Scottie Barnes is finally being weaponized perfectly on the offensive end

"Álvaro Obregón was born a rural farmer, the youngest of 18 children. He was remarkably skilled with his hands, as a worker and inventor, but during the Mexican Revolution he joined an irregular militia after rebels rebelled against the last rebel who had won the presidency. (It was a complex revolution.) Obregón was a military genius, eventually rising to become one of the most popular and strongest leaders of the revolution. He even defeated the unbeatable Pancho Villa, who had risen in rebellion (for something like the seventh and not the last time). And Obregón used the lessons of those two careers, inventive worker and military genius, to propel himself to the presidency of Mexico for a time."

"There have been a variety of lessons learned over the years in which Scottie Barnes first supported another core, and then led his own, with the Toronto Raptors. All of them have been bearing fruit so far this season. And like Obregón before him, Barnes has been using the lessons of his two different careers as a Raptor to build an idealized synthesis. Of all the changes, perhaps the simplest and easiest to have predicted is that Barnes is best alongside floor spacing. That makes sense. Virtually every NBA player is. But Barnes especially. He is an outrageously brilliant passer yet a limited driver who has trouble getting his hips past his primary defender. So extra space, with digs having to travel a few extra feet in order to attack his dribble, allows him both to catalyze his passing and his driving, in different ways. Therefore, Barnes has been unlocked by playing alongside the unbelievably talented offensive big, Sandro Mamukelashvili. That has shown up in the numbers He has been scoring 45.9 points per 100"

Álvaro Obregón was born a rural farmer, the youngest of 18 children, and developed skill as a worker and inventor before joining an irregular militia during the Mexican Revolution. He rose as a military genius, defeated Pancho Villa, and used lessons from both careers to become president, instituting stability, labor relations, and some land reform. Scottie Barnes first supported another core and then led his own with the Toronto Raptors, combining lessons from two roles. Barnes excels with floor spacing because he is an exceptional passer but a limited driver; extra space amplifies his passing and drives. Playing alongside offensive big Sandro Mamukelashvili has unlocked Barnes, reflected in his scoring of 45.9 points per 100.

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