PhilBlackson wrote:WuTang_OG wrote:PhilBlackson wrote:
Great pic they chose lol smdh
But this has been a Mike Tyson 1st rd KO for Barnes, it hasn't even been close and to date should really be a non-story.
Even Suggs' points last night were on HORRIBLE shooting percentages which he has been shooting since joining the NBA. On one hand, Scottie has been blowing people away left and right, shocked how much better he looks than expected. On the other hand, Suggs has been shockingly bad (offensively) were there's been consistent excuse making for why he hasn't been good other than on the defensive end.
Barnes is battling for ROY, Suggs is trying to show he's not a bust -- SO FAR. Until Suggs even starts cracking top 6-7 (Mobley, Barnes, Giddey, Green, Mitchell, Sengun, Wagner - Cade will likely join this too etc) vs Barnes battling for BEST in class, this really should be a non-conversation. Not saying Suggs isn't or won't be good, way too early to write him off but he shouldn't even be in the same sentence with Barnes for now, it's really a conversation of Barnes/Mobley, not Suggs. If anything it makes me feel bad for Suggs that he's just trying to get on track and people keep feeling the need to compare him to a guy that went ahead of him.
The battle for ROY will be for my guy Evan and Scottie. Both amazing thus far. But id give the edge to Scottie
Has improved so much since being drafted its crazy
Yeah I remember we both loved & dreamed of us drafting Mobley lol but I'm not sure who I can give the edge to. Honestly feel like they've been fairly neck to neck and they could be moving forward in their careers as each guy has certain SLIGHT advantages long term. Barnes is an elite defender himself but I'd give the slight advantage to Mobley because he's just a bit more composed, bit better instincts, more under control and reads the entire floor bit better. Barnes is the better passer (despite currently lower assists), Mobley is no slouch and actually great vision for a big man but he's not quite the special passer Scottie is. Scottie makes those show stopping passes -- full court hail mary's with ease, no looks and just can thread the needle with his passes which of course has a great effect on TEAM success. I think they're both currently on a fairly equal footing scoring wise, showing a lot of the same things but it's just exciting because they expected this from Mobley, not Scottie. Overall I'm just thrilled that we somehow still ended up with a guy who's at minimum comparable to Mobley.
What can arguably put Barnes in the conversation with Mobley (or ahead) is the intangibles. Barnes is a vocal leader that gets his teammates enthuised and going. Also again that passing ability helps his teammates and team success that he might be a greater OVERALL impact -- not saying either Barnes or Mobley are comparible to the following names but I feel like it's like LBJ vs KD or Giannis vs AD. KD and AD are better scorers and comparible defenders, if not better BUT it's the passing and intangibles that help LBJ and Giannis having a greater overall impact...it will be interesting moving forward.WuTang_OG wrote:?s=21
Lol it's funny but the comparison isn't that great.
1. Scottie is actually more the size of Giannis on the left, not right lol - size wise he's more comparable to Magic, not Giannis
2. Scottie is showing way more potential as a scorer, at least skillwise. A lot of what Giannis does offensively is based on his SIZE and athleticisim. Most of his game is pure bully ball. He either uses his length to go around, over or through his defender or his strength to overpower them. Scottie has shown WAY more on the perimeter with his pull jumpers, even seen some fadeways, sky hooks etc and he'll need them BECAUSE he's not quite as large as Giannis
Its not comparing him to giannis lol
Its comparing what we thought his production would be (giannis rookie year) vs (giannis older) which is closer to what hes doing now.
