Expect Jarrett Jack to Finish Most Games, Not Harrison Barnes - Basketball Forum : Professional and College Basketball Forums

**Basel** · 03-18-2013, 05:09 PM

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It really comes down to veteran guard Jarrett Jack or Harrison Barnes.

That’s the choice coach Mark Jackson is left with when he is deciding who will finish games for him. Point guard Stephen Curry and forward David Lee, the two best players, are locks. As is center Andrew Bogut, the team’s best defender.

And, in Jackson’s mind, so is off guard Klay Thompson, who has emerged as the Warriors’ best perimeter defender and a feared weapon on offense.

So that leaves Jackson choosing between Jack and Barnes. More times than not, he’s going with Jack.

“It’s the best lineup,” Jackson said of the four starters with Jack. “The point is you can only play five guys. I don’t know who I will end with, but chances are those will be the five guys on the floor.”

Many a Warriors fans clamor for more of Barnes. What he brings to the table — athleticism, slashing, finishing — stands out like a tree in the desert on this Warriors’ lineup. Golden State settles for so many jumpers, it’s often hard not to crave someone who will take it strong to the rim.

But that’s not enough to keep Barnes on the court down the stretch. He doesn’t play aggressive consistently enough for Jackson. Most important, though, Jack brings something the Warriors need as well.

JACKSON: “Jarrett Jack is a proven guy. (He) releases pressure. If you’re looking from the outside, what has bothered us is pressure, at times. Jarrett Jack makes life easier for us. That doesn’t mean pressure is not going to bother us. But now you have two legitimate ball handlers. With Steph Curry on the floor and no Jarrett Jack, you’ve got one legitimate ball handler.”

http://www.ibabuzz.com/warriors/2013...rrison-barnes/

stalingrad101 · 04-08-2013, 04:16 PM

Barnes is too soft. He has the body and skills but hes no artest in the brain

BobStackhouse42 · 04-08-2013, 08:33 PM

When Klay Thompson is your best perimeter defender, you've got issues.

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stalingrad101 Rookie Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	Re: Expect Jarrett Jack to Finish Most Games, Not Harrison Barnes Barnes is too soft. He has the body and skills but hes no artest in the brain

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