RookieStar wrote:MagicFan101 wrote:RookieStar wrote:
Agree, when you are in the top 5 IN a top5 draft pick, you screw need over the BPA. Especially with a roster like ours where we need help in every position except probably C. Good thing there is no clear cut C in the top5..or 10 lol (and no, I think Mobley is too weak to be a C ).
However, I would pick Moody , Bouknight , heck even Johnson over Barnes right now. It could change thought once the tourney starts and we can dissect their games more.
Question, since I think Barnes is like a mini-AG and thus have him in the 4 slot, would you pick Barnes over JI in the starting lineup?
I don’t understand the “mini-AG” comp for Barnes.
AG was / is a freak athlete with little to no basketball understanding or identity. AG has surely improved as a basketball player and solidified himself as a nice NBA player but not nearly the way we would have hoped after so many years.
Barnes is actually not an overwhelming athlete despite his great size and length. He does however have an amazing feel for the game all around, especially on defense, with the one exception being shooting. His awareness at the forward position is impressive.
I think nbadraft.net comparing Barnes to Jabari Parker / Draymond Green is good. Barnes will NOT be either of these guys. He will be somewhere in between. But this is a better idea of the type of player he is. Not AG.
I call Barnes AG-like is because they are both in the 6'8 range, athletic with no clear cut position of either a 3 or 4. Also their points usually comes in the paint.
AG now improved his 3pt shot and maybe Barnes can as well. Ball handling wise Barnes to.me doesnt have the tight handles like AG as well.
Barnes is outside my top 5 and I would probably go for Moody and perhaps others before him. So this is not a sales pitch to convince you he should be our guy.
But since you seem interested in talking a lot about him, it sounds like you should watch more tape on him. Just comparing their height, ability to switch positions and handles is not a very detailed scouting report. You have missed everything which makes these guys unique.
