"When Barnes has been shooting the ball from beyond the arc, the means by which he comes by those shots has changed, too. Last season, a third of his triples were pull-ups, while 14.6 percent of his triples came from the corners. This season, 29.7 percent of his triples have been pull-ups, while 29.7 percent of his triples have come from the corners. Translation: he's taking easier triples, more within the flow of the offence and from shorter distances, too."
"His usage rate is down, assist rate is down, driving rate is down. And his efficiency is up. And so too is Toronto's offence. The team currently sits as the seventh(!)-ranked offence in the league after limping to 25th last season. Of course Ingram deserves credit there. But Barnes' changes have added a tremendous amount of value beyond his box-score output, which looks similar to last season at first glance. But he isn't playing the same on that end at all."
When Barnes shoots from beyond the arc, the distribution of his triples has shifted: last season one third were pull-ups and 14.6 percent came from the corners; this season 29.7 percent are pull-ups and 29.7 percent are corner triples. His usage rate, assist rate, and driving rate are down while his efficiency is up. Toronto's offense has improved to seventh in the league after finishing 25th last season. Ingram contributes materially. Barnes combines early-career creation, offensive rebounding, and timely cuts with greater initiation, shooting, and scripted involvement under coach Darko Rajakovic. Scottie Barnes averages 19.9 points, 4.9 assists, 7 rebounds with 58% TS and strong defensive metrics. RJ averages 20.7 points and 4.7 rebounds.
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