role players are lightyears away, unlike today that there are role players that can give you superstar numbers at random times
My team didn’t back me up ok so ima just pass them the ball n see what they do with it… lol Good passing by Rick but missed shots by the players… Not Rick fault….
Another Barry hater. Watch the game and you'll see he played just as good as he ever played. Get a life.
Barry initiated the fight. Ricky Sobers really took him out with his physical play.
Plus Barry was a huge asshole, especially to his teammates. He thought he was God’s gift to basketball and was an arrogant prick. So his teammates didn’t stand up for him when Rickey Sobers fought him so Barry refused to shoot after that. His teammates probably thought he deserved that beating so I can understand why they didn’t defend him.
@@sickofguysnamedtodd2293 well Rick Barry made passes teammates missed shots not his fault everyone on the team can't make a basket they must be a lousy team
Where's the proof? Television footage does not confirm your Fake News. The incident occurred well away from the action, which is why it took so long for teammates and refs to restore order.
Alot of excuses in the comments. He's clearly quit
Yep cost him 3p
I don’t buy it.
Didn’t like him when he played. Didn’t like him as an announcer. Don’t like him now.
I'm sure he cares.
Neither did co workers at the Bay Area radio station. Tail end did his show from his home in Colorado.
Yeah, like anyone cares what a loser has to say. #TooFunny
@@markcohen5782 Why would a person live in another time zone to do a few hours of radio every week? #Duh
He was too honest. Soft people like you can't handle the truth.
What's up fellas - I used to run this channel. I don't have access to the account anymore, but if you want to see more highlight videos/things like this, check me out! Posting new stuff these days
So you're the douche who's responsible for this piece of spit?
Original Larry bird 🐦of the nba, Rick Barry, ❤Rick Barry alot better
You just lost all credibility.
@@steverenom.299 I know Larry bird, greatness, greatest shooter ever maybe , Rick Barry won his nba basketball championship 1975 alot by himself, ,, Rick Barry had a great aba basketball league career, it alot closer than you think between Larry bird vs Rick Barry, I give Larry bird the edge
@@lloydkline6946 Now that makes sense. Barry is truly one of the great all time players. I just could not agree with Rick Barry being " a lot better"
than Larry Bird. Actually there is no one that is a LOT better than Larry Bird. People forget that Bird averaged 10 rebounds per game for his
career also as a small forward. Both great free throw shooters. Hey, but imagine if Barry played in the 3-point shot era? Wow, that would have
been interesting.
@@steverenom.299 Rick Barry had knee surgery, Rick Barry took golden state to the nba championship final series with nate Thurmond and little else, won aba basketball championship, nba championship with mediocre basketball championship Clifford ray at center, Larry bird greatest shooter, passer, etc etc but he not perfect he has flaws
@@lloydkline6946 Glad you agree with me that Rick Barry was not A LOT better than Larry Bird. Bird had a bad back, by the way, and Bird had the largest
win differential for a team when coming in as a rookie. He held that record for years. Michael Jordan never won a playoff game against Larry Bird.
I'm not saying "playoff series", I'm saying "playoff Game". No one is "A LOT" better than Larry Bird. Not on this planet anyway.
This is why I lost all my respect for RB after all those great yrs.. Definitely a marked moment and decision , too much of a narcisstic pretty boy in my book. I'm from SF and it was hard to like him throughout all those great yrs. and he was a great player on top of that. But........????? I loved all his sons' game thereafter........... team players.......