"Ultimately, he tried too hard to find points and didn't convert nearly well enough. He started out outside of the flow of the offence early and it seemed like he was forcing to find his way into things. He shook loose a little bit in the second quarter with a putback then a triple. It's just not even for a lead guard."
"There were some small positives. At one point in the third quarter, he drove, pretended to dribble out, and then got to the rim and got blocked because he picked up early. But moments later, he drove past his initial mark, and this time finished and-1 by taking a deeper dribble - despite being contested by Lively on both occasions. Good. He Nash'd a drive under the rim and found a teammate for an easy floater (which was missed), but that's also very good process."
"RJ Barrett / A- / 16 points, 3 assists, 4 rebounds, 7-of-13 from the floor The efficiency remains stellar. He's just so comfortable in this offence, with this role, finding his shots in this flow. He's a monster in transition, and he continues hitting his triples, too. He cuts and finishes. His first attempt was a no-hesitation attempt above the break, which is something his teammates could learn to do (shoot without pump-faking or hesitating)."
He tried too hard to find points and converted poorly, starting outside the offence's flow. He loosened in the second quarter with a putback and a three but did not operate like a lead guard. Small positives included a third-quarter drive that was blocked after an early pickup, then a deeper-dribble drive that finished and-one despite the same contest from Lively. He Nash'd a drive under the rim and found a teammate for a missed floater. He is getting good deep looks but missing them and choosing spots poorly. RJ Barrett shot efficiently (16 points, 7-of-13) and excelled in transition. Brandon Ingram scored 22 points with first-half efficiency.
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