The 1975 Warrior team is one of my fave teams ever because not only was Barry so great, the Warriors played as a team. Their rotation was about 10 players deep every game and every player had an important, unique role. Of course, Barry was as good as any forward ever when it comes to his ability to score and his all-around skill.
NO doubt. Rick is criminally over looked. A top 20 all timer. A leader who carried his teams and major contributor on all areas. Right there with Havlicek, Erving, maybe even Baylor as a forward.
@@Amick44 I agree 100%. Barry was not only a great scorer but was also a great passer, one of the greatest passers at the small forward position ever. Before his knee injury in the ABA, Barry was also a helluva rebounder. Even after the knee injury, Barry was still an all-time great all-around player.
@@jingqi9106 sure. I think of his passing at least as much as his scoring. Probably the first point forward in the game. He and John Johnson of Seattle. Yeah before the knee injury an excellent rebounder. Top ten in NBA his rookie season.
@@Amick44 Yes, Barry was a great passer at 6'8" (shoes on) and in this era of more advanced orthopedic medicine where he wouldn't been playing with 2 good knees for the majority of his career, Barry could've played every position on the floor except center. Imagine Barry playing point guard like Luka and taking advantage of the over the top ball handling allowed today. Barr could have just as easily played a modern day 4 with how the game has changed.
As a high school senior...I loved the Warriors...as far back as 1959. My friends kept saying....Sweep...Sweep...Sweep. I finally had had enough. I told all my friends....both of them..."GSW gonna sweep Bullets!!!!"... before the Finals. Nobody let me forget it. They'd taunt me unmercifully. Life was good...NO....GREAT for me. I came crashing down to reality the following year.
Me too, dad was in the Navy and we moved right after the sweep of the bullets to Washington DC and I acted like Rick Barry and got a couple of black eyes for it, worth it🏀
Before the Splash Brother era Golden State Warriors, you have Rick Barry's and Al Attles' Warriors. I can argue that they had a shot of winning it all in 1976 before Paul Westphal and the Phoenix Suns stunned them in the WCF and giving John Havilcek and the Boston Celtics fits in the 1976 NBA Finals.
As the story goes...Barry got in a fight with Suns......Ricky Sobers. Barry felt...his team didn't support him. Barry gave up on th ed team...not shooting in the last game. Pathetic. Sad.
@@menglinqi2283 Unfortunately, the Suns just ran out of miracles against the Celtics, Bulls, and Bucks in their three NBA Finals appearances, the most without a title.
Derrek Dickey,a personal hero of mine, was a key sub on the '75 title team. We attended the same high school...Purcell High, in Cincinnati, although he was older than me. I met him during my freshman year when he came to visit. I patterned my game after his, and had a great time chatting with him. A really nice guy. I followed his basketball career from high school, thru his years at the University of Cincinnati, where he had career averages of 17 ppg and 11 reb. per game, then onto the Warriors in the NBA. Was a warriors fan because of him, Rick Berry, Jamaal Wiilkes, Clifford Ray, Phil Smith, and coach Al Attles and was happy about their title win. Was very saddened when he died of heart failure. A good player and a better man...👍👍👍
good insight. a key to the series was that Dickey off the bench was way more productive than the Bullets heralded bench guy N. Weatherspoon (who Barry said he can't go left and was right)
This was the team and season that transformed basketball in the Bay Area. The Warriors started that season drawing 4-5 thousand fans a game. Starting mid season, they began getting 8-9 thousand a game. At the end, sellouts were the norm and Warriors basketball has been sellouts ever since. But it all started with that 74-75 Championship team.
@Ram-C plenty of teams have had injuries over the years and so what if they needed durant. Lakera have been trading for superstars for years. They drafted their core and proven they can win. They are a dynasty whether you like it or not. Making excuses for their championship doesn't discount their titles. You just sound like a jealous hater.
The 2022 run is the closest the Curry-era Warriors have had to run like the 1975 team. Except for starting the finals at home and not being a sweep, it's the only one of their 4 where, like 1975, they weren't expected to do well in the regular season, not expected to come out of the West and wasn't expected to win the title but they did.
Fine summary of the Warriors' in the post season. Rick Barry was by far the best player in the regular season but, sadly, his abrasive personality, coupled with the players deciding the MVP of the regular season, had him finish third in the balloting. The final tally was laughable and showed clearly that many players simply refused to vote for him.
Rick Barry was as good as they come. He doesnt get the props he deserved these days. In todays league he would average 35 or more a game. He was a beast
Oakland was dominating the sports world in the mid 70s with the As, The Warriors, and The Raiders all winning championships
The 1975 Warrior team is one of my fave teams ever because not only was Barry so great, the Warriors played as a team. Their rotation was about 10 players deep every game and every player had an important, unique role. Of course, Barry was as good as any forward ever when it comes to his ability to score and his all-around skill.
NO doubt. Rick is criminally over looked. A top 20 all timer. A leader who carried his teams and major contributor on all areas. Right there with Havlicek, Erving, maybe even Baylor as a forward.
@@Amick44 I agree 100%. Barry was not only a great scorer but was also a great passer, one of the greatest passers at the small forward position ever. Before his knee injury in the ABA, Barry was also a helluva rebounder. Even after the knee injury, Barry was still an all-time great all-around player.
@@jingqi9106 sure. I think of his passing at least as much as his scoring. Probably the first point forward in the game. He and John Johnson of Seattle.
Yeah before the knee injury an excellent rebounder. Top ten in NBA his rookie season.
@@Amick44 Yes, Barry was a great passer at 6'8" (shoes on) and in this era of more advanced orthopedic medicine where he wouldn't been playing with 2 good knees for the majority of his career, Barry could've played every position on the floor except center. Imagine Barry playing point guard like Luka and taking advantage of the over the top ball handling allowed today. Barr could have just as easily played a modern day 4 with how the game has changed.
Jamal Wilkes formally known as Keith Wilkes rookie of the year and champion BEAUTIFUL!
As a high school senior...I loved the Warriors...as far back as 1959. My friends kept saying....Sweep...Sweep...Sweep. I finally had had enough. I told all my friends....both of them..."GSW gonna sweep Bullets!!!!"... before the Finals. Nobody let me forget it. They'd taunt me unmercifully. Life was good...NO....GREAT for me. I came crashing down to reality the following year.
But the Warriors went onto have their successful era ever with the Splash Brothers.
Me too, dad was in the Navy and we moved right after the sweep of the bullets to Washington DC and I acted like Rick Barry and got a couple of black eyes for it, worth it🏀
Barry was a prolific scorer, and despite how awkward it looked was incredibly accurate at the free throw line
Before the Splash Brother era Golden State Warriors, you have Rick Barry's and Al Attles' Warriors.
I can argue that they had a shot of winning it all in 1976 before Paul Westphal and the Phoenix Suns stunned them in the WCF and giving John Havilcek and the Boston Celtics fits in the 1976 NBA Finals.
As the story goes...Barry got in a fight with Suns......Ricky Sobers. Barry felt...his team didn't support him. Barry gave up on th ed team...not shooting in the last game. Pathetic. Sad.
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@@menglinqi2283 Unfortunately, the Suns just ran out of miracles against the Celtics, Bulls, and Bucks in their three NBA Finals appearances, the most without a title.
Barry is the best small forward, shoot, pass, steal, free throw, rebound....
Derrek Dickey,a personal hero of mine, was a key sub on the '75 title team. We attended the same high school...Purcell High, in Cincinnati, although he was older than me. I met him during my freshman year when he came to visit. I patterned my game after his, and had a great time chatting with him. A really nice guy. I followed his basketball career from high school, thru his years at the University of Cincinnati, where he had career averages of 17 ppg and 11 reb. per game, then onto the Warriors in the NBA. Was a warriors fan because of him, Rick Berry, Jamaal Wiilkes, Clifford Ray, Phil Smith, and coach Al Attles and was happy about their title win.
Was very saddened when he died of heart failure. A good player and a better man...👍👍👍
good insight. a key to the series was that Dickey off the bench was way more productive than the Bullets heralded bench guy N. Weatherspoon (who Barry said he can't go left and was right)
This was the team and season that transformed basketball in the Bay Area. The Warriors started that season drawing 4-5 thousand fans a game. Starting mid season, they began getting 8-9 thousand a game. At the end, sellouts were the norm and Warriors basketball has been sellouts ever since. But it all started with that 74-75 Championship team.
@Ram-C how? They won 3 in 5 years and drafted the best players.
@Ram-C plenty of teams have had injuries over the years and so what if they needed durant. Lakera have been trading for superstars for years. They drafted their core and proven they can win. They are a dynasty whether you like it or not. Making excuses for their championship doesn't discount their titles. You just sound like a jealous hater.
Warriors fans were always bandwagoners, back in the 70's and today in the 21st century.
@@23aceballer You mean got lucky in the NBA lottery.
17:09 Wilt Chamberlain great praise for Rick
The 2022 run is the closest the Curry-era Warriors have had to run like the 1975 team. Except for starting the finals at home and not being a sweep, it's the only one of their 4 where, like 1975, they weren't expected to do well in the regular season, not expected to come out of the West and wasn't expected to win the title but they did.
Clifford Ray was able to play further from the hoop than Thurmond-so he was outside setting picks and rolling strong to the hoop
The Warriors were a destiny team that year, starting with the playoffs
Fine summary of the Warriors' in the post season. Rick Barry was by far the best player in the regular season but, sadly, his abrasive personality, coupled with the players deciding the MVP of the regular season, had him finish third in the balloting. The final tally was laughable and showed clearly that many players simply refused to vote for him.
Much Gratitude
Rick Barry was as good as they come. He doesnt get the props he deserved these days. In todays league he would average 35 or more a game. He was a beast
Rick Kamla asked them about Butch Beard but they didn't say anything about Beard.
what are you talking about ?@@williegordon9188
@@stevehowell601 You didn't hear when Kamla asked Vecsey "What about Butch Beard,how key was he?" Then Vecsey goes on about Keith Wilkes.
@@williegordon9188 As good as Butch was during the year, in the playoffs he lost key minutes to Smith, Dudley and CJ in crunch time
Shame so many players hated him he should have won an mvp
fun fact Clifford Ray use to leave his Christmas tree up year round
2:22...Clip of Barry shooting FT was from the following year when they changed their uniforms.
fantastic team
12:19 warriors nickname is the Cardiac Kids
Rick Barry said he went to U of Miami because he liked the warmer climate.
The only thing Rick Barry didn't have was good hair.
Is that the voice of charlie Jones of NBC sports?
Chicago once was in the West!
Not even watching playing pool