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GuardianAngel25
Never once said your opinion was wrong. Up until now every opinion you had was stated as fact like he's terrible and blah blah.
In the playoffs he was terrible. There is no denying that. You should be secure enough to admit he was down right garbage throughout the playoffs. But as a player overall I've always viewed him as average.
Average means I'd sign him to a fair contract. However I do not think we will be able to get him for one because Golden State will just match.
NBA Free Agency and Trade Rumors
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Originally Posted by
GuardianAngel25
He was not garbage throughout the playoffs that is a complete exaggeration. Being asked to play your role is not garbage but whatever you'd like to think go ahead. He had some very bad games which dropped the stats that you love to throw out big time. He had 3-4 games every series that could have easily been 16-20 points if his role was just a little bigger. He was asked to do the dirty work all playoffs and he did his job. Like I said a couple of bad games each series doesn't mean much when rating a player. Average players don't get team USA invites and have a pay day near max coming for them. Just because you want to think he's average definitely does not mean he is. Obviously quite a few people agree with me who know a lot more than any of us. He's not getting paid near max and playing for Team USA because of his name.
There's so many things wrong with this post that I don't even know where to start with this.
I especially like how to refute Barnes actual numbers during the playoffs you just completely write them off (or say it was his role even though he had the same role last year and didn't suck) and resort to the same old, he "could have" scored more. Aka, "potential". Hey, I rode in an elevator once with Kate Beckinsale. I totally "could have" got her. It counts!
He plays at the thinnest position in the NBA during an Olympics run where numerous NBA players have already backed out or couldn't go due to injury. He was the reserve to the reserve to the reserve, yet somehow we've reached the point where his production has been so mediocre and average that the only way to justify his price tag is to pretend this is significant?
This has literally reached the same level as when I used to have arguments with someone who said Drummond was better than AD.
All I can say at this point is, Cool Story Bro. You're certainly writing a novel about Barnes. I'm finished with this until we see what his contract is.