End of Season Awards and Shade

[weepinwillow]

who is in you're top 7 that you have somebody as polarizing as Barnes at 8th though?
I think right now he is probably looking at 8 as his floor and 3 as his ceiling.
I expected most of the last month that he was going 5 or 6 with only a couple scenarios where
he is passed on at 6 by a team with a loaded roster that needs a certain position player more.
A lot of these same draft sites have him listed as a pf but he played pg for Florida State.
I think his motor playmaking and surprising ball control on the move for a big kid makes him really intriguing and he is easily a top 5 defender in the class.
I have him going to the Cavs in the event that Cunningham and Mobley are both gone even if it means they trade down a spot or 2 if they think they can still draft him.
The concerns about not being a floor stretcher are not reason to pass up a freak like this imo.

yeah, I could be talked off the who at 8. I really want a wing. In a league of athletic wings, we basically have 1 in Okoro and nobody else. I know it's not by design as much as draft opportunity, but you really can't afford to wait on getting better and more athletic there if you want to make a leap.

Barnes has some good things to like. His floor game looks very solid, smart hoops IQ and he can get up quickly. I am worried about his jumper as his form kind of needs a total re-work. (like it would be one thing if it was a good looking release that wasn't hitting, it's a bad looking release though.. still, Jason Kidd eventually learned to shoot so anything is possible)

 

[Ozone]

yeah, I could be talked off the who at 8. I really want a wing. In a league of athletic wings, we basically have 1 in Okoro and nobody else. I know it's not by design as much as draft opportunity, but you really can't afford to wait on getting better and more athletic there if you want to make a leap.

Barnes has some good things to like. His floor game looks very solid, smart hoops IQ and he can get up quickly. I am worried about his jumper as his form kind of needs a total re-work. (like it would be one thing if it was a good looking release that wasn't hitting, it's a bad looking release though.. still, Jason Kidd eventually learned to shoot so anything is possible)

Barnes is not gonna be a great shooter from distance anytime soon but his defense ,scoring at the rim and playmaking could be just as valuable as a knock down shooter like Cade who unfortunately is not nearly as effective off the dribble as he should be to be ranked so high. I just like Barnes more and think he has more upside

 

[ryanf]

Barnes is not gonna be a great shooter from distance anytime soon but his defense ,scoring at the rim and playmaking could be just as valuable as a knock down shooter like Cade who unfortunately is not nearly as effective off the dribble as he should be to be ranked so high. I just like Barnes more and think he has more upside

i think cunningham, mobley, kuminga and then barnes would be the top 4 for the cavs, considering both talent and fit.

i think barnes is the reincarnation of shawn marion.