Kemet wrote:RJ Barrett's athletic skills and B.ball IQ are way to low to be matchup to Kobe's rookie season.
RJ has played over a 100 games receiving 30+ minute per game .. And RJ only showed up as a 2-way winning player in the 2nd half of a game twice out of the 122 NBA games he played. RJ Barrett was a no-show in the 2nd half of a game throughout his rookie season, and the start of this season however, he's a 19 yr old 3rd pick in the draft.
Last season, us Knicks fans were so disgusted and upset over Payton poor performance, and Hero-Randle's consistent turnovers late in a game, we didn't pay attention, or overlook the flaws of our 19 yr old rookie.
I categorically disagree with nearly everything written here — including punctuation. You can know RJ’s comparative athletic skills, but his BB IQ has always been a relatively high. I would agree he is more of a skill player than an athletic player.
111 games. Not sure how you assert only a two way player twice. He’s ranked pretty highly as a defensive SG - 11th among SGs in defensive Plus/Minus. He actually struggles on offense, but is showed his offensive prowess on numerous occasions.
I think the issue you have with RJ is that he isn’t an All Star yet. I like using TMac as my comparison. TMac took 3 years to develop and then when he left Toronto for Orlando, he took 10 more shots a game and became an all star for 7 consecutive years. Barrett’s current stats are light years ahead of TMac’s and honestly, Barrett has been forced to do more - maybe before he was ready. TMac had Wince to draw the attention.
I can’t promise RJ will be a 7 time all star, but he hasn’t lacked for effort. He’s still quite young and can’t buy a beer in America... must be tough on a Canadian.
4/14/2021 8:04 PM
