prophet_of_rage wrote:Agreed. We are on RJ because we see him every day. If you watch Zion regualrly you see he can't defend in space, gets outrebounded by a backup 2 guard, and doesn't score much outside of thHe paint.NoDopeOnSundays wrote:Name a better two way player from the 2019 draft, matter of fact he's quickly approaching best defensive player from that draft overall. Only Thybulle and maybe Martin are on his level defensively on the wing, and they're soon to be 24 and already 25.
If you watch Ja regularly you would see that he is scattershot and really thin for his reckless style. He doesn't defend too well yet, either and for all the ja dropping highlights he's stuck at 500.
Familiarity breeds ontempt and we do that with our players far too much.
Randle and Zion are the same animal but we covet one and hate the other.
We have young Jimmy Butler on our team and we're asking if he's a bust. A near 20 point scorer in his second year!
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How is this best two way player in the draft still being peddled.. At this point in time he's a negative on the court, eye test, traditional stats, advanced stats all tell the same picture.
1. Ja might be stuck at .500 but RJ Barrett and the Knicks aren't even at .500 and he's playing with an all star in Randle, who Ja playing with?
2. Jimmy Butler and RJ isn't really a good comparison. Jimmy has always played his ass off which eventually led to him being a leader on the court. He's constantly sacrificing his body on offense and defense, diving for loose balls, taking charges, being everywhere on the court. Do you really see that with RJ? For as much as people say RJ has intangibles up the ass, like bulldog, natural born leader, etc. he really hasn't shown any of them(?) other than maybe being a hard worker in the offseason?
