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Without the defense of Kawhi and Danny, the Spurs don't win Game 5.
Barnes is a very good offensive player.
Barnes has to work hard and long for his points, like post-up on smaller guys. But when Curry and Thompson are hot with catch-and-shoot, it's bang-bang-bang 3 pointers. They can give the Warriors 12+ points in 2 minutes.
Without the defense of Kawhi and Danny, the Spurs don't win Game 5.
Barnes is a very good offensive player.
Barnes is a ing scrub who owns scrubs like Neal and Bonner on offense tbh.
KL is way too chill. It seems like he's always stoned
Tim should have to regulate him into toning down his act and playing more team ball. But no it's the opposite. Getting kawhi to step up is like pulling teeth with this guy. He is way too happy being the fourth best player and his baby steps in development is very frustrating. He could learn a ton from Barnes (who has done dirty dirty unnatural things to embarrass KL in this series)
So yes Barnes is twice the player KL is. KL has Developed less in two seasons then Barnes has in one series
The only person with the last name of Barnes I'd like to see on the Spurs team goes by the name of Matt Barnes, and that's about it, thnx kk thnx.
No doubt I hate cn kawhai call for the ball in the post only to get ignored
Barnes is a solid player. Not the best on the defensive end, but average. He's a rookie, still learning his offensive game. I think its more polished than KL at the moment.
Give him a break, see where his career goes in 3-5 years. I think he would be a good starting SF on most teams. I like him.
That's the only answer to give here. Leonard could put up bigger numbers if he wasn't on a team that had a system that required players to play within their predetermined roles. This limits somebody like Kawhi, who is not one of the first 3 options. Barnes, on the other hand, is free to just play ball; he's playing great, but it's no indication that he's better than Leonard.
he's playing mostly against tony parker, the size advantage is huge, so it's not really telling about Barnes's ability. Simply put, Pop is fine with Barnes and Jack making shots if he can get Curry and Thompson out of the game, and I think he is right about that.
I was just quotin black preacha
If you think Barnes is a scrub you're a hater. He has alot of potential and is a very confident player he's a rookie and his first playoffs and he's playing his best basketball in the playoffs, the kid is 20 years old..
Barnes is no scrub, but comparing him and Kawhi in this series would be wrong. They aren't guarding each other enough to gauge who is better.
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Harrison Barnes has basically had a mismatch the whole series to his advantage, as our best perimeter defenders (Leonard, Green) are guarding Curry and Thompson. That said, he's a promising solid player, I'd take him on my team any day.
Barnes I think is a little better offensively. But, Kawai is a lot better on rebound, hustle, defense and can score too. I say, overall Kawai is a greater player!
We are guarding Barnes with Neal, Parker, Green and Ginobli. All of these players are much smaller so he should be doing exactly what he is doing.
He's shooting 44% from the field against substantially undersized opponents, tbh
Harrison Barnes isn't , tbh..I feel bad for him, because this series is going to unjustly give him more hype than he had during the regular season and more than he should ever have, but he won't be able to live up to it..
This is homer central
The dude is a rookie for crying out loud, that said KL is better at the moment and in a better system.
Mark Jackson's arrogant ass. Splash brothers have been belly flopping since game 3.
The problem was that until recently Manu was the team's best perimeter defender and he also had to facilitate on offense.
Although he's not a creator yet, I'd argue that Kawhi is almost a better scorer than Manu at this point in their respective careers. I am not arguing that we should run every play for Leonard, or that he is the creator that Manu is, but I am very surprised that Pop doesn't actually run a few post-up, pnr or iso sets for Kawhi. Sure, Kawhi gets to go into the post when he has a clear matchup advantage, and that's good basketball, but I think when the team is sputtering they should go to Kawhi to score more often. I'm sure we'll see this next year, but I'd certainly be using it as a surprise against the Grizzlies too.
Barnes showed flashes of greatness last series against Denver, this series he's been consistently good. Barnes has a much higher ceiling then Leonard & so far in the playoffs when it matters most has been the much better player. I think we overrate Kawhi, he's so passive, has a below average jump shot & settles too much. His defense is defiantly great tho.
I would too for upside he has but Barnes is showing he is a VERY GOOD player.
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