Is Scottie Barnes like Kawhi? Is he still a marksman from mid-range?
I watched & tracked one of Scottie's favorite shots to figure out just how good it is, and highlight why he shoots it so often.
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Is Scottie Barnes STILL headed for stardom?
Myself & Tre + Mac & Curly discussed it at length.
Also highlighting potential Raptors to watch in March Madness - Fears, Boogie, Queen, Jase, big names!
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Myself & Tre are BACK!!
- The Raptors dynamic tanking
- Will RJ Barrett be traded?
- Scouting VJ Edgecombe
- Tre teaches me wrestling history
+ more!
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Myself & Tre are BACK!
- Talking Scottie's defense
- Quickley since his return
- People love lists
- Mogbo & Ja'Kobe check in
- DYLAN HARPER
+ more!!
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On Ja'Kobe Walter, who is slowly fulfilling his shooting promise, and why that might allow him a foothold with the Raptors:
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heartbreaking stuff
Podcast is up with timestamps!
- Choosing Brandon Ingram
- Gradey's szn + Rising star game
- How does the offense change?
- Scottie comps / are critiques allowed?
- Lots of Cooper Flagg talk
+ much more!
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Myself & Tre are BACK!!
- Ingram's Introduction + extension
- RJ pops off
- Scottie v Bonner
- Deep dive on Ja'Kobe & Mogbo
- The NBA needs a 1on1 tourney
- Post ASB predictions
+ more
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I watched the Brandon Ingram film, compared and contrasted the Pelicans vs. the Raptors, and I think the best years of his career are yet to come
if you watch, you'll enjoy it and learn something, hopefully
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Myself & @justesbaraheni.bsky.social 's pod on the Brandon Ingram extension is up on YT + all podcast platforms.
Happy Brandon is on the team. Enjoy the listen.
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Pod w/ Joe Wolfond & @blakemurphy.bsky.social is LIVE on all platforms w/ timestamps
- Is the Ingram trade a home run?
- Discussing Ingram's fit
- Cross-matching across the NBA
- The Raptors defensive scheme
- Should the Raptors hoard picks?
+ much more!!
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The Raptors have the best defense in the NBA over the past 10 games
Here's how they went from last, to first:
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it makes sense for winning minutes and games in the short term, but probably doesn't make the most sense for the future
Myself & @Pullup_Tre are BACK w/ a huge week of hoops
- 5 game win streak, #1 defense
- Scottie POW
- Gradey Rising Star
- Ingram, the Raptor?
- Wiggins, the Raptor?
- Good, white music??
- all that + more w/ timestamps
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Breaking down how the Raptors get Scottie his best touches, and just how reliant they are on Gradey to beat zone defense
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Myself & Tre are BACK ! Super fun episode!
- A top 8 defense
- The Vets are Vetting
- Scottie's improved playmaking
- Jamal Shead's sharpshooter
- More wins incoming?
- Fascist beauty tips
+ much more !
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On Scottie's quietly excellent performance, the Raptors elite (for a night) halfcourt offense, and Gradey's career best poster:
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I'm definitely feeling a bit of Saskatchewan in the weather!
Myself & @justesbaraheni.bsky.social talked about a whooooole bunch of stuff and timestamps are up for both video & audio
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On Scottie getting the Raptors started, Boucher doing everything, and I mean EVERYTHING to close out the game, and the Raptors going Curry hunting.
Hell of a game.
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Hey guys, I talked to @samsonfolk.bsky.social about the hottest team in the East
- Pacers-Cavs deep dive!!
- Nembhard's all-nba defense
- Jarace's best game yet!
- chess match between aggressive nail help & corner-to-dunker cuts
- much more
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it's a very one note approach right now
But, extremely nice to see Scottie harnessing his, in my opinion, elite touch (which could be identified by his post hook/push shot proficiency in year 1) and finding something to combat defenses fav coverage against him
ultimately, he's getting reps in on a vital counter that he will need his whole career, and it has the potential -- if he gets good enough at it -- for it to become a vessel for playmaking from the middle
it's essential he finds counters, and this looks like one
currently, the double frequency is really low, and the most aggressive teams will get is with a dig
And that means that Scottie isn't playmaking from here very often - but, the hope is that he's laying down groundwork right now for the future
lately Scottie hasn't really used this as a counter, moreso as the bulk of his shot diet, and that's going to come with a dip in efficiency unless you're Kevin Durant
right now he's trying to convince the NBA that this is a shot to be feared
this is really important, because the most effective defense against Scottie has always been the switch and sticking a bigger body on him and leaning on his relative lack of creative handle and burst from a standstill
even though he's shooting 43% against bigs, still good dev
a lot of these possessions aren't coming by way of post touches, but when Scottie is initiating from ATB and has to beat a switch, that's why there's such a high frequency of shots over bigs
went and watched/tracked all of Scottie's post fades + step backs
not in that elite class yet, but really, really strong numbers for this being his first big stab at it - will thread my thoughts on it a bit
The Raptors struggle at a lot of things
The offense, the defense, everything
Myself & Tre check in on all of it, ask if it's scheme or personnel, and detail why it's happening.
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