Before you criticize this era just remember that the carrying rule was strict back then, your hand had to be on top of the ball at all times. If elite players like Rick played today they’d easily adjust, especially with a 3pt line
It was a different game back then but Barry could have adapted to any era. Barry was extremely quick and is one of the greatest all-time from the triple threat position - shoot, pass, or drive. He would have easily adapted to the modern, over the top ball handling rules because he was so quick and coordinated. I once saw the dude hit a game winning shot shot while falling out of bounds in a game he had over 50 points. Lol
Jing Qi did you just say rick barry was quick are you fucking crazy lol hes slower than a mf the only way hed have a chance in todays nba is if he developed into a marco belinelli korver type player thats his only chance
eb There is a difference between quick and fast. For example, Larry Bird was slow as in foot speed but had very quick hands. I’d say Barry had average speed getting up and down the floor later in his career - although he had good endurance. When he first came into the NBA he was faster when he averaged 35 a game and was more of a slasher. Throughout his career he had quick hands in addition to a highly developed court sense like all the great players.
As far as Barry’s speed goes, he also had to adapt his game after a knee injury because he lost speed and jumping ability. But he was still great - the year he led the Warriors to the title he averaged over 30 a game and the offense went through Barry.
bro this dude looks like a modern player 40-50 years ago, he makes the game look so smooth. This is absolutely incredible, only real ones recognize this talent.
THIS MAN SINGLE HANDEDLY CARRIED HIS TEAM TO A CHAMPIONSHIP AND SWEPT A 60 WIN WASHINGTON TEAM IN THE FINALS WITH THE BEST RECORD IN THE LEAGUE, RICK BARRY IS DEFINITELY 1 OF THE MOST UNDERRATED EVER AND SHOULD 100% B ON EVERYONE'S LIST OF TOP 10 SMALL FORWARDS OF ALL TIME
I think there should be a stronger emphasis of showing the 60s-70s of the NBA. There were a lot of great players like Rick Barry that are forgotten. Many causal fans think less of this era but they should really watch the videos.
The NBA in the 70s has parity and balance, there were no dynasties as opposed to other eras like the 60s Celtics, 90s Bulls, and even now with the Warriors.
@@kobealegendforever1310 I have an appreciation for Cliff Ray I may not have when this happened. He was tough, relentless and a good passer. He was more than willing to do the little things while Rick and to a lesser degree, Jamaal Wilkes, shined. Type of guy you need to win.
Barry is an all-time great for sure - he was a great passer, great shooter, and was extremely disruptive on d because he was such an intelligent player. Early in his career he was more of a slashing player that was really quick to the basket. With injuries and age he developed his outside shot and was good deep shooter. Barry was a great scorer that adapted his game over time but was also one of the greatest passing forwards of all-time. The dude was flat out great.
One of the very few players in NBA history along with Steve nash and Hakeem Olajuwon who for a brief period were better past the age of 30 than they ever were in their 20s when they were physically better.
@G23Farrakhan52 I think he was just a flat out scoring machine in the NBA before he left for the ABA. When he came back to the NBA in addition to being a very good scorer I think he was a much better passer his sole title year than he ever previously was. He didn't have this sort of vision during his 1st tenure as a Warrior. I might be mistaken but he was like the first "point forward" in NBA history. I cant think of another small forward prior to him with his vision. Baylor was a more athletic/acrobatic 1 on 1 scorer, but not someone who was renowned for court sense/passing. Havlicek was more of a less ball dominant movement type scorer. Interesting that you rank him above Bird.
@G23Farrakhan52 I recall reading that too. I believe it might have been in the Sport magazine article. Then a year or two later I read that only Gus Williams could beat him in the Sprints. And Gus was a rookie who came in a year after they won the championship in 75. Gus was a 6-2 guard and Rick was a 6-8 forward
@Keenan Powell I saw that Sixers team and they were great. Who else did the Sixers have besides Wilt? The Sixers from line was great with Wilt, the powerful PF Luke Jackson, and SF Chet Walker. Chet the Jet could flat out score throughout his career and was so smooth. That was also Wali Jones' prime and was damn good. Let's not forget that the Sixers had the Kangaroo Kid, Billy Cunningham, coming off the bench. Billy could jump out of the gym before he got hurt (later) and he could flat out score and had a high basketball IQ. Here endeth the lesson son.
Al Attles masterfully managed his lineups that year. Taking nothing away from their abilities, the others performed their roles well but, they knew when to lean on Barry too.
On ball, off ball, Rick was such a sound player. Could give you 40 face up if he had to, but he could also get 40 on cuts, transition, and just lurking in the right holes in the defense.
Larry Bird was essentially Rick Barry version 2. He was great at all the things Rick was great at, he was just 2 inches taller and much more likable as a person.
Wes Moore and people know who he is aren’t bandwagons I honestly think Barry and Thurmond is better than curry and klay and the warriors always have been good but not super good 60 70s were good 80s not so much back in the 90s than couple years later my math teacher told me about him I knew who he was but not this good we play basketball in class who gets a answer right and I try rick Barry and it was close
Rick Barry may have been a total douchebag, but you can’t argue his greatness. He was a great shooter, strong with the ball and is one of the best passing forwards of all time. He could transition to today’s era relatively seamlessly compared to other greats of the past.
douchebag who didn't beat his wife, parade around with guns or slap people around.. no scandals. No he wasn't perfect, Not a douche but a crappy personality. we're blessed today to have Lebron james whom is the quintessential gentleman. Great dad, devoted husband. i doubt if the guy has ever had a parking ticket, i sure hope Bronny will be ok. scary
This guy was forgotten by the press...he was not likable, notice how nobody picked him up off the floor---but in his first two seasons he was as good as anyone who ever played basketball--he came back from knee surgery but was never the same--still pretty good!
This is why I don't like when people my age (I'm 23 btw) say all players from the 1950s-1970s were all scrubs, there were clearly players that would have dominated or played incredibly well regardless of era, and if they played today with the level of emphasis of developing skills and perimeter oriented games guys like; Barry, West, Maravich, Archibald and Big O would thrive nowadays. Remember the early days of basketball absolutely favoured great centres and interior scorers.
Barry was Kobe Bryant's one true predecessor, right down to the hardcore perfectionist mentality and prickly attitude towards teammates who just didn't understand the kind of cloth he was cut from. Had the complete all-around game, much like Jerry West at the time but at the small forward position instead. Too bad there's not much footage of him from his younger days with the Warriors when he showed off lightning quickness on the hardwood (hence the "Miami Greyhound" nickname he was tagged with). Knee injury he sustained while with the ABA's Oakland Oaks during their championship 1968-69 season took away some of that blazing speed, but he still adapted successfully en route to a first-ballot HOF career. BARELY edges out Wilt Chamberlain for greatest Warrior of all time, in my not-so-humble opinion. ;-)
@@PeekaPeep 2x MVP (one unanimous which has never been done in the 75 year history)….3 rings….best shooter of all time….top 3 most influential players single handily changing the way the game is played (for better or worse)….lay off the drugs there is NO comparison. On NO list, excerpt for yours, is Rick Barry ranked ahead of Curry ALL TIME. End of story.
If you want to be real about it Rick Barry’s personality is the precursor to Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. It’s crazy how similar Jordan Barry and Bryant are in personality.
The thing is this Bullets team was really good. I mean Unseld and Hayes? Who did GS have besides Barry? This was a one man show: Barry. One of the top five SF ever.
Make fun of his free throw technique if you want, but it worked! I love how on a number of them he started running back down the court without even waiting to see if they went in, because he knew they were going to.
Barry along with Olajuwon and Nash are probably the only 3 players i ever saw that peaked and for a brief period had their best level of play past the age of 30.
Rick Barry was and still is the John McEnroe of basketball. Very opinionated, controversial, had many arguments with refs, gritty, but he was a prolific scorer with an impeccable midrange game.
I wish I could have watched more of Barry playing than I got to, back then. He could play the game extremely well, and looks like had a high basketball IQ. I know it has been said that he had an abrasive personality, but I don't care. He had the courage to shoot that granny free shot, at 90%, mind you. At present, as far as I can tell, he has been the only former great player with courage enough to publicly call the NBA management on the traveling, ball carrying, moving screens , etc., that are not being called by the refs, as they should be.
After watching this, all I gotta say is all the old heads who be talking bout, "players now a days wouldn't last in our era" need to take a few seats lol.
Weakest? Because you had rules that you had to play by???? Players from one generation to the next could not swap because NEITHER would have what they had in their generation. MJ would NOT have the slams and the fades he learned from PREVIOUS player observation. You know they don't just MAKE that up right? The various so called cross over dribbles wouldn't work because they would have been called carries all game long. And don't get me started on the step, hop, skip, pause plant and jump that is walking. This generation plays with so many relaxed rules. The same is with football. Players can be GOTE Greatest Of Their Era, but not a GOAT. Both sports have changed by either restricting or relaxing rules to ALLOW.... keyword: ALLOW... more scoring and dynamic play. People wanted to see more Globe Trotter stuff so the NBA relaxed many rules to ALLOW for it. The NFL restricted DBs press coverage, downfield contact, hits on receivers, etc... hits on QBs so much so they might as well eliminate them from being tackled and attach flags on them like flag football, etc... Here is one thing nobody picked up on from that era that is different from this era. You played your NATURAL game and NOT a cloned game whether NFL or NBA. Rick Barry could do the underhand foul shot and no one tried to change him. TODAY... instead of letting players play their natural way they bring in people to coach them to change how they shoot foul shots and how to throw the ball as a QB despite being successful through college. Then people wonder why some of these QBs fail. If you feel they need changing then don't draft them.
Pretty much every player today would be called for carrying or traveling if they tried to play the way they do now, back the. Do your research before making low IQ claims.
This was 1975. I don't understand why the NBA took so long to put the three point line into the league. It didn't happen until the 1979-1980 season! The ABA had the three point line in 1968! The NBA felt too proud to put it in???
I came here because when my wife and I were driving to pick up my uncle from prison she mentioned that behind the cows in the pasture was a hill called "Mt. Palace" in the section three of Game County. I just randomly thought "Cow Palace Game 3'" and googled it and here I am. Why are they wearing two different colored clothing?
Before you criticize this era just remember that the carrying rule was strict back then, your hand had to be on top of the ball at all times. If elite players like Rick played today they’d easily adjust, especially with a 3pt line
Maple Jordan I like your sense of humor. You should be a comedian bro
It was a different game back then but Barry could have adapted to any era. Barry was extremely quick and is one of the greatest all-time from the triple threat position - shoot, pass, or drive. He would have easily adapted to the modern, over the top ball handling rules because he was so quick and coordinated. I once saw the dude hit a game winning shot shot while falling out of bounds in a game he had over 50 points. Lol
Jing Qi did you just say rick barry was quick are you fucking crazy lol hes slower than a mf the only way hed have a chance in todays nba is if he developed into a marco belinelli korver type player thats his only chance
eb There is a difference between quick and fast. For example, Larry Bird was slow as in foot speed but had very quick hands. I’d say Barry had average speed getting up and down the floor later in his career - although he had good endurance. When he first came into the NBA he was faster when he averaged 35 a game and was more of a slasher. Throughout his career he had quick hands in addition to a highly developed court sense like all the great players.
As far as Barry’s speed goes, he also had to adapt his game after a knee injury because he lost speed and jumping ability. But he was still great - the year he led the Warriors to the title he averaged over 30 a game and the offense went through Barry.
bro this dude looks like a modern player 40-50 years ago, he makes the game look so smooth.
This is absolutely incredible, only real ones recognize this talent.
Like modern players are smooth though
Except his free throws right
@@timboslice8559 hes one of the best ft shooters of all time
THIS MAN SINGLE HANDEDLY CARRIED HIS TEAM TO A CHAMPIONSHIP AND SWEPT A 60 WIN WASHINGTON TEAM IN THE FINALS WITH THE BEST RECORD IN THE LEAGUE, RICK BARRY IS DEFINITELY 1 OF THE MOST UNDERRATED EVER AND SHOULD 100% B ON EVERYONE'S LIST OF TOP 10 SMALL FORWARDS OF ALL TIME
No player single handedly carries a team to a championship. He may have
been the star but it took a total team effort to win a title
As Rick said, it was supposed to be 4 - zip. Instead it was zip - 4 -
Thee most underrated player in NBA history..
He, Havlicek, Baylor are sadly overlooked today.
@@Amick44 Mullin Wilkins too
Bob Cousy is very very underrated as well
@@Amick44 Baylor, Chamberlain, and Oscar Robertson were all great 1960s basketball players who lacked the will that defines the truly greats.
@@williammorrison6311 a guy named Russell blocked their chances as well.
Top 5 shooters of all time and top 5 small forwards easily. Smooth as hell, his free throws don't even touch rim.
I think there should be a stronger emphasis of showing the 60s-70s of the NBA. There were a lot of great players like Rick Barry that are forgotten. Many causal fans think less of this era but they should really watch the videos.
I like the 70s more especially after the merger. Brent Barry put it best when they talked about the decades on Open Court.
The NBA in the 70s has parity and balance, there were no dynasties as opposed to other eras like the 60s Celtics, 90s Bulls, and even now with the Warriors.
I watched some games from that era and it was about as entertaining as a wet slice of bread being thrown at a wall. Modern NBA is so much better
@@jingqi9106 The 70s didn't have dynasties because several teasm underperformed. That doesn't make the league equal.
He’s not forgotten he’s an NBA 75 all time player.HOF
rick barry is one of those legends who are very underrated
He solo carried his team to championship before it was cool.
Butch Beard and Cliff Ray had a great season that year they just didn't show up in the playoffs. Rick Barry showed TF up though..
@@kobealegendforever1310 I have an appreciation for Cliff Ray I may not have when this happened. He was tough, relentless and a good passer. He was more than willing to do the little things while Rick and to a lesser degree, Jamaal Wilkes, shined. Type of guy you need to win.
@Willie Gordon yes. Especially one handed slams too.
GOOD morning ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@G23Farrakhan52 hakeem and dirk i guess
The real white mamba #24
Barry is an all-time great for sure - he was a great passer, great shooter, and was extremely disruptive on d because he was such an intelligent player. Early in his career he was more of a slashing player that was really quick to the basket. With injuries and age he developed his outside shot and was good deep shooter. Barry was a great scorer that adapted his game over time but was also one of the greatest passing forwards of all-time. The dude was flat out great.
He was all you say. A truly outstanding passer, regardless of position who really made the game easier for his teammates.
One of the very few players in NBA history along with Steve nash and Hakeem Olajuwon who for a brief period were better past the age of 30 than they ever were in their 20s when they were physically better.
@G23Farrakhan52 I think he was just a flat out scoring machine in the NBA before he left for the ABA.
When he came back to the NBA in addition to being a very good scorer I think he was a much better passer his sole title year than he ever previously was. He didn't have this sort of vision during his 1st tenure as a Warrior.
I might be mistaken but he was like the first "point forward" in NBA history. I cant think of another small forward prior to him with his vision. Baylor was a more athletic/acrobatic 1 on 1 scorer, but not someone who was renowned for court sense/passing. Havlicek was more of a less ball dominant movement type scorer.
Interesting that you rank him above Bird.
@G23Farrakhan52 I recall reading that too. I believe it might have been in the Sport magazine article. Then a year or two later I read that only Gus Williams could beat him in the Sprints. And Gus was a rookie who came in a year after they won the championship in 75. Gus was a 6-2 guard and Rick was a 6-8 forward
@Keenan Powell I saw that Sixers team and they were great. Who else did the Sixers have besides Wilt? The Sixers from line was great with Wilt, the powerful PF Luke Jackson, and SF Chet Walker. Chet the Jet could flat out score throughout his career and was so smooth. That was also Wali Jones' prime and was damn good. Let's not forget that the Sixers had the Kangaroo Kid, Billy Cunningham, coming off the bench. Billy could jump out of the gym before he got hurt (later) and he could flat out score and had a high basketball IQ. Here endeth the lesson son.
one of the most underrated players ever, should be in everyone's top 20 all-time
If you're wondering what old Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Oscar Robertson type footage would look like if it was in color, this is it.
How does that make sense
Classic, Any Real Basketball Fan would enjoy this fr
Al Attles masterfully managed his lineups that year. Taking nothing away from their abilities, the others performed their roles well but, they knew when to lean on Barry too.
On ball, off ball, Rick was such a sound player. Could give you 40 face up if he had to, but he could also get 40 on cuts, transition, and just lurking in the right holes in the defense.
Damn I love this game more than today's game
That Free throw is Legendary 😭😭💯 i use it in 2k to Trip Ppl out💯💪🏽😹
Hanamichi be like
As Barry aged his free throw shooting got better too. In '75 he shot 92% from the charity stripe
Larry Bird was essentially Rick Barry version 2. He was great at all the things Rick was great at, he was just 2 inches taller and much more likable as a person.
And bird was a better passer
@@oldsensei8350 barry was a pretty good passer too, he wasn’t larry necessarily but he could definitely pass.
Bird and barry were premier players, if they played on the same team, it would be close to unbeatable.
Most Warriors fans today don’t know who this is
Most of the fans back then are dead now.
Clever comment
Lmao, I knew there would be a comment like this
mikatteba225 not really
Wes Moore and people know who he is aren’t bandwagons I honestly think Barry and Thurmond is better than curry and klay and the warriors always have been good but not super good 60 70s were good 80s not so much back in the 90s than couple years later my math teacher told me about him I knew who he was but not this good we play basketball in class who gets a answer right and I try rick Barry and it was close
This boi like steph with them free throws. Mans back pedaling before the ball even gets to the rim.
Rick Barry may have been a total douchebag, but you can’t argue his greatness. He was a great shooter, strong with the ball and is one of the best passing forwards of all time. He could transition to today’s era relatively seamlessly compared to other greats of the past.
I would love to see him and KD go at it on Twitter if he played today
douchebag who didn't beat his wife, parade around with guns or slap people around.. no scandals. No he wasn't perfect, Not a douche but a crappy personality. we're blessed today to have Lebron james whom is the quintessential gentleman. Great dad, devoted husband. i doubt if the guy has ever had a parking ticket, i sure hope Bronny will be ok. scary
Alot of greats from the past would excel today.. and your right about Barry
Came here cause I saw Barry's cartoon in an old 70's ad by Spalding ball, featuring this beast + Dr. J. What a moves !
love the way he turns in the air on his pull up, Jerry West-esque.
Perfect shooting form.
Love him or hate him, but Barry carried the Warriors to that 1975 title.
This guy was forgotten by the press...he was not likable, notice how nobody picked him up off the floor---but in his first two seasons he was as good as anyone who ever played basketball--he came back from knee surgery but was never the same--still pretty good!
This is why I don't like when people my age (I'm 23 btw) say all players from the 1950s-1970s were all scrubs, there were clearly players that would have dominated or played incredibly well regardless of era, and if they played today with the level of emphasis of developing skills and perimeter oriented games guys like; Barry, West, Maravich, Archibald and Big O would thrive nowadays.
Remember the early days of basketball absolutely favoured great centres and interior scorers.
Rick barry is a top thirty player alltime
Rick Barry’s my hero.
the only guy who shoots free throws in the proper way
Wow. He’s a complete player even back than
Rick Barry could do it all 🏀
would love to see a movie where either Rick is sent to the future and/or Steph sent to the past, and they both light it up
This was some real history for the Bay Area ! They won @ the cow palace man
His jumpshot is too much for my heart.
Ayo
one of the smoothest jumpers I’ve ever seen
Flat out great 💪
Barry was Kobe Bryant's one true predecessor, right down to the hardcore perfectionist mentality and prickly attitude towards teammates who just didn't understand the kind of cloth he was cut from. Had the complete all-around game, much like Jerry West at the time but at the small forward position instead. Too bad there's not much footage of him from his younger days with the Warriors when he showed off lightning quickness on the hardwood (hence the "Miami Greyhound" nickname he was tagged with). Knee injury he sustained while with the ABA's Oakland Oaks during their championship 1968-69 season took away some of that blazing speed, but he still adapted successfully en route to a first-ballot HOF career. BARELY edges out Wilt Chamberlain for greatest Warrior of all time, in my not-so-humble opinion.
;-)
Terrific observations!
Curry is the greatest warrior of all time stop the nonsense smh
@@christaylor8539 Curry's nice, but he's no Barry. Learn your damn history before you go spitting on it.
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@@PeekaPeep 2x MVP (one unanimous which has never been done in the 75 year history)….3 rings….best shooter of all time….top 3 most influential players single handily changing the way the game is played (for better or worse)….lay off the drugs there is NO comparison. On NO list, excerpt for yours, is Rick Barry ranked ahead of Curry ALL TIME. End of story.
If you want to be real about it Rick Barry’s personality is the precursor to Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. It’s crazy how similar Jordan Barry and Bryant are in personality.
That Rick Barry Jump shot tho
The arc on his shot at 1:45 🥵
Rick Barry is one of the BESTS. He had before 64pts,10rbs,9assists,5steals...
Right in his career high pt game.
And there isnt tree point
The thing is this Bullets team was really good. I mean Unseld and Hayes? Who did GS have besides Barry? This was a one man show: Barry. One of the top five SF ever.
Chenier was a top 5-8 guard at the time. He consistently hit about 20-23 ppg. And a good rebounding G as well.
Ever heard of Jamaal Wilkes? GS was a solid "team".
@@bokrusher Phil Smith
Came here because he was featured in Bo Sanchez Fulltank for October 22, 2020 😁. Rick Barry is legend 👏👏👏👍
Post more of these old school. Kids can learn more through these
Make fun of his free throw technique if you want, but it worked! I love how on a number of them he started running back down the court without even waiting to see if they went in, because he knew they were going to.
underhand free throws, dudes a beast.
Barry along with Olajuwon and Nash are probably the only 3 players i ever saw that peaked and for a brief period had their best level of play past the age of 30.
Perhaps Karl Malone, too.
There is more defense here than ten recent NBA games combined.
RICK Barry period, badass before bird, all the guys are badass, since the beginning of the game, they all are goats
The pride of Roselle Park, NJ.
These guys are ballers
Awesome editing and highlights. These guys were skilled
Rick Barry was and still is the John McEnroe of basketball. Very opinionated, controversial, had many arguments with refs, gritty, but he was a prolific scorer with an impeccable midrange game.
This was equivalent to than Dirk did to the Lebron , Wade, and Bosh.
Only reason Dirk wasnt greater because Rick SWEPT 2 hall of famers
I am more than Thrilled to have talked With the Basketball Legand ! 🇺🇸👍
I wish I could have watched more of Barry playing than I got to, back then. He could play the game extremely well, and looks like had a high basketball IQ. I know it has been said that he had an abrasive personality, but I don't care. He had the courage to shoot that granny free shot, at 90%, mind you. At present, as far as I can tell, he has been the only former great player with courage enough to publicly call the NBA management on the traveling, ball carrying, moving screens , etc., that are not being called by the refs, as they should be.
Go Golden State Warriors
After watching this, all I gotta say is all the old heads who be talking bout, "players now a days wouldn't last in our era" need to take a few seats lol.
Ball Hog this is from the weakest decade in basketball lmao
Weakest? Because you had rules that you had to play by????
Players from one generation to the next could not swap because NEITHER would have what they had in their generation.
MJ would NOT have the slams and the fades he learned from PREVIOUS player observation.
You know they don't just MAKE that up right?
The various so called cross over dribbles wouldn't work because they would have been called carries all game long.
And don't get me started on the step, hop, skip, pause plant and jump that is walking.
This generation plays with so many relaxed rules.
The same is with football.
Players can be GOTE Greatest Of Their Era, but not a GOAT.
Both sports have changed by either restricting or relaxing rules to ALLOW.... keyword: ALLOW... more scoring and dynamic play.
People wanted to see more Globe Trotter stuff so the NBA relaxed many rules to ALLOW for it.
The NFL restricted DBs press coverage, downfield contact, hits on receivers, etc... hits on QBs so much so they might as well eliminate them from being tackled and attach flags on them like flag football, etc...
Here is one thing nobody picked up on from that era that is different from this era.
You played your NATURAL game and NOT a cloned game whether NFL or NBA.
Rick Barry could do the underhand foul shot and no one tried to change him.
TODAY... instead of letting players play their natural way they bring in people to coach them to change how they shoot foul shots and how to throw the ball as a QB despite being successful through college. Then people wonder why some of these QBs fail.
If you feel they need changing then don't draft them.
Pretty much every player today would be called for carrying or traveling if they tried to play the way they do now, back the. Do your research before making low IQ claims.
@@X02Overdose take a seat guys like wilt would make u retake those words
@@warriors4life399 you naming one person that was an extreme example makes his point.
the only thing missing was Bill King announcing......Holy Toledo......
would have tv volume on mute and listen to bill on radio
Barry’s free throws rarely (if ever) touched the rim
My favorite player from that team was Yohan. Most people would agree that were around then.
Mine were Derrick Dickey and George Johnson. Johnson was a great shot blocker and Dickey had those 2 handed dunks from behind his head.
His jump shot was cold as fuck
6’7 205 lbs, Legend
the way none of his teammates helped him up at 0:46 shows they thought he was a prick like everyone says🤣😂
As a basketball fan and I love basketball it’s just so weird not seeing a 3 point line on that floor 😅😅😅😂😂😂
his son bring me here
Nate Thurmond would be so good with his passing in today’s league.
more old games please ;P
I forgot how good a passer Clifford ray was
Slam dunk brings me here
My mom was born on this exact day in ‘75 😂
There something so intriguing to me watching these old games
Ima say it, they’ve been flipping since the 70s
Modern play style 50 years ago
Oscar Robertson was a horrible announcer, but goddamn…it is fuckin’ hilarious to listen to him on these old telecasts.😄😄😄
He played like bird. I think bird emulated his game mixed in with bill Wilton
Lol how did bird even emulate his game bird wasnt even in the nba yet not till YEARS LATER rick barry emulated the game for bird
Good ol Bill Wilton
Just a great as Bird
Who's come from slam dunk anime when sakuragi make goal like rick barry ?
Barry or the Doctor
This was 1975. I don't understand why the NBA took so long to put the three point line into the league. It didn't happen until the 1979-1980 season! The ABA had the three point line in 1968! The NBA felt too proud to put it in???
Yup. Exactly. It wasn't their idea. Old crotchety owners were petty like that.
That Sakuragi free throw...
i'm off to the courts to try the underarm free throw.
Were these series best out of 3?
2:20 who was that woman?
Rick Barry could have average 45 points a game if there was a three point shot.
I was at this game!
Does anyone talking about the freethrows?
What?
Bruh that free throw 😂
90%
Please do more the 17 or 80
I came here because when my wife and I were driving to pick up my uncle from prison she mentioned that behind the cows in the pasture was a hill called "Mt. Palace" in the section three of Game County. I just randomly thought "Cow Palace Game 3'" and googled it and here I am. Why are they wearing two different colored clothing?
He didn't shoot jumpers underhanded though
man those free throws were wet
bird is bigger and better but barry would win . before bird there was barry
"hanamichi sakuragi..."
Lbj should use his free throws
The original KD
Those free throws
Rick Barry better than traveling always getting carried curry
Sakuragi brother
Baller
hanamichi sakuragi brought me here
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