Barry Will Not Return to Rockets

[mountainballer]

http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/sports/nba/090917_barry_not_return_rockets

HOUSTON - NBA sources told FOX 26 Sports Thursday guard Brent Barry will not be back with the Houston Rockets for the upcoming season.

Barry will either be traded or he will retire with the Rockets expected in that case to buy out his contract which had one year remaining.
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[PM5K]

Good shooter, surprised to see him go so soon, you'd think a good shooter could stick around a little longer, even if he isn't as athletic as he used to be.

[coyotes_geek]

Not surprising. Barry is pretty much done. He put up career lows in points and field goal percentage last year.

[kobyz]

good for Rockets. they have young guys that should have the minutes.

[The Truth #6]

He probably knew this was his last season anyway and expected the buyout.

[SenorSpur]

Hmmm. Imagine that. The honeymoon is over after just one season.

I wonder if his brother Jon will still be able to exercise that "supposed" lifetime set of perks he was offered in exchange for his help in securing his younger brother's services. I believe the perks included a lifetime membership to the exclusive Rockets Executive club and carte blanche attendance at any and all future Rockets home games.

[DaBears]

I say bring him back to SA. he doesnt have to be a a player, could be a player coach.... Teach the young guys....

[Mel_13]

After Rick and Jon, the third Barry to end his NBA career with the Rockets.

[DaBears]

Well we still need him for the HEB commericals...... Mango Tree

[DaBears]

Long live the Barry Clan..............................................

[angel_luv]

I am still waiting for him to apologise for the comments he made about Bruce Bowen.

[manufan10]

I am still waiting for him to apologise for the comments he made about Bruce Bowen.

I missed it. What did he say?

[angel_luv]

I missed it. What did he say?

He said Bruce played dirty. It was anything awful but I felt the comment was unnecessary and I did not appreciate Brent making it.

[hater]

He's done. he should replace Kenny on TNT

[urunobili]

he should be a great TV commentator i agree hater ^^^

[Supergirl]

How the heck old is Barry by now, anyway?

[completely deck]

I am still waiting for him to apologise for the comments he made about Bruce Bowen.

Didn't we figure out that Barry was kidding or the quote was taken way out of context?

[angel_luv]

Didn't we figure out that Barry was kidding or the quote was taken way out of context?

I didn't hear that but I am glad to go with that conclusion.

I always liked Brent Barry.

All's forgiven. :)

[angel_luv]

And since all is forgiven, might as well have Brent Barry get on the local broadcasting rotation- where his humor will be most appreciated.

[DaBears]

can you imagine Sean Elliott and Brent Barry doing the commentary together. That would be awesome...... Best on Tv i bet

[angel_luv]

can you imagine Sean Elliott and Brent Barry doing the commentary together. That would be awesome...... Best on Tv i bet


That would be cool.

Sean and Bruce would be an excellent team also, I think.

[Bruno]

Spurs surely made the right choice by re-signing Finley for $5M/2 years instead of Barry for $4M/2 years.

[loveforthegame]

Barry was done when he left the Spurs but I remember many complaining that we should have kept him over Finley at the time.

I think the Spurs made the right choice.

Best of luck to Barry though.

[EricB]

Spurs surely made the right choice by re-signing Finley for $5M/2 years instead of Barry for $4M/2 years.

:lol

I would've lost that bet had you given it to me last year at this time.

[EricB]

Yeah not suprising, if you watched him last year he had nothing left, he was just straining himself out there, his legs were and are shot.

[Phenomanul]

His calf problems led to a rapid deterioration of his game... he was doing fine before that injury became a chronic issue....

[crc21209]

Sad to see a great shooter like him be done...but thats exactly what he is..done. He should've just retired a Spur or played one more year...but nooo he wanted to go follow in Daddy and Brother's footsteps..

[EricB]

I don't know if the Spurs offered him a contract or not, so I really can't in all honesty say "Man Barry is an idiot for not resigning."

[Buddy Holly]

Why couldn't Finley retire too?

[buttsR4rebounding]

I don't know if the Spurs offered him a contract or not, so I really can't in all honesty say "Man Barry is an idiot for not resigning."

It was reported last year that he was offered 1 year at the vet minimum. The Rockets offered 2 years at the LLE. Hard to fault him for not wanting to pass up over $2 million in guaranteed money. Even though he shops at HEB he still gotta feed his family...

[Mel_13]

I don't know if the Spurs offered him a contract or not, so I really can't in all honesty say "Man Barry is an idiot for not resigning."


Barry had a player option for one more year at the minimum. He declined to exercise the option and signed with Houston for the 2yr LLE.

[Indazone]

Barry was half a step slow on offense and really couldn't keep his man in front of him on defense last year. Dude could still dunk though. When given the ball his job was to generate some offense and he clunked a lot of shots or passed the ball off. If he can't hit his three pointers or generate some offense by penetrating and dishing, what good is he?

[lennyalderette]

Barry was half a step slow on offense and really couldn't keep his man in front of him on defense last year. Dude could still dunk though. When given the ball his job was to generate some offense and he clunked a lot of shots or passed the ball off. If he can't hit his three pointers or generate some offense by penetrating and dishing, what good is he?
yeah i saw a rockets game last year , and thats exactly what he did!! i ws shocked he was hitting bricks non stop through out that season

[EricB]

It was reported last year that he was offered 1 year at the vet minimum. The Rockets offered 2 years at the LLE. Hard to fault him for not wanting to pass up over $2 million in guaranteed money. Even though he shops at HEB he still gotta feed his family...


Yeah how could he live on 2 million less after making about 5 million a year for the past 3 years before.

[EricB]

Barry was half a step slow on offense and really couldn't keep his man in front of him on defense last year. Dude could still dunk though. When given the ball his job was to generate some offense and he clunked a lot of shots or passed the ball off. If he can't hit his three pointers or generate some offense by penetrating and dishing, what good is he?

He couldn't do that healthy either.

[SenorSpur]

Here's another likely reason that Barry wont be back with the Rockets:

2. Chase Budinger, Rockets: With his size, athleticism and shooting touch, Chase was destined to be a lottery pick. But leading up to the draft, scouts and GMs started questioning his toughness, leadership skills and ability to put the ball on the floor. Like Blair, Budinger impressed in the Summer League averaging 17.8 points, while shooting a ridiculous 72.7 percent from three-point land. With Yao out, the Rockets will definitely welcome another scorer.

[Libri]

Please bring Erin Barry back to SA! :D

[Buddy Holly]

Please bring Erin Barry back to SA! :D

She's been here.

[Libri]

She's been here.

Glad to hear that! :D

[SenorSpur]

The Spurs were likely to draft Budinger at 37 or 51. Of course they wouldn't pass up on Blair and Budinger was gone by 51.

The thought of being able to nab them both, would've been sweet.

[hsxvvd]

3rd Point?

[rapliketp]

Barry's going to the Celtics.

[angelbelow]

good luck to brent

[polysylab1k]

good for Rockets. they have young guys that should have the minutes.
Leaving alone the win/lose record, of course. Barry is old as shit but it's still fair to say he plays smarter and more influentially on court than those adolescents do.

[polysylab1k]

Leaving alone the win/lose record, of course. Barry is old as shit but it's still fair to say he plays smarter and more influentially on court than those adolescents do.

What's interesting, or absurd is, Houston has always been the last station for Barry's family. Rick, Jon and now Brent, all ended their career or is about to finish his career in Houston.

[bigbendbruisebrother]

can you imagine Sean Elliott and Brent Barry doing the commentary together. That would be awesome...... Best on Tv i bet

That would be funny as hell. Not to mention the added bonus of not hearing Bill Land anymore.

[lotr1trekkie]

His father was freaky. Could shoot, drive or pass with the best of them. You missed something if your too young to have seen him.

[timtonymanu]

Barry's pretty much done at this point. It's a good thing the front office picked Finley over Barry. Thanks for everything, Brent!

[The Truth #6]

Barry's pretty much done at this point. It's a good thing the front office picked Finley over Barry. Thanks for everything, Brent!

Really? They both seemed completely washed up to me. The good thing with Barry was that Pop wouldn't inexplicably play him when he wasn't playing well.
I can't say the same with Finley.

[SenorSpur]

His father was freaky. Could shoot, drive or pass with the best of them. You missed something if your too young to have seen him.

Brent's father, Rick, was the absolute shit. You hit it right on the head. At 6'7", a 30ppg scorer, devastating shooter, great passer, create his own shot, rebound and career 90% FT shooter. A really tough, smart, yet demanding player and teammate. Some even called hiim an a-hole. Truly gifted, which is why HE's in the Basketball Hall of Fame.

About the only thing he wasn't good at was defense, and he'll tell you that he was at least capable of keeping his man in front of him.

Agree. If you missed his career, you really did miss something special.

[Indazone]

Here's another likely reason that Barry wont be back with the Rockets:

2. Chase Budinger, Rockets: With his size, athleticism and shooting touch, Chase was destined to be a lottery pick. But leading up to the draft, scouts and GMs started questioning his toughness, leadership skills and ability to put the ball on the floor. Like Blair, Budinger impressed in the Summer League averaging 17.8 points, while shooting a ridiculous 72.7 percent from three-point land. With Yao out, the Rockets will definitely welcome another scorer.

He's Steve Novak with some ball handling skills. Hey maybe this dude can even play defense.

[dbestpro]

Brent's father, Rick, was the absolute shit. You hit it right on the head. At 6'7", a 30ppg scorer, devastating shooter, great passer, create his own shot, rebound and career 90% FT shooter. A really tough, smart, yet demanding player and teammate. Some even called hiim an a-hole. Truly gifted, which is why HE's in the Basketball Hall of Fame.

About the only thing he wasn't good at was defense, and he'll tell you that he was at least capable of keeping his man in front of him.

Agree. If you missed his career, you really did miss something special.

He was a white Kobe.