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Hopefully he will show up in game 6 then
I was discussing Brent Barry in another thread when I accidentally stumbled upon perhaps the most tellings stats in the history of civilization.
I've often said that the only thing that holds Brent Barry back is his timidness. When he's not playing scared, he's a fantastic bench player. When he's playing scared, he's a huge liability.
To best see how a player reacts to adversity and whether they shrivel up and get timid or fight through it is by looking at what they do on the road. On the road, it's the five players on the court versus the world. It's not a situation for the meek.
Now this is what I've stumbled upon:
Brent Barry hasn't scored a point on the road in the playoffs. Not one single point. That's ridiculously sick.
And to make it even sicker, he has scored in every single home game.
That proves once and for all that Barry gets scared. WTF is that? I'm floored by these findings.
On the road in the playoffs, zero points in 56 minutes.
At home in the playoffs, 24 points in 54 minutes.
I don't know what more to say. This is like I found the holy grail of timidness.
Hopefully he will show up in game 6 then
Good thing the next game is at home.
Pop gets an F for not playing him more minutes at home....
And I don't want to here about two years ago. This is 2007 and it's a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately league.
If Barry can't produce on the road, Pop should just stick to playing Barry at the friendly confines of the AT&T Center.
Ever in his career? Ever against the Suns? Ever this year?
Code:SPURS 121 SUNS 114 May 22, 2005 America West Arena, Phoenix, AZ Attendance: 18,422 Officials: #6 Jim Clark , #17 Joe Crawford , #35 Jack Nies Time of Game: 2:39 SPURS Statistics Schedule/Scores Tickets Shop M. Ginobili G 37 5-10 1-2 9-13 0 6 6 5 3 1 2 0 20 T. Parker G 36 13-22 2-5 1-4 2 5 7 2 4 2 4 0 29 T. Duncan F 40 10-21 0-1 8-10 3 12 15 4 3 0 3 1 28 B. Bowen F 27 1-5 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 N. Mohammed C 23 4-7 0-0 1-2 4 3 7 1 5 0 1 2 9 B. Barry 34 8-12 5-8 0-0 1 1 2 1 2 3 0 0 21 R. Horry 27 4-7 2-4 2-2 3 4 7 3 2 2 0 1 12 B. Udrih 12 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 R. Nesterovic 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Brown Coach's decision G. Robinson Family business T. Massenburg Coach's decision TOTAL 240 45-87 10-23 21-31 13 32 45 18 23 9 11 4 121 .517 .435 .677 Team Rebs: 10 TOTAL TO: 11 SUNS Statistics Schedule/Scores Tickets Shop J. Jackson G 41 8-16 4-8 0-0 0 8 8 1 1 1 1 0 20 S. Nash G 40 12-22 0-0 5-5 0 4 4 13 5 1 6 1 29 Q. Richardson F 42 3-9 1-5 0-0 1 2 3 1 5 2 0 0 7 S. Marion F 38 1-6 0-1 1-2 2 7 9 1 4 1 1 0 3 A. Stoudemire C 36 13-21 0-0 15-18 6 3 9 1 2 0 2 1 41 S. Hunter 30 3-6 0-0 3-4 4 4 8 0 4 0 1 1 9 L. Barbosa 13 2-6 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 5 B. Outlaw Coach's decision J. Voskuhl Coach's decision P. Shirley Coach's decision J. Johnson Fractured orbital bone W. McCarty Coach's decision TOTAL 240 42-86 6-15 24-29 13 28 41 19 22 5 12 3 114 .488 .400 .828 Team Rebs: 5 TOTAL TO: 12 TEAM STATISTICS Spurs Suns Fast Break Pts 6 6 Pts in the Paint 62 40 Biggest Lead 11 8 Lead Changes Times Tied 8 11 FINAL 1 2 3 4 T Spurs 30 25 23 43 121 Suns 20 29 33 32 114 TECHNICAL FOUL INDIVIDUAL SAS 3rd Qtr 9:55 GREGG POPOVICH PHO -
That was the biggest game of Barry's career...it came on the road, against this team, in game 1.
13 pts in the 4th...5-5.
It's good to see fairweatherVP tries hard to be objective.
Aka I don't want to read things that destroy the statiscal fluke I've found.
Hey...you're the one saying the Suns aren't going to guard him now...not me.
He's not getting left open from 3 as much as Manu is.
Chuck B. said the stars star home and away, but the role players often disappear on the road.
So 1 game makes up for all of his other liabilities and ty ass games? Nice logic. 1 game defines a player!
When did I say that? The Suns guard him now, that's why he doesn't score on the road.
I don't know how you guys contest the fact that this year, in playoffs, he hasn't scored one point outside AT&T Center.
Yes, I was happy about his road game against the Suns in 2005 too. But what's with this season?
Fluke?
What's the statistically likelihood that out of ten games, with five at home and five on the road, that one would blindly pick the five road games?
I'm sure some math whiz can come up with that answer for you.
Barry was playing great before his back spasms curtailed his rythm... Much like all shooters Barry is a rhythm player.... it's just unfortunate that he hasn't found that groove yet.
Having said that, I'd rather see more Barry than Vaughn.... Barry has been the best post feeder when on the strong side of 4th down plays.
brent barry gets loved because he has a hot wife not because he plays well on road!
I'm on whottt side
yup
Yes, Fluke.Fluke?
What's the statistically likelihood that out of ten games, with five at home and five on the road, that one would blindly pick the five road games?
I'm sure some math whiz can come up with that answer for you.
Barry has only hit more than 1 shoot in one game this year.
This thread remains me your "Ginobili sucks on the road during playoffs" thread while Manu has been better on the road than at home since you made it.
Last season vs. Dallas he was nowhere to be found also
I'm hoping that whottt and Brent Barry own me in this thread. If this thread gets bumped, I'll be the happiest poster here.
But when I watch him and he looks scared on the road and then I check the numbers and it's even worse than I could ever imagine, Barry deserves to be called out.
This is about winning championships. Not pretending player's don't have weaknesses.
Like that time, I'm only pointing out the stats. Don't hate the messenger. I'm not the one 0-fer the playoffs on the road.Yes, Fluke.
Barry has only hit more than 1 shoot in one game this year.
This thread remains me your "Ginobili sucks on the road during playoffs" thread while Manu has been better on the road than at home since you made it.
If Barry bounces back, I'll gladly eat crow.
No, you aren't only pointing stats.
You are pointing stats and drawing a conclusion : "Barry Gets Scared".
Aren't you yet?
Statistically speaking, there is a 0.4% chance of this happening by chance, if my math is right.
So yeah, Barry isn't getting scared on the road, it's just a mathematical accident
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