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Rick Barry

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
249 total appearances

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Mick Unplugged
Rick Barry | Rick Barry's Sports Journey: From Professional Basketball to Pickleball Championships

It wasn't meant for you to be in the NBA, but you've dealt with it so well. And he made a commitment to spend all those years. He's done seven USA 3X3 national teams, participated in five international events and had, yeah, was it five? No, six, participated in six international events. No, he didn't participate because he didn't get to play in the Olympic qualifying.

Mick Unplugged
Rick Barry | Rick Barry's Sports Journey: From Professional Basketball to Pickleball Championships

It wasn't meant for you to be in the NBA, but you've dealt with it so well. And he made a commitment to spend all those years. He's done seven USA 3X3 national teams, participated in five international events and had, yeah, was it five? No, six, participated in six international events. No, he didn't participate because he didn't get to play in the Olympic qualifying.

Mick Unplugged
Rick Barry | Rick Barry's Sports Journey: From Professional Basketball to Pickleball Championships

They went to their tournament. He got hurt two days before they didn't qualify in the first Olympics in Tokyo. Well, I said to him, I said, son, listen, everything happens. I said, it's maybe better. I said, had you made it, that would not have been an Olympic experience with COVID. Right. That would have been a totally different thing. So he didn't get to make it. qualify for it.

Mick Unplugged
Rick Barry | Rick Barry's Sports Journey: From Professional Basketball to Pickleball Championships

They went to their tournament. He got hurt two days before they didn't qualify in the first Olympics in Tokyo. Well, I said to him, I said, son, listen, everything happens. I said, it's maybe better. I said, had you made it, that would not have been an Olympic experience with COVID. Right. That would have been a totally different thing. So he didn't get to make it. qualify for it.

Mick Unplugged
Rick Barry | Rick Barry's Sports Journey: From Professional Basketball to Pickleball Championships

They went to their tournament. He got hurt two days before they didn't qualify in the first Olympics in Tokyo. Well, I said to him, I said, son, listen, everything happens. I said, it's maybe better. I said, had you made it, that would not have been an Olympic experience with COVID. Right. That would have been a totally different thing. So he didn't get to make it. qualify for it.

Mick Unplugged
Rick Barry | Rick Barry's Sports Journey: From Professional Basketball to Pickleball Championships

So but then he played and he was the only gold medal the USA had never won years ago was the World Cup in 3x3. And he played on that team with Robbie Hummel, a bunch of other guys that are doing it and Kareem Maddox. And they they went undefeated and they won the gold medal. And then he played in two AmeriCups and won gold medal. He played in the and was MVP of one of those tournaments.

Mick Unplugged
Rick Barry | Rick Barry's Sports Journey: From Professional Basketball to Pickleball Championships

So but then he played and he was the only gold medal the USA had never won years ago was the World Cup in 3x3. And he played on that team with Robbie Hummel, a bunch of other guys that are doing it and Kareem Maddox. And they they went undefeated and they won the gold medal. And then he played in two AmeriCups and won gold medal. He played in the and was MVP of one of those tournaments.

Mick Unplugged
Rick Barry | Rick Barry's Sports Journey: From Professional Basketball to Pickleball Championships

So but then he played and he was the only gold medal the USA had never won years ago was the World Cup in 3x3. And he played on that team with Robbie Hummel, a bunch of other guys that are doing it and Kareem Maddox. And they they went undefeated and they won the gold medal. And then he played in two AmeriCups and won gold medal. He played in the and was MVP of one of those tournaments.

Mick Unplugged
Rick Barry | Rick Barry's Sports Journey: From Professional Basketball to Pickleball Championships

And then he also got a gold medal in the Pan Am Yeah. Yeah. And that's only 21 points to score 15 or 16 of the 21 points. And he scored the last seven to help win. And that was the first win they had because they were so disappointed and stuff. And then he had the winning basket and 14 points against China the game after that.

Mick Unplugged
Rick Barry | Rick Barry's Sports Journey: From Professional Basketball to Pickleball Championships

And then he also got a gold medal in the Pan Am Yeah. Yeah. And that's only 21 points to score 15 or 16 of the 21 points. And he scored the last seven to help win. And that was the first win they had because they were so disappointed and stuff. And then he had the winning basket and 14 points against China the game after that.

Mick Unplugged
Rick Barry | Rick Barry's Sports Journey: From Professional Basketball to Pickleball Championships

And then he also got a gold medal in the Pan Am Yeah. Yeah. And that's only 21 points to score 15 or 16 of the 21 points. And he scored the last seven to help win. And that was the first win they had because they were so disappointed and stuff. And then he had the winning basket and 14 points against China the game after that.

Mick Unplugged
Rick Barry | Rick Barry's Sports Journey: From Professional Basketball to Pickleball Championships

And so those are both records that we'll see how long they stand because they've only been in the Olympics now three extra two years. I mean, two Olympics. Two times, yeah. But it may last a while because in all the games I've watched, you know, for them playing all over the world, I've never seen another player, you know, score that many points in one game.

Mick Unplugged
Rick Barry | Rick Barry's Sports Journey: From Professional Basketball to Pickleball Championships

And so those are both records that we'll see how long they stand because they've only been in the Olympics now three extra two years. I mean, two Olympics. Two times, yeah. But it may last a while because in all the games I've watched, you know, for them playing all over the world, I've never seen another player, you know, score that many points in one game.

Mick Unplugged
Rick Barry | Rick Barry's Sports Journey: From Professional Basketball to Pickleball Championships

And so those are both records that we'll see how long they stand because they've only been in the Olympics now three extra two years. I mean, two Olympics. Two times, yeah. But it may last a while because in all the games I've watched, you know, for them playing all over the world, I've never seen another player, you know, score that many points in one game.

Mick Unplugged
Rick Barry | Rick Barry's Sports Journey: From Professional Basketball to Pickleball Championships

Yeah, but John, but let me tell you, Brent wanted badly to go to Duke. Oh, he would have been such a great player for Mike. I mean, because the way he plays the game and knows how to play the game and Same thing with Canyon.

Mick Unplugged
Rick Barry | Rick Barry's Sports Journey: From Professional Basketball to Pickleball Championships

Yeah, but John, but let me tell you, Brent wanted badly to go to Duke. Oh, he would have been such a great player for Mike. I mean, because the way he plays the game and knows how to play the game and Same thing with Canyon.

Mick Unplugged
Rick Barry | Rick Barry's Sports Journey: From Professional Basketball to Pickleball Championships

Yeah, but John, but let me tell you, Brent wanted badly to go to Duke. Oh, he would have been such a great player for Mike. I mean, because the way he plays the game and knows how to play the game and Same thing with Canyon.

Mick Unplugged
Rick Barry | Rick Barry's Sports Journey: From Professional Basketball to Pickleball Championships

If Canyon, if Bobby Cremins hadn't gotten ill and had to pull out of coaching at College of Charleston after he left Georgia Tech, where my son Drew, John and Drew played for him, Canyon would have had an amazing college career because Bobby would have played him 38 minutes a game. He went there because of Bobby and then Bobby left.

Mick Unplugged
Rick Barry | Rick Barry's Sports Journey: From Professional Basketball to Pickleball Championships

If Canyon, if Bobby Cremins hadn't gotten ill and had to pull out of coaching at College of Charleston after he left Georgia Tech, where my son Drew, John and Drew played for him, Canyon would have had an amazing college career because Bobby would have played him 38 minutes a game. He went there because of Bobby and then Bobby left.

Mick Unplugged
Rick Barry | Rick Barry's Sports Journey: From Professional Basketball to Pickleball Championships

If Canyon, if Bobby Cremins hadn't gotten ill and had to pull out of coaching at College of Charleston after he left Georgia Tech, where my son Drew, John and Drew played for him, Canyon would have had an amazing college career because Bobby would have played him 38 minutes a game. He went there because of Bobby and then Bobby left.