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hey barry, go yourself
Will bagging on Malik for a few post do it?
hey barry, go yourself
Why should anyone apoligize for critiquing Mr. Barry for his past crappy play. Dude deserves props for good game
that's why this thread is a joke, Barry hasn't done till this past week
I've always thought those who were ready to trade Barry before the deadline were jumping the gun a bit, but you'd have to suffer from blindness or low expectations to have been satisfied with Barry's play until the last few games.
I think Barry can be a very good asset to this team for the next few years. For now, I'm anxious to see whether he can maintain a high levl of play (a) in the Playoffs, and (b) with Duncan on the floor.
Based on Brent's performance the last 3 games....
I accept Brent's apology.
The apology is expected from those who said it was the pressure that was causing it and questioned his heart...not those who said his play was substandard. I don't think anyone was arguing that he wasn't playing up to expectations(although some were arguing that he wasn't playing as badly as many claimed and still helped the team even if his shot wasn't falling)...RIF.
I've always thought those who were ready to trade Barry before the deadline were jumping the gun a bit, but you'd have to suffer from blindness or low expectations to have been satisfied with Barry's play until the last few games.
I think Barry can be a very good asset to this team for the next few years. For now, I'm anxious to see whether he can maintain a high levl of play (a) in the Playoffs, and (b) with Duncan on the floor.
Awesome post. Pretty much sums up my feelings as well.
props to barry! his problem has never been his heart or that he folds under pressure. It has always been his head. He is his own worst enemy and I'm glad he finally got over whatever mental block he had that was keeping his confidence down.
the question is "what will barry do once Brown comes back"? Brown does some things that barry can't do. In general though, I'm a firm believer that the game that Barry has brought in the last three games (which is what we want from him and why we signed him) is more important than what Devin brings. Devin is an athletic scorer and an average defender. Barry is a complete offensive player and a below average defender. If he can just learn to get a hand up and suck his player into the twin tower trap he'll be okay. Devin should be brought in as he has in the past... when the spurs desperately need a basket and nobody is willing to shoot. Brown is never afraid to shoot.
The main question: Barry is doing well now while Duncan and Brown are out. When they come back can he maintain this level of confidence?
but overall Manny is right. We want him to make three's more than anything and most fans will only like the rest of his game if he is drilling shots from outside consistently.
If you think Barry hasn't done , then the joke is on you.
If Barry can continue to play at this pace for 2 more games then I will admit he is not useless.
I need to bump this thread just to say Brent Barry was a ing stud yesterday. He shot every time without any concern, and he made things easy for everyone on the team. I loved that he stayed in the same attack mode even after Cookie Monster swatted that layup into the crowd. This kind of play is exactly what made me a Barry fan in Seattle. He and Manu just trashed the Rockets.
Barry has hit 10-of-15 3's in the last three games. That's just awesome considering how horrendous he had been earlier. Didn't he have a 3-for-35 stretch or something?
i was one of the fans who rally for MORE MINUTES FOR BARRY... though it's kind of late in the season but he didn't disappoint me in the last 3 games Duncan was out w/ injury. Better Late than NEVER
thanks for bringing this thread up front again, Kori. how i wish I could still see that thread where the fans bashed Barry's first few games back then. i found some of the posts in there so hilarious....
I bashed Barry a lot. I'm still not sure how he'll play when Duncan and Devin are back. But he's doing very well right now.
Barry deserved the bashings until the last few games...my he even had 0 pt last week. Maybe he improved that lot bec. of those.
I only prayed for shots to fall, when can i see the old Barry, and it starts to happen. I just don't know for how long...
Like I said before, Barry plays better when he gets more minutes and more shots. It has nothing to do with him starting, despite what has been suggested in here.
When Devin comes back, if the minute splits go back to what they were you will probably see Barry's play take a turn for the worse.
it's all about the playoffs, but barry's recent performances are encouraging, no doubt...
i never bashed him, but i admit, i had lost alot of faith in the man's shot...and i too, still wonder if he has the nuts to hit like that under playoff pressure...
we shall see. whatever your doing brent, keep doin it.
It HAD a lot to do with whether he was starting or not, because previous, the ONLY time he got the minutes, was when he was starting.
He actually play great with Devin...Devin has been the receipient of MANY Barry outlet passes, and work very well with B. The issue with Tim is how they run the offense around TD. I still wonder how its going to affect BB. I AM NOT SAYING to change the offense for Barry...But its quit obvious the way they are playing now, is what suites his style of play.
I agree he playes very well with Devin on the court. I think the concern is will his confidence stay as high as it is now if pop starts yanking him to bring in Devin. will he be afraid to shoot the ball if he knows that Pop might yank him to bring Devin in if he misses.
"I AM NOT SAYING to change the offense for Barry"
no worries there. When Tim sat out some games last year, the Spurs ran an up-tempo, balanced game with great success, even after Tim came back, 17 straight wins. Then Pop went to 4-down vs LAL series games 3-6 with horrendous results.
I don't Pop will ever really really see Tim as "just another option", Tim will always be the first option, even if our backcourt is hitting 80% from 3's.
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