In the history of the NBA, there are a lot of super data recorded, looking at Chamberlain's single game 100 points, Russell's single game 51 rebounds, after entering the 21st century, there are Kobe Bryant's single game 81 points, Westbrook's 35 +21+14 super triple doubles, etc., these are very dazzling super data, but also we are more familiar with the super data, and there is a person, he can be described as a super data harvester, but his popularity is very low, he is Rick Barry.
Rick Barry is not known to many people now, which is normal, after all, he is a player in the 60s and 70s, too far away from us, and Barry is 77 years old this year. Although it is a long way from our time, when we open Barry's record book, we will be amazed by Barry's personal ability.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="4" > a rookie season with 57 points, a super-data harvester</h1>
In the '65 Draft, the Warriors selected Barry, the NCAA's 64-65 season scorer, with the No. 2 pick in their hand. Barry is a white man, 2.01 meters tall, playing small forwards, in the position of small forwards like Barry can cut points, a single game to cut 40+ is a common thing, in the last season of college, Barry averaged 37.4 points per game, but Barry's scoring ability is in the NCAA, in the NBA, how will Barry perform?
While Warriors fans still had doubts in their minds, Barry had already started his performance, and the NBA couldn't stop his scoring. Against the Knicks, Barry shot 18-of-29, slashed 57 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists, and in NBA history, the rookie who scored more than Barry in a single game is the basketball emperor Chamberlain, who scored 58 points in his rookie season. In his rookie season, Barry engraved his name on the NBA history, and in the subsequent conquests, Barry continued to play super data and became a super data harvester.
66-67 season, Barry averaged 35.6 points, 9.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game in the regular season, won the scoring championship, was selected to the best team, and led the team to the playoffs, after cutting down opponents in the first two rounds of the playoffs, Barry led the Warriors to the Finals, competing with the 76ers for the championship, in the Finals, Barry's performance was historical, in the third game of the Finals, Barry shot 48 times, hit 22 goals, cut 55 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists, helped the team win the next game, and pulled the score to 2-1.
In the fourth game of the Finals, Barry scored 43 points, but failed to bring a win, the sixth game of the Finals, the Warriors, who were already standing on the edge of the cliff, launched a counterattack under the leadership of Barry, Barry cut 44 points, but in the end the team still lost the game by a 3-point difference, was defeated by the 76ers by a 4-2 score, and passed by the championship, in 6 games of the Finals, Barry averaged 40.8 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.
After rubbing shoulders with the championship this time, Barry went to ABA to play, and after playing for 4 seasons, Barry returned to the Warriors, and Barry, who had just returned, was in hot shape, against the Rockets, Barry cut 51 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists to swear his return. During the game against the Trail Blazers on March 26, 1974, Barry suddenly made a threat, took 45 shots, hit 30 goals, made 4 of 5 free throws, cut 64 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists and 5 steals, becoming the first person in the NBA to have at least 60 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals.
On January 24, 1975, Barry once again played a historic statistic against the 76ers, he had 55 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 7 steals, and to this day, only Barry has played at least 5 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals, and interestingly, this data, Barry has played twice.
There's a lot of great stats in Barry's NBA career, and we're just picking that up, according to statistics, Barry has scored 40+ in 70 careers, ranking eighth in history, and in terms of super stats, Barry is definitely a harvester.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="4" > standard mid-range shots and "pee-urinal" free throws, Barry's unique shooting philosophy</h1>
Barry can cut the high score many times, relying on its accurate shooting, in the middle distance, Barry's shooting posture is very standard, collect the ball to the middle of the body, and then lift it, the ball is in the middle of the body, knees bent, jumping, at the highest point to pull the ball out, the whole action is very smooth, not stiff at all, even if the body is deformed in the air, but Barry can also keep the upper arm very well, to ensure that the ball can fall into the basket smoothly.
The mid-range jump shot has also become Barry's killing move, often making the opponent miserable, in the middle distance, Barry showed a standard shot, but at the free throw line, Barry showed a somewhat funny look, he did not use his own standard mid-range shooting posture, but used the "end urinal" posture, this posture in our hearts, are unprofessional talents, but Barry This professional player also used, and the effect is very good, since entering the league, Barry's free throw shooting rate has not been less than 86%, the highest reached 94.7%, When Barry retired, he ranked first in history with 90 percent of his career free throw shooting and remained there for years until he was broken in the '90s.
Although the end urinal posture is ugly, Barry has never considered changing postures, but has continued to work this posture, which shows Barry's shooting philosophy, ugly is not ugly is not important, shooting is important.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="4" > led the team alone to win the third crown in team history, creating brilliance in silence</h1>
In the 74-75 season, Barry began their new season with the humble Warriors, and at the end of the regular season, Barry brought the team into the playoffs with an average of 30.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 2.9 steals per game, and in the playoffs, Barry's Warriors were not the most remarkable one, and no one would have thought that the Warriors could win the championship, but slowly, people looked at the Warriors and began to discuss whether they would win the championship, because Barry had already brought the Warriors to the Finals.
In the Finals, the Warriors faced the Bullets, who had won 60 in the regular season. From the two sides of the regular season record, the Warriors 48 wins, the Bullets 60 wins, the gap should be very large, but in fact, the two sides played each game is very anxious, the Bullets team is one step away from the victory, and finally swept by the Warriors 4-0, the Warriors completed the counterattack, the Warriors can always get the victory of the game, the reason is that Barry played well, Barry in the Finals, Averaging 29.5 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals per game, the outstanding performance made Barry win the FMVP, Barry won the NBA's highest individual award, and Barry had a perfect season.
This victory is the Warriors' first championship since moving to Golden State, and the third in the warriors' history, and the warriors' last championship was in 1956, and the gap between the two championships is 19 years. This victory was beyond people's expectations, even the Warriors' home stadium people did not expect their team to reach the Finals, before the Start of the Finals, the stadium was rented out, the Warriors used other stadiums to play the Finals, Barry led the team to create glory unconsciously.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="4" > late career transformation organizational striker, burned out the last drop of oil and retired</h1>
After winning the championship, Barry led the team to defend the title, but failed, after which, Barry's performance also stabilized to an average of 20+ points per game, the Warriors' performance was not better, in the summer of 78, Barry's contract ended, tested the free market, and finally signed with the Rockets.
When he came to the Rockets, Barry was 34 years old, the impact dropped sharply, and there were excellent scorers such as Moses Malone, Calvin Murphy and Rudy TomJanovic in the team, so Barry was transformed, not responsible for scoring, but responsible for passing, doing the organization of the forward, this transformation is very big, but Barry does have the ability and talent to pass, and the organizational forward is also very good, averaging 13.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game is the most assisted person in the team.
In the 79-80 season, Barry's role further declined, after all, he was 35 years old, averaging 12 points, 3.7 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 1.1 steals at the end of the season, Barry used up the last drop of oil in his tank, and at the end of the season, Barry announced his retirement.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="4" > written at the end</h1>
Barry didn't play for the Warriors for long, but contributed a lot, bringing a championship to the team, so Barry's No. 24 jersey was retired by the Warriors and hung in the Chase Center.
Barry is a superstar, but not a good guy, in his own words: "I'm not an easy person to get along with, and I don't have much politeness." "When Barry came on, he was here to win, not for "friendship", for the sake of winning, Barry's requirements for his teammates were also very high, coupled with his already somewhat proud personality, which made Barry's reputation not very good. Because of this personality, Barry is not a media darling, which affects Barry's popularity. Now, Barry is still at home paying attention to the Warriors, commenting on the Current Affairs of the Warriors and wishing Barry good health.