RAPTORS BLOG: Scottie Barnes has never been better than in January of 2023
But that was then. Starting from just before Christmas Barnes found another gear or two and has been the best player on the floor many nights, even on a team with Pascal Siakam and even against all-star level opponents.
As a comparison, in January of his rookie season Barnes averaged only 12.6 points and 3.5 assists with 2.1 turnovers and shot just 42% from the field, averaging half as many free throw attempts. This start to 2023 has been night and day to the start Barnes had to 2022.Article content Let’s see how his second half goes this time around. He’s definitely trending in the right direction.Barnes is taking only one fewer shot a game compared to his dismal November, but he’s cut his three-point attempts by more than half and is getting to the free throw line nearly five times more often. Barnes is also turning over the ball way less.
The 18 Warriors treys was one fewer than the season-high 19 Milwaukee hit against Toronto earlier this month. Only six teams are giving up more threes this month than the Raptors. Only San Antonio is allowing a higher shooting percentage than the 39.8% opponents have shot against Toronto. Why are teams lighting up the Raptors from deep and is it a trend or an anomaly? Well, there’s a number of reasons. Quality opponents, bad defending, schemes not working, luck.
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