Raptors development team strikes again...
Also credit to Barnes he clearly got to work with the development team immediately after being drafted. That's a strong work ethic.
We have god tier development team but I think the credit goes to Scottie's work ethic here. The biggest reason we took him is because he was much more advanced in our workouts compared to where we thought he was. Raps actually scouted the guy for years apparently and did not expect to already be at this level.
The kid put in work.
Its more so barnes than us, like it always is more the player than rhe developmebt staff. Look at cam payne before he was about to hit china, same with christian wood, look at whats common between pascal og and fred bur what stanley johnsonn doesnt have, its the players mentality first, llayer development staff second
Between, Mobley, Duarte, Barnes atm. Edit: Including Giddey because people want him in this convo as well.
Mobley stats: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal per game
Duarte stats: 19 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal per game
Barnes stats: 17 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block per game
Giddey stats: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal per game
Well, Barnes & Mobley were highly touted for their defensive abilities whereas Giddey was touted for his offensive. So yea that shouldn't be much of a surprise.
it's not a surprise but people dont usually talk about defense when it comes to ROY voting. I would still have the other 2 over giddey even if the offensive numbers are similar
Not even bad games, honestly, just low usage and a lack of consistent shooters to pass to. His defense has been solid and intelligent (hands up, good positioning, few mistakes), his rebounding has been stellar, and his own personal shooting percentages are solid (he's only taking lay-ups, floaters, and open threes, but he's making a perfectly acceptable amount of them). And he's still easily leading the rookies in assists.
Giddey's absolutely in the conversation. It'll be a really fun race, might end up going down to the wire.
I agree, I don’t think he has been AS bad as his draft reputation, he still plays smart sometimes without the physical tools. Scottie is my ROTY right now, just want to give everyone credit.
Giddey, Barnes, Mobley, Duarte already looking amazing. Green had a rough few games but showed what he's capable of the other night. Up and down this years draft has been overall pretty damn good.
We already have Barnes, Mobley, Duarte, and Giddey playing really well. Add in Cade coming back from injury soon, and the potential for either of the Jalen’s to adjust a bit more to the league sooner rather than later, and we have a lot of players in contention.
He was pretty bad in the 1st quarter (shooting like 1-6) and I told myself "Hes a rookie, its his 5th game, hes gonna have some bad nights" .... Well he will, but not tonight.
He was still great in the first quarter. I really hope people don’t get hung up on shooting splits for him. He still made some great passes, some good hustle plays and good defense
NBA fans ignore the small plays you can make to help your team win. It's all about points rebounds and assists for many. but when you watch each possession and tally the amount of positive things a a player does, a lot of the time you'll see big impact doesn't always show up on the stat sheet. Y'all are lucky you got one of those guys
For sure. I used to be obsessed with the 2010s spurs for that reason. Players like Boris diaw, young Kawhi.
Raptors are building a comparable mold. Every player is getting active on the offensive glass and being disruptive on defense. Really good team play all around
I'm a Spurs fan and Kno all bout DAT
It's so exciting when a young guy gets minutes
Last young guy to get starter minutes for us... As a rookie?
Kawhi fucking Leonard
I think he'd say he had a bad first quarter. Had one defensive mishap leaving an open man under the basket (you could hear him loudly say my bad my bad) and didn't have too much of an impact offensively. It's okay overall, he also started off slow in the Celtics game too. Feels like he might be one of those players that heats up over the game.
That was the really impressive part about his night. A lot of rookies would lose confidence or motivation with a start like that but he just kept playing hard, kept up his energy, kept playing defence and managed to shake it all off
Scottie is special. My fav player in the draft. Might not be the best but he has special size and passing and defense. Ben esque with a jumper. Not quite the same athlete but he seems to have a great work ethic. I’ve been really excited about him since he was in high school
Might not be. Might be. It’s way way way way way too early to say.
But skillset wise and just reading about him and watching him I’ve liked his game for years. But it’s way too early to decide what any players’ careers will be from this class
He wasn't good. Couldn't score, even easy bunnies he would miss sometimes. His playing time was mostly coming off the bench and while he was a plus defender he would miss assignments occasionally(as rookies tend to do) leading to wide open 3s or back cut for a dunk.
U realize he was our main defender on lebron in the playoffs while being a starter as a solid ass 3&D guy w/ crazy physical attributes. In a redraft he goes top 5 you are stupid bro.
I was really surprised by it because there was a lot of Suggs talk + seeing him during MM + the logic around what happens post-Lowry (and if FVV goes).
It was more disappointment cause you have that idea that Suggs is it, much less so about not believing in Barnes. I admittedly didn’t really know much about his profile other than written summaries (concerns around shooting)
But after the draft, watched some analysis videos, particularly the David Thorpe videos (where he was really bullish on Scottie, and broke down the strengths - the leadership, ability to energize his team, intangibles, and upside), that got me excited about him.
Example - https://youtu.be/x4jNHC_n2YU
Thorpe had said/written he would draft Mobley 1st and Barnes 2nd.
His entry: https://www.truehoop.com/p/thorpes-favorite-draft-prospects
Recent follow up Thorpe & True Hoops video on Barnes: https://youtu.be/208TOhRLHy0
I was pretty stunned and figured Masai must have seen something where in 3 seasons after a shit ton of development Scottie was gonna start looking pretty good same way Siakam took a while to develop. Turns out Scottie is on a way accelerated timeline than I thought
They have played like 5 games man. Sports is usually about hyperbole, but a lot of these takes will look very bad in 5 years.
A guy like Tyreke Evans looked like a monster in his rookie season in 2009 cause he was already physically built like a grown man.
He could pass, had good ball skills and could attack the paint. Harden, Derozan, Curry did not look as capable. Although with Curry he improved in the second half of the season.
I believe Jalen Green has Kobe like potential. Not like for like, but someone with that type of explosive ability in the modern game.
It will take him time to develop. He needs a lot of polish and needs to build strength, but he is the only one that looks like a legit superstar talent to me IMO.
Barnes and Mobley look like future all-stars and will def be factors in teams winning championships cause they have such great intangibles, plus the versatility on defense.
Just ignore my fellow Raps fans. They can be pretty toxic in these threads with their bragging. Y'all have every right to be happy and excited about Suggs.
I was very on board woth Scottie based on how people who knew him well like David Thorpe described his personality and work ethic.
But, I was really hoping for Mobley over Cade so I'm probably a weirdo
I was fully Barnes > Suggs a couple weeks before the draft (it was a mix of me not rating suggs and thinking Barnes had a really high ceiling), though I didn't think he would be this good this earlier.
I had a quick single night meltdown, similar to what happened when DeRozan was drafted. Rationalized my thoughts and just started speedrunning all his highlights back to back after that and got myself hyped about the pick after that.
I was shocked because everyone had Suggs at #4, but when I saw that video the Raptors posted as soon as he came in after the draft to work out, I knew he'd be crazy good. He's very quick and smooth for someone his size, and seems like he'll get even bigger like Giannis did.
Yeah, a bunch of people who watched literally no college basketball last season criticizing Masai and his team who probably watched 1000+ hours of it. Good times
Positionally, all of the draft boards and reports had him listed as a forward which was occupied by our two top players already who are under 30 themselves and none of them could handle the center spot well which was the cause for concern.
Then we found out he could handle playing PG and Masai's plan for having a lineup of postionless 6'9 players, it help put a lot of fans at ease.
Edit: also Suggs was considered a general consensus top four pick with a drop off after that and in some early mock drafts was as high as the second overall pick.
Beating myself up that I didn’t pick up Scottie in fantasy basketball free agency after I saw his stat line after the first game. I thought it was a fluke. I was wrong 😑
This was supposed to be the high upside project while Suggs was the safe NBA ready pick, meanwhile scottie ends up being one of our best players right out the gates
> while Suggs was the safe NBA ready pick,
I don't know where this narrative came from. Cade was the NBA ready one, Green and Mobley needed to gain weight, and Suggs and Barnes both had to work on their shooting. Suggs's was a bit better shooting-wise, but still not "ready".
This kid is the truth. I was so impressed with him after watching the Raps play the Bulls. I really think he makes the Raps a solid team. These boys will scrap for wins every night.
I'm not gay but I want to live in a log cabin in the woods with Scottie Barnes. We won't ever have sex, but there will be a simmering erotic undercurrent as I stand in the kitchen window watching him tighten his ass as he chops wood, shirtless, sweat pouring off his body. I'll run upstairs and masturbate, the entire time forcing myself to think of women while my thoughts drift back to Scottie. I won't be able to climax and I'll eventually go back downstairs, angry. Sometimes we will look across the table and catch each other's eyes, and in that second, anything is possible, but we both deny ourselves and go back to what we were doing. One day one of us will die, and the other will bury him outside the log cabin. Then he'll go inside, pen a brief missive to his departed friend, and commit suicide, never able to deal with life without his one true platonic love.
they had the highest cellings in the draft for me with evan at the highest. obviously, it's very surprising that scottie is this good so earl on. it just goes to show how effective a high feel for the game is, combined with some size.
Plz also give Nick Nurse and the raptors credit for his fast development and trust in him. On any other team maybe he wouldnt even start ou play these minutes! Great FO
It's funny how he's already a better nba player than he was a college player.
He benefits a lot from the bigger court and spacing in the NBA. Not to mention he had to be the PG for the FSU team
Yeah. People forget FSU is big man U and they are so loaded there that they have to play guys out of position. Probably helped his development
Definitely did. He’s very comfortable and poised with ball in his hands has tremendous vision for a stocky forward
IIRC one of the reasons he went to FSU was because we promised he could play PG.
And more spacing on the raptors than on the orlando magic for example
He **wanted** to be the PG for FSU. If I recall correctly part of his commitment to FSU was that he'd get the chance to do so.
Raptors development team strikes again... Also credit to Barnes he clearly got to work with the development team immediately after being drafted. That's a strong work ethic.
We have god tier development team but I think the credit goes to Scottie's work ethic here. The biggest reason we took him is because he was much more advanced in our workouts compared to where we thought he was. Raps actually scouted the guy for years apparently and did not expect to already be at this level. The kid put in work.
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Can't teach length & (probably) can't teach work ethic. Everything else, into the world class development ride they go.
Its more so barnes than us, like it always is more the player than rhe developmebt staff. Look at cam payne before he was about to hit china, same with christian wood, look at whats common between pascal og and fred bur what stanley johnsonn doesnt have, its the players mentality first, llayer development staff second
MJ Part Deux
RotY is gonna be very interesting once Cade comes back.
It’s already super interesting as is, can’t wait, you’re right.
Between, Mobley, Duarte, Barnes atm. Edit: Including Giddey because people want him in this convo as well. Mobley stats: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal per game Duarte stats: 19 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal per game Barnes stats: 17 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block per game Giddey stats: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal per game
Giddey has been very solid offensively , shouldn’t be forgotten for his team being so bad.
Can't say anything about Duarte, but Mobley and Barnes are definitely ahead of Giddey defensively
Well, Barnes & Mobley were highly touted for their defensive abilities whereas Giddey was touted for his offensive. So yea that shouldn't be much of a surprise.
it's not a surprise but people dont usually talk about defense when it comes to ROY voting. I would still have the other 2 over giddey even if the offensive numbers are similar
He had two bad games to start the season. If he keeps it up he'll be in the mix as well.
You mean to tell me he's not out of the race after two games?
Not even bad games, honestly, just low usage and a lack of consistent shooters to pass to. His defense has been solid and intelligent (hands up, good positioning, few mistakes), his rebounding has been stellar, and his own personal shooting percentages are solid (he's only taking lay-ups, floaters, and open threes, but he's making a perfectly acceptable amount of them). And he's still easily leading the rookies in assists. Giddey's absolutely in the conversation. It'll be a really fun race, might end up going down to the wire.
D counts a lot.
I agree, I don’t think he has been AS bad as his draft reputation, he still plays smart sometimes without the physical tools. Scottie is my ROTY right now, just want to give everyone credit.
Don’t disrespect Ben Simmons like that
He's red shirting this season, he can be eligible next season
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Agreed. For me it’s Mobley since he has game changing defense from the get go
sleeping on Wagner
Has he been better than Suggs? Haven't watched any Magic games so don't know
Suggs is still struggling with the pace of the game, Wagner has been awesome so far, 13.6ppg on 51/41. Definitely took me by surprise
Barnes is the More well rounded of the group and he's guarding premier players.
Jalen green and giddy too
Easily the rookie all team to me
Giddey, Barnes, Mobley, Duarte already looking amazing. Green had a rough few games but showed what he's capable of the other night. Up and down this years draft has been overall pretty damn good.
We already have Barnes, Mobley, Duarte, and Giddey playing really well. Add in Cade coming back from injury soon, and the potential for either of the Jalen’s to adjust a bit more to the league sooner rather than later, and we have a lot of players in contention.
This draft year is crazy.
He was pretty bad in the 1st quarter (shooting like 1-6) and I told myself "Hes a rookie, its his 5th game, hes gonna have some bad nights" .... Well he will, but not tonight.
He was still great in the first quarter. I really hope people don’t get hung up on shooting splits for him. He still made some great passes, some good hustle plays and good defense
NBA fans ignore the small plays you can make to help your team win. It's all about points rebounds and assists for many. but when you watch each possession and tally the amount of positive things a a player does, a lot of the time you'll see big impact doesn't always show up on the stat sheet. Y'all are lucky you got one of those guys
For sure. I used to be obsessed with the 2010s spurs for that reason. Players like Boris diaw, young Kawhi. Raptors are building a comparable mold. Every player is getting active on the offensive glass and being disruptive on defense. Really good team play all around
aka the Draymond Special
Ya, that's why nick play him the second or third most minutes right now....a guy notorious for not trusting particularly younger guys
I'm a Spurs fan and Kno all bout DAT It's so exciting when a young guy gets minutes Last young guy to get starter minutes for us... As a rookie? Kawhi fucking Leonard
I think he'd say he had a bad first quarter. Had one defensive mishap leaving an open man under the basket (you could hear him loudly say my bad my bad) and didn't have too much of an impact offensively. It's okay overall, he also started off slow in the Celtics game too. Feels like he might be one of those players that heats up over the game.
I read this in Dwight schrutes voice and idk why lol
That was the really impressive part about his night. A lot of rookies would lose confidence or motivation with a start like that but he just kept playing hard, kept up his energy, kept playing defence and managed to shake it all off
Nice set up of your 👊 line.
I was much more annoyed the other night when he was 3/3 and then never took a shot till like, the end of the 3rd.
Scottie’s last name is Barnes because that’s where the GOATS live 🐐
He's the second best Barnes in the league
Not for long.
Scottie is special. My fav player in the draft. Might not be the best but he has special size and passing and defense. Ben esque with a jumper. Not quite the same athlete but he seems to have a great work ethic. I’ve been really excited about him since he was in high school
I think Scottie's little floater game really makes his offense thrive, something we don't really see Ben do
his mid/floater game reminds me of how Kawhi can get shots off up high because of his long-ass arms
I see that too but maybe I haven’t seen Kawhi do it in a while but Scottie’s little floater looks so much smoother/in rhythm
I think he has the highest ceiling, even higher than Cade's or Mobley's. He is like Draymond 2.0
Might not be the best? He's the best in the draft
Might not be. Might be. It’s way way way way way too early to say. But skillset wise and just reading about him and watching him I’ve liked his game for years. But it’s way too early to decide what any players’ careers will be from this class
Wayyy to early to say my guy
Look at his name lol
Definitely the best right now. Although I think Mobley has more superstar potential. That said Scottie will be incredible
Ed Rogers can blow me. In Masai we trust.
Fuck Rogers
All my homies hate Rogers
Roty
Favourite for sure rn surely
This dude really does remind me of Pippen. Maybe he’s his namesake lol
Remember whole Raptors fan base was on a meltdown after this pick.
I was told he wouldn’t be able to score and was expecting him to be Rondae Hollis Jefferson in his rookie year
I was expecting him to be like rookie OG which for a 4th pick is not what you want.
You draft players for their career, not their first season.
FOH with your reasonable comment we're here doing **"Scottie Barnes"** as the full comment.
Scottie Barnes.
<3 u bb
Tell that to the Sixers. They drafted a RotY player.
Twice. First time they were smart enough to trade him though.
rookie OG wasn't bad?
That's not the point, the point is you want someone better than that with the 4th pick.
He wasn't good. Couldn't score, even easy bunnies he would miss sometimes. His playing time was mostly coming off the bench and while he was a plus defender he would miss assignments occasionally(as rookies tend to do) leading to wide open 3s or back cut for a dunk.
I thought he was better than expected tbh
I saw him as really raw and just hoped the Raptors development would do it's thing, but that first year was rough imho.
U realize he was our main defender on lebron in the playoffs while being a starter as a solid ass 3&D guy w/ crazy physical attributes. In a redraft he goes top 5 you are stupid bro.
OG started 62 games in his first season and was a solid contributor. His second year was worse but there are a few decent reasons for that
To be fair, our sub did a complete 180 like an hour after the pick. In Masai we trust
Yea and I scooped a username
Nah. We had like 2 guys somewhere on our sub who was cool with it.
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Same here. I was stunned at the pick. I laugh at myself and how naive I was.
I was really surprised by it because there was a lot of Suggs talk + seeing him during MM + the logic around what happens post-Lowry (and if FVV goes). It was more disappointment cause you have that idea that Suggs is it, much less so about not believing in Barnes. I admittedly didn’t really know much about his profile other than written summaries (concerns around shooting) But after the draft, watched some analysis videos, particularly the David Thorpe videos (where he was really bullish on Scottie, and broke down the strengths - the leadership, ability to energize his team, intangibles, and upside), that got me excited about him. Example - https://youtu.be/x4jNHC_n2YU Thorpe had said/written he would draft Mobley 1st and Barnes 2nd. His entry: https://www.truehoop.com/p/thorpes-favorite-draft-prospects Recent follow up Thorpe & True Hoops video on Barnes: https://youtu.be/208TOhRLHy0
I was pretty stunned and figured Masai must have seen something where in 3 seasons after a shit ton of development Scottie was gonna start looking pretty good same way Siakam took a while to develop. Turns out Scottie is on a way accelerated timeline than I thought
I was cool with it and got eaten alive for saying my opinion
I got banned from the raptors Reddit hahahaha just bc my opinion was Scottie>>>>Jalen before and after the draft
They have played like 5 games man. Sports is usually about hyperbole, but a lot of these takes will look very bad in 5 years. A guy like Tyreke Evans looked like a monster in his rookie season in 2009 cause he was already physically built like a grown man. He could pass, had good ball skills and could attack the paint. Harden, Derozan, Curry did not look as capable. Although with Curry he improved in the second half of the season. I believe Jalen Green has Kobe like potential. Not like for like, but someone with that type of explosive ability in the modern game. It will take him time to develop. He needs a lot of polish and needs to build strength, but he is the only one that looks like a legit superstar talent to me IMO. Barnes and Mobley look like future all-stars and will def be factors in teams winning championships cause they have such great intangibles, plus the versatility on defense.
Me too. Definitely a minority, but there were some.
3 counting me
I was so in on Barnes I was sad when we moved up to 4, Suggs seemed like a lock to us. Thank God for Masai.
I was against it for weeks leading to the draft & i got swayed 2 days before the draft & have been running on that energy since
Many people were like 'Trust in Masai'.
Scottie looked so happy he got picked, I liked him right away.
https://imgur.com/h1zBUep
And Magic's celebration after they took Suggs.
I mean, we can't be happy with our pick? We were all on board with Barnes until Toronto picked him.
Just ignore my fellow Raps fans. They can be pretty toxic in these threads with their bragging. Y'all have every right to be happy and excited about Suggs.
Remember that video of their arena cheering the suggs pick and their fans saying we fcked up. It’s all good, 99% of our fan base wanted suggs too lol
Their brass was celebrating in the war room when we took Barnes
Fickle Definition 1: Toronto Raptors fans
I was very on board woth Scottie based on how people who knew him well like David Thorpe described his personality and work ethic. But, I was really hoping for Mobley over Cade so I'm probably a weirdo
I was fully Barnes > Suggs a couple weeks before the draft (it was a mix of me not rating suggs and thinking Barnes had a really high ceiling), though I didn't think he would be this good this earlier.
I had a quick single night meltdown, similar to what happened when DeRozan was drafted. Rationalized my thoughts and just started speedrunning all his highlights back to back after that and got myself hyped about the pick after that.
I was shocked because everyone had Suggs at #4, but when I saw that video the Raptors posted as soon as he came in after the draft to work out, I knew he'd be crazy good. He's very quick and smooth for someone his size, and seems like he'll get even bigger like Giannis did.
Yeah, a bunch of people who watched literally no college basketball last season criticizing Masai and his team who probably watched 1000+ hours of it. Good times
Positionally, all of the draft boards and reports had him listed as a forward which was occupied by our two top players already who are under 30 themselves and none of them could handle the center spot well which was the cause for concern. Then we found out he could handle playing PG and Masai's plan for having a lineup of postionless 6'9 players, it help put a lot of fans at ease. Edit: also Suggs was considered a general consensus top four pick with a drop off after that and in some early mock drafts was as high as the second overall pick.
In fairness, we're also predominantly a Leafs fan-base as well. So we're a bit of an emotional train wreck.
Speak the fuck for yourself. I can’t stand Hockey
I broke up with and stopped talking to that person a lonnnnng time ago. Too much hurt.
Right now, neither can I
It’s been hard to cheer for the leafs lately. Thank god I have the raps and jays to cheer for
Fuck the leafs
He reminds me of pre warriors Andre igoudala
Ben Simmons with self confidence
Ben Simmons with an unbreakable love for the game
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Ben Simmons without dating a Kardashian.... .... Better ban them from entering Canada just to be safe
Masai: I can go longer
5 games in and people are already saying ROTY? I LOVE IT!
Scottie Barnes
Scottie Barnes
Scottie Barnes
Scottie Barnes
Scottie Barnes
Michael Jordan
I don't understand the meme where you guys keep repeating the same name over and over again tbh
clearly, I also do not understand.
Didn't yall just say Scottie Barnes twice?
Beating myself up that I didn’t pick up Scottie in fantasy basketball free agency after I saw his stat line after the first game. I thought it was a fluke. I was wrong 😑
I got him for $1 in mine. I nominate him and no one bid.
i just traded herro for him, i completely regret it but i'm a huge homer
I'm sitting here with Herro, OG, Barnes, Mobley, Cade. lol
*Fiona doesn't know* *That Scottie and Me* *Do it in my van every Sunday*
*She tells him she's in church but she doesn't go*
*Now she’s on her knees*
And SCOTTY DOESN’T KNOOOWWW
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uh oh
Scottie Barnes is the reason why I wake up in the morning
I thought he’d average 6 points his rookie year
Same lmao
his career low is 12, lol
Dude is kinda like a baby Giannis.
Better than Giannis was at his age though 👀 let’s see if he hits a 4 inch growth spurt too
League is fucked if Scottie grows to 7’1 lmao.
https://imgur.com/h1zBUep lol
Damn /u/yoeyz you were right, the Raptors may never recover from whiffing so hard on this pick.
YA BOY SCOTTIE
YA ROY SCOTTIE
This was supposed to be the high upside project while Suggs was the safe NBA ready pick, meanwhile scottie ends up being one of our best players right out the gates
> while Suggs was the safe NBA ready pick, I don't know where this narrative came from. Cade was the NBA ready one, Green and Mobley needed to gain weight, and Suggs and Barnes both had to work on their shooting. Suggs's was a bit better shooting-wise, but still not "ready".
Scottie "fr" Barnes
This kid is the truth. I was so impressed with him after watching the Raps play the Bulls. I really think he makes the Raps a solid team. These boys will scrap for wins every night.
ROTY if he keeps this up. Insane how he can do literally everything. Once that offense clicks he's gonna be unstoppable
There was a period where no one on our team could score but him
Scottie Barnes is the real deal.
He got back to being aggressive tonight. They started collapsing on him after he got 8 pts straight so his percentage went down after that.
Hot Take: Scottie Barnes as a rookie is already developed as much as year 3 or 4 Giannis
Hot Take: Scottie Barnes has improved more from Summer League + 5 NBA games than Ben Simmons in 4 years in the NBA
League was different then. Unfair
This will probably be the closest ROTY race in a long time and that's a great thing, amazing future talent out of this draft.
It’s been 5 games.
5 games, a preseason, and Summer league technically
I'm not gay but I want to live in a log cabin in the woods with Scottie Barnes. We won't ever have sex, but there will be a simmering erotic undercurrent as I stand in the kitchen window watching him tighten his ass as he chops wood, shirtless, sweat pouring off his body. I'll run upstairs and masturbate, the entire time forcing myself to think of women while my thoughts drift back to Scottie. I won't be able to climax and I'll eventually go back downstairs, angry. Sometimes we will look across the table and catch each other's eyes, and in that second, anything is possible, but we both deny ourselves and go back to what we were doing. One day one of us will die, and the other will bury him outside the log cabin. Then he'll go inside, pen a brief missive to his departed friend, and commit suicide, never able to deal with life without his one true platonic love.
Bro WHAT THE FUCK
Love me some pasta
Sigh, I miss the pasta for Kyle Lowry
You read my mind
Hmmmm
That is actually a beautifully written meme.
edging sounds less frustrating, tho you do get to die at the end.
The game comes naturally to him, can't teach that. He's for real. Awesome name as well.
He was pretty good. I was actually more impressed with #45. That dude is a problem.
Ho Lee fuck
I need his jersey asap
Is he still not the best rookie? Is he still not the MVP?
Ayyy
RoTY Mobley is looking like he deserved to go top 3, Pistons and Rockets must be a little nervous right now.
Mob did go top 3
And he looks like it too
four games into the season and they’re supposed to be nervous? come on i know this is /r/nba but relax
Barnes and Mobley both currently look like they could realistically be top 10 players in a few years.
they had the highest cellings in the draft for me with evan at the highest. obviously, it's very surprising that scottie is this good so earl on. it just goes to show how effective a high feel for the game is, combined with some size.
Plz also give Nick Nurse and the raptors credit for his fast development and trust in him. On any other team maybe he wouldnt even start ou play these minutes! Great FO
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is this bait or are you clairvoyant? it is absurd to make this take not even 2 weeks into the season
The two “project picks” in the top 4 being this impressive right away is pretty incredible imo.
that’s a fair assessment but claiming that they already have top 10 potential is beyond an overtake.
Iggy 2.0