Rick Barry

My son was playing on the G League team. He was averaging. averaging 13 points a game on only seven shots coming off the bench, playing part-time, shooting 48 from twos, 40 from threes, and 85 from the free throw line, and he couldn't get a 10-day contract. The other guy was making $7 million.

My son was playing on the G League team. He was averaging. averaging 13 points a game on only seven shots coming off the bench, playing part-time, shooting 48 from twos, 40 from threes, and 85 from the free throw line, and he couldn't get a 10-day contract. The other guy was making $7 million.

My son was playing on the G League team. He was averaging. averaging 13 points a game on only seven shots coming off the bench, playing part-time, shooting 48 from twos, 40 from threes, and 85 from the free throw line, and he couldn't get a 10-day contract. The other guy was making $7 million.

So you tell me what's going on, and I'm telling you, the problem with the NBA is that the general managers, if they make their decisions, they don't want to admit they made a mistake.

So you tell me what's going on, and I'm telling you, the problem with the NBA is that the general managers, if they make their decisions, they don't want to admit they made a mistake.

So you tell me what's going on, and I'm telling you, the problem with the NBA is that the general managers, if they make their decisions, they don't want to admit they made a mistake.

Yeah, that's my biggest that's my biggest disappointment. I didn't I tried out for the Olympics in 64. It was a political thing. They had a quota system that they had to pick from. all these teams. They lied to it. I didn't even get, I was one of the top scorers in the country. Didn't even get invited. Didn't even get invited to the trials.

Yeah, that's my biggest that's my biggest disappointment. I didn't I tried out for the Olympics in 64. It was a political thing. They had a quota system that they had to pick from. all these teams. They lied to it. I didn't even get, I was one of the top scorers in the country. Didn't even get invited. Didn't even get invited to the trials.

Yeah, that's my biggest that's my biggest disappointment. I didn't I tried out for the Olympics in 64. It was a political thing. They had a quota system that they had to pick from. all these teams. They lied to it. I didn't even get, I was one of the top scorers in the country. Didn't even get invited. Didn't even get invited to the trials.

The only reason I got to go is Gary Bradds, who was at Ohio state back down at the last minute, they tracked me down. And so I went up there. I wasn't even in one of the initial invitees. And then they said, okay, you're going to be judged on what you do during the trials and the games that you're going to be playing. So I did what I had to do. I come off the bench. I did.

The only reason I got to go is Gary Bradds, who was at Ohio state back down at the last minute, they tracked me down. And so I went up there. I wasn't even in one of the initial invitees. And then they said, okay, you're going to be judged on what you do during the trials and the games that you're going to be playing. So I did what I had to do. I come off the bench. I did.

The only reason I got to go is Gary Bradds, who was at Ohio state back down at the last minute, they tracked me down. And so I went up there. I wasn't even in one of the initial invitees. And then they said, okay, you're going to be judged on what you do during the trials and the games that you're going to be playing. So I did what I had to do. I come off the bench. I did.

I thought I played really well. I, you know, I had to guard one of the best defensive guys on one of the AAU teams. And I thought I did a good job on him. And, you know, I scored points. I shot the ball. Well, Willie, Willie Morrell from, from K state played really well as also Wally Jones played really well. John Thompson never even got a chance to play. He was so mad.

I thought I played really well. I, you know, I had to guard one of the best defensive guys on one of the AAU teams. And I thought I did a good job on him. And, you know, I scored points. I shot the ball. Well, Willie, Willie Morrell from, from K state played really well as also Wally Jones played really well. John Thompson never even got a chance to play. He was so mad.

I thought I played really well. I, you know, I had to guard one of the best defensive guys on one of the AAU teams. And I thought I did a good job on him. And, you know, I scored points. I shot the ball. Well, Willie, Willie Morrell from, from K state played really well as also Wally Jones played really well. John Thompson never even got a chance to play. He was so mad.

I got a story there that I won't even tell. And so, yeah, so I walk off the court in St. John's when the crowd was yelling for me to get me back in the game when I had played well. I started the game, went to the bench and, you know, just basically sat on the bench and hardly played again. And Joe Lapchick, the former NBA player and coach at St.

I got a story there that I won't even tell. And so, yeah, so I walk off the court in St. John's when the crowd was yelling for me to get me back in the game when I had played well. I started the game, went to the bench and, you know, just basically sat on the bench and hardly played again. And Joe Lapchick, the former NBA player and coach at St.

I got a story there that I won't even tell. And so, yeah, so I walk off the court in St. John's when the crowd was yelling for me to get me back in the game when I had played well. I started the game, went to the bench and, you know, just basically sat on the bench and hardly played again. And Joe Lapchick, the former NBA player and coach at St.

John's, very famous gentleman, comes up to me and says, and he's on the committee, right? He's young man, you're not going to make the Olympic team, but you're going to be a great pro basketball player. I'm going, whoa, wow. Okay. And I'm saying to myself, wait a second. I thought they played pretty good. And I thought they were supposed to evaluate this.

John's, very famous gentleman, comes up to me and says, and he's on the committee, right? He's young man, you're not going to make the Olympic team, but you're going to be a great pro basketball player. I'm going, whoa, wow. Okay. And I'm saying to myself, wait a second. I thought they played pretty good. And I thought they were supposed to evaluate this.