Rick Barry's epic rant in response to Cavs' mantra "we need to be more physical."

Well, last year it was almost criminal, what they were doing to (Curry) off the ball and the officials were not calling (it)...it's my biggest pet peeve about the NBA. And I've spoken with them on this issue on a number of occasions. "Play-off basketball," what is that? The rule book is the rule book. Why do they interpret the rules differently and even hearing (Lue) saying it, it makes me sick to hear "well, we need to get more physical." ...wait a second, the game is physical to begin with--there are rules--you can only do so much without creating a violation. The officials have to call the game according to the rule book. They can't let guys hold and shove and grab and push and bang like they do against Steph because that has more of an impact on him than it does on Lebron. Plus, it takes no talent to do that. You're giving an advantage to the less-skilled player by allowing that to happen. And it makes me sick that the NBA allows that to continue and allows their officials to have mayhem take place out there without the whistle being blown. And then you have a ticky-tack little touch foul out on the court and they blow their whistle! It makes no sense whatsoever. It's an advantage for Cleveland if the officials allow the game to get overly physical.