In business alliances like the NBA, there are only eternal interests, and there are few personal emotions mixed in. If you are not capable enough, even if you are very loyal to the team, you still can't escape the fate of being traded. Like a generation of legendary wingbacks Dwyane Wade played for the Miami Heat for more than a decade, including also winning the championship trophy for the team, creating a very glorious history, but also forced to leave. As you can see from this example, ability is the last word. The same was true of the former North Carolina Flying Eagles, warriors starting small forward Barnes, who handed over a poor record card of 5-of-32 shooting in the Finals, which disappointed warrior management. He traveled to Dallas and then to Sacramento, where he became a major general under former coach Wharton.
He has experienced the baptism of the finals and has been criticized and insulted by countless fans, but he has taken it all because he knows that in competitive sports, only the winner has a voice. Countless strong people have come out of the trough, and he will become a "North Carolina Flying Eagle" to the top of the snowy mountain and be proud of the crowd, just like people once expected him. Today we will talk about Harrison Barnes, who scored 36 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals in the first game of the new season, led the team to victory and contributed 8 three-pointers.
With 31 wins and 41 losses, it was the twelfth place in the West, which was barnes' second year in the Kings, and the team achieved the final result in the regular season. This record is very embarrassing, there is still a certain distance from the eighth place in the playoffs, and it is not completely messed up and unable to compete for the top pick, and it has disappointed fans and management that nothing has been earned in a season. You have to say that the Kings' lineup is not too bad, the King's core Fox is the league's fastest guard, scoring guard Hield is also one of the league's best sharpshooters, Barnes, although not as good as George, Little Card, Durant and other top forwards, but also in the league's forward line. In addition, Marvin Bagley is also full of talent, and players such as Bogdanovic are also more powerful. The Kings have a big disadvantage, that is, they can't grasp the advantage after taking a big lead. After a wave of counter-attacks, teams that lacked veterans became unable to play and eventually lost games they could have won.
Although the king is not in a good state at this stage, it is fortunate that most of them are young people and have high potential. In order to better drive this group of young people, the team management even fired coach Jorgy, and hired Steve Kerr's personal disciple Walton to take charge of the team. The style of young coaches is to be more willing to let more players have the opportunity to perform themselves on the field, and the team often has multiple players scoring in double figures. Now the Kings have formed their own unique system under the coaching of Walton and have slowly matured. The mixing of each position is more appropriate, but the experienced old guns are prone to mistakes. On the offensive end, the Kings are mainly driven by the backcourt twins Hield and Fox, while Barnes' main task is to do a good job of defending the flanks and doing the dirty work of grabbing rebounds. After Bagley was unable to play due to injury, Barnes also had to take on more offensive responsibility, and his playing time and ball possession increased.
Barnes' choice of shooting also follows the trend of the times. In this era of three-point kings, most of the players in the league choose to fire and impact the basket outside the three-point line, and only a few of the mid-range shots that were once admired by the league were insisting. Although Barnes has increased the proportion of three-point shots and shots under the basket, he has not given up on the middle shot. In terms of shooting hot spots, he shot a total of 385 shots under the most frequent attacks, shooting 53.8% of the time; and in the bottom corners of the court, he made 41 shots, but only hit 11 goals, a pitiful 27%. Shot 39 shots near the free-throw line and hit 15 shots, 40 percent, and 243 shots from outside the three-point line, also shooting 38.3 percent.
In Barnes' offensive arsenal, it's not just about shooting, but shooting is really his biggest killer. Point-and-shoots are Barnes' most efficient way to score, accounting for 29 percent of the offense and earning 1.11 points per round, a figure that surpasses the 76.4 percent of players in the league. Blocking downs accounted for 5.9 percent of offense and a round gain of 1.34 points, a figure that surpassed 63.4 percent of players in the league; low-back singles accounted for 16 percent, and round gains of 0.972 points, surpassing the league's 68.1 percent of players. After the advent of the small-ball era, the pace of the league's games is getting faster and faster, and the Kings are even more foxy, and the natural rhythm is faster. In the fast attack counterattack, this figure of follow-up baskets accounted for 3.2% of Barnes' offense, and could score 1.41 points per game, more than the league's 98.6% of players. Judging from the above data, Barnes is a player with a very rich offensive arsenal, but does not covet the ball. You make him the core of the ball, or as the empty cutter who runs without the ball, he will try to do well. Barnes is very versatile, and you can find everything in him, which is his greatest advantage.
Last season, Barnes was the team's mainstay, averaging 16.1 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 0.7 steals per game. Shooting, three-pointers and free throws were 49.7%, 39.1%, and 83.0% respectively; he shared the offensive pressure for Hield and Fox very well, and could maintain a relatively good shooting rate in the case of increased playing time and shooting. With an offensive efficiency of 116 and a defensive efficiency of 115, he has played better than in previous seasons.
After introducing Barnes' offense, let's talk about his easily overlooked defense. Barnes can limit the opponent's overall shooting percentage to 41.8% when opposing other players, down from 44.7% in the average period; and beyond the three-point line, it is to squeeze the opponent's shooting rate at 30.8%, compared with the usual 35.4%, a 5 percentage point reduction. Barnes is more active on the defensive end and is willing to use his physical advantages to limit the opponent's play, which is why Wharton likes to use Barnes.
Overall, Harrison Barnes is a player with a high basketball IQ, his athleticism, strength, and confrontation not only make opponents cheap on the defensive end, but also always play the wrong position advantage on the offensive end. Barnes plays selflessly, has excellent mobility and athleticism, and has the ability to catch the ball immediately and shoot. Now that the new season has started, he has also achieved relatively good results in the opener, optimistic that this Kings youth army will launch an impact on the playoffs.