Meanwhile, Kawhi with 17 points on 8 shots and has completely erased Klay Thompson from this series..
Don't you ever try and think Harrison Barnes is better than Kawhi Leonard. He isn't half the defender KL is and Kawhi has a better offensive game in his arsenal (cannot be unleashed unless TP and TD sits) plus he shoots a higher percentage. Barnes gets easy buckets from mismatch - usually guarded by people 4-5 inches shorter than him, what else would you expect? I choose Kawhi over that looking scrub any day. Barnes, and delete this post.
Kawhi Is averaging nearly 15-10 in this series and shutting down klay thompson. Barnes Is getting shots by design because that's what the spurs want.
Without klay's game 2, Kawhi is easily the best young talent on this series. Curry is 25 so I'm not going to add him on this list.
Don't be a dumbass and eat what the media wants you to believe.
Harrison Barnes has been far better than the advanced stats prediction on him coming out of college. Kawhi was projected as great and has delivered (Not quite as expected, better shooter than he showed in college).
Kawhi is a better player by a mile. Even David Thorpe (who relative to a lot of people doesn't like Kawhi and loves Barnes) sees Kawhi as one of the best players in the playoffs(9th in his MVP rankings a while ago), Harrison is the 4th or 5th best player on his team.
It's Kawhi by a considerable margin. Barnes is more athletic, but Kawhi is a far better player.
Barnes is a really nice player and we're watching him emerge as an NBA presence as we speak.
However, I'll take Kawhi - elite NBA defence and bball IQ, and a nice, varied offensive game that is developing all the time.
What I don't get is why we don't go to Kawhi more on offence. Against the right matchup he's great in the post, he can drive the ball, and he can even pull-up from 15 off the bounce. He should be a bigger part of the O than just standing in the corner most of the time - we should actually run some plays for him, especially when TP is sitting.
The only reason he's getting more shots is when the Big 3 sit.
Also, Barnes got his points being guarded by Parker and Green. Leonard was too busy only missing one shot and making Klay Thompson his .
diffrence tonight was his shot was finnaly back...lets hope it stays like that...his D on thompson was awesome and has been for the last 3 games
Gary Neal and Matt Bonner checking you throughout the game has the tendency to make you look good. Since Barnes is a decent player, he looks like Lebron against them.
I think the plan was to let Barnes get his while shutting down Curry and Thompson.
We'd all love Barnes in a Spurs jersey, tbh
Kawhi's the better player, but I don't get the Barnes hate. He's out there balling in the playoffs as a rookie good for him.
yeah, more than Kawhi? No. But he's a heck of a player regardless.
And there's this, but I think Barnes has a bright future.
Kawhi doesn't get much burn on the offensive end, but Barnes looks pretty decent offensively. Kawhi is clearly the better defender though.
When Kawhi Leonard is in transition, he's not just looking for two points. He's looking for a loud two points.
In Game 5, Harrison Barnes found that out the hard way.
Heads up, Harrison.
http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/ey...arrison-barnes
No, but he's not a bad player at all.
Parsons, Kawhi, George, Butler and Barnes: the small-forward position is in for some strong years, even after James and Durant fade.
Barnes is taking advantage of mismatches. Leonard is playing within a system. I am sure that Leonard will post bigger numbers if he played to his advantages, but the system just doesn't allow it unless he is matched up against a point guard.
that was actually a foul too. it was a good no call cuz bball is a physical sport, but if durant, lebron, kobe had that contact on a dunk, it's a foul all day. there is no consistency in nba officiating.
CBS IS FAN OF LEONARD
writes so may articles about him..IMO
cool vid Leonard posters Barnes
Basketball is played on both ends of the court. Barnes isn't in Leonard's league defensively. On offense, Barnes has been scoring against the Spurs weakest defenders or guys he towers over. Kawhi's offense has been up and down this series, but he has played elite defense on Thompson the past three games. Thompson didn't even get off a three for the first time this season tonight.
@ESPNStatsInfo: Harrison Barnes is 1st player in NBA history to score 25 Pts in consecutive playoff games after never scoring 25 in any career game. (Elias)
It's a smart game plan that could have saved us a few playoff exits. That is letting one player score but controlling everyone else.
He's getting the amare treatment. Remember when pop let him average like 35pts per game in 05. Shut everyone else down.
if only kawhi gets the ball everytime he has curry/jack... it seems only manu recognizes that mismatch tbh...
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