Official Scottie All Star Barnes Thread 10

TimeForChange · Post #41 » by **TimeForChange** » Sun Jan 4, 2026 4:29 pm

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Scottie carrying

Tripod · Post #42 » by **Tripod** » Sun Jan 4, 2026 8:16 pm

Go vote

Post #43 » by **tsherkin** » Mon Jan 5, 2026 12:43 am

Tripod wrote:Go vote

He's certainly deserved it so far.

lobosloboslobos · Post #44 » by **lobosloboslobos** » Mon Jan 5, 2026 2:27 pm

Thaddy wrote:
Tripod wrote:
Thaddy wrote:They're in a pinch. They're in that sweet spot of not losing enough. Lauri is a player they needed to get off of for a long time now.

That I agree with. But Angie won't do a deal for a top guy unless he feels he is ripping the other GM off.

So instead he will deal away depth on guys who have lost value vs their draft position because they want to give playing time to the "next" young pick

They don't own their own pick this year. They're right on that edge zone where we were when we owed the pick to the Spurs. They could either choose to compete or tank harder.

Tanking luck hasn't been on their side at all. They might decide to forgo it. I think the ideal trade would probably be IQ, RJ for Lauri, but IQ/RJ go to different teams who bring back some form of picks and expiring contracts to the Jazz. Lauri's value isnt insane either, he's never played more than 65 games in a season.

let's see:

14-6 with RJ
7-9 without RJ

hey let's trade RJ!

i really don't get it

Thaddy · Post #45 » by **Thaddy** » Mon Jan 5, 2026 4:07 pm

lobosloboslobos wrote:
Thaddy wrote:
Tripod wrote:That I agree with. But Angie won't do a deal for a top guy unless he feels he is ripping the other GM off.

So instead he will deal away depth on guys who have lost value vs their draft position because they want to give playing time to the "next" young pick

They don't own their own pick this year. They're right on that edge zone where we were when we owed the pick to the Spurs. They could either choose to compete or tank harder.

Tanking luck hasn't been on their side at all. They might decide to forgo it. I think the ideal trade would probably be IQ, RJ for Lauri, but IQ/RJ go to different teams who bring back some form of picks and expiring contracts to the Jazz. Lauri's value isnt insane either, he's never played more than 65 games in a season.

let's see:

14-6 with RJ
7-9 without RJ

hey let's trade RJ!

i really don't get it

That's more related to Poeltl and the schedule

mtcan · Post #46 » by **mtcan** » Mon Jan 5, 2026 6:01 pm

Thaddy wrote:
lobosloboslobos wrote:
Thaddy wrote:They don't own their own pick this year. They're right on that edge zone where we were when we owed the pick to the Spurs. They could either choose to compete or tank harder.

Tanking luck hasn't been on their side at all. They might decide to forgo it. I think the ideal trade would probably be IQ, RJ for Lauri, but IQ/RJ go to different teams who bring back some form of picks and expiring contracts to the Jazz. Lauri's value isnt insane either, he's never played more than 65 games in a season.

let's see:

14-6 with RJ
7-9 without RJ

hey let's trade RJ!

i really don't get it

That's more related to Poeltl and the schedule

We are 8-7 without Poeltl.

Pretty clear whose contributions we miss more when they are out.

The numbers and eye test don't lie...Raptors are a better team with RJ than without. Scottie plays more freely with another scorer along with BI.

Mikistan · Post #47 » by **Mikistan** » Mon Jan 5, 2026 6:05 pm

mtcan wrote:
Thaddy wrote:
lobosloboslobos wrote:
let's see:

14-6 with RJ
7-9 without RJ

hey let's trade RJ!

i really don't get it

That's more related to Poeltl and the schedule

We are 8-7 without Poeltl.

Pretty clear whose contributions we miss more when they are out.

The numbers and eye test don't lie...Raptors are a better team with RJ than without. Scottie plays more freely with another scorer along with BI.

There are were dudes saying we should trade Scottie so what the f u gonna do

mtcan · Post #48 » by **mtcan** » Mon Jan 5, 2026 6:10 pm

Mikistan wrote:
mtcan wrote:
Thaddy wrote:That's more related to Poeltl and the schedule

We are 8-7 without Poeltl.

Pretty clear whose contributions we miss more when they are out.

The numbers and eye test don't lie...Raptors are a better team with RJ than without. Scottie plays more freely with another scorer along with BI.

There are were dudes saying we should trade Scottie so what the f u gonna do

According to StatMuse:

Scottie Barnes has averaged 19.4 points, 10.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists in 10 games in his last 10 games without Jakob Poeltl.

Scottie Barnes has averaged 15.7 points, 7.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 10 games in his last 10 games without RJ Barrett.

Obviously without Jakob, Scottie is asked to play the 5 more...but you can see that Scottie's performance requires a secondary or tertiary creator.

Boardbreaker · Post #49 » by **Boardbreaker** » Mon Jan 5, 2026 7:09 pm

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/47482986/nba-2025-2026-all-nba-awards-predictions-mvp-dpoy-first-team

aminiaturebuddha · Post #50 » by **aminiaturebuddha** » Mon Jan 5, 2026 7:12 pm

Kevin Pelton at ESPN currently has Scottie on his 3rd Team All-NBA. Not that one guy's opinion means that much, but if people are talking about him that way, he should definitely be an All-Star.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/47482986/nba-2025-2026-all-nba-awards-predictions-mvp-dpoy-first-team

Thaddy · Post #51 » by **Thaddy** » Mon Jan 5, 2026 10:01 pm

aminiaturebuddha wrote:Kevin Pelton at ESPN currently has Scottie on his 3rd Team All-NBA. Not that one guy's opinion means that much, but if people are talking about him that way, he should definitely be an All-Star.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/47482986/nba-2025-2026-all-nba-awards-predictions-mvp-dpoy-first-team

Barnes stats don't reflect how important he is. Coaches and analysts should vote him in. Especially if we're a top 4 seed.

dTox · Post #52 » by **dTox** » Tue Jan 6, 2026 2:00 pm

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Thaddy · Post #53 » by **Thaddy** » Tue Jan 6, 2026 2:24 pm

dTox wrote:

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The issue is that 18 PPG isn't the same as what it use to be now that there's an incredibly high pace. Scottie has to be more aggressive getting to his spots and seeking out mismatches off ball.

The other part is that he needs to work on break down moves. I remember once when he hit a cross over and he was surprised he fooled the defender.

Post #54 » by **tsherkin** » Tue Jan 6, 2026 4:47 pm

Thaddy wrote:
dTox wrote:

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The issue is that 18 PPG isn't the same as what it use to be now that there's an incredibly high pace. Scottie has to be more aggressive getting to his spots and seeking out mismatches off ball.

The other part is that he needs to work on break down moves. I remember once when he hit a cross over and he was surprised he fooled the defender.

When people bang this gong, it cannot be repeated enough that he isnt now, has never been, and will never be a natural scorer. At some point, this needs to sink in.

TheGeneral99 · Post #55 » by **TheGeneral99** » Tue Jan 6, 2026 6:06 pm

Ingram now #11 and Scottie on the list at #14.

Still crazy how Jalen Johnson, MPJ, Siakam, Ball, and OG are ahead of both Ingram and Scottie, lol.

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LoveMyRaps · Post #56 » by **LoveMyRaps** » Tue Jan 6, 2026 6:16 pm

Pretty crazy how last night he had a pretty average performance at best, and still put up 18/8/10

LoveMyRaps · Post #57 » by **LoveMyRaps** » Tue Jan 6, 2026 6:19 pm

TheGeneral99 wrote:Ingram now #11 and Scottie on the list at #14.

Still crazy how Jalen Johnson, MPJ, Siakam, Ball, and OG are ahead of both Ingram and Scottie, lol.

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Meh, votes only matter for top 5.

The 7 reserves will be chosen by the coaches.

GoRapstheoriginal · Post #58 » by **GoRapstheoriginal** » Tue Jan 6, 2026 6:21 pm

Just keep f*cking winning & Barnes keeps putting up insane stat lines.

#team positivepolly checking in! Go Barnes go! Can't wait for Wednesday night against the Hornets!

Syd-TK3 · Post #59 » by **Syd-TK3** » Tue Jan 6, 2026 6:31 pm

TheGeneral99 wrote:Ingram now #11 and Scottie on the list at #14.

Still crazy how Jalen Johnson, MPJ, Siakam, Ball, and OG are ahead of both Ingram and Scottie, lol.

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OG plays for the Knicks so not really surprised
Jalen johnson has very flashy numbers
Lamelo has had millions of followers since he was a 15 year old kid his clout is different.

The only real shockers are Siakam and MPJ

Thaddy · Post #60 » by **Thaddy** » Tue Jan 6, 2026 6:37 pm

tsherkin wrote:
Thaddy wrote:
dTox wrote:

Read on Twitter
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The issue is that 18 PPG isn't the same as what it use to be now that there's an incredibly high pace. Scottie has to be more aggressive getting to his spots and seeking out mismatches off ball.

The other part is that he needs to work on break down moves. I remember once when he hit a cross over and he was surprised he fooled the defender.

When people bang this gong, it cannot be repeated enough that he isnt now, has never been, and will never be a natural scorer. At some point, this needs to sink in.

He can improve. The biggest hurdle is his handle and ball security which looks improved.