Official RJ Barrett Thread Part 2

[PushDaRock]

An awesome addition to the team.

So his efficiency has been pretty rough this season, at 55.7% TS. December was good; March has started out pretty well, but he's been so bad at the line that he's really struggling to be efficient a lot of the time (especially in January). If he can get back north of 70%, then that should actually solve a lot of his problem. And he's been killing it from the corner again. Working on a career-high 3P% from the corner, actually, as it happens. So that has been nice to see.

His D looks better. His passing looks considerably better. Lots to be happy about with RJ. Much more with RJ than with Scottie, actually.

His TS% on the year is being dragged down from November when his USG rate was over 30%. With Scottie this year, his TS% is at 58.1%. Without Scottie this year, he's at 50.9 TS%. Fixing the FT shooting will definitely help significantly. It's been a bit odd to see him as a Raptor shoot the 3 ball at 37.3% while also shooting only 64.5% from the line. You see those shooting splits sometimes from guys that don't get to the line often but not usually from someone that gets there fairly consistently.

[tsherkin]

Like we all thought we were getting NY RJ, even me, but RJ's performance is now really making me question if IQ should be the one dealt instead. (and yes RJ won't ever become a good defender, but his numbers overall have been impressive for what we all thought we were getting)

It's an interesting thought, as long as we have a proper playmaker running alongside him. He's doing well for us in the role he's currently filling. This lines up with what many, myself included, had noted earlier: he isn't a #1 and he needs someone else to set the table, but he can be reasonable. His FT% is now his biggest impediment.

Of the two, I'd rather trade IQ.

His TS% on the year is being dragged down from November when his USG rate was over 30%.

OCT: 57.6%
NOV: 52.2%
DEC: 59.3%
JAN: 55.0%
FEB: 57.6%
MAR: 60.5%

It's actually November and January which are dragging his whole month down, with October and February being just league average (+0.1%). And of course March is too new to count yet, but he's doing great so far.

It's been a bit odd to see him as a Raptor shoot the 3 ball at 37.3% while also shooting only 64.5% from the line. You see those shooting splits sometimes from guys that don't get to the line often but not usually from someone that gets there fairly consistently.

Nah, it's pretty normal. It's because he's crushing it from the corner, Bruce Bowen style. He's shooting 34% above the break and 44.6% from the corners.