@@dusk6159 smart? he is wrong on this...people is shooting more three point shots because there is prove that it is more efficient to shot threes for example that to shoot mid range jump shots. People not always make the right play, but that has always happened...he is just an old school explayer who doesn't really understand modern basketball. Today some defenses do not even come from behind on the screens, they rotate. About the rulebook, the rulebook has also changed. The gather step is in the rulebook of FIBA and the NBA since 2009 or 2010. Regarding the carry rules, rulebook states that the player could not put the hand below the ball, or bring it to a pause. Sometimes they don't call that, because is not always easy to see that. Putting the hands laterally to the ball is not considered a carry by rulebook. But clearly he doesn't understand modern basketball.
No the gather step. Essentially let's you take 3 or 4 steps without having to actually dribble as you're picking the ball up. Lil gay ngl how harden uses his stepback 3 it's a gather step
The worst thing about it is that nobody knows how to call it. If a ref sees what he thinks is a travel, he just assumes it's a gather step. I also believe that the Doncic one step fadeaway should be a travel. If I've stopped my dribble, I've established my pivot foot. I can't move that foot while still maintaining possession. Doncic transfers from his pivot to the other foot then shoots. How is that not travelling?
And the "rant" title is sheer clickbait. He's speaking with passion (some frustration, too) but the goal is correcting problems to a more POSITIVE future of the game!
Garbage. They didn’t call jack in his day. You could punch some one in the face and they might not call it. Is that defense? Always ends with we would be better? Sure you would, the Greek is as tall as the tallest player in those days and he can dribble. SMALL. Sorry. The team stretcher would have made them all taller? And the foot speed. Please.
and constant 3 point shooting, booooring as hell. 3 point shots used to be fun when they happened when they needed to happen, not heaving the ball like Jason Williams.
"You don't set a screen." So true. It's tough to remain a fan when there are all these moving screens, carrying, and traveling. "It's pathetic." I totally agree.
Agree with Rick Barry----haven't watched the NBA since the 90's because of the reasons he mentioned. Pro sports in general have all gone down in watchability.
My fifth grade rec league coach told us that a player who doesn't know how to use a screen is practically adding three defenders (because the guy "setting" the screen is now so useless he might as well be a defender). None of my coaches through 9th grade got it. One of our plays (I think this was seventh grade) was for a post player to screen for the point guard just past half court. I don't know how many times this led to a breakaway layup for the other team -- why? Because the point guard would either stand still or start moving away from the screen -- instant double team. The post guy (I was one of them) would do their part and, if we were lucky, would get a poorly thrown pass either at our feet or above our head while 25 feet from the basket. It's also so much about 1-on-1. In my 20s, about 10 years ago, I played in rec leagues and there were two types of offenses: a flat iso offense, four on the baseline one going solo, or a "heave it as soon as you get close to the three-point line." He doesn't need any of our validation on this point, he's a brilliant basketball mind. However, Barry's absolutely right on these points.
I was saying this in another video - he is right however the commissioner can change this. I believe the league wanted more scoring to entertain. They have got it now and more kids love the game without necessarily knowing the rules are far removed. Its up to Silver and his teams to make the refs officiate correctly
@@silewis9396 Too much of anything can be bad. While sports like baseball still hold to most of the traditional rules (which keeps fans happy), others bastardize their sports. The 3 point line improved some things, and the Warriors have taken advantage of it more than most based on the math. Still being able t travel, palm, reach in, and rarely get called for charging has gone too far. Frankly I might have been able to get past most of it until they started with what I call the ring of stupidity in the paint. It was designed to allow players to fly through the lane to dunk unabated. Just imagine one of the defensive GOAT's like Russell not being able to challenge the offensive player in his domain. He might not be the ring GOAT which would be a shame. Lastly, the NBA becoming lackeys for the marxist BLM types was the final kiss of death for me. The old school players never would have tolerated their fellow players acting the fool during the national anthem.
Today's basketball fan would label Barry as one of those old school bitter former NBA players but you know what, he is right on every point. I grew up watching NBA in the 80's and I can say, today's NBA may be more athletic than yesterday's player, but they are not as well rounded and fundamentally sound as the old school players. Barry also left out another point. That today's travelling accomodations for NBA players, is a lot better and more luxurious than what NBA players had to experience back then.
It just be a perception thing, but it seems like today's players have completely lost the capability of hitting consistent mid-range shots, because everyone's chucking up threes. Larry Bird, for instance, had the rep as a long-range shooter, but when you look at his actual stats, he only threw up 2, maybe 3 of those shots a game. The rest were mid-range jumpers. Same with Alex English, who led the NBA in points during the 80s. Now, a lot of that probably has to do with the fact that these guys went through high school and college without a three-point line, so they were used to hitting those shots, but it seems like shooting percentages would go way up, and thus point totals as well, if guys could hit mid-rangers with consistency.
@@cmc5394oparva KD and Jokic are on pace of breaking midrange shot efficiency this year. And you have guys like Booker, Mitchell, Murray, Kawhi, PG13, CP3, Thompson, Siakam, Ingram, Derozan and a lot of others ones who are great at it. It just that role players don't shoot it if they are not efficient at it
@@paquinraino8180 Glenn Robinson form Bucks #1 overall pick shot twice as many mid rangers as Demar Derozan. He also made them at a much higher percentage too. I love Demar he's a throwback but Big Dog Robinson was a killer with that middie.
What's the point of being more athletic if you are injury prone now than back then, even if there is little or no defense, no contact whatsoever. Today's game is a shame.
Rick Barry, was a basketball assassin, fundamentally sound player! He knows the game of basketball, typical for his time, all players were fundamental and knowledge is king! He's right about today's players walking and palming the ball! So, Rick Barry is coorect.
I’ve said it for years,they carry the ball constantly!!! They establish a pivot foot and then change their pivot foot to the other which creates more space to get ur shot off but it’s Traveling/Walking with the ball and should result in a turnover
@@joeylocognato2198 heh, i was kidding around a little on that. Though, when you are middle aged, and you think back in can be a shock, i know what my elders meant about these days ☺️
Preach on Mr. Rick Barry. Maybe somebody who hears this is in a position to do something about all the stuff he is talking about. He is absolutely right, every word he says. The NBA has used its officials to assist the offensive super stars in becoming bigger super stars, to bring in bigger crowds and more lucrative TV contracts. More money, in other words. The NBA has ruined a great game, which many of us have loved since youth, by having the officials not call any of the infractions he named off. This gives the offense tremendous advantages. This crap is even prevalent in high schools and kiddy leagues.
You are right, money has ruined the competition. In the USA but as a consequence also in Europe, for waht you mentioned and for some other reasons. For example, my first conscious contact with the NBA was in 1984. I think there were 23 teams back then, in 2023 there are 30 and there are plans to admit more teams (LasVegas, Seatle...). 7 more teams means over 100 more players in the league. Vulgar players who would have never dreamt to be part on the NBA are playing there. Teams are therefore much worse, and some of them are such a joke. As a result, centers have disappeared in many teams. In the 80s there was a couple of seven footers in each team, today there are many teams with 6' 5" - 6' 7" guys playing at center. Something that happend in Europe and it was a sing of the european backwardness, now is common in the NBA because nature can't create 60 seven footers. In the 80s, great players who couldn't make it through the NBA, came to play in Europe so, 40 years later, we have worst teams in the NBA and Europe, and less competitive tournaments.
@@Kankoat Most center ain't 6'5-6'7 you're just lying right there. All the big man are either undersize and large bigs like the Unseld, Hayes, Russell, Barkley, Rodman, Debusschere, Reed who are all 6'9 and under, but in today's league you have Giannis, AD, Embiid, Jokic, Sabonis, Gobert, KAT, Lopez, Boucher, Nurkic, Valenciunas, Kessler, Capela, Bol, Carter Jr, Turner (all 6'9 and over) and then you have Draymond, Bam, Timelord, Siakam, Tucker, Zion who are 6'9 and less but some of them are more PF than C
I've said it before and been given crap, but today's game isn't bball, it's like an arcade version on a video game where they use sliders or flat out turn off rules to make it easier.
Rick has changed a lot over the years, a much nicer guy than he was years ago. I did a camp in Texas last year, my helpers ran the camp for an hour while I interviewed Rick on my podcast. After the show I took my phone and stopped the camp so Rick could talk to the young people, he was absolutely fantastic. Rick and my brother are close friends today, I love it when the players continue to have relationships after our careers are over.
I'm old, I remember when Rick Barry was drafted by the warriors, he was special then, and he calls it right today, a true legend. the only reason he has never been a head coach is because he didn't pull punches, what you see is what you get, a better real man, than a B'ball player, here's to you O'GEE !!!
Rick Barry is hated by the League and Owners because he was an NBA Scoring Champion who jumped to the ABA, which solidified that League, and led to higher Salaries, and eventually Free-Agency. The NBA didn’t want to bid for the Player’s services, and if you remember, Haywood, Dr. J, Gervin, Moses Malone, David Thompson, Gilmore, and Dr. K, we’re all in the ABA! How can one of the Greatest Shooters, one of the Greatest Long-distance Shooter, one of the 5 Best Free-Throw Shooters ever , and one of the most Clutch Players get Zero Endorsements???
I started watching this video thinking maybe I would agree with 80 maybe 90% of what Barry said but omg from my brain to his lips. I agree 100% with what he said . So suddenly I realize why I won’t turn on an NBA game unless it’s a playoff game. THIS is why, when I watch an NBA game, I’m simultaneously enthralled with the athleticism of the modern NBA player and find myself bored to tears. It’s a strange feeling, this mixed feeling I have-a feeling I get nowhere else but when I watch NBA basketball. One second I’m amazed how it seems everyone can hit a ( usually wide open) three , the next I’m watching three offensive players standing around on the perimeter while the two others play one-on-one with their men , and nobody is on defense under the basket, not to mention a big man like Wilt ready to knock that &hit into the stands. Barry is right- the athleticism today is great. But the NBA management imo , with help from the refs, has succeeded in turning the game into a celebration of athleticism instead of a celebration of the wonderful TEAM game basketball really is. The NBA doesn’t want an educated fan base who know what a moving screen is, or traveling, or palming the ball or playing cohesively as a unit. All the aforementioned things just make modern players look that more incredible. Kudos to Rick for hitting the nail squarely on the head but especially because he runs the risk every time he talks like this of being called a “ bitter old curmudgeon .” But, I’m bitter too. I miss the game I grew up playing. I miss being able to watch an NBA game where half the players on the court aren’t standing around like spectators watching the other players either try to get off a three or go in for a dunk on an uncontested rim. The algorithm will send me a 70s or 80s NBA game now and then and I’m both surprised how relatively few sensational plays like three pointers there are plus how much more drama and how much more interesting the old game is because everybody is playing as a team and everybody on the court is busy. Plus somebody, usually a 7 footer, on defense is actually guarding the basket in those old games, instead of on the perimeter with his hands on his hips “ guarding” the other team’s big man who thinks he should be able to shoot threes too.
Eloquently stated and so true. Everybody on the court should be busy. 100%. Today’s game is boring to say the least. It’s appalling. They may as well make dribbling the ball optional. I see guys away from the ball just standing around watching. It’s not good team basketball that’s for sure. Thank you
@@eadgbefreak Again, totally agree. I watch highlights mostly and older games. Coincidentally I was watching a 2003 game this week and it had Doug Collins commentating on a 76ers player who failed to draw a charge and he said "Willie Green is not gonna get that call as a rookie". I thought it shouldn't make a difference if he is Green or a vet like Iverson. I've never understood the one rule for one another rule for another mentality other than they want to keep stars in the game.
This video should be required viewing by all NBA coaches, ass't coaches, officials, and all management personnel at the league office. No one says it better than Barry.
If only it were possible to require Adam Silver to have to wake up to this video every day until it's all corrected. For now, I refuse to buy league pass and will only attend 1 game a year, barring the playoffs.
The problem ISN'T today's NBA players. The problem is today's NBA. They don't play by the rules. If the referees enforced the rules, the game would evolve back into the game we love.
Rick Barry was my sports HERO. As a 10 year old his book "Confessions of a Basketball Gypsy", was my constant "companion". Thank you for the memories. Barry dropped more (30 foot) BOMBS than WW2 fighter pilots put together. The creepy kneeling NBA can ignore you but you will never be forgotten. THANK YOU, RICK!
I had that book in hard cover. I still remember some of the stuff in there and the pics. He actually was from the town that I work in. Unfortunately he is not well liked and never was. I guess there was jealously about his career of going to the highest bidder. Sounds hypocritical to me. Wouldn't any working person go to another company if they were paid more? Larry Bird before Larry Bird one publication said.
U hear how he says players are more talented today? Btw do u still watch that guy who makes videos about Michael jordan every day but didnt know what true shooting % is? 😂
I was playing HS basketball when Rick first came into the NBA back in the 60's. He was a very intelligent and competitive player. He did'nt make too many mistakes and whenever he did he seemed to always do something compensate for it. He was an NBA TV analyst after his playing days were over and watching this interview takes me back to his analyst days. Of course he's 100% right. Much of what he saying has been discussed with the small circle of "old school" guys that all still like the game like I do, but are appalled at how much we see wrong with the NBA today. The players are great athletically but lack sound fundamentals. Getting payed handsomely, but many have little or no work ethic, and as he brought out the officials do miss a number of calls in today's game that were made in the past.
@@whitneymacdonald4396 True some do but not all. One of the big problems that many of today's players have is not listening to sound advice/coaching strategy, and not being willing to put in the work to take their game to the next level. Guys like Steph, Kobe, LeBron, and of course MJ did what they had to do. There are many that I did'nt mention that are also just as conscientious as the ones mentioned above. However, far too many don't, especially when you look at salary compensation vs production. Read my comment again!!
Rick can be pretty intense and abrasive, but he's usually the smartest guy in the room. I was lucky to see him play numerous times during the glory days of the Dubs in the 70's, including his epic '74-75 season where he carried the Warriors to the championship (with help from some pretty talented rookies, Keith (soon to become Jamal) Wilkes and Phil Smith. Wilkes won Rookie of the Year and Smith was on the way to a HOF career when he shredded his achilles a few years later. But Rick was unreal that championship season. One of the best seasons I've ever seen anyone have.
He has that aggressive tone in the way he speaks but that's just an alpha dude! People misunderstood this bevaviour and thought he is a prick and some fools even called him racist. Exact same behaviour of Jordan is applauded but when white guy does it, that's bad smh
One of the all-time greatest basketball minds and talents I have ever been privileged to watch on a regular basis. What amazes me is how little people even talk about his defense. It was phenomenal, but his offenses scoring abilities rank with the all-time greats. I recently saw a meme saying the only people who've average more than 35 points a game in history are will Chamberlain, Michael Jordan, Rick Barry, and a couple more I can't remember. The guy was the all-time greatest foul shooter I've ever seen using a style that was almost laughable until you kept seeing the ball going in the hoop every single time. The best part about Rick Barry however is that he is a University of Miami hurricane and so am I!
Honestly I feel bad for young NBA fans. With load management and entitled player attitudes you never know if you will see what you played huge money to see. Huge $ have wrecked sports.
I dont mind load management to an extent. By which i would mean, if my old or injury prone star gets one day off a month in the early part of the season not so bad. But, he has been abused to hell. I definitely dont want to be seeing it in the home stretch for the playoffs (top seeds who have secured the top seed possibly excepted)
Love Rick Barry, a true treasure and we're so lucky to still have him. Everything he said is spot on. He may be getting old but his mind is still as sharp as it was when he was still playing. God bless you Rick Barry.
As someone who was a lifelong Warrior fan (through it ALL), that end of game 7 sticks as the worst moment in franchise history. Curry was throwing up off balance ducks like a school kid and they choked and would not drive the basket. The game was there to be taken. We were the better team. It tainted the season win record that season. They could have won 4 championships in that run, in a row. It was such a waste. I've said this for years, it was gratifying to hear Rick say the same thing. Re-watch the last few minutes of that game. I don't follow the NBA anymore for lots of reasons. The lack of enforcement of the rules is one of them.
@@MrJSpicoli Had GSW won that game 7 and the b2b titles, they wouldn't have signed KD, and thus probably wouldn't have 3-peated in '17, and for sure don't win 4-straight.
rick barry was always seen as such an asshole by other players, but he spat serious truth in this video. props, rick. one of the best rants i have ever seen.
THIS is CLASSIC! This Man, is not only one of the best of all time -at EVERY phase of 'the game', he also, -as shown here!- can ARTICULATE, the aspects of the game, that MOST coaches today, don't seem to fathom! Well-presented fellas! :)
I so agree with him on travelling and carrying. This 4 step cradle the ball drive to the basket like a linebacker is not how this game was designed to be played. I played high school ball and can tell you that if you didn't follow your shot and charge the offensive boards you'd be sitting down from the coach.
I'm glad to have had the opportunity to see Rick Berry back in his prime! Enjoyed watching him when his Warriors played the Lakers. Loved his trademark underhanded free throw (granny) style!
I mastered his free throw method, loved watching him play a little flashy at times but just enough to make it interesting and boy could he play and boy was I a fan classy and down to Earth is he. Mr. Barry, loved watching you play Sir. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS ✝️🏀. 🖤👽
Unlike Isiah Thomas, mr. Rick Barry doesn't need to be political correct nor doesn't need to be accepted by today's sports media and nowday's fans. He speaks the truth, the league as lost its integrity and its not but a shell of its former self.
Exactly, Rick Barry always spoke his mind,when the media was making a big issue in the 1975 NBA finals about two black coaches for the first time in the NBA finals Rick said "Who cares? Why is two black coaches in the NBA finals such a big deal?".
Rick Barry never cared what anyone thought about him. When he lost his lawsuit against the NBA and sat out a year so he could get a huge payday in the ABA he was despised by fans and players. He intentionally tanked a WCF game 7 because his teammates didn't come to his defense when he got into a fight. He's a very unagreeable fellow. Maybe the biggest dick to ever play the game.
Rick is right. Today's players, with a few exceptions, don't know how to play. They are not fundamentally sound and, don't play a team game. I blame the overemphasis of playing in the air and, highlight mentality.
Rick Barry is keeping it 💯... Spittin' out "Facts!!!" Basketball was invented/created here in the USA and was designed to be played as a "Team-Sport!!!" Players today get away with so many violations it's pathetic!!! Of course it's so much easier to blow by your defender when you can palm/carry the ball and utilize the "euro-step" which in truth is an actual "up-and-down" travelling violation!!! It's really hard to watch the NBA game today because of these things; players make so much money today, many can dunk & shoot 3-pointers but not many can make simple free throws (especially in the clutch)...
@@larrynealy7054 I said that: Basketball was invented/created here in the USA and the "euro-step" (that's what they call it) which in truth is an actual "up-and-down" travelling violation!!!
Rick Barry is the best NBA color commentator/analyst I've heard. Loved him in the 1980s, what insights he offered. He said exactly what he thought and he knew exactly what he was talking about.
The worst thing about not calling the game properly is that it dilutes skills. Barry was a joy to watch because he was skilled and did great things within the rules. Letting a guy carry the ball and take an extra step makes it so much less impressive when he scores. That's why old schoolers have a tough time watching today's NBA. It's turned into watered down dreck.
You can't tell Rick Barry shit. He was around for the genesis of the NBA and the genesis of it's golden age with Magic/Bird. He knows how the game should be played.
Rick Barry was at another level in his time. He's very intelligent and his game reflected that ... absolute efficiency (ex. His freethrow shooting method was the most efficient method by the laws of physics... but not the prettiest).
I LOVE his comments on the improved technology, diet, and weight lifting that would have made up his generations gap that tends to be blamed for them not making it today. He is 100% right. Get him on Tim Grover type strength and explosiveness workouts, tailored diets, Pilates, hyperbaric chambers, and shoes that arent worn by indie rockers and you’ll see a lot of those talent differences across generation made up.
Great players will be great no matter what era they play in, for that exact reason. It's frightening to think how good Wilt, Russell, and Oscar would be with the type of exercise and health programs players have today. These guys were killers and would pulverize the AAU plushies coming through college and the league these days.
True. And some bring up a Westbrook, Morant compare them to 40, 50 yrs ago. Highly unlikely they would be doing what they do today, back then. I don't even think it's possible cause of the shoes! Sorry Mars/Spike.
I never thought about the screen like this before rick explained what a screen is actually. WOW, what a basketball mind and legend! Should have been a coach/GM (unless he was)
Always liked Rick, grew up in San Francisco and always wished he had a better relationship with management, but I remember as a kid hearing him described as “prickly”, code for something else…smart dude.
Great insights from Rick! I don't even recognize the "game" they're playing today. It's street-ball. Everyone get out of the way so one guy can dribble the ball and burn up the clock and then throw up a prayer with 2-3 guys guarding him. It's no longer a team game.
Eh blame MJ or Kobe for the Iso ball. MJ was great off ball don’t get me wrong but he popularized it. The best dynasties of the 2000s are actually heavy ball movement teams: Warriors and Spurs.
I don't agree that the finals game 7 was all that bad. Even the misses can be exciting.. for example Curry not being able to score on Love was fun to watch for me. He played solid defence Everything else I agree with though.
Hell yeah Rick, I'm with you. These players today travel like crazy. And I'm telling you, these players today really suck!!! They are a bunch of selfish premadonnas who know nothing about the game
The game was actually designed to be played by guys of ordinary size, passing to find the player who had a shot that had the highest percentage of success from his position on the floor. Like almost all sports that catch-on, basketball at the highest level has long-since been overtaken by players who are much taller, and much more athletic than those 5'11" guys of a century ago.
So true! I’m old school and was privileged to see almost all of the top 75 play, including Rick Barry. As a player, I picked up the game of basketball as a HS freshman. As a sophomore, I got cut from the varsity team even though I could beat all but two players one-on-one. I learned from that experience that playground ball (which I had learned) was not the same game as organized ball, which included all the things Rick talked about here. Today’s players are extremely gifted athletically, but terrible at fundamentals. They have basically brought playground basketball to the NBA and it is almost unwatchable!
@@netplayer23 For whatever it's worth, I'm a sports purest. What I mean by that is, the team, (or in the case of single individual sports like tennis, the competitor) that should win, does win. That is true in track and field far more often than any other sport. Basketball may be the worst. It is often decided by the refs, not in one call, necessarily, but when there are 20 questionable calls during a game (which might be about the average) and those calls go 14-6 for one team, and that team wins by a couple of points. I have a tough time watching basketball for that reason. It's my fault. My need for the correct team to win has ruined basketball for me as a spectator sport.
All facts!!! The NBA today is terrible no fundamentals too much threes they don’t call walks and palming, no defense anything is a flagrant it’s softer!!! It’s garbage but most still like it!!! Smh
Rick has always been pretty wound. Once upon a time Rick was a TV commentator. In one game a player pulled a showboat move and Rick got so upset, I thought he was going to have a heart attack.
Thank you Rick, for telling it like it is! I stopped watching basketball years ago for all the reasons you just delineated. It'd be great if the NBA followed what the NHL did years back in cleaning up the game by enforcing the rules, making them play as it was intended. There's nothing awesome about watching games played where the rules are continually broken.
90s dribbling was best for the game, and more like how the game is still called at lower levels. You have the freedom to momentarily touch the sides of the ball but anything under the ball or ridiculous hesitation moves are banned. Also 2 steps, anything more is a travel. These basic rules we were all taught is disregarded at the highest level. You know how many kids in youth rec league get called for carries and travels because theyre trying to dribble like kyrie and euro step like Giannis
@@themontgomeryc The NBA is a superstar's league. Always has been. The biggest stars get away with the most. Elgin traveled continuously and didn't get called. So did Michael Jordan, along with his push-offs. Another one was Moses Malone, who took like 5 little steps down low, and violated the 3 second rule by 6 seconds. James Worthy would give up the dribble and start running at the 3-point line. They all commit violations in one way or another. After awhile the refs just allow it as part of their game. Every sport has professional cheating
@@scottodonnell7121 I think some of the superstars got a few calls every game but don't agree with some of your claims. Regardless, pro sports is not what it used to be and that's a shame.
Walking traveling and palming the ball carrying the ball are all permissible today. In college and the pros. Sensationalism is the name of the game. Barry is right on!
That was not a rant, that was an education. Preach on Rick!
The wrong title is on here
Rick Barry has always been a smart guy too
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@@dusk6159 smart? he is wrong on this...people is shooting more three point shots because there is prove that it is more efficient to shot threes for example that to shoot mid range jump shots. People not always make the right play, but that has always happened...he is just an old school explayer who doesn't really understand modern basketball. Today some defenses do not even come from behind on the screens, they rotate. About the rulebook, the rulebook has also changed. The gather step is in the rulebook of FIBA and the NBA since 2009 or 2010. Regarding the carry rules, rulebook states that the player could not put the hand below the ball, or bring it to a pause. Sometimes they don't call that, because is not always easy to see that. Putting the hands laterally to the ball is not considered a carry by rulebook. But clearly he doesn't understand modern basketball.
Too much sports on cable too expensive TV money 💰
The abuse of the gather step is probably the worst part of today's NBA.
and no handchecking
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any idiot throwing up 3s with no one under the basket
Do you mean the Eurostep?
No the gather step. Essentially let's you take 3 or 4 steps without having to actually dribble as you're picking the ball up. Lil gay ngl how harden uses his stepback 3 it's a gather step
@@skettinbutter3635 imagine pistol Pete or Jerry wast and. others playing. with todays dribbling defensive and traveling. rules
The worst thing about it is that nobody knows how to call it. If a ref sees what he thinks is a travel, he just assumes it's a gather step. I also believe that the Doncic one step fadeaway should be a travel. If I've stopped my dribble, I've established my pivot foot. I can't move that foot while still maintaining possession. Doncic transfers from his pivot to the other foot then shoots. How is that not travelling?
Impressive Fact: Rick Barry is the only player to lead the NCAA, the ABA, and the NBA in scoring.
Ayo
I am leading the ABA for a couple of decades now as the only player
And the only player to win championships in 3 professional leagues.
90% + FT under hand shot. One of the best small forwards of all time...
Why the Tarheels aren’t the defending national champions rt now
Rick Barry is speaking facts here.
And the "rant" title is sheer clickbait.
He's speaking with passion (some frustration, too)
but the goal is correcting problems to a more POSITIVE future of the game!
Wow! Its really an easy game!
3D wings have saved the game. Guards play no D!
Garbage. They didn’t call jack in his day. You could punch some one in the face and they might not call it. Is that defense? Always ends with we would be better? Sure you would, the Greek is as tall as the tallest player in those days and he can dribble. SMALL. Sorry. The team stretcher would have made them all taller? And the foot speed. Please.
He’s 100% correct. I don’t follow pro basketball anymore for exactly the reasons he’s mentioned.
He's explaining why I haven't watched a game in years. No traveling calls, matador defense, players always complaining, lack of fundamentals.
Rick Barry used to bitch to the refs all the time
Exactly. There is Nothing about today's NBA that makes me want to watch it
and constant 3 point shooting, booooring as hell. 3 point shots used to be fun when they happened when they needed to happen, not heaving the ball like Jason Williams.
@@jayshah9967 haven't watched a game since like 2006 or so. I'd rather watch reruns of games before 2004 than a game 7 of finals today.
@@pawelgorniak8550 I absolutely agree. 3 point ball only is boring AF. Hard defense and an all around game is what makes the game exciting
"You don't set a screen." So true. It's tough to remain a fan when there are all these moving screens, carrying, and traveling. "It's pathetic." I totally agree.
The Warriors are great at setting moving screens.
Agree with Rick Barry----haven't watched the NBA since the 90's because of the reasons he mentioned. Pro sports in general have all gone down in watchability.
@@williegordon9188 They are not moving screens. The Warriors have pulling guards and tackles!
@@ljgittingeriii3199 Led by Green.
My fifth grade rec league coach told us that a player who doesn't know how to use a screen is practically adding three defenders (because the guy "setting" the screen is now so useless he might as well be a defender). None of my coaches through 9th grade got it. One of our plays (I think this was seventh grade) was for a post player to screen for the point guard just past half court. I don't know how many times this led to a breakaway layup for the other team -- why? Because the point guard would either stand still or start moving away from the screen -- instant double team. The post guy (I was one of them) would do their part and, if we were lucky, would get a poorly thrown pass either at our feet or above our head while 25 feet from the basket.
It's also so much about 1-on-1. In my 20s, about 10 years ago, I played in rec leagues and there were two types of offenses: a flat iso offense, four on the baseline one going solo, or a "heave it as soon as you get close to the three-point line."
He doesn't need any of our validation on this point, he's a brilliant basketball mind. However, Barry's absolutely right on these points.
Rick you are 100% right. Officials are not calling the game right according to the rules.
Indeed - just imagine how many of the previous greats could have been even better, if they didn't have all the actual enforced in their time.
which means NOBODY is getting a fair game.....players ,fans, punters nobody there's millions of dollar placed on every single game
Facts
I was saying this in another video - he is right however the commissioner can change this. I believe the league wanted more scoring to entertain. They have got it now and more kids love the game without necessarily knowing the rules are far removed.
Its up to Silver and his teams to make the refs officiate correctly
@@silewis9396 Too much of anything can be bad. While sports like baseball still hold to most of the traditional rules (which keeps fans happy), others bastardize their sports. The 3 point line improved some things, and the Warriors have taken advantage of it more than most based on the math. Still being able t travel, palm, reach in, and rarely get called for charging has gone too far.
Frankly I might have been able to get past most of it until they started with what I call the ring of stupidity in the paint. It was designed to allow players to fly through the lane to dunk unabated. Just imagine one of the defensive GOAT's like Russell not being able to challenge the offensive player in his domain. He might not be the ring GOAT which would be a shame.
Lastly, the NBA becoming lackeys for the marxist BLM types was the final kiss of death for me. The old school players never would have tolerated their fellow players acting the fool during the national anthem.
He’s still sharp as a tack. He was a great player back when I was a kid.
It's that inner angry/fighting spirit.
Best ever player that came out of newjersey
1975 golden state warriors nba champion 🏆 & rick Barry; great college basketball player & aba basketball player
Today's basketball fan would label Barry as one of those old school bitter former NBA players but you know what, he is right on every point. I grew up watching NBA in the 80's and I can say, today's NBA may be more athletic than yesterday's player, but they are not as well rounded and fundamentally sound as the old school players. Barry also left out another point. That today's travelling accomodations for NBA players, is a lot better and more luxurious than what NBA players had to experience back then.
It just be a perception thing, but it seems like today's players have completely lost the capability of hitting consistent mid-range shots, because everyone's chucking up threes. Larry Bird, for instance, had the rep as a long-range shooter, but when you look at his actual stats, he only threw up 2, maybe 3 of those shots a game. The rest were mid-range jumpers. Same with Alex English, who led the NBA in points during the 80s.
Now, a lot of that probably has to do with the fact that these guys went through high school and college without a three-point line, so they were used to hitting those shots, but it seems like shooting percentages would go way up, and thus point totals as well, if guys could hit mid-rangers with consistency.
@@cmc5394oparva KD and Jokic are on pace of breaking midrange shot efficiency this year. And you have guys like Booker, Mitchell, Murray, Kawhi, PG13, CP3, Thompson, Siakam, Ingram, Derozan and a lot of others ones who are great at it. It just that role players don't shoot it if they are not efficient at it
@@paquinraino8180 Glenn Robinson form Bucks #1 overall pick shot twice as many mid rangers as Demar Derozan. He also made them at a much higher percentage too. I love Demar he's a throwback but Big Dog Robinson was a killer with that middie.
Wasn't Barry a bitter player even when he was actually in the league?
What's the point of being more athletic if you are injury prone now than back then, even if there is little or no defense, no contact whatsoever. Today's game is a shame.
Rick Barry, was a basketball assassin, fundamentally sound player! He knows the game of basketball, typical for his time, all players were fundamental and knowledge is king! He's right about today's players walking and palming the ball! So, Rick Barry is coorect.
Back then all player went through 4 years of college knew fundamentals going into the NBA great example was Tim Duncan..
I’ve said it for years,they carry the ball constantly!!! They establish a pivot foot and then change their pivot foot to the other which creates more space to get ur shot off but it’s Traveling/Walking with the ball and should result in a turnover
I've been saying for years too.
And allow hand-checking!! 98-95 is a basketball game, 148-145 is a layup drill.
Rick is on point
This man should be the commissioner of the NBA! This man is an HOFer, my grandparents tell me about him. This man knows 🏀! God bless you Rick
Grandparents? My dad talks about him, you made me feel old.🥺
Then again whenever i think of the Bird and Magic matchups of my youth does that too.
@Demon King Badger Didn't mean that. Just stating a thought. God bless you
@@joeylocognato2198 heh, i was kidding around a little on that.
Though, when you are middle aged, and you think back in can be a shock, i know what my elders meant about these days ☺️
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Preach on Mr. Rick Barry. Maybe somebody who hears this is in a position to do something about all the stuff he is talking about. He is absolutely right, every word he says. The NBA has used its officials to assist the offensive super stars in becoming bigger super stars, to bring in bigger crowds and more lucrative TV contracts. More money, in other words. The NBA has ruined a great game, which many of us have loved since youth, by having the officials not call any of the infractions he named off. This gives the offense tremendous advantages. This crap is even prevalent in high schools and kiddy leagues.
You are right, money has ruined the competition. In the USA but as a consequence also in Europe, for waht you mentioned and for some other reasons. For example, my first conscious contact with the NBA was in 1984. I think there were 23 teams back then, in 2023 there are 30 and there are plans to admit more teams (LasVegas, Seatle...). 7 more teams means over 100 more players in the league. Vulgar players who would have never dreamt to be part on the NBA are playing there. Teams are therefore much worse, and some of them are such a joke. As a result, centers have disappeared in many teams. In the 80s there was a couple of seven footers in each team, today there are many teams with 6' 5" - 6' 7" guys playing at center. Something that happend in Europe and it was a sing of the european backwardness, now is common in the NBA because nature can't create 60 seven footers. In the 80s, great players who couldn't make it through the NBA, came to play in Europe so, 40 years later, we have worst teams in the NBA and Europe, and less competitive tournaments.
@@Kankoat Most center ain't 6'5-6'7 you're just lying right there. All the big man are either undersize and large bigs like the Unseld, Hayes, Russell, Barkley, Rodman, Debusschere, Reed who are all 6'9 and under, but in today's league you have Giannis, AD, Embiid, Jokic, Sabonis, Gobert, KAT, Lopez, Boucher, Nurkic, Valenciunas, Kessler, Capela, Bol, Carter Jr, Turner (all 6'9 and over) and then you have Draymond, Bam, Timelord, Siakam, Tucker, Zion who are 6'9 and less but some of them are more PF than C
I've said it before and been given crap, but today's game isn't bball, it's like an arcade version on a video game where they use sliders or flat out turn off rules to make it easier.
Good point man. .. read my comments above!
Rick is absolutely correct, today's player doesn't know the game.
Rick has changed a lot over the years, a much nicer guy than he was years ago. I did a camp in Texas last year, my helpers ran the camp for an hour while I interviewed Rick on my podcast. After the show I took my phone and stopped the camp so Rick could talk to the young people, he was absolutely fantastic. Rick and my brother are close friends today, I love it when the players continue to have relationships after our careers are over.
Are you saying your brother is The Iceman?
I didn't know he had a brother that also played in the NBA. That's awesome! Have a good day sir
@@matthewmullins4046 Well heck, Derrick Gervin is a player in his own right, though obviously the Iceman is one of the greatest of all time.
I'm old, I remember when Rick Barry was drafted by the warriors, he was special then, and he calls it right today, a true legend.
the only reason he has never been a head coach is because he didn't pull punches, what you see is what you get, a better real man, than a B'ball player, here's to you O'GEE !!!
Rick Barry is hated by the League and Owners because he was an NBA Scoring Champion who jumped to the ABA, which solidified that League, and led to higher Salaries, and eventually Free-Agency. The NBA didn’t want to bid for the Player’s services, and if you remember, Haywood, Dr. J, Gervin, Moses Malone, David Thompson, Gilmore, and Dr. K, we’re all in the ABA! How can one of the Greatest Shooters, one of the Greatest Long-distance Shooter, one of the 5 Best Free-Throw Shooters ever , and one of the most Clutch Players get Zero Endorsements???
I started watching this video thinking maybe I would agree with 80 maybe 90% of what Barry said but omg from my brain to his lips. I agree 100% with what he said . So suddenly I realize why I won’t turn on an NBA game unless it’s a playoff game. THIS is why, when I watch an NBA game, I’m simultaneously enthralled with the athleticism of the modern NBA player and find myself bored to tears. It’s a strange feeling, this mixed feeling I have-a feeling I get nowhere else but when I watch NBA basketball.
One second I’m amazed how it seems everyone can hit a ( usually wide open) three , the next I’m watching three offensive players standing around on the perimeter while the two others play one-on-one with their men , and nobody is on defense under the basket, not to mention a big man like Wilt ready to knock that &hit into the stands.
Barry is right- the athleticism today is great. But the NBA management imo , with help from the refs, has succeeded in turning the game into a celebration of athleticism instead of a celebration of the wonderful TEAM game basketball really is. The NBA doesn’t want an educated fan base who know what a moving screen is, or traveling, or palming the ball or playing cohesively as a unit. All the aforementioned things just make modern players look that more incredible.
Kudos to Rick for hitting the nail squarely on the head but especially because he runs the risk every time he talks like this of being called a “ bitter old curmudgeon .” But, I’m bitter too. I miss the game I grew up playing. I miss being able to watch an NBA game where half the players on the court aren’t standing around like spectators watching the other players either try to get off a three or go in for a dunk on an uncontested rim. The algorithm will send me a 70s or 80s NBA game now and then and I’m both surprised how relatively few sensational plays like three pointers there are plus how much more drama and how much more interesting the old game is because everybody is playing as a team and everybody on the court is busy.
Plus somebody, usually a 7 footer, on defense is actually guarding the basket in those old games, instead of on the perimeter with his hands on his hips “ guarding” the other team’s big man who thinks he should be able to shoot threes too.
1st draft notwithstanding, I suggest that you mail this to the league office, Natasha.
E-mail and snail-mail both. You're spot on.
...And preferential ref calls for their "stars". The game is now boring and predictable. I just watch the highlights on YT.
Eloquently stated and so true. Everybody on the court should be busy. 100%. Today’s game is boring to say the least. It’s appalling. They may as well make dribbling the ball optional. I see guys away from the ball just standing around watching. It’s not good team basketball that’s for sure. Thank you
@@eadgbefreak Again, totally agree. I watch highlights mostly and older games.
Coincidentally I was watching a 2003 game this week and it had Doug Collins commentating on a 76ers player who failed to draw a charge and he said "Willie Green is not gonna get that call as a rookie". I thought it shouldn't make a difference if he is Green or a vet like Iverson. I've never understood the one rule for one another rule for another mentality other than they want to keep stars in the game.
As a kid in the 70s Rick let me and my friends come on the team bus. Hes a great man.
NBA needs to take a look at this video and then take a real hard good look at themselves.
It's a stupid circus, they just want to sell shoes.
Looks like they saw this and laughed at it. League is getting worse by the day.
This video should be required viewing by all NBA coaches, ass't coaches, officials, and all management personnel at the league office. No one says it better than Barry.
agreed!
If only it were possible to require Adam Silver to have to wake up to this video every day until it's all corrected.
For now, I refuse to buy league pass and will only attend 1 game a year, barring the playoffs.
Yes!!!!!!!
Truth never sells....you can't sell what is free.
Refs will call games the way they are PAID to!
Rick Barry Held Court & told the truth about Todays NBA Players
The problem ISN'T today's NBA players. The problem is today's NBA. They don't play by the rules. If the referees enforced the rules, the game would evolve back into the game we love.
Rick Barry was my sports HERO. As a 10 year old his book "Confessions of a Basketball Gypsy", was my constant "companion". Thank you for the memories. Barry dropped more (30 foot) BOMBS than WW2 fighter pilots put together. The creepy kneeling NBA can ignore you but you will never be forgotten. THANK YOU, RICK!
I had that book in hard cover. I still remember some of the stuff in there and the pics. He actually was from the town that I work in. Unfortunately he is not well liked and never was. I guess there was jealously about his career of going to the highest bidder. Sounds hypocritical to me. Wouldn't any working person go to another company if they were paid more? Larry Bird before Larry Bird one publication said.
Great post
You're not sorry, Rick Barry. You're right!
I love you, Rick Barry, tell it like it is!!
Totally respect Rick Barry's comments.
He's absolutely right ✅
He is spot on!
Today's NBA looks like our practices 35 years ago before the Coaches walked in and blew the whistle.
It's pretty much streetball now.
U hear how he says players are more talented today?
Btw do u still watch that guy who makes videos about Michael jordan every day but didnt know what true shooting % is? 😂
I was playing HS basketball when Rick first came into the NBA back in the 60's. He was a very intelligent and competitive player. He did'nt make too many mistakes and whenever he did he seemed to always do something compensate for it. He was an NBA TV analyst after his playing days were over and watching this interview takes me back to his analyst days. Of course he's 100% right. Much of what he saying has been discussed with the small circle of "old school" guys that all still like the game like I do, but are appalled at how much we see wrong with the NBA today. The players are great athletically but lack sound fundamentals. Getting payed handsomely, but many have little or no work ethic, and as he brought out the officials do miss a number of calls in today's game that were made in the past.
Agree with most of this but "no work ethic"?! These guys put the time in.
@@whitneymacdonald4396 True some do but not all. One of the big problems that many of today's players have is not listening to sound advice/coaching strategy, and not being willing to put in the work to take their game to the next level. Guys like Steph, Kobe, LeBron, and of course MJ did what they had to do. There are many that I did'nt mention that are also just as conscientious as the ones mentioned above. However, far too many don't, especially when you look at salary compensation vs production. Read my comment again!!
One question I would like to ask the league and the players is "why do you need a gather step"? The league was fine for 60 years without one.
1st time I actually heard Rick Barry speak... He is right, Mr. Barry better get a job now for a few nights with Kenny , Charles and Shaq.
They wouldn’t put Rick on tv he’s too real!! He doesn’t go for the narrative he’s about truth
I love them all, but no, he was a B'ball genius, period !!!
Rick can be pretty intense and abrasive, but he's usually the smartest guy in the room. I was lucky to see him play numerous times during the glory days of the Dubs in the 70's, including his epic '74-75 season where he carried the Warriors to the championship (with help from some pretty talented rookies, Keith (soon to become Jamal) Wilkes and Phil Smith. Wilkes won Rookie of the Year and Smith was on the way to a HOF career when he shredded his achilles a few years later. But Rick was unreal that championship season. One of the best seasons I've ever seen anyone have.
nothing abrasive here...toughen up. he's speaking directly as men should. no sugar coating, no passive talk, no statements that sound like questions.
He has that aggressive tone in the way he speaks but that's just an alpha dude! People misunderstood this bevaviour and thought he is a prick and some fools even called him racist. Exact same behaviour of Jordan is applauded but when white guy does it, that's bad smh
Me and my brother watched every game of that championship. It was a killer,one of my faves.
One of the all-time greatest basketball minds and talents I have ever been privileged to watch on a regular basis. What amazes me is how little people even talk about his defense. It was phenomenal, but his offenses scoring abilities rank with the all-time greats. I recently saw a meme saying the only people who've average more than 35 points a game in history are will Chamberlain, Michael Jordan, Rick Barry, and a couple more I can't remember. The guy was the all-time greatest foul shooter I've ever seen using a style that was almost laughable until you kept seeing the ball going in the hoop every single time. The best part about Rick Barry however is that he is a University of Miami hurricane and so am I!
Rick Barry .... smart, Hall of Famer, passionate roundballer and lover of the game. And WINNER !
And also an unwanted teammate. But, on-point with his rant here.
One of the best pure shooters ever and right on about everything he said.
"You take the athlete. ...Give me the guy who knows how to play."
......Sssssssssavage.
Honestly I feel bad for young NBA fans. With load management and entitled player attitudes you never know if you will see what you played huge money to see. Huge $ have wrecked sports.
I dont mind load management to an extent. By which i would mean, if my old or injury prone star gets one day off a month in the early part of the season not so bad. But, he has been abused to hell. I definitely dont want to be seeing it in the home stretch for the playoffs (top seeds who have secured the top seed possibly excepted)
RICK BARRY KNOWS WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.
Rick's so called (rant) was an honest educated observation and made perfect sense to me !
Love Rick Barry, a true treasure and we're so lucky to still have him. Everything he said is spot on. He may be getting old but his mind is still as sharp as it was when he was still playing. God bless you Rick Barry.
What Rick said about the last 4 minutes of that game 7 is correct it was HORRIBLE...just bad shot after bad shot.
As someone who was a lifelong Warrior fan (through it ALL), that end of game 7 sticks as the worst moment in franchise history. Curry was throwing up off balance ducks like a school kid and they choked and would not drive the basket. The game was there to be taken. We were the better team. It tainted the season win record that season. They could have won 4 championships in that run, in a row. It was such a waste. I've said this for years, it was gratifying to hear Rick say the same thing. Re-watch the last few minutes of that game.
I don't follow the NBA anymore for lots of reasons. The lack of enforcement of the rules is one of them.
@@MrJSpicoli Had GSW won that game 7 and the b2b titles, they wouldn't have signed KD, and thus probably wouldn't have 3-peated in '17, and for sure don't win 4-straight.
@@TheeRealJesus I'd trade that for B2B and cementing the season victory record as a winner.
rick barry was always seen as such an asshole by other players, but he spat serious truth in this video. props, rick. one of the best rants i have ever seen.
Was that a "rant?"
THIS is CLASSIC! This Man, is not only one of the best of all time -at EVERY phase of 'the game', he also, -as shown here!- can ARTICULATE, the aspects of the game, that MOST coaches today, don't seem to fathom! Well-presented fellas! :)
Thanks Rick, I have felt this way for years.
Man he's so right on with this ........
I so agree with him on travelling and carrying. This 4 step cradle the ball drive to the basket like a linebacker is not how this game was designed to be played. I played high school ball and can tell you that if you didn't follow your shot and charge the offensive boards you'd be sitting down from the coach.
Gotta luv Rick Barry
I'm glad to have had the opportunity to see Rick Berry back in his prime! Enjoyed watching him when his Warriors played the Lakers. Loved his trademark underhanded free throw (granny) style!
Amen, brother Rick. Cheers to you!!!
I mastered his free throw method, loved watching him play a little flashy at times but just enough to make it interesting and boy could he play and boy was I a fan classy and down to Earth is he. Mr. Barry, loved watching you play Sir. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS ✝️🏀. 🖤👽
Unlike Isiah Thomas, mr. Rick Barry doesn't need to be political correct nor doesn't need to be accepted by today's sports media and nowday's fans. He speaks the truth, the league as lost its integrity and its not but a shell of its former self.
I think Rick Barry and Isiah both 1000% speak their minds
FACTS!!!💯✔🔥🔥🔥
Exactly, Rick Barry always spoke his mind,when the media was making a big issue in the 1975 NBA finals about two black coaches for the first time in the NBA finals Rick said "Who cares? Why is two black coaches in the NBA finals such a big deal?".
@@williegordon9188 definitely a big deal in 1975
Rick Barry never cared what anyone thought about him. When he lost his lawsuit against the NBA and sat out a year so he could get a huge payday in the ABA he was despised by fans and players. He intentionally tanked a WCF game 7 because his teammates didn't come to his defense when he got into a fight. He's a very unagreeable fellow. Maybe the biggest dick to ever play the game.
Rick is right. Today's players, with a few exceptions, don't know how to play. They are not fundamentally sound and, don't play a team game. I blame the overemphasis of playing in the air and, highlight mentality.
Rick Barry is keeping it 💯... Spittin' out "Facts!!!" Basketball was invented/created here in the USA and was designed to be played as a "Team-Sport!!!" Players today get away with so many violations it's pathetic!!! Of course it's so much easier to blow by your defender when you can palm/carry the ball and utilize the "euro-step" which in truth is an actual "up-and-down" travelling violation!!! It's really hard to watch the NBA game today because of these things; players make so much money today, many can dunk & shoot 3-pointers but not many can make simple free throws (especially in the clutch)...
That not true,there's no such thing as a euro step ,the game was invented in America!
@@larrynealy7054 I said that: Basketball was invented/created here in the USA and the "euro-step" (that's what they call it) which in truth is an actual "up-and-down" travelling violation!!!
Rick Barry is the best NBA color commentator/analyst I've heard. Loved him in the 1980s, what insights he offered. He said exactly what he thought and he knew exactly what he was talking about.
That "watermelon grin" comment though when it was him and Bill Russell...
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@@silewis9396 I didn't see that one but read about it decades later. Some personal observations are best kept private.
The worst thing about not calling the game properly is that it dilutes skills. Barry was a joy to watch because he was skilled and did great things within the rules. Letting a guy carry the ball and take an extra step makes it so much less impressive when he scores. That's why old schoolers have a tough time watching today's NBA. It's turned into watered down dreck.
You can't tell Rick Barry shit. He was around for the genesis of the NBA and the genesis of it's golden age with Magic/Bird. He knows how the game should be played.
Rick is always honest and does not suffer fools. That will make anyone unpopular.
Rick Barry was at another level in his time. He's very intelligent and his game reflected that ... absolute efficiency (ex. His freethrow shooting method was the most efficient method by the laws of physics... but not the prettiest).
I LOVE his comments on the improved technology, diet, and weight lifting that would have made up his generations gap that tends to be blamed for them not making it today.
He is 100% right. Get him on Tim Grover type strength and explosiveness workouts, tailored diets, Pilates, hyperbaric chambers, and shoes that arent worn by indie rockers and you’ll see a lot of those talent differences across generation made up.
LBJ spends a million dollars annually on his body.
Great players will be great no matter what era they play in, for that exact reason. It's frightening to think how good Wilt, Russell, and Oscar would be with the type of exercise and health programs players have today. These guys were killers and would pulverize the AAU plushies coming through college and the league these days.
@@justice929 So what? Tell us something we don't know.
True. And some bring up a Westbrook, Morant compare them to 40, 50 yrs ago.
Highly unlikely they would be doing what they do today, back then.
I don't even think it's possible cause of the shoes!
Sorry Mars/Spike.
Not to mention new surgical techniques that prolong an athletes career.
I never thought about the screen like this before rick explained what a screen is actually. WOW, what a basketball mind and legend! Should have been a coach/GM (unless he was)
I bet he’d drop 9 of 10 from the free throw line right now. Loved watching him play, an incredible passer.
The 55-yo Chris Mullin still won the 30-yo Kevin Durant in a shootout four years ago. All Warriors in three generations, Rick, Mully, KD.
More like 99 out of 100. He'd go 10 for 10 easily.
10 out of 10
Best ever. Rick could pass, shoot, move, FT’s, and smart.👏🏀
Always liked Rick, grew up in San Francisco and always wished he had a better relationship with management, but I remember as a kid hearing him described as “prickly”, code for something else…smart dude.
Much respect to Rick.
Palming/lifting the ball use to be illegal (correct me if I'm wrong).
You are 100% correct.
I’m 24, and he’s right.
I’m an embryo and he’s right
Thanks Rick. You just helped me understand why I don't watch the NBA anymore.
Barry is one of the all time best ever. Amazing shooter. He pissed some people off and has been paying all his life
Great insights from Rick! I don't even recognize the "game" they're playing today. It's street-ball. Everyone get out of the way so one guy can dribble the ball and burn up the clock and then throw up a prayer with 2-3 guys guarding him. It's no longer a team game.
Eh blame MJ or Kobe for the Iso ball. MJ was great off ball don’t get me wrong but he popularized it.
The best dynasties of the 2000s are actually heavy ball movement teams: Warriors and Spurs.
When Rick talks, I listen. He usually makes sense.
He is absolutely right! There is no comparison to basketball when he played compared to now. The game was so much better then.
We need more from Mr.Barry
This summarized to perfection today's NBA game (and it is being imported into FIBA ball slowly but surely). Thank you, Mr. Barry.
Wow, this man hit on most of the key reasons I just can't watch the game anymore. Youth coaches take note, and save the game of basketball!!!!
"It's not a complicated game, but people make it complicated". That applies to so much of everything now and not just basketball
Every LeBron fan should watch this. Every word Barry says is true.
I don't agree that the finals game 7 was all that bad. Even the misses can be exciting.. for example Curry not being able to score on Love was fun to watch for me. He played solid defence
Everything else I agree with though.
Rick is a living legend and he speaks the truth.
Hell yeah Rick, I'm with you. These players today travel like crazy. And I'm telling you, these players today really suck!!! They are a bunch of selfish premadonnas who know nothing about the game
So simple and so brilliant! Thank You for your voice!
Two words: Adam Silver.
Two words: Nonsense.
Original - two more words: before him
..Speaking truth. The Great Rick Barry. Loved watching him play...
The game was actually designed to be played by guys of ordinary size, passing to find the player who had a shot that had the highest percentage of success from his position on the floor. Like almost all sports that catch-on, basketball at the highest level has long-since been overtaken by players who are much taller, and much more athletic than those 5'11" guys of a century ago.
So true! I’m old school and was privileged to see almost all of the top 75 play, including Rick Barry. As a player, I picked up the game of basketball as a HS freshman. As a sophomore, I got cut from the varsity team even though I could beat all but two players one-on-one. I learned from that experience that playground ball (which I had learned) was not the same game as organized ball, which included all the things Rick talked about here. Today’s players are extremely gifted athletically, but terrible at fundamentals. They have basically brought playground basketball to the NBA and it is almost unwatchable!
@@netplayer23 For whatever it's worth, I'm a sports purest. What I mean by that is, the team, (or in the case of single individual sports like tennis, the competitor) that should win, does win. That is true in track and field far more often than any other sport. Basketball may be the worst. It is often decided by the refs, not in one call, necessarily, but when there are 20 questionable calls during a game (which might be about the average) and those calls go 14-6 for one team, and that team wins by a couple of points. I have a tough time watching basketball for that reason. It's my fault. My need for the correct team to win has ruined basketball for me as a spectator sport.
A true legend. 2:32 I've been saying this for years. How many possessions are one guy handling the ball and chucking up 3's. Too many.
All facts!!! The NBA today is terrible no fundamentals too much threes they don’t call walks and palming, no defense anything is a flagrant it’s softer!!! It’s garbage but most still like it!!! Smh
The banning of Hand check changed the league. That's why my Dad stopped watching after the 98 Finals. The modern game is better in offense.
He doesn’t come off as an old man from a previous era but as very astute analyst of the modern game who recognizes where it could improve.
Rick has always been pretty wound. Once upon a time Rick was a TV commentator. In one game a player pulled a showboat move and Rick got so upset, I thought he was going to have a heart attack.
All do respect Barry and you’re basketball IQ, we’re in 2022 and the game has evolved.
Wonder if he would be open to a head coaching job
Even at close to 80 years old, he looks like he could give you 10 to15 solid minutes a night.
Thank you Rick, for telling it like it is! I stopped watching basketball years ago for all the reasons you just delineated. It'd be great if the NBA followed what the NHL did years back in cleaning up the game by enforcing the rules, making them play as it was intended. There's nothing awesome about watching games played where the rules are continually broken.
Wow. Fount of knowledge this man here.
Great comments on what needs to be done to give the best product for the money. I only hope the NBA is listening.
I like this guy.
Rick speaking TRUTHS. Absolute truths.
Smart man
Couldn't agree more, and yes when I learned to play Rick was lighting it up in the ABA.
Most of the changes in Nba came from street ball, cross over is really palming the ball, carrying. 😀
And the game improved because of it…
90s dribbling was best for the game, and more like how the game is still called at lower levels. You have the freedom to momentarily touch the sides of the ball but anything under the ball or ridiculous hesitation moves are banned. Also 2 steps, anything more is a travel. These basic rules we were all taught is disregarded at the highest level. You know how many kids in youth rec league get called for carries and travels because theyre trying to dribble like kyrie and euro step like Giannis
@@themontgomeryc The NBA is a superstar's league. Always has been. The biggest stars get away with the most. Elgin traveled continuously and didn't get called. So did Michael Jordan, along with his push-offs. Another one was Moses Malone, who took like 5 little steps down low, and violated the 3 second rule by 6 seconds. James Worthy would give up the dribble and start running at the 3-point line. They all commit violations in one way or another. After awhile the refs just allow it as part of their game. Every sport has professional cheating
@@scottodonnell7121 I think some of the superstars got a few calls every game but don't agree with some of your claims. Regardless, pro sports is not what it used to be and that's a shame.
Barry was a force in his day. Especially three point shot (ABA) and the underhand foul shot. Man could play.
Rick is correct. That is why I don't watch basketball anymore. I love the game of basketball but this is not that game.
Walking traveling and palming the ball carrying the ball are all permissible today. In college and the pros. Sensationalism is the name of the game. Barry is right on!
This is why Barry never was hired by an NBA team to be a coach. He's too honest.