Philc1 wrote:TPercy wrote:I really don’t like this. Dude has shown nothing that he’s worth the type of money.
Shown nothing? He was the second best player on a Knicks team that got a 4th seed year before last and was a big reason we won 37 games last year when our talent level was probably closer to a 25 win team
RJ has been good so far. Definitely better than Zion who can’t even get on the court. If he wasn’t good Ainge wouldn’t have been demanding him in trade talks.
When RJ Barrett learns to screen, pick, pass, and bring out the best part of his teammate performance in a lineup, then u could mention being the best at something.
There are to many loop-holes in RJ Barrett's 3 season performance. And loop-holes in Randle's 3 season performance also, but both has been given an extension from sport scout Leon Rose.
Truth b said .. After the Knicks playoff stint vs Atlanta Hawks .. I believe a real winning NBA coach & GM would have traded one of the two players Randle or Barrett that offseason. Why? Because both performed terrible as the one and two option on offense in each of the games, plus as a tandem in the lineup both players never showed any chemistry together on either side of the court throughout the 5 game playoff series.
Keeping the two players for the 2021-22 season, and losing a 20 point lead for a loss twice in the season says alot bout the tandem of Barrett & Randle.
And awarding RJ Barrett with an extension after blowing the Donovan Mitchell trade (reminds me of Randle extension after only getting Fournier in a FA market of star players). Plus when u add not knowing how important Bullocks consistent 2-Way hustle performance were a main part of the Knicks success playing above .550 B.ball in the 2020-21 season. I just hope coach Thibs and Leon Rose paid more attention to Bullocks talents, than Brunson in the Western Conference FINALS in June. Because in the previous season SF RJ Barrett did not come close or full-fill half of the performance SF Bullocks gave the season before.
