but with kadeem allen, trier and knox they are vets so to speak, i would have them try and get barrett some easy looks try to get him going then they look for theirs..
like Lebrun, Kobe and even Porzingas were successful early on due to their athletic ability. That’s not Barrett’s game. It will take him time to figure out the pro game, until then he will struggle.
but the 2nd straight game where I'm not seeing it from RJ. Slow decision making, poor defense, not turning the corner on guys to get to the rim.
Not great.
My biggest fear with RJ is he becomes a one dimensional player like Wiggins, someone who scores, but is inefficient and poor defense. But, I still think he will be good player. He doesn’t have the elite athleticism and shooting to become a star imo,
But it’s two games and the lack of athleticism and general speed/quickness by Barrett is concerning. These are not traits that improve.
So in the month since just about every team in the league having Barrett in the top three - hands down after watching him in college and in workouts - he now is unathletic and slow and will never get better? How do you think that he was able to fool so many people - seeing him play in person - into thinking he wasn't slow and unathletic? Appears he might have pulled off the biggest con since Redford and Newman in The Sting.
which I’d imagine would take some time to get right. He’s clearly pressing and isn’t sure what to do off-ball + seems to be overthinking what he should do when he drives. Certainly a cause for concern but hopefully with coaching and time he’ll be fine. It’s still only summer league, it’s not like we haven’t seen good players struggle before in their first few SL games!
Yup. Not sure why we need to watch the coach or whoever talking, w/ all the extra graphics making the game smaller. They should just say 'voice of' and cut back on dead balls if anything
And who is not by watching one game. The guy is slow footed and very average athleticism. I remember being psyched watching Knox and Mitch last year because of the athleticism. I am sure he will be fine, but I did not watch a ton of college this year and I thought we were getting a super athlete, I guess I am just surprised. Still can be a good player just not what I was expecting. If I was going to really overreact here would be my analysis In 2 games he has shown the following he can’t finish around the rim, he can’t make free throws, he can’t shoot threes, his passing is terrible, he turns the ball over a lot. The o my positive I have seen is he can rebound. The best thing Doris could say about him is that he looks more relaxed, yikes. Honestly the best way to describe after two games is even though he is 19 he looks like an old man on the court.
And who is not by watching one game. The guy is slow footed and very average athleticism. I remember being psyched watching Knox and Mitch last year because of the athleticism. I am sure he will be fine, but I did not watch a ton of college this year and I thought we were getting a super athlete, I guess I am just surprised. Still can be a good player just not what I was expecting. If I was going to really overreact here would be my analysis In 2 games he has shown the following he can’t finish around the rim, he can’t make free throws, he can’t shoot threes, his passing is terrible, he turns the ball over a lot. The o my positive I have seen is he can rebound. The best thing Doris could say about him is that he looks more relaxed, yikes. Honestly the best way to describe after two games is even though he is 19 he looks like an old man on the court.
He looked unathletic in all his Duke highlight videos. I despise Duke, so I never watched him play, but I watched his highlights and wanted no part of him. Big bust potential.
draw fouls (but miss his free throws), and get open for 3-pointers (but not hit them). But like I said, I'm not worrying about him yet. He looks like a young rookie — but he is a young rookie. I was just hoping he'd be more advanced.
And who is not by watching one game. The guy is slow footed and very average athleticism. I remember being psyched watching Knox and Mitch last year because of the athleticism. I am sure he will be fine, but I did not watch a ton of college this year and I thought we were getting a super athlete, I guess I am just surprised. Still can be a good player just not what I was expecting. If I was going to really overreact here would be my analysis In 2 games he has shown the following he can’t finish around the rim, he can’t make free throws, he can’t shoot threes, his passing is terrible, he turns the ball over a lot. The o my positive I have seen is he can rebound. The best thing Doris could say about him is that he looks more relaxed, yikes. Honestly the best way to describe after two games is even though he is 19 he looks like an old man on the court.
He looked unathletic in all his Duke highlight videos. I despise Duke, so I never watched him play, but I watched his highlights and wanted no part of him. Big bust potential.
I will give him this much. He looks much bigger than I expected. If he flames out as a guard, he may be able to play as a small forward.
I mean it's still too early to overreact, but you have to be a little Â
And this is who Barrett has always been. "But he set the ACC record for most points from a freshman." Well yeah, because he was taking like 30 shots every game. If he used more of his vision to pass it out instead of playing hero ball all the fucking time...
Not sure he could play much worse, to be honest. Hopefully Knox and Trier continue to look good.
Not great.
Not great.
My biggest fear with RJ is he becomes a one dimensional player like Wiggins, someone who scores, but is inefficient and poor defense. But, I still think he will be good player. He doesn’t have the elite athleticism and shooting to become a star imo,
His release seems different to my untrained eye. Just seems much smoother. Maybe he's just being more decisive but it's nice to see.
On queue, KK for 3. Pretty shot. And again!
On the subject, there's a post / Berman article saying DSJ revamped the J this summer. We'll see, but that would be a great development for his game
NYP Berman - ( New Window )
Iggy & Tyler Cavanaugh w/ the big halves
Iggy 15 on 6-7, 2-2 from deep
Cavanaugh was active, 3-4 FG, 4-6 FTs
they are going through two a days, every shot is short, his legs could be a little dead as well..
plus you can tell he is trying to hard, he is starting to aim shots
So in the month since just about every team in the league having Barrett in the top three - hands down after watching him in college and in workouts - he now is unathletic and slow and will never get better? How do you think that he was able to fool so many people - seeing him play in person - into thinking he wasn't slow and unathletic? Appears he might have pulled off the biggest con since Redford and Newman in The Sting.
Yup. Not sure why we need to watch the coach or whoever talking, w/ all the extra graphics making the game smaller. They should just say 'voice of' and cut back on dead balls if anything
... and I'm deciding it's too soon to to be worried about RJ Barrett. Though he has given us some things to worry about.
He looked unathletic in all his Duke highlight videos. I despise Duke, so I never watched him play, but I watched his highlights and wanted no part of him. Big bust potential.
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And who is not by watching one game. The guy is slow footed and very average athleticism. I remember being psyched watching Knox and Mitch last year because of the athleticism. I am sure he will be fine, but I did not watch a ton of college this year and I thought we were getting a super athlete, I guess I am just surprised. Still can be a good player just not what I was expecting. If I was going to really overreact here would be my analysis In 2 games he has shown the following he can’t finish around the rim, he can’t make free throws, he can’t shoot threes, his passing is terrible, he turns the ball over a lot. The o my positive I have seen is he can rebound. The best thing Doris could say about him is that he looks more relaxed, yikes. Honestly the best way to describe after two games is even though he is 19 he looks like an old man on the court.
He looked unathletic in all his Duke highlight videos. I despise Duke, so I never watched him play, but I watched his highlights and wanted no part of him. Big bust potential.
I will give him this much. He looks much bigger than I expected. If he flames out as a guard, he may be able to play as a small forward.
And this is who Barrett has always been. "But he set the ACC record for most points from a freshman." Well yeah, because he was taking like 30 shots every game. If he used more of his vision to pass it out instead of playing hero ball all the fucking time...
As predictable as the day is long.
for a 25 year old he is getting schooled...
And pay him 45M a year? No thanks.
It is summer league..