gbball wrote:Scottie Barnes is such an interesting player. He's clearly improved skill-wise and in terms of approach. The highs and lows aren't as extreme. He's currently a very good player, who still has a very long way to go. He's nowhere close to reaching his ceiling. He's not getting there quickly, but maybe he'll have breakthroughs here and there along the way.
It's nice to see him find ways to be effective without 'blow by/dunk over you' athleticism. But there's still so much room for growth.
I notice he lets himself get pushed off his line too easily on drives...it's partially due to his long legs and high center of gravity, but if he gets low and uses his footwork and strength to control his momentum better he'll see a night and day difference in his ability to finish under control at the rim. RJ is masterful at this, with the way he plans his steps and loads up to prepare for contact...then he has elite touch on his left hand layups. Scottie doesn't have the persistence, footwork or touch that RJ does, but hopefully he can get there.
Right now, Scottie doesn't have a spot anywhere on the floor where you can say with confidence, he's scoring from here. From 3pt shots to midrange to layups, even dunks it's still a bit of a crapshoot as to whether he can score consistently or not. His midrange and post offense is currently the most promising and consistent...but I think he has so much room to grow using footwork, hesitations, and deception/counters to get layups and dunks. He's shows flashes which is exciting.
I think Scottie ultimately becomes a really good player, but it's going to take him time. He doesn't come across as a gifted learner, so he needs lots of reps and he'll have to improve based on work ethic and having a good trainer. Half the battle for him is just learning what his go to advantages are and using it more consistently.
Oh he has a spot. He was just not using it as much as I would like, but I do think him shooting a ton of 3s at the beginning was part of the development plan. Since the beginning of this year he has been sitting in the midrange more and you're seeing an array of shots including turnarounds and stepbacks. His efficiency has also been Kawhi Leonard like. Let him focus there and spread that over a much larger same size. This is his goto.
Now what he definitely needs tonronis increase his free throw rate. That will transform his game. The 3 I think will get at least okay over time.
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