The Tournament of Rick: Rnd 1 - BARRY vs FOX

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From the Sports II Bracket, it's the first round matchup of the NBA small forwards!

The Matchup:

Rick Barry

Richard (Rick) Francis Dennis Barry III (born March 28, 1944, in Elizabeth, New Jersey) is an American former professional basketball player. He is considered by many veteran basketball observers to be the greatest pure small forward of all time as a result of his deadly outside shot, uncanny court vision, knowledge and execution of team defense principles, tenacious and ofttimes demanding will to win and unorthodox but highly accurate style of underhand free throw shooting. Barry is among a select few players who have been able to alter their games at no loss in effectiveness, as he broke into the professional ranks as a rebounder and all-purpose points machine before he morphed into a primary ball distributor and lethal perimeter threat, yet another tribute to his sheer greatness. Barry was an All-Pro forward for the Golden State (formerly San Francisco) Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the New York Nets of the American Basketball Association (ABA) from 1965-1979. Named one of the 50 Greatest Players in history by the NBA in 1996, Barry is the only player to lead the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), ABA and NBA in scoring for an individual season.

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Rick Fox

Ulrich Alexander (Rick) Fox (b. July 24, 1969, Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian television actor and retired professional basketball player. Selected by the Boston Celtics in the first round (24th pick overall) of the 1991 NBA Draft. Played for thirteen seasons in the NBA (from 1991–1997 with the Boston Celtics and from 1997–2004 with the Los Angeles Lakers). Rick's acting credits include the HBO prison drama Oz and a number of basketball themed films, namely Eddie, He Got Game, and Blue Chips. He has guest starred in One Tree Hill, "Missing" (TV series Lifetime) and Shark, with James Woods. He also appeared in the movie Holes. Recently, Fox appeared in the TV show "Dirt". Fox married the actress, singer and former Miss America Vanessa Williams on September 25, 1999. Fox filed for divorce in August 2004.

Play-in: DEF PIERCE 19-11


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