Post#1158 » by NaturalThunder » Mon Nov 12, 2012 8:03 am
I don't read/visit here too often, but what's the general consensus on Barnes early in the season? I'm a big UNC fan so I've been trying to keep an eye on the UNC rookies. With Marshall buried on the bench and Henson out hurt, that's been fairly easy, but I've only caught two full Warriors games, and one of those was his first game where he played like the first 5 or 6 minutes of the first quarter, came out and sat the rest of the first half, played the first 7 or 8 minutes of the third quarter and came out and sat the rest of the game.
Saw most of last night's game, as well, but that one was just weird. I didn't think he was playing poorly, but he only logged 18 minutes. Meanwhile Klay Thompson was jacking up shot after shot and barely making 1/3rd of them while playing 54 minutes.
As a UNC fan, I'm a bit biased, but I think he has good NBA potential. I've never been one to claim he could or would be a superstar or even All-Star, but I like his scoring potential. The few bits and pieces of games I've seen, I've seen flashes of that potential, but it feels like he just gets lost in the shuffle since most of his minutes come with Curry and Thompson on the floor, and they've been shot-jacking at pretty impressive rates this season.
I actually like Golden State as a good fit for him after the draft but, after seeing a few games, I'm not so sure anymore unless Jackson starts to bring him off the bench. I know it's a lot of pressure to ask a rookie to be the primary scorer with the second unit, but the game against Cleveland he seemed to really thrive in that role for a few short minutes. They went to him on the block several times and it resulted in a made basket, a drawn foul and two FT's, and an intentional foul or it would've been another two points. He's also shown flashes of being a very good penetrator and finisher. He just isn't very aggressive right now.
Really liked the minutes Zeller was giving Cleveland off the bench before he got hurt. Came at a bad time, too, since it was in the middle of his 15 point 7 rebound game.
Said in a thread about which point guards would make OKC better if they replaced Westbrook:
Coxy wrote:I think with a PG like George Hill, they'd be better than current.