Toronto-five years ago, Zion Williamson was becoming a All-Star match with the New Orleans Pelicans, and the glorious NBA seemed to be guaranteed in the future. At the same time, Scottie Barnes stood out among Florida’s freshmen. It was shortened due to its popularity and was absent from the crowd to a large extent.
Barnes is almost not an unknown quantity, at least in the basketball industry. In his teens, he won the world championship gold with the United States team with three ages of three different ages, and was considered to be the fourth high school in the county after his high school season at Montvard College. Players, then choose Kentucky and Oregon in Florida.
But Barnes has not been touted as the future of the NBA, which is synonymous with this sport.
Williamson is. In his second NBA season, the star of the former Duke University and the first position of the 2019 draft show all the promises shown by his talent that he scored an average of 27 points, 7.2 rebounds and nearly 4 Sub -assists, at the same time, the playback rate from the floor was 61.1 %.
He is a six -meter six -foot, weighing 285 pound highlight factory, doing what he has never done. The future of the Pelicans seems to be safe.
However, because the Toronto Raptors received the Pelicans who are now in trouble on Monday night, it is difficult to notice how the changes in fate have changed.
This may be just a local opinion, but the Raptors regard Barnes as their Zion version, but they will not trade for the Pelicans’ stars. Barnes is in the best basketball in his fourth season. They think he will only become better.
And Williamson? Who is a question mark who is riding legs and missed the answer to the team flight or failure is: “He has no, you may never get it.”
If it is true, it will be a sad thing. The best talents in Williamson are as exciting as entering the NBA for decades. But he rarely performs the best, even on the floor-Monday night is just his 12th game this season. Now he has missed 241 games in 437 games in his career-it is difficult to imagine that he will fully grasp the play and play. His huge potential.
In contrast, Barnes may just figure out his coverage. This is an important reason why the Raptors can surpass the Pelicans 113-104 and win the fourth game in the past two years. At the same time, they also won six games in the past seven games. The lottery ball was cursed.
On this day, Williamson was the best among dueling stars on this night. He reminded everyone that he was elite with almost all power. Even though Barnes matched most of his 28 minutes with him-Williamson was still in the game time limit after three months of leg tension The entire defense of the Dragon Team was locked on him, and it also moved up again and again.
But Barnes is also excellent, especially after his fond of the three-pointer after his retreat-among the members of the first half is 1 of the 6 of 6 In order to put the defensive power on the heel, the sexual physical gift provides Barnes with the opportunity to score or find the teammates that most players can never create. Barnes ended with 21 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists, three steals and a blocking shot. Moreover, if 6 goals from the field (and 1 of the 7 in the depths) are not flattering, then he gets 8 of 9 of the free throw line, which helps to make up for this.
In general, this is Barnes’s recognition of players this week earlier on Monday. This is a good follow -up operation. There may be more evidence that the Raptors have to Barnes to Barnes to Barnes. The foundation of (Barnes) is the basis of an elite team-and Raptors (Raptors) at 14-32 this season, you must be difficult to see it-not just a wishful thinking.
“When you see how much he invests every day, he pays attention to the details, prepares for the scouts, and understands the methods of the alliance. How can he try to improve his game and team in each game. I just told me that he wanted to become great. “There are many talented players in this alliance. Scottie has all the talents in the world, but he is also eager to become the best person.”
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Rajakovic (Rajakovic) attracted people’s attention when he was an appeal that he did not get Barnes last season and his appeal to Barnes. Face for the future.
But a year later, the best basketball game in the Raptors calmed down in the two seasons, and he turned over.
“I think he is his identity. I hope Scottie Barnes will become his best version. I don’t want him to be and compare himself with anyone else. He is in [his] Power, the way he passed the ball, he saw the way the court, and he saw the way the game. I think he has a very, very high basketball IQ, “Rajkovic said.” … he can provide a lot. Therefore, I do think he is unique, and I insist that he will become the league’s appearance. “
Although all his gifts, no one said about Williamson these days. The Pelicans are not 12-35 this season, but go to the draft. It seems that even the NBA player’s easy and pleasant game seems to be easy to appear on him. This is everything else in 70 or 75 games per season, coupled with the playoffs, year after year, this seems to be difficult.
A NBA source said: “Zion’s matter is that he must understand that discipline is daily.” “Sometimes he eats well, practice is great, and then he will be late to the plane. What is always.”
But when he is right? He is incredible. That’s why he has become a All -Star twice, even in most part -time jobs. He showed it to the Raptors and changed his huge framework in some way to blow over, like a high school student on the legendary high school mixed video tape, defeated world -class athletes. In the opening quarter, he played Barnes in a row, using the inside and outside, rotating and hesitating, such as the super -large Allen Iverson. If he encountered resistance in the paint, he seemed to be able to absorb the strike, making the adult man flying gently when he lifted the ball.
“We talk about it in the locker room [he’s got] Explosive mixing, he is almost slippery. On Williamson driver.
“Just like you are trying to lift him up, and then he just slides you through that explosive step and the first jump. It is really difficult to try to curb him.”
The Raptors worked hard to do this in the early days, but it didn’t matter. Williamson was almost perfect in the first half, scored 17 points in 17 of 9 of 9 shots, but the Raptors defended elsewhere because they were not appointed as tin to tin. Ann (Zion 56-40 entered the rest time. Williamson got some help from his teammates. The Raptors helped in the third quarter. Because New Orleans is in the fourth quarter with the leading advantage of 75-74, the help of the Raptors.
But Barnes helped KEY’s fourth quarter, and contributed 10 points of his 21 points in the last 12 minutes. The competition started in the fourth quarter with the 17-6 results. When the Pelicans head coach Willie Green argued that Williamson was fouled at 7:22 in the game, this was fouled. The rate reached its peak. Barnes hit the two free throws with a technical award, and the Raptors increased 10 times without turning back.
In some ways, Barnes and Williamson are like basketball philosophy tests. Williamson (Williamson) should get all his honors to enter the league. On many nights (one of them on Monday), he shows that his talent has produced basketball moments, which is rare.
But the lights often turn black, so that people generally believe that if the opportunity will appear, the Pelicans will trade Williamson.
Barnes certainly has the ability to put the mixed videotape of his amazing basketball game together-his outstanding rehabilitation and the Pelican defender Dejuante Murray will be one in the third quarter. The ball may be another.
But this is the most encouraging way of Barnes to set up a resume. His progress was a scorer because he increased his shooting percentage from the area. His court defense is getting better and better, even if it is not enough to lock Williamson (not ashamed) on Monday, even if it is not good enough. The death has always been a top flight, and intangible assets (part of leadership and accountability system) also appear.
The Raptors hope that star Barnes will continue towards the direction-the kind that they urgently need to reach.
