Rick Barry is FURIOUS with the NBA Today 🤬 Again

[@73Trident]

I'm with Rick Barry 100%. I don't even watch basketball anymore because it hurts my eyes. Painful to watch.

[@jnyfvr3684]

too many manbabies crying for a foul every time they miss a shot. i feel blessed to have been around to watch the NBA in the 80's & 90's.

[@47Str8]

Agreed. My brain is too hardwired with the rules to watch.

[@bukamiller]

He’s in the Hall of Fame. He’s earned the right to criticize today’s NBA players. I agree with him 100% .

[@PowerGearPerformance]

No Doubt!

[@sherdellmccoy2811]

Agree, to an extent.

[@Dbusdriver71]

I love him and hate him but your right bukamiller. He has the right to criticize especially since 75 when he got his Ring.

[@CB4956]

No one is ever 100%...

[@John_Malloy]

💯💯💯

[@vernonleewarren280]

Thank you Rick Barry! Finally someone who tells the truth!

[@dbc7772011]

Dude has balls!

[@aro245]

he isnt speaking no truth. he contradicted himself the same way oldschool fans do. he said he hardly watches the game. 😂🫵🏼😂

[@MultiEviscerator]

Everything he said was correct. Just because he does not watch it as much today is not a contradiction. He just doesn't do analysis like he use to, so naturally he wont watch it as much. He accurately described the Warriors/Cavaliers game 7 which was not that long ago.@@aro245

[@jasonwaznak5825]

@@aro245 what lies did he tell?? He spoke nothing but FACTS!!!

[@BobatBG]

Old guy here - I actually saw Rick Barry play in Portland when he was with Golden State. You could tell he was different than all the other players - whirlwind on offense, hardnosed on the floor, and then those whacky (but effective) under-handed free throws. Always worth the price of admission to see him play. And all the fans hated him too, which was fun to see - but he would always kick the Blazer's ass up until the Walton era (when Bill was playing). But even that was something too. Glad to see he's still the same old arrogant SOB, but very correct about the state of the game then and now.

[@sgs1564]

I am a Knick fan. The man was a FABULOUS player!!! The underhanded free-throw is much like Kareem's skyhook......Rick gave Bill Bradley fits!! They had a fierce rivalry when they went at each other.......

[@philipdenoncourt5726]

First time I saw Rick was at the Oakland Auditorium with the Oakland Oaks vs Dr J with the New Jersey Nets.

[@peterwinkler4934]

You absolutely nailed it re: Rick!

[@mikjord]

"They weren't taught the game properly." Bingo!

[@vernonleewarren280]

They only stay in college for one year. That's not good for them or the game

[@mikjord]

@@vernonleewarren280 Exactly. By not getting College experience, today's players are only good athletes with no basketball fundamentals.

[@vernonleewarren280]

@@mikjord true

[@fadercreek]

@@mikjord 🎯

[@jsanders9975]

The point of the game is to put the ball in the opponents basket within the rules of the game. There is no right way to do it

[@reg4321]

When Barry said, "they abuse the 3 point shot." Yep, that is an under statement.

[@BDRmongoose]

no, they USE the 3 pt shot. (those that abuse it; live by the 3 pointer and die by the 3 pointer) Harden ABUSES the non calls of the rules. This ---> 4:28

[@Nolibtards_allowed]

@@BDRmongoose well dont they ?? ... .. they are 3 point OBSESSED.. just missing 3 point shots gets to them, and they use that as an excuse to why they didnt win the game. Its pathetic, really

[@GPW787]

The 3 point shot ruined the game.

[@11platupus]

But Rick Barry took 3s alot an was never a team player so it's ironic hearing him be criticall when all of his teamates hated this dude

[@TheBatugan77]

@@11platupus No. He didn't. I once saw him, live, go 8-8 behind the arc. He didn't chuck them. He shot them.

[@eman1549]

I agree. todays NBA for me a 55 year old is a HARD watch

[@Amick44]

It's been difficult for me to watch since the Spurs dismantled. The Warriors are enjoyable (usually). And Giannis and Milwaukee was nice too see too.

[@brando7266]

And it's getting worse,,

[@melvinlew6624]

Even more so for me as a 71 yo!😂

[@rocknroll7316]

I'm 60 and it's mostly a hard watch for me with the exception of Jokic and Donkic

[@truthiscensored]

It's hard for me and I am in my 40's. I stopped watching altogether, no games, highlights, social media clips, no sports shows

[@stephatkinson8606]

Wow! Rick Barry is on point with everything he said!!

[@edsteadham4085]

You would be hard pressed keeping Rick under 40 in the modern game. He was a great deep shooter he had a great stop and pop he could drive and he was a fabulous passer. Always considered a bit of a jerk but no one ever doubted his game

[@NBAHistoryCLNS]

So true.

[@klicknkreate7077]

I don't know if he was a jerk, I always thought of Barry as very direct in that he wasn't afraid to tell it like it is. Not everybody likes that but I find it refreshing. Barry is no diplomat. 😂

[@eman1549]

Rick would DESTROY these dudes. I was a kid when he played and I remember that championship run. he was unstoppable

[@hilliarddillepree7717]

​@@eman1549 don't forget he had Phil Smith and Jamaal(then Keith) Wilkes

[@smokeyjoe795]

​@@hilliarddillepree7717 LOL

[@garrettc8490]

Rick Barry is 100% correct! I watched this ledgend single handedly sweep my Washington Bullets to win the 1975 NBA Championship. We were shocked given the stacked team we had. We had Elvin Hayes, Dave Bing, Phil Chenier, Wes Unseld, Kevin Grevey, Truck Robinson, Mike Riordan, Clem Haskin, Jimmy Jones. No way we were suppose to get seeped in four games! Rick Barry crushed us!

[@neilturetsky6038]

I saw a couple of those games in the old cow palace. Rick Barry and nobody else famous playing with great intensity, energy, teamwork. When he got hot, Barry was like an unstoppable force.

[@jplaya2023]

This is old but Rick is right. They let guys do whatever they want these days and they say this era is the most skilled ever. Lol

[@NBAHistoryCLNS]

From all star weekend

[@dbc7772011]

I can’t watch todays game. He’s correct, they travel, set moving screens, etc. a lot of standing around, very little defense. It’s like watching a 3 pt shooting contest. Boring, uninspired garbage. Sadly, the NFL is changing for the worse also, holding, grabbing, and PI on every play

[@rodneyjohnson5457]

Rick was great great player. Underrated talent.

[@johnnoone4323]

Rick Barry - one of my all time favorites. Love the guy. People say he is unlikeable. No, I believe he wants players to do their best. I just wish early in his career he had not departed the Warriors for the Oakland Oaks. If he stayed with the Warriors throughout the 1960's, the Boston Celtics would have one less championship.

[@tonym994]

whether or not that's true, I hope we see the GREEN's long overdue 18th banner in the very near future. they should have 20 by now. too much time & money wasted w/ Rick Pitino. I couldn't help but notice that he went his whole pro career w/out really getting close to an NBA title. Paul Peirce waited a while to taste the champagne in '08. Doc Rivers was one the best things that ever happened to the BOSTON CELTICS.

[@kevinwilkins7294]

Real talk from a true legend , he always speaks the truth !

[@tommy2chips]

I can listen to old school players talk all day long

[@vernonleewarren280]

Me too bro

[@NBAHistoryCLNS]

I have so much legends talking trash. Gotta post more

[@tommy2chips]

@@NBAHistoryCLNS please do

[@dbc7772011]

The NFL is getting as bad with the holding every play, the PI calls or no calls. What happened to the rules?

[@ursirius4878]

Right on Rick, you sumed it up perfectly. Today's game isn't played the way the game was intended to be played. I loved when he said, you can have the athlete I take the guy who knows how to play the game.

[@briancompton6326]

Love Rick Barry - A Great Warrior and has the ring to prove it !!

[@MultiEviscerator]

Aside from Barry's incredible career, many people forget he is the only player in history to have won a scoring title in the NCAA, ABA, and NBA. He also has another record that will never be broken, he has 5 sons who all played professional basketball.

[@edkiely2712]

He's not wrong! This is where I think Steph Curry's success and greatness has hurt the game! You have young kids that "want to be like Steph" and don't understand the importance of team basketball. So many guys now will pull-up for a 3pt. shot on a 3 on 1 break! KD and the Nets had similar issues last year; too much iso-ball at the top-of-the-key or the wings! Team basketball wins games in the end!

[@NBAHistoryCLNS]

Celtics at times too.

[@edkiely2712]

@The Esquire of Sports ® Thats the irony of it! Every young kid wants to jack-up 3s and "be like Steph," but, not always realizing that Steph(usually)plays team basketball! The Warriors are always cutting, swinging the ball from one side of the court to the other, looking for the open man! Sometimes during the season they get a bit off-script and start hoisting up shots, but when their chemistry is on, there's no team that does it better!

[@edkiely2712]

@The Esquire of Sports ® Never said they were ruining the game! The young kids growing up and a lot of the players in the league have become way too reliant on the 3pt shot at the expense of team basketball. That was one of Rick Barry's points as well! Because Steph is the greatest shooter ever, kids trying to emulate him focus way too much on hoisting 30ft shots rather than getting into sets and motion. The player today who perfectly exemplifies what I'm talking about is Trae Young! I wouldn't want him on my team for nothing! His shooting percentage is horrible and his shot selection stinks to high heaven! He plays about as good team basketball as Westbrick does!

[@Amick44]

@The Esquire of Sports ® Right on! Play to your strengths. Warriors usually do. If you can't shoot like Steph and Klay, don't take the shots they do.

[@icemancometh1188]

Exactly! These kids don’t understand that the entire Warriors organization is on board with Steph shooting any shot he wants and the team has bought into that play style, and Steph has earned that… you can’t just take shots like Steph Curry in a game and expect your teammates and coaches to be ok with that.

[@LIL-MAN_theOG]

Rick Berry is speaking facts on facts on facts. This is the man I wanted. to hear from...and basically he is saying that most players are lazy and relying on athletic skills, and he's right. And my pops is best friends with several NBA Hall of Famers. These are facts.

[@leoderosia9279]

Way too many 3 attempts now and offenses really do get away with murder

[@knw-seeker6836]

Imagine Rick Barry's stats today

[@MultiEviscerator]

If he were playing today with the murder the players get away with, he would be unstoppable, as would other greats back in the day.

[@surfshack2]

Yeah maybe the refs gotta start tightening up. The athleticism is great but you can't let the players get away with violations constantly. You'll end up hurting the game. Like Rick said, refs start calling by the rule book and the players will adjust. That's it.

[@silewis9396]

For me it starts with the commissioner. As far as I remember the league would make new rules up every other year to try and increase the scoring and different things for the referees to emphasise on and the referees ref the game according to what the league wants. The trouble is Stern/Silver and their teams used some of these things to grow the league. I would love to see Adam Silver sit down with someone like Barry to talk through these things

[@NBAHistoryCLNS]

Facts. Stern is missed.

[@vernonleewarren280]

Absolutely! I'm so tired of this euro step garbage. It's called traveling! Call it!!

[@vernonleewarren280]

@@silewis9396 agreed but Silver wouldn't listen to Barry

[@vernonleewarren280]

@@NBAHistoryCLNS no doubt about it

[@KSASTAMPS]

In 1975 my brother & I went to see the Warriors in their preseason workout at San Jose City College, which was open to the public for the last hour of their 2-a-day workouts. That gym was about the size of an average high school gym, and we were about 8 or 9 rows up in the bleachers. From that vantage point you could really see how great all these players were (this is the team that went on to win the title that year), and Barry was at the height of his game and was a great complete player. His shooting range was phenomenal; his understanding of the game was great (Larry Bird would be a good comparison). And this was the era where players were making a nice living, but before big money corrupted the game. Courtside seats at Warriors games at that time were under $10 a seat! I think the mega-money has corrupted the game at all levels. Money has turned this into a great team game to one of individual "super-star" prima-donnas. As Rick says here: the current NBA is full of great athletes that don't really understand the game, and that it's a TEAM game. Barry has earned the right to speak, and always has intelligent things to say.

[@zachmartin1458]

That's a great way of putting it. Back then they had great basketball players. Today they have great athletes who play basketbakk. Big difference.

[@dantealoving]

When he said they are 20 feet from the basket then run in and dunk was right on point. They don't defend the basket today.

[@Nolibtards_allowed]

The problem is that those damn refs officiate to the player’s intentions. They’re too interested in orchestrating a show for the fans

[@MultiEviscerator]

BINGO! @@Nolibtards_allowed

[@MultiEviscerator]

Indeed, like what I call the semi-circle of stupidity, or the NBA calls the "restricted zone". It was established to do exactly what Barry was taking about that you highlighted. Helping to ruin the game, all in an effort to increase more flying dunks.

[@denniswhite4446]

@dantealoving Just getting rid of dunking altogether would be a good start.

[@pputnam100]

Man, his title team was an incredible team effort and true grit

[@zachmartin1458]

Yep. It takes a team to win, but if there was an example of one guy carrying a team, 1975 was as close as it gets.

[@pputnam100]

@@zachmartin1458 amen, Barry was just better than everybody back then

[@terryhill4732]

Rick Barry just said everything that is wrong with the NBA today and I agree 💯 , he said if old school players had the same workout regimen today they would be equally as good as today's player's which is true, imagine Wilt Chamberlain handling a basketball like Big Men of today do

[@tonyrichard7966]

I agree with Barry , & I add they play no defense at all.

[@maxmart90210]

This is actually the mild, laid back version of Rick Barry, totally opposite to the Super star, big mouth Rick who would alienate his own teammates to the point of hatred... still, Rick Barry is the greatest GS Warrior player ever imo

[@XaviorJordan]

I'll take Wilt or Curry over this guy every time. He really turned me off with those sneaky comments on air to Bill Russell

[@NBAHistoryCLNS]

So awkward

[@maxmart90210]

@@NBAHistoryCLNS yo let me know if you need a professional title editor for your NBA videos... I guarantee you 1000's more views with more accurate and knowledgeable titles, headers and thumbnails

[@klicknkreate7077]

Barry's communication style was direct, no doubt about it. I saw Barry play live and the tube quite a bit and I'd say his teammates were with Barry the majority of the time with the one blow up happening in the '75-76 season when some of his Warrior teammates were playing unselfish basketball along with other bonehead mistakes. You know Barry let em know about it so when Barry got into it with an opposing player in that playoff game, his teammates didn't come over to help him out. That team had dissension anyway for various reasons, it came to a head, and the Warriors imploded. In '74-75 there was none of that but the owner didn't like the Warriors glue guy, Butch Beard's wife (true story) so it was no surprise the Warriors came apart the next year. I like Barry's willingness to be direct and not put up with BS.

[@liteskinnedbobbybrown6256]

What Rick said💯💯💯💯

[@jeremycrandall2899]

I never realized how much he sounds like Alan Alda, except maybe he talks a little faster.

[@klicknkreate7077]

He kinda does 😂

[@NBAHistoryCLNS]

So true lol

[@barrye5376]

BARRY IS 100% RIGHT TOO MUCH TRAVELLING NOT CALLED AND OTHER THINGS

[@gaspersignorelli3724]

On every dribble they carry the ball, drives me nuts.

[@MultiEviscerator]

What he points out is so true, and using the pick & roll is spot on. Also the fact todays players have weight lifting programs, nutritionists, agility coaches, etc. that the older player didn't have would make them that much better if they played today. Plus just imagine if the great players of the past could travel, carry(palming), have a no charge zone under the rim, etc., etc.,

[@oluhamilton2121]

Love him or hate him, the man could play and speaks TRUTH

[@NBAHistoryCLNS]

Certainly never holds back

[@wunsum]

How this man isn't an assistant coach at the least is confusing... He's saying everything that true fans see daily. Also, the warriors owe him a proper jersey retirement

[@tonyrichard7966]

No coaching no plays it's a boring to watch.... I don't watch like I used too.

[@GoingMarco]

I love this interview, he's so right

[@johnostrowski3402]

Tell it like it is, Rick!

[@marcopignone9386]

The moving screens are absurd today.

[@ericpirillo7363]

He should be appointed to the competition comitee.

[@ShawnC.T.]

Rick has always been opinionated, great player in his day...

[@udiggit13]

He's a super, super sourpuss. But, he's 100% right.

[@zachmartin1458]

That's the most accurate statement yet.

[@fletch4813]

Stern took defense away in the 90s. And celebrated MJ / iso plays vs the 80s teams when going to the paint was risking your life. But he's right. The traveling and carrying is ridiculous. Zeke and Stockton were the last guards who actually dribbled without carrying

[@NBAHistoryCLNS]

Offense was so bad in the 90’s, they had to pull three point line in. It certainly wasn’t just “taking defense away,” it was also, the nba just wasn’t as dynamic in the 90’s.

[@vernonleewarren280]

Great comment. You had to be a real man to go into the paint in the 80's

[@klicknkreate7077]

I'm glad the NBA cleaned the game up.

[@fletch4813]

@@NBAHistoryCLNS the three point line was in the ABA in the 70s, and the NBA adopted it in the 80s after the merger. The offense was fine in the 80s, it was a team oriented game. Now it's just hard to watch, guys shooting 23% from the arc with 4 teammates doing the same thing, then promoting themselves when they finally hit one after 6 straight bricks?

[@MicroWave233]

Offense was slow in the 90s cause teams adopted the same defensive half court style great teams like the bulls and Knicks would do. Pace was slow well into the 2000s, and league noticed the offense was slowing so they tried to move the 3pt line in but it failed increasing the offense cause teams were still holding the ball more. Plus late 90s to early 2000s, the league was becoming more predicated on athleticism, you saw a serge of athletic guards and bugs around that time. And defense was still there but in 95 enforced from the 79 rule and refs would call guys on occasions for it but players were still able to put their forearms on the other players.

[@johnclifton9035]

He is 100% right! Especially about all the carrying and traveling traveling and the offensive pushing off. I love basketball but this is ridiculous.

[@BigZoFarnham]

Real Talk Rick

[@simplysimple7628]

I feel EXACTLY THE SAME WAY!! I’m not as old as Mr Barry but I grewup watching from the early 80’s till Kobe retired. Haven’t watched a game since. The officials are the problem. They let these players break so many rules. This man right here is spot on. Players today are super skilled with ZERO fundamentals. This game today is a dam travesty…… Sad to see but it is what it is……

[@jingqi9106]

Rick Barry is one of the greatest small forwards ever. He was 6'8" (shoes on like all rookies were measured from '73 on), he had excellent speed (The Miami Greyhound!), he could flat out score, and he was a great passer. Before his nasty knee injury with the Oaks he was also getting 10 boards a game. Nobody could stop Barry from driving to the hoop either, he was amazing going to the hoop. He also developed his outside shot where it was deadly so from the triple threat position Barry was unstoppable. Barry is also the best I ever saw at the pick and roll which he describes in the interview so well. Barry was not afraid to tell you what's on his mind either which was obvious in this interview too. 😆

[@wmden1]

Most people who tell it like it is, are thought of as abrasive, especially by the media. Checking Barry's career average stats, he is just slightly behind Bird, overall. I wish I could have watched him play more than I did, but regionally, it was next to impossible, at the time.

[@johntrujillo2968]

​@@wmden1He described the last two seasons to a tee.

[@jingqi9106]

@@wmden1 In '74-75, the year the Rick and the GS Warriors won the chip, Barry averaged 3 steals a game and led the league in steals.

[@DaleGribble0111]

Rick Barry always speak the truth. All the Barry's do good, honest commentary.

[@vernonleewarren280]

Real Talk!!!!

[@southwest1988]

What I been saying to these kids the nba been diluted watered down for a while since early 2000s the pace and effort been pathetic. These players today simply collecting checks !!!!!!!!

[@MisterCrookedNose]

AMEN, RICK! PREACH! Call the game by the rules.

[@MaydayAggro]

"WE would be much better players today. Not only would we be in better shape; we also knew how to play the game."

[@Casey4765]

Rick's usually the smartest dude in the room.

[@psitv7041]

I 100 percent agree. The NBA is now trash, and I used to be a huge fan

[@AmericasChoice]

It's not just the NBA. The NFL and MLB also have the same issues. No fundamentals and all about scoring and the long ball. All 3 are unwatchable.

[@wmden1]

"Kind of agree"? He hit the nail squarely on the head, with every answer.

[@hussien3226]

RICK BARRY IN THE 70'S WAS MY FAVORITE BALL PLAYER FOR SURE WITH THE WARRIORS IN GOLDEN STATE FROM 1971 TO 1979 THEN 1 YEAR WITH THE ROCKETS. HE ALSO PLAYED 5 YEARS IN THE ABA IN THE 60'S GREAT ALL AROUND BALL PLAYER GREAT PASSER GREAT DEFENDER GOOD REBOUNDER AND THE BEST 3 POINT SHOOTER OF ALL TIME. HALL OF FAMER FOR SURE.

[@thomasduran490]

I thought it was only me thinking this, Rick Barry surprising me with all the facts. He, along with his sons, should be a basketball ref. I would pay to see that game and to see the frustration of the players until they get it right

[@phenomtyree]

Rick Barry is telling it like it is! Forget facts, Rick tells the truth! Referees are too wary of player talk and giving technical fouls for freedom of speech.

[@sy5599]

Everything he said in this video is exactly why I don’t watch today’s game.

[@johnsalchak3498]

5 year prime Barry,32/8/4.All-time leader in ppg in Finals,36.3 in 10 games.

[@newdeal9371]

Getting rid of the euro-travel.... ah.... I mean euro-step is job one. After that, all the other travel violations will be easy to call.

[@donaldleider7382]

.Rick Barry has never had problem speaking his mind. Agree with him or not it’s refreshing to see someone with the balls to say what he thinks!

[@RiftRavingRogue]

Nailed it. One thing not mentioned .. Sports medicine/how they treat injuries these days compared to the 80s & 90s. By todays standard those procedures are barbaric and the recovery time was MUCH longer.

[@ryankenealy4837]

I’m 100% with Rick Barry on this

[@MrPjwilliams]

he is right

[@j-us-t_be-in-g]

I would like add on...create simple rules. Simple rules would create a simple game.

[@charlesjohnson536]

ALL-TIME GREAT .. NBA HALL OF FAMER RICK BARRY WITH A GREAT ASSESSMENT OF THE GAME .. AND HE'S RIGHT .. THE GREATS OF THE PAST .. WOULD BE GREAT 2DAY .. WITH ALL THE ADVANTAGES OF THE MODERN ATHLETES ..

[@deelj5437]

Him & many say/complain about how they abuse the 3 point line . Also everyone 🗣 why doesn't giannis , Ben , Zion attempt more 3s ? Agree with most of it though before the back in the day mafia comments

[@jamesbridgewater9195]

100% correct. The NBA today is nothing but, a glorified pick up game. I cannot; will not watch it! Haven't watched an NBA game in over 25 years

[@freddiedog8133]

Hate that it is "OK" to carry the ball. What a farce!! What the hell has happened to basketball standards, fundamentals and the rules!!

[@mega00760]

still watch college but not the NBA for over 10 years

[@doylelonigan9295]

Rick’s basketball knowledge is unmatched. He always accommodated me whenever I asked for his autograph. Must have gotten it ten times in the 60’s and still have them all. One of my favorite memories of games I ever attended was his performance in gave seven of the ‘75 western conference finals against the Bulls. Couldn’t put the ball in the ocean in the first three quarters and then blew up in the fourth, leading the Warriors to a come from behind victory. I thought the roof was going to blow off the Coliseum that night.

[@MG-bv3vu]

100% correct

[@jessepena5847]

Preach!!! I was not a talented player, I got good playing street ball but on a court with a whistle I was a liability because I travelled, palmed and fouled so to see such talented players playlng a game that i wan not allowed to is frustrating.

[@nycsongman9758]

I love Rick Barry.

[@lurking0death]

He sounds like Alan Alda.

[@franciscoluismartinezlopez4930]

"Más razón que un Santo"

[@jacksonj3082]

Rick is totally correct ... i hate when the screener backs away before the other defender runs into his screen, it's a joke.

[@troysmith5749]

So let me get this straight, people are mad at Rick Barry for telling the truth and think he's entitled and arrogant because he knows basketball strategy that they refuse to use in today's NBA. Does that about cover it?

[@ranmangolf]

I agree. Rick Barry is spot on!

[@loyevangelists]

As someone who watched the NBA in the 1970s, Philadelphia 76ers with Dr J, it does drive me crazy to watch todays NBA and college ball because, he is right, they all carry the ball when they dribble. In the old days if a player carried the ball when he dribbled the other team would get the ball

[@frankdefalco5171]

As a life long Celtics fan, for once i agree with Rick Barry.

[@Masterquismoney]

SALUTE...💯 #HOF 🏆 #LEGEND 👑

[@javieririzarry2587]

The three points shot make the NBA boring,no defense more boring and all this superstar became Divas NBA suck

[@sharkusvelarde]

Better athlete's playing a softer game now.

[@joeseafer1978]

The BEST VIDEO ON TODAY'S NBA

[@Kennethrosewater]

This man is whistle blowing on the Nba hard. I fully agree with everything this man says in this sitting. The NBA is so damn scripted and so detached from REAL BASKETBALL COMPETITION AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL! And y’all be letting people get away with shit! Put a camera on Giannis and you’ll see privilege at the highest level. The competition is LITERALLY easier for him IN THE GAME. What is the standard?! Just because he’s sponsored by Disney?! Chill on the behind closed door agreements to secure stardom. That is not cool for people like Isaiah Thomas, Vanvleet, Do Jo in Dallas… These people had to work within the system to get where they are or as far as they could! You let Giannis get away with travels, charges, and 10 second FT violations (of whom the rule was made for). Giannis is so propped up by the league he might as well be seen in public riding a Segway with an NBA logo on the front of it. Because they got him on the right path.

[@casanovacasanova5464]

Everyone was In the park doing Rick Barry free throws,and his grit defense/offense

[@rtosborne3]

He isn't wrong about any of it, except that it's not the refs fault the rules aren't called properly. The NBA dictates to the refs what to "emphasize". They started doing this years ago, when scoring was way down, mostly due to extreme expansion from the late 80s through the mid 90s. The talent had been spread too thin and defense ruled. Then they basically changed the way the game was called to make scoring easier, and over time the talent level also increased due to a major increase in international players.

[@MultiEviscerator]

True, as I remember Jordan getting away with fouls, carrying the ball, pushing off, traveling, etc. He was a great player, but the NBA told the refs to lighten up on him and select players that drew in the money. That is when the game became corrupted.

[@bryantjoeb1]

Absolutely on point! Don’t watch NBA since early 90’s. No defense, traveling, very little team play, it’s disgusting!

[@spyman52]

Rick Barry...one of my favorites in the 70's. Fiery & great! MJ's fieriness reminded me of Barry.

[@kennyunderwood3602]

100 % right.....clean up the game.

[@ChildOfThe1970s]

I agree with him, that's why I don't watch the NBA anymore. High School kids play better team basketball and better defense than the NBA.

[@Nolibtards_allowed]

Yea. Ain’t that something!

[@jasonjohnson8886]

Couldn't agree more, haven't watched the NBA since 2004

[@CtG-Games]

I'd watch Rick Barry ref a game in today's NBA, according to 70's rules

[@justinstevens7000]

Played in Chuck Taylors too.

[@fightclub6291]

Couldn’t agree more. I’m not as old as him so I didn’t watch the 70’s ball live. However, I love everything he’s saying about the modern All Star Games. The “hero ball” is also boring to watch (for me). That 2014 Spurs team was poetry. The ball NEVER stuck. I had a 3 point contest with his son Scooter….that kid could shoot. What a day!

[@timbrock2785]

That’s why I don’t watch NBA basketball!!

[@markandrade7547]

As I've been saying... today's NBA is like watching an Allstars game all season because of the rule changes and call making. The NBA big wigs made the NBA entertainment and not as much a sport. The NBA feels fouls slows the game and not as exciting for the fans.