PhilBlackson wrote:HumbleRen wrote:Whoever is the new coach, I hope they utilize Scottie's passing talent.
IMO the team needs to look no further than DEN and make THAT the goal of how they should be building the roster and using Scottie something like Jokic. I'm fully aware Scottie is not on Joker's level but the jumbo facilitator that can look around/over the defence is clearly where Scottie can/would shine.
It's why even though part of me would be beyond excited to get Scoot, that would secretly hope it's Miller instead because the FIT...Simons & Miller could really play pretty much the same roles Murray & MP Jr do for DEN with of course OG being even better than Gordon. Of course I'd give the nod to Jokic/Murray over Scottie/Simons but I think they'd have the same type of fit and I just flat out think Miller and OG can be better than their respective comparables on DEN. But overall long term that could be the makings of a contending team that we would have locked up for YEARS....and we didn't even mention the 13th pick who personally I would still use on Bilal who can develop for a couple of years behind OG. Then when the time's right, move him into the starting role, move OG for an upgrade at C. That's just my 2c.
But really I think the key to unlocking Scottie's potential in general is trying to use him like Jokic, Draymond etc as that jumbo facilitator with shooters and a good self creating wing (not redundant PF like Pascal).
Totally agree with you.
First of all, Barnes himself needs to admit he is not skilled enough to be a PG or a primary ball handler in this level yet. Both his dribble and shooting needs a gigantic amount of work.
A passing 4 is an easier route for Barnes. However, he doesn’t have the post-up fundamental of the traditional big man. He is playing off his instinct inside right now, we can’t compare him to Jokic; not even Marc Gasol(Raptors version)IMO. You can see why scouts compared him to Drymond.
Either way, he has a lot of work to catch-up. Himself needs to grow, he is not a baby like what Masai said. He needs to face his own destiny, not the coach, not his teammates but himself.
Remember last Summer when ppl saw Scottie video snippets posted to social media and got super hyped believing he had significantly added to his skillset?! Yeah... Until he can shoot a wide open jumper at a reasonable clip, and develops any semblance of the ability to move North-South with the ball and get into the paint on a regular basis, he will unfortunately remain the same old Scottie. He REALLY needs to work on his functional ball handling, footwork, and post-moves, and not focus on pointless perimeter combo dribble moves that get him absolutely nowhere on the court.
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