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dont sullinger and barnes look like future athletic players ?

[WolfRobParticipant]

 I don’t even know what that means… Barnes is athletic. Sullinger, not so much. 

[F_S]

 barnes looks much more agile in this video, together with sullinger.

barnes is throwing up 360 dunks and now he is known to be average athletically. 

 

[WolfRobParticipant]

 I bet he can still throw up 360 dunks… No problem.  Look who they are playing against. 

[UNCbasketballbumParticipant]

I think Barnes will surprise people and test well athletically at the draft combine…

 

[HeGotBrainParticipant]

I see the Pistons picking up Sully regardless of popular opinion.

[phila9012Participant]

 He was doing that against high school kids, not NBA players, not D1 players. If you watched any NBA player when they were in high school they dominated. The high school talent is so watered down (there are so any kids who play in high school) Kwame dominated in high school. Just because you are athletic compared to DIII players doesn’t mean you are athletic in the NBA. You point is so idiotic, that is like saying if you are a good mayor of a town of 60,000 people you are going to be a great president, 2 totally different things. 90% of the Division players were like that in high school. 

[cabbycabParticipant]

Every time I see Barnes, I feel like he is moving under water…. like its in slow motion even though he is going full speed. 

[akhan786Participant]

Seeing that video just makes me think more and more that Barnes should’ve never gone to UNC. That offense just is horrible at complementing his game.

I think he should’ve gone to Duke or MSU under a coach like Coach K or Izzo who would have given Barnes a good kick in the ass to not be so passive. Duke’s offense thrives with skilled 6’8 forwards like Barnes and is more like an NBA offense than UNC’s. For some reason I can’t get it out of my head that Barnes might’ve lived up to the hype if he had gone to Duke. I also feel like he would’ve been the #1 overall pick last year as well.

Especially in the last year I’ve noticed a change in Barnes where he seems incredibly smug in his interviews and also it seems like he is eerily trying to emulate Kobe when he is talking to the media. That, I believe, is a sign that he might’ve bought into the hype and he actually thought going into the season he was going to be the best player in the country.

For how much he’s made sure to brag about his work ethic to the media, he hasn’t really shown any major improvements in his short two years in college…

I don’t know what to think of Barnes as of now. I just don’t want to be there when he realizes he isn’t as good as he thinks he is.

 

[TheDagger40Participant]

People tend to underate Barnes’ athleticism just because he mostly played the role a shooter in college and didn’t drive in alot.(A result of the system he was in) 

[rickybobbyParticipant]

 Barnes looked explosive and athletic his first year at times this year but you can tell the added bulk from the offseason slowed him alot. What makes him seems unathletic is that he doesn’t attack the basket alot and when he does he’s usually tries to avoid contact because the lane is always filled with Henson, Zeller and their defenders so he looks akward and unathletic alot when going up for shots. 

Something else I noticed is Barnes is one of those players who look way more athletic without the ball. Like when he goes up for an alley oop or tip slams he seems pretty athletic. I expect him to surprise some people at the combine with his athletism, but he needs to slim down abit and tone out his body because he became too bulky. 

[iguapops420Participant]

 Sullinger looked athletic because he was about 60lbs lighter at the time. 

I agree Barnes is going to come out better athletically than people expect. He’s just the kind of guy made for the combine as his athleticism is better suited for show than in actual games. Though what’s odd about Barnes’ game, is the fact that he was actually a guy who used to get a lot of garbage buckets by keeping a strong motor. Seems his motor needs an oil change ast times now. Far too perimeter oriented and not enough banging inside anymore.

[Zeke313Participant]

Lol Greg Monroe had some good high school dunks too

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