In Episode 38 NBA Hall of Famer Rick Barry and award winning journalist Cyrus Saatsaz welcomed former Golden State Warriors point guard Butch Beard to talk about playing with Rick on the 1975 World Championship team, his thoughts on the Warriors keeping or trading James Wiseman, why the Warriors traded Butch, the reason why the New Jersey Nets wouldn't let Butch hire Rick as his assistant coach, his issues with the Louisville Cardinals' men's basketball team, and why the USA Men's Basketball Olympics team won't win the gold medal. The crew made some NBA Finals predictions, Rick presented his new NBT² (Nothing But The Truth) for the week and the show wraps up with what drives Rick and Cyrus crazy.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Episode 38 - Butch Beard

In Episode 37 NBA Hall of Famer Rick Barry and award winning journalist Cyrus Saatsaz welcomed San Jose Mercury News Golden State Warriors beat reporter Wes Goldberg to review the Warriors' offseason plans, including Stephen Curry's extension, Klay Thompson taking James Wiseman under his wing, trade options, whether Kelly Oubre Jr.'s going to re-sign with the team, and who they should draft with the #7 pick. The crew talked about the NBA Playoffs and predicted who is going to win the NBA Finals. Rick, Cyrus and Evan argued over the greatest shot in NBA Finals history, Rick presented his new NBT² (Nothing But The Truth) for the week and the show wraps up with what drives Rick and Cyrus crazy.Privacy Policy and California Privacy Notice.

Episode 37 - Warriors Offseason and NBA Playoffs with Wes Goldberg

In Episode 36 NBA Hall of Famer Rick Barry and award winning journalist Cyrus Saatsaz welcomed the San Francisco Chronicle's Golden State Warriors beat reporter Connor Letourneau to dissect what went right and wrong for the Warriors this season, and what changes are needed in order for the team to return to championship form. A huge part of the discussion was focused on Kelly Oubre Jr. and why it would be idiotic for the Warriors to not resign him. The crew talked about the season being a failure for the Warriors, and what necessary changes are needed. Rick, Cyrus and Connor argued over whether Stephen Curry deserves the MVP award, Rick presented his new NBT² (Nothing But The Truth) for the week and the show wraps up with what drives Rick and Cyrus crazy.

Episode 36 - Warriors Season Recap with Connor Letourneau

In Episode 35 NBA Hall of Famer Rick Barry and award winning journalist Cyrus Saatsaz reviewed the Golden State Warriors' first half performance and critiqued what's been going right and wrong for the team. Cyrus read a survey that showed social justice activism from athletes during games is resulting in a steep decline in overall ratings with Rick reinforcing his position that athletes' political opinions should stay away from live games. Rick and Cyrus debated the value of Kelly Oubre Jr. and whether the team should resign him regardless of the cost, they evaluated the Warriors' young talent, Rick clarified his statements on Draymond Green's offensive impact, and Rick said he's OK with LeBron James recruiting Stephen Curry while Cyrus was livid about it. Rick and Cyrus made predictions for who is going to come out the winner in each conference, Rick presented his new NBT² (Nothing But The Truth) for the week and the show wraps up with what drives Rick and Cyrus crazy.

Episode 35 - Midseason Report Card

In Episode 34 NBA Hall of Famer Rick Barry and award winning journalist Cyrus Saatsaz welcomed five-time World Champion Michael Cooper of the Showtime Lakers to talk about which of his championships was his favorite, who the hardest players he ever defended was, his favorite teammates, playing in Europe and knowing the moment he knew retirement was imminent, and how Eric "Sleepy" Floyd of the Golden State Warriors set the playoff record (that still stands to this day) for most points in a quarter and half on Cooper the year he won the Defensive Player of the Year award. Rick and Cyrus discussed the Warriors, Rick presented his new NBT² (Nothing But The Truth) for the week and the show wraps up with what drives Rick and Cyrus crazy.

Episode 34 - Michael Cooper

In Episode 33 NBA Hall of Famer Rick Barry and award winning journalist Cyrus Saatsaz welcomed Seerat Sohi of Yahoo Sports to preview the upcoming NBA season including how they think the Golden State Warriors are going to do, the continually unusual antics of Kyrie Irving including his recent attempt to blackout the media, where James Harden is going and his own latest outlandish actions, how Sohi became a reporter and columnist for Yahoo Sports, Cyrus revealed the three things the Warriors need to do if they want to be a championship contender, and Rick responded to a recent podcast featuring Bill Simmons and Malcolm Gladwell where they psychoanalyzed him. The three made predictions for the upcoming NBA season, Rick presented his new NBT² (Nothing But The Truth) for the week and the show wraps up with what drives Rick and Cyrus crazy.

Episode 33 - Seerat Sohi of Yahoo Sports

In Episode 32 NBA Hall of Famer Rick Barry and award winning journalist Cyrus Saatsaz discussed Klay Thompson's depressing season ending injury and delved into deep detail analyzing who they should add via free agency and trade based on who's potentially available, why Klay is literally the most likeable player in the game, the addition of James Wiseman, Rick's personal experiences dealing with injuries that keep athletes out of the game, why Rick says it's a hard pass if James Harden is available, the season's early start being a possible catalyst for Klay's injury and the Warriors still being championship contenders despite losing Klay.

Episode 32 - Klay Thompson's Injury and What's Next

In Episode 31 NBA Hall of Famer Rick Barry and award winning journalist Cyrus Saatsaz discussed the Golden State Warriors' upcoming offseason plans including the strong possibility of the team acquiring either Ben Simmons from the Philadelphia 76ers or drafting star prospect Anthony Edwards, who the team could either trade for or acquire in free agency, Rick joining Anthony Davis in being one of only five players in NBA history to score 30 or more points in their first two NBA Finals games, his experience playing in the 1967 NBA Finals, and Rick's opposition to politics in sports. Cyrus discussed his NBA playoffs gambling success, the crew recapped the NBA Finals, Rick presented his new NBT² (Nothing But The Truth) for the week and the show wraps up with what drives Rick and Cyrus crazy.

Episode 31 - NBA Finals Recap and Warriors Offseason Plans

In Episode 30 NBA Hall of Famer Rick Barry and award winning journalist Cyrus Saatsaz welcomed Krysten Peek of Yahoo Sports and Rivals to talk about what she thinks the Golden State Warriors should do with the number two pick, her background, being the only female basketball journalist covering draft prospects, why it's so difficult determining who in college and high school is going to succeed in the NBA, how to determine when a player is a bust and what variables she thinks are important in determining NBA success. The three made predictions for who is making the NBA Finals, Rick presented his new NBT² (Nothing But The Truth) for the week and the show wraps up with what drives Rick and Cyrus crazy.

Episode 30 - Krysten Peek of Yahoo Sports

In Episode 29 NBA Hall of Famer Rick Barry and award winning journalist Cyrus Saatsaz welcomed USA Today NBA writer Mark Medina who called in live from the NBA bubble to talk about what life is like for teams and media in the enclosed environment, his background and how he became an NBA journalist, what he expects the Warriors to do with their draft pick, previously being the beat reporter for the Warriors during their dynasty and the Lakers when they were last champions, interviewing Kobe Bryant just days before his tragic passing, and whether this is more of an extension from last year or if it feels like this is a new NBA season. Plus Medina was asked who he's predicting to win the World Championship, Rick presented his new NBT² (Nothing But The Truth) for the week and the show wraps up with what drives Rick and Cyrus crazy.

Episode 29 - Mark Medina of USA Today

In Episode 28 NBA Hall of Famer Rick Barry and award winning journalist Cyrus Saatsaz welcome former Golden State Warriors Head Coach George Karl who talked about his days leading the Warriors, why and how he left the team, his appearance on the smash summer hit Michael Jordan documentary The Last Dance including his side of the story regarding their encounter during the NBA Finals, the team he considers the greatest he's ever coached, why there isn't more honesty in this world, being a cancer survivor and his experience dealing with those battles, transitioning from being a former NBA player to coaching, his podcast Truth + Basketball, how Jordan nearly purchased the Milwaukee Bucks, being a part of the Dean Smith coaching tree, and why he's one of the most successful Head Coaches in NBA history. Karl was asked about his comments regarding Andre Iguodala's suspicious behavior during the first round of the 2013 playoffs where the Warriors upset his Denver Nuggets team, Rick presented his new NBT² (Nothing But The Truth) for the week and the show wraps up with what drives Rick and Cyrus crazy.

Episode 28 - George Karl

In Episode 27 NBA Hall of Famer Rick Barry and award winning journalist Cyrus Saatsaz preview the long awaited resumption of the NBA season and talked about how numerous players have been leaving the isolation bubble to visit strip clubs, Klay Thompson's fascinating affinity for his jersey number and how Rick could've possibly been the only player in NBA history to have a separate playing number for home and away games, Rick's love for the game of stickball, Andre Igoudala's beef with a WNBA player, and who is deserving of NBA awards. Postseason predictions were made, Rick presented his new NBT² (Nothing But The Truth) for the week and the show wraps up with what drives Rick and Cyrus crazy.

Episode 27 - The Bubble

In Episode 26 NBA Hall of Famer Rick Barry and award winning journalist Cyrus Saatsaz host a joint podcast with Bram Hillsman and the crew at the popular podcast Warriors Huddle to discuss some great stories from Rick's playing days including who he considered were the most dangerous players, what players are the most entertaining to watch in today's game, the legend of John Brisker, what teams in NBA history deserve an asterisk next to their World Title, how many more championships the Warriors Dynasty could claim, where the Warriors are in terms of being ready for next year and the crew predict who is winning the World Championship.

Episode 26 - Warriors Huddle

In Episode 25 NBA Hall of Famer Rick Barry and award winning journalist Cyrus Saatsaz review the final six episodes of the wildly popular Chicago Bulls documentary The Last Dance and talked about the beauty of Jordan watching video of what others said and did while being interviewed including laughing hysterically at Gary Payton's comments on guarding him, The Dream Team's global impact, Jordan's crassness, the considerable focus on Steve Kerr and how that meant Jordan respected him tremendously, what alcoholic beverage Jordan was drinking, Jordan and Kobe Bryant's food possibly being sabotaged, and the blonde woman in Indiana who was spewing profanities at the Chicago Bulls. Rick talked about turning down a role being an adviser for the movie Semi-Pro where they wanted his expertise on underhanded free throw shooting, Rick presented his new NBT² (Nothing But The Truth) for the week and the show wraps up with what drives Rick and Cyrus crazy.

Episode 25 - The Last Dance Part 2

In Episode 24 NBA Hall of Famer Rick Barry and award winning journalist Cyrus Saatsaz welcome Golden State Warriors legend Tim Hardaway who talked about his wildly entertaining Run TMC teams and how it sadly broke up early, what it's like having a son play in the NBA with Rick adding to that discussion, the great "what if" of what might've been had Timmy not been injured prior to the 1994 season that welcomed Chris Webber, how Magic Johnson helped expose to the world his killer crossover dribble nicknamed the "UTEP Two Step," and how he feels regarding still not being selected to the Hall of Fame. Tim was asked about Chris Mullin's underrated presence on the team, Rick presented his new NBT² (Nothing But The Truth) for the week and the show wraps up with what drives Rick and Cyrus crazy.

Episode 24 - Tim Hardaway

Listen in as NBA Hall of Famer Rick Barry joins award winning journalist Cyrus Saatsaz to bring you the latest on the Golden State Warriors and the NBA.

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