What’s wrong with Scottie Barnes? Maybe nothing, but the short-handed Raptors need more from him
he’s got to be more dominant more often. Fair goes out the window when a baseline has been established and a team needs a jolt.
“Scottie puts a lot of pressure and a lot of weight on his shoulders. Sometimes that can be your biggest killer, but I love that about him, that he puts a lot of stress and pressure on himself to be great and be better each and every day. It’s only going to make him a better individual and a better player.”
The rest of the league saw how physically dominant he could be last season and is loading up defences to stop him. They watched him punish smaller defenders at the rim and are now willing to give him jump shots and takeaway post-ups. It’s just smart basketball. “That’s what they’re doing to Jalen and I’m sure they’re doing the same thing to Scottie this season.”it’s up to coach Nick Nurse to find ways to utilize Barnes’s unique talents against defences keying on the second-year player, but it’s also up to Barnes to impose himself on games rather than accepting how they unfold.
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