Raps V. Kings - Preseason - Wed, Oct 8th, 2025 - 10PM EST

[Reeko]

CMB is not as good of a defender as Scottie, especially in terms of team defense. Scottie is a menace especially as a help defender and roamer, his size and speed allow him to lock down the court when he wants to.

[EastonEddy]

CMB should split time between the NBA and the NFL

[Boogie!]

Gradey dick out of the rotation… people literally keep telling me I was a hater for recognizing the guy didn’t belong

[PushDaRock]

Maybe Barnes role on offense in the starting line up is to be a better Chris Boucher? Hustle/get offensive boards with occasional C&S 3s and dominate on fast breaks/transition

Similar to his rookie year honestly. He got to 15ppg with oreb putbacks, being a beast in transition, bullying smaller players, hook shots around the basket etc.

That was still on 55 TS%, that's not good if he can only replicate that in year 5 on max money.

[Zeno]

Quickly needs to have a backup plan when he is completely cut off on a drive.

[theonlyeastcoastrapsfan]

Imma C M Believer

[Brinbe]

the kings are pretty awful defensively and it's only preseason, but it's good to see darko's vision for this offense being fulfilled.

[Boogie!]

CMB is not as good of a defender as Scottie, especially in terms of team defense. Scottie is a menace especially as a help defender and roamer, his size and speed allow him to lock down the court when he wants to.

Cmb has better natural defensive instincts and again has the lateral quicks to defend 1 on 1 which Scottie doesn’t. I guarantee he will be a better roamer as well with more experience. His defense is closer to draymond than Scottie

[dballislife]

quickley looks terrible

[HumbleRen]

CMB is not as good of a defender as Scottie, especially in terms of team defense. Scottie is a menace especially as a help defender and roamer, his size and speed allow him to lock down the court when he wants to.

I think CMB is more disciplined though. Doesn’t put himself in compromising spaces when he’s at the peremiter.

Scottie is more dominating on defence for sure though when he’s locked in.

[Brinbe]

if this is the pace they're gonna run this season. it's gonna be a fun watch all the way through

[DemHeavyHands]

Now you're just being a hater

According to Booger, Scottie shouldn’t even be in the nba

The **** are you taking about iv never suggested that. Scottie is clearly a good nba player he’s just not worth the max or investing in as some indispensable franchise player. Of course you have to use hyperbole because you can’t use logic

Someone should compile all of your posts into one document, just from this thread even, so you can read it all at once and realize how **** stupid you sound, every game thread

Except maybe the game threads where Scottie plays well, because you disappear from those

[GoRapstheoriginal]

Who the F*ck is doing the game with Devlin? I don't recognize the voice.

[HiJiNX]

I really like Mamu.

[Boogie!]

Ingram just has to stay healthy

Something he’s never done unfortunately. It’s sad because he’s so good when he’s healthy but look F his career numbers he’s just never Healthy ever…

[Reeko]

CMB is not as good of a defender as Scottie, especially in terms of team defense. Scottie is a menace especially as a help defender and roamer, his size and speed allow him to lock down the court when he wants to.

I think CMB is more disciplined though. Doesn’t put himself in compromising spaces when he’s at the peremiter.

Scottie is more dominating on defence for sure though when he’s locked in.

Yeah his man defense is more disciplined, and I would say that it looks better than Scottie's especially when he was a rookie.

[Brinbe]

I really like Mamu.

he's a great add and fit for darko's offense. basically what they envisioned getting from kelly except not washed physically.

[Zeno]

And again Quickly drive cut off and he has no plan. Maybe try dribbling it out.

[HumbleRen]

CMB is not as good of a defender as Scottie, especially in terms of team defense. Scottie is a menace especially as a help defender and roamer, his size and speed allow him to lock down the court when he wants to.

I think CMB is more disciplined though. Doesn’t put himself in compromising spaces when he’s at the peremiter.

Scottie is more dominating on defence for sure though when he’s locked in.

Yeah his man defense is more disciplined, and I would say that it looks better than Scottie's especially when he was a rookie.

I just wish CMB was like one inch of 2 taller lol.

[Godaddycurse]

Maybe Barnes role on offense in the starting line up is to be a better Chris Boucher? Hustle/get offensive boards with occasional C&S 3s and dominate on fast breaks/transition

Similar to his rookie year honestly. He got to 15ppg with oreb putbacks, being a beast in transition, bullying smaller players, hook shots around the basket etc.

That was still on 55 TS%, that's not good if he can only replicate that in year 5 on max money.

Only 42% of his 2 pt FGs were assisted in his rookie year and never above 50% in subsequent years. If the ball handling/creation duties go to others then i expect barnes numbers to improve.
(Boucher was assisted on 60-70% of his 2 pt FG over the years)