Just watching him, he isnt as quick as he was. Not sure if im just seeing him differently, but i can say that any PnR dunks that metu has gotten, holmes could have as well. So i think the issue is his scrren angles and how he moves in the PnR and on defense. He just isnt moving well. Not sure why.
With respect to trading barnes, i think if you look at the totality of the season thus far yes, he hasnt played well. But what has he dont recently? He actually seems to be playing close to last years barnes again. His defense actually has been fairly stout and per brown, he is halpy with his defense. He played very well against durant. Making himn take difficult shots. Disrupting the flow and moving him off his preferred spots... Problem is that its still Kevin Durant. Top 3 offensive player of all time. Plus, his value on this team is more for what he does off court than on. I think he is the off court leader of this team. Im not trying to. Recreate post-shumpert chemistry here again.
BUUUUT I DID see something like this trade on twitter and if you are interested in John Collins i think this trade makes sense for everyone. No one comes off as the overwhelming winners or losers.
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