DG88 wrote:OakleyDokely wrote:Scottie's assist totals over the last 7 games: 12, 10, 3, 8, 9, 10, 8. Averaging 8.6 assists to 3.3 turnovers over this span.
Barnes is picking teams apart once the double comes. Surrounding him with more shooters/creators/cutters has unlocked a lot more passing potential.
Barnes works so well as a central hub as opposed to a primary scoring option. He can take what the defense gives him offensively, but he creates complete havoc when he's finding open players. Now we have guys who can finish plays around the basket or from 3 when Barnes finds them.
This was essentially the blueprint to unlock him. Surround Barnes with shooters and cutters and let him go to work. JJ Reddick said the same thing in his podcast when he brought up his coaching interview with the Raptors.
This is what so many of us have been SCREAMING for like 2 years now. Give him the Jokic role, let him distribute to the team, he has insane vision, if Hockey assists were a thing he'd be averaging like 20apg lol.
Hell if the team knocked down more (which has been getting better with Dick) open shots, he'd be averaging damn near a triple double. Sky is the limit for this kid, people just need to get out of their heads that he should be putting up 30ppg.