Knickstape1214 wrote:King Ken wrote:The-Power wrote:Sorry, but that's just a weird view in my eyes. In the NBA, the size, length and athleticism of his defenders and the size around the rim would have caused him even more problems. NBA defenses are extremely underrated because of the narrative going on – there's a reason perimeter players tend to struggle to be efficient in the NBA at first, and that's because NBA defenses are a completely different animal compared to college.
I clearly view Barrett differently. He looks just fine to me. I watch a lot of college Basketball. I haven't seen a wing as skilled since Beal as a true Freshman and he didn't have the size or athletic ability of Barrett. I really think a lot of guys doing the talking in this thread are guys who usually don't watch College Basketball and never watch Freshman prospects, especially elite ones play
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So you're basically dismissing other people's opinions and saying they don't know what they talking about because they disagree with what you're saying? I
guarantee you watch less college basketball than myself (and don't have access to the same tools myself and others have) and
guarantee you don't have the history scouting or actual work experience in an actual front office that I have, so can I dismiss what you're saying? (No, I just disagree vehemently.)
I'm not sure how you can maintain your position on RJ and in the same breath dismiss other people's opinions on RJ because they're not as high on him as you are. That's incredibly bizarre.
**Also, funny you bring up Beal. He actually had 1) athleticism and more shot creation/wiggle than RJ has 2) had way better shot selection c) was a better shooter and d) finished better around the paint. If we're talking archetype and baseline skills you have coming into the NBA, Beal checked more boxes than RJ does.
Of course I am dismissing your opinion, the same way you are dismissing mines. I think what you wrote is nonsense. Of course I know I watch a ton of Basketball, college and pro and of course I feel like you saying you guarantee you do that and this is a hyperbole.
You think highly of your opinion and I think highly of my opinion. You want a cookie.
Back to Barrett. He has tremendous skill for his age and stage. He has gotten to the hole at will. Does he always finish and or handle in traffic well, no but for his age. He's advanced. I've watched a lot of Basketball, how many true freshman wings have been as skilled and talented as Barrett? Not many. Considering he has played one of the toughest schedules I've seen a true freshman play within his first 6 games, he has done extremely well for a wing prospect. Especially one with a inconsistent 3pt shot in the NCAAs.
His first step looks good.
His 2nd step looks great.
Good footwork in traffic.
Struggles at being crafty in traffic, lacks wiggle at this stage.
Best at attacking with momentum.
Quick explosiveness while slashing.
Can attack with either hand unlike Zion and Cam.
Inconsistent shooter.
Struggles with a hand in his face and far too often wants to attack when he has pressure for better or worse.
Slows the game down on the ball.
Gets tunnel vision when he wants to score.
Does move off the ball well but is always demanding for the ball and doesn't always let the game come to him.
Gets a lot of Westbrook/Kobe assists.
Good at passing in traffic when he wants to
Doesn't play within the system as much as he should.
Can be selfish but can be
extremely selfish.
Handles lack an advance feel which is expected at his age for his size and position.
More polished than his teammates
Decision making might be an issue he may not overcome in his career.
Smart player but clearly has a lot to learn about team concepts, especially offensively.
The most advanced team defender on his team as a freshman with Jones. Zion and Cam are not advanced defensively. They play defense like freshmen. Jones and Barrett defend like they have fundamentals but both look like freshman too just more advanced.
Overall, I am very impressed with Barrett. Saying he is not a top 10 pick is trash to be honest. Makes me question your Basketball intellect. If you watch anywhere near as much as you claim, you would know freshman wings who are NBA prospects are generally far less advanced than this. He looks like Kobe if he came to Duke out of Lower Merion.
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