RedBlackAttack
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He gets all this hate because he was "supposed" to be a Kobe type player coming into college, at least that was what people's expectations were. So people are expecting someone who can dominate games attacking the basket and what they get is a guy who is a jump shooter. As as been stated many times, he is not a good ball handler and not particularly crafty with the ball. He's more Steve Smith/Luol Deng, those types of players aren't as exciting I guess...but both are 18-20 ppg type playes. That's probably just about the type of player Barnes would project to be.
He's also extremely stiff in all of his movements and his lack of athleticism forces him into low percentage shots. I expect him to be an 18-20 ppg scorer in his prime on low efficiency (40-42% from the field).
The hate is justified.