"I'm not at all concerned about the 3-point drought. It would be nice for him to hit them, but whatever. I am concerned about his inability to find his way into the offence right now. Opened the game with a steal and a missed floater in transition. Broadly, his transition attempts right now are about equivalent to what Gary Trent jr.'s were for a few seasons. (Transition: terrible.) I liked the defensive activity at times (at other times, less so, his closeouts especially are miserable),"
"In the second he drove, tried to draw that foul on his floater, didn't get it, and threw it away looking to the corner. He's constantly picking up his dribble. It's really bad right now. RJ Barrett / Grade: A Such a terrific finisher so far when seeing his looks created by teammates. Barnes was looking for him early. Gave it right back to him with a bounce pass along the baseline for a Barnes layup."
A primary guard is not shooting well from three but that is not the core issue; the bigger problem is getting into the offence. Transition attempts are ineffective and often mirror past poor transition play, with frequent turnovers and constant dribble pickups. Defensive activity is uneven, with particularly poor closeouts. RJ Barrett grades highly as an efficient finisher when shots are created by teammates, though his scoring and defense cooled later. Brandon Ingram is productive from midrange and as an initiator but is still integrating into the offence and needs improved paint finishing. Scottie Barnes delivers diverse contributions and strong team-leading play.
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