Monroe: Barry brings new mentality to season

[T Park]

Barry defending the likes of Derron Williams and Baron davis is enough to put someone in the hospital for multiple days.

[T Park]

barry a bust? we got barry and got 2 more championships. and he was mostly the 6th best player for Spurs, sometimes the 5th best player.

barry was not a bust at all

What games have you been watching?

[hater]

What games have you been watching?

so who was the Spurs 6th best player the last few years? Finley? LMAO Finley was stinking it up until the playoffs.

[1Parker1]

He has been somewhat of a bust. Not a total bust but he definitely didn't live up to the expectations the Spurs had for him.

The main problem is his game never adjusted to playing for a championship contender. Instead of playing with an even sense of calm throughout a game or a season, Barry is more prone to becoming jittery or down on himself depending on how he's playing at the moment. That's the aspect the Spurs have tried to change in Barry ... but to this point, that flaw remains.

Not that I disagree with this entirely, but he's been here 3 seasons and while he was prone to jitteryness, etc in his 1st season...which by the way I'd think is understandable, I think he's gotten quite well getting over it quickly over the years. I remember that game where he didn't play a minute and came in and shot 2 big FT's to help win the game. He's come in and hit big time 3 pointers for the Spurs (specifically against the Suns) when the rest of the team wasn't shooting well. He definitely isn't consistent, but he's a bench player and no one outside of Duncan is really that consistent. If I remember correctly, Parker was this way also his first two seasons with the Spurs where if his shot wasn't going his way, he'd lose confidence in himself.

But yeah, the Spurs wouldn't have tried trading him so much throughout the years if he wasn't somewhat of a bust. And he still hasn't put together a season with the Spurs in which he played well in both the regular season and the playoffs.

Well, maybe I misunderstood but I thought the reasoning for his trade was because they knew they needed to get younger at the wings and they were willing to trade Barry while his trade value was still high. I had thought it was mostly a business related decision to trade him.

[baseline bum]

Barry's time with the Spurs would have been more productive had his ass not been in full pucker mode half the time.

I do appreciate his contributions to the team, but our swing rotation isn't getting any younger. It's a little daunting that we have to put all our developmental eggs in one basket with guys like ! last season and Williams this season. Had we the room for a guy like Kelenna Azubuike as well, he could be flying out of the gate for us instead of Golden State. It's the same old youth vs. experience conundrum -- hopefully we still have the right mix.

Azubuike has looked amazing in the two games against LA so far.

[diego]

was anyone really surprised that a laid back dude like barry would just defer to the established pecking order? anyways i think he's been alright and like his skill set. and he has gotten better along the way, even knowing that he had the microscope on him as trade bait he was able to get it together, eventually. i expect him to play just a little better this year as he continues to relax and stay with us for cheap for 1, maybe 2 years more, and i'll be quite satisfied with that.

[duncan228]

Barry looks great next to the Beno's been up to.
At least Barry gets out there and tries.
Barry speaks well of the team and the organization even after he was on the trading block.
I'll take Barry over Beno anyday.