Official RJ Barrett Thread

[Johnston]

I think ppl forget how young RJ is and how **** of a situation he was in entering the league. When was the last time NYK drafted and developed a top end talent? Give him some time and let him get his reps. If he can continue to work on his tunnel vision and bad shots he is easily an All-star level player.

[youngRAPZ]

lol even Scase is quiet until he has another “rough” game at least maybe you should do the same?

[tsherkin]

You still going on about his first game lol I guess you’re not allowed to have conditioning problems in your first game back which goes to overtime. Man came out on fire and dwindled off later in the game. Calling his performance “rough” is laughable considering ill take that “rough” game over a lot of people’s “good” games.

I don't really care about the first game, but people keep arguing with me over my characterization of the game. That is the only reason I continue to discuss that particular performance.

You're welcome to treat it however you like. I'd love to stop talking about it, because it's the first game of his season and it is entirely understandable that he wouldn't be firing on all cylinders in his first game back.

[Psubs]

I think ppl forget how young RJ is and how **** of a situation he was in entering the league. When was the last time NYK drafted and developed a top end talent? Give him some time and let him get his reps. If he can continue to work on his tunnel vision and bad shots he is easily an All-star level player.

Derozan with 3pt shooting and not disappearing in the playoffs.

[YogurtProducer]

Yeah, you guys should watch the games and not box score hunt. The guy was 7/16 in regulation and had a tough go once Scottie left.

Assumptions don't help anyone.

His first game back was pretty damn good. 20/5/3 in 28 minutes is not something that should ever be labeled as “rough”.

Quoting raw production as an indicator of game quality isn't something we should be doing in 2024...

You can watch for yourself how many times he gets contact at the rim and doesn’t get a single whistle. Again, doesn’t mean he played “bad”.

That happens every game to lots of players. There are missed and borderline calls for everyone. Like I said, there were promising signs about how he played and all that, but the amount of pushback on the idea that the guy had a rough game is odd to me. It's not an indictment of him. It happens to everyone, and it's understandable given his absence. But the gnashing of teeth over a simple critical remark is interesting.

Also, again, 5 fouls in 28 minutes, as another contributing element to the description, which you've not addressed.

Anyway, we aren't going to agree, so we can just move on to the next one.

He certainly had a good performance against LA.

You still going on about his first game lol I guess you’re not allowed to have conditioning problems in your first game back which goes to overtime. Man came out on fire and dwindled off later in the game. Calling his performance “rough” is laughable considering ill take that “rough” game over a lot of people’s “good” games.

Yep.

A “rough” game apparently is hitting 2 less shots than normal.

I fail to see how anyone watched that game and took from it that RJ “had a rough one”.

He was a bright spot that night ffs

[tsherkin]

I think ppl forget how young RJ is and how **** of a situation he was in entering the league. When was the last time NYK drafted and developed a top end talent? Give him some time and let him get his reps. If he can continue to work on his tunnel vision and bad shots he is easily an All-star level player.

Derozan with 3pt shooting and not disappearing in the playoffs.

DeRozan probably isn't a hot comparison in terms of style. Barrett seems to be much, much better at getting to the rim than DDR ever was at any point in his career except his 6.6 FGA/g rookie season. Aesthetically, they aren't very similar at all.

[tsherkin]

Yep.

A “rough” game apparently is hitting 2 less shots than normal.

I fail to see how anyone watched that game and took from it that RJ “had a rough one”.

He was a bright spot that night ffs

Great. Now you've expressed your opinion a billion times, we know we disagree. Can we move on? I'm tired of discussing this. I don't agree with you, and you don't agree with me. That isn't going to change, so just drop it already.

FFS.

[YogurtProducer]

Yep.

A “rough” game apparently is hitting 2 less shots than normal.

I fail to see how anyone watched that game and took from it that RJ “had a rough one”.

He was a bright spot that night ffs

Great. Now you've expressed your opinion a billion times, we know we disagree. Can we move on? I'm tired of discussing this. I don't agree with you, and you don't agree with me. That isn't going to change, so just drop it already.

FFS.

You’re more than welcome to stop replying my guy. I replied to someone other than you FWIW.

[tsherkin]

Yep.

A “rough” game apparently is hitting 2 less shots than normal.

I fail to see how anyone watched that game and took from it that RJ “had a rough one”.

He was a bright spot that night ffs

Great. Now you've expressed your opinion a billion times, we know we disagree. Can we move on? I'm tired of discussing this. I don't agree with you, and you don't agree with me. That isn't going to change, so just drop it already.

FFS.

You’re more than welcome to stop replying my guy. I replied to someone other than you FWIW.

Sell me a better bill. You were referring to me and we both know it. And I got notification because you quoted a post which contained my quote.

[YogurtProducer]

Great. Now you've expressed your opinion a billion times, we know we disagree. Can we move on? I'm tired of discussing this. I don't agree with you, and you don't agree with me. That isn't going to change, so just drop it already.

FFS.

You’re more than welcome to stop replying my guy. I replied to someone other than you FWIW.

Sell me a better bill. You were referring to me and we both know it. And I got notification because you quoted a post which contained my quote.

for someone who wants others to “just drop it”, you sure are comfortable responding.

[Syd-TK3]

Read on Twitter

This is a completely different player then the guy in New York

[manjusaka]

His aggressive on offence regardless of the situation set a tone for the team. I really want to see BBQ playing together on the court.BBQ Dick Yak is a good starting lineup at least on the offensive end.

[Psubs]

Read on Twitter

This is a completely different player then the guy in New York

lol the one at the end to Gradey 100% should not be an assist.

I guess with only Davion/Shead (no Quickley nor Barnes), Barrett has stepped up and expanded his game.

[PushDaRock]

A "rough" game is going something like 3 for 14 for 10 points. RJ's first game was just a below average game.

Anyways, one of the more interesting developments besides the passing is his finishing at the rim has gotten more creative. He seems to have gotten really good at mixing up speeds on his drives, that slow step gather before finishing is really hard to guard and he looks very comfortable finishing that way now. He's got that power up finish and a lefty scoop shot to go to as well. Also a good mix of euro step counters as well I am seeing, offensively he is really off beat and playing at his own pace which all great offensive players do. Right now he's also shooting the 3 with a ton of confidence from above the break, hopefully that continues.

[Psubs]

His aggressive on offence regardless of the situation set a tone for the team. I really want to see BBQ playing together on the court.BBQ Dick Yak is a good starting lineup at least on the offensive end.

Then you bring in more D from the bench with Shead, Jakobe, Agbaji and Mogbo.

Please trade Boucher ASAP. He's too weak to rebound.

[tsherkin]

Anyways, one of the more interesting developments besides the passing is his finishing at the rim has gotten more creative. He seems to have gotten really good at mixing up speeds on his drives, that slow step gather before finishing is really hard to guard and he looks very comfortable finishing that way now. He's got that power up finish and a lefty scoop shot to go to as well. Also a good mix of euro step counters as well I am seeing, offensively he is really off beat and playing at his own pace which all great offensive players do. Right now he's also shooting the 3 with a ton of confidence from above the break, hopefully that continues.

Yeah, he seems to be maintaining his proportion of baskets in close, and he's been finishing quite well with us. We'll see how much of it lasts, but he does seem to be showing growth there. And yeah, he's still only 24.

[billy_hoyle]

Food for thought.

RJ Barrett is 10 months older than Dalton Knecht.

[Syd-TK3]

Read on Twitter

This is a completely different player then the guy in New York

lol the one at the end to Gradey 100% should not be an assist.

I guess with only Davion/Shead (no Quickley nor Barnes), Barrett has stepped up and expanded his game.

Lol aye I'm not complaining I love when they give me those assists in 2k

[MEDIC]

That might be our future PG there.

Quickley
Barrett
Flagg
Barnes
Poeltl

6th man - Dick

We'd make the playoffs next season with that squad.

Oh, easily. I think they would make the playoffs this season if healthy & the coaching staff were coaching to win.

[LoveMyRaps]

35 games... is this a good enough sample size Scase?