Indeed wrote:Mark_83 wrote:Indeed wrote:
May not be as athletic as James Johnson, which is why I feel more like MCW, who is worse than James Johnson. I think his decision making (questionable shooting / passing) is better than Jalen Johnson?
Definitely not as good a keeper as Johnson but he's plenty athletic in his own right. He's much more athletic than MCW. Is MCW even a good defender? I haven't seen much outside highlights.
Maybe not as bad as MCW, and he is a very good defender. But a good defender does not mean he is athletic (eg. Lowry), as he may not play above the rim.
Having somewhat a Draymon Green lite defense along with OG and Siakam for switching everyone between 1 - 4 would pretty much shut down most of the teams. VanVleet can play his Box-And-1 lockdown role without switching, and we should generate a bit of fast break with Barnes connecting to Siakam.
Just a correction I meant leaper, but actually I wanna see his combine vertical cause I was just watching some tape of him doing some dunk competition type dunks in high school. He can definitely play above the rim, which is one element of athleticism. He also has great fluidity for a guy that big and that muscular. By contrast look how robotic OG looks like on offense at times.
I agree with you about the sexiness of a switch everything unit of OG, Barnes, and Pascal. Both OG and Barnes have the size to credibly guard most 5s. Either Pascal needs to rediscover his shooting though or Barnes is going to have to improve his (which we are great teaching).
I love Barnes' attitude and aggression on defense. He has a bit of Draymond to him compared to OG who is more quiet like Kawhi. I'm gonna watch some interviews to get an idea of how his makeup and maturity are, since Masai loves that.