BARNES SUCKS
He is certainly overrated. He was certainly not that good against the Celtics in the playoffs.
By that standard, the only players Ainge should try and sign are Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol.
Let's be serious. Barnes is AT LEAST as good as TA.
Mike
No, he wasn't.
TA played good defense against the likes of Bryant and Wade.
Barnes allowed Pierce to go off. (where as Lebron and Artest really slowed him down)
Yes, Matt Barnes is not as good a defender as LeBron or Artest or even TA. Though since he played less than 24 minutes a game in the Eastern conference finals, you can't exactly blame him for all of Pierce's success.
Playoff stats
Tony Allen - 16.3 minutes, 48% shooting, 0% from three, 5.1 points, 1.7 rebounds, .7 assists, 1 steal, 1 turnover.
Matt Barnes - 23.3 minutes, 40% shooting, 37% from three, 6.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.4 assists, .7 steals, .7 turnovers.
So, Barnes is a MUCH better shooter, MUCH better rebounder and MUCH less likely to commit a turnover than Tony.
I seem to recall another thread where you said replacing TA would be easy, so there was no need to give him that 3rd year. Well, what replacement for TA would be better than Barnes?
Mike
