Rick Barry
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I mean, that's stupid. I mean, or the same thing. Okay, so you got a great guy doing stuff. You can't run to the left side because, I mean, you're putting in a rule saying that you should be able to do whatever you want to do in a game because what do you do? You exploit the weakness of your opponent.
I mean, that's stupid. I mean, or the same thing. Okay, so you got a great guy doing stuff. You can't run to the left side because, I mean, you're putting in a rule saying that you should be able to do whatever you want to do in a game because what do you do? You exploit the weakness of your opponent.
So if you've got a guy that's not good on deep routes, you're going to run deep routes at him all day long. I mean, but no, they're putting in a rule that doing in the last two minutes, you can't foul off the basketball. Yeah. OK, intentionally. That's what happened. We lost the game that way against Phoenix. We would have gone to the finals two years in a row if they had given that.
So if you've got a guy that's not good on deep routes, you're going to run deep routes at him all day long. I mean, but no, they're putting in a rule that doing in the last two minutes, you can't foul off the basketball. Yeah. OK, intentionally. That's what happened. We lost the game that way against Phoenix. We would have gone to the finals two years in a row if they had given that.
So if you've got a guy that's not good on deep routes, you're going to run deep routes at him all day long. I mean, but no, they're putting in a rule that doing in the last two minutes, you can't foul off the basketball. Yeah. OK, intentionally. That's what happened. We lost the game that way against Phoenix. We would have gone to the finals two years in a row if they had given that.
We lost to Phoenix in game seven. We should have won a game that they fouled off the ball when I had it. And my teammate, unfortunately, missed the free throws and we lost the game in Phoenix, which we wouldn't have lost. It makes no sense to put a rule like that. And so I'm ashamed of the NBA for having done that. That's ridiculous.
We lost to Phoenix in game seven. We should have won a game that they fouled off the ball when I had it. And my teammate, unfortunately, missed the free throws and we lost the game in Phoenix, which we wouldn't have lost. It makes no sense to put a rule like that. And so I'm ashamed of the NBA for having done that. That's ridiculous.
We lost to Phoenix in game seven. We should have won a game that they fouled off the ball when I had it. And my teammate, unfortunately, missed the free throws and we lost the game in Phoenix, which we wouldn't have lost. It makes no sense to put a rule like that. And so I'm ashamed of the NBA for having done that. That's ridiculous.
You should never put a rule in to protect the deficiency of a skill of the players in the game.
You should never put a rule in to protect the deficiency of a skill of the players in the game.
You should never put a rule in to protect the deficiency of a skill of the players in the game.
Well, yeah, I mean, my other boys didn't reach the same level as a couple of his sons in Arizona.
Well, yeah, I mean, my other boys didn't reach the same level as a couple of his sons in Arizona.
Well, yeah, I mean, my other boys didn't reach the same level as a couple of his sons in Arizona.
better than he was and uh but they don't have the numbers okay i have five boys and all five got division one college scholarships and all five of them play professionally i mean the odds on that are so astronomical it's ridiculous i was hoping one of them would be good enough to play basketball and i have five of them to get division one college scholarships and all five play professionally and you know my one son just now can who made the olympics in 3x3 should have been in the nba but that's a whole nother story and people say well yeah it's just done you know no
better than he was and uh but they don't have the numbers okay i have five boys and all five got division one college scholarships and all five of them play professionally i mean the odds on that are so astronomical it's ridiculous i was hoping one of them would be good enough to play basketball and i have five of them to get division one college scholarships and all five play professionally and you know my one son just now can who made the olympics in 3x3 should have been in the nba but that's a whole nother story and people say well yeah it's just done you know no
better than he was and uh but they don't have the numbers okay i have five boys and all five got division one college scholarships and all five of them play professionally i mean the odds on that are so astronomical it's ridiculous i was hoping one of them would be good enough to play basketball and i have five of them to get division one college scholarships and all five play professionally and you know my one son just now can who made the olympics in 3x3 should have been in the nba but that's a whole nother story and people say well yeah it's just done you know no
Trust me. If my son couldn't play, trust me, I'm not. I say my son can't play. But my son definitely should have been playing. I can throw out numbers and stuff now to show you why when he played for one of the teams. He was playing the team. The guy on the pro team for the NBA, he was shooting 26% from threes, 36% from twos, and 65% from the free throw line.
Trust me. If my son couldn't play, trust me, I'm not. I say my son can't play. But my son definitely should have been playing. I can throw out numbers and stuff now to show you why when he played for one of the teams. He was playing the team. The guy on the pro team for the NBA, he was shooting 26% from threes, 36% from twos, and 65% from the free throw line.
Trust me. If my son couldn't play, trust me, I'm not. I say my son can't play. But my son definitely should have been playing. I can throw out numbers and stuff now to show you why when he played for one of the teams. He was playing the team. The guy on the pro team for the NBA, he was shooting 26% from threes, 36% from twos, and 65% from the free throw line.