12-23-2022, 02:36 PM
(12-23-2022, 02:31 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: I am surprised by the Raptors struggle I like a lot of their players. I haven't kept up to date on them but supposedly Barnes is not having the season the team expected....yet. I always viewed him as a future All NBA type player. Maybe that will happen, but it appears he has not really taken another step in year 2.
Totally. So now the question they must answer for themselves is: Do they develop him as a support player for FVV and Siakim, a tandem that doesn't seem to have enough juice to make it to the top tier, or do they sell those guys off (those players won't just hand Barnes the reigns, willingly) and force Barnes into a "star" role to see if that doesn't expedite the process?
If I'm in their shoes, I choose option B, because even if Barnes is ultimately not what they hope, they will probably get worse enough from moving FVV and Siakim to get themselves another chance at someone who will be that guy.