Ace Bailey's Big Night and Rafael Barlowe's Live Scouting Insights from Oregon vs. Illinois

[@justinboyce1285]

Stand on what you believe, James!

[@shawn497]

Thanks for the insight!

[@LockedOnNBABigBoard]

Appreciate the love!

[@ginajyneen8868]

With Ace at what point is free throw shooting an issue? (Retorical)

[@lawrencegoggans2x]

James is on point with the Gabe Vincent, Shemar Moore in the Tyler Perry Movie role comp. 🔥😭🤣🤣

[@vladimirpejcinoski5248]

Need him to Portland. Ace and Sharpe Anf scoring, Clingan Avdija Camara defensive commanders.

[@mikejones9906]

Ace Bailey has destroyed the having no handles and no athleticism narrative.

[@jwordxyz]

The spurs need ace bailey and/or kasparas Jakucionis

[@relatablepain4347]

They already have a 7 footer playing the perimeter not an ideal fit for Ace at all

[@datboirai7326]

I only watched Kasparas play twice and he the truth!! Natural feel for the game it really looks easy for dude

[@jwordxyz]

My spurs need him desperately

[@mikejones9906]

James Barlowe doesn’t have him in the top 3??? This is wild.

[@jwordxyz]

Wild and crazy right? Lol

[@charliesmarts1]

Hornets need Ace! Melo Miller Ace Salaun Mark I could rock with that frfr.

[@efeigbide3519]

James is acting like Ace is 22. The kid is 18 and still learning the game. You act like you haven't watched his high school games. He is the most scrutinized player in college. Focus on the positives. Ace is top 3 pick no brainer.

[@5stariley]

This is THE ace bailey game to look at if u want to see him as a prospect. Elite touch, still really bad shot selection, elite shotmaker, high potential defender, but not completely polished. Long arms very athletic quick jumper. Not any kind of passing threat. I still have him 3 behind Flagg and Harper

[@norrinradd542]

agree

[@mikejones9906]

Clear cut number one pick

[@5stariley]

@@mikejones9906 idk abt that. No matter how good you are at shot making u need to be able to pass the ball, and make better decisions. Also while I am high on his defense cooper is still a tier above him. Coop was starting to fall to me, but with this 3 point resurgence the last 3-4 games cooper is back clearly in front with d harp second and ace 3rd

[@mikejones9906]

@5stariley The objective of the game is to score the ball. You got Cooper Flagg who can’t shoot and Dylan Harper who doesn’t have a handle going over him, that’s wild.

[@5stariley]

@ u might be delusional if u think Dylan doesn’t have a handle, but ace does. Also coop has been shooting not good but above average the last 3-4 games. Basketball is not just about scoring, but creating advantages for your teammate defending your man dropping down in help when necessary among others and in my opinion in all those things cooper and Dylan both surpass ace.

[@majormontega]

Ace justified going top 3 with that performance imo. James gotta remember he 18!! I respect his opinions and what he sees cause he ain’t wrong.

[@jamesbarlowe759]

What’s that performance better than Fears against Michigan?

[@mikejones9906]

@@jamesbarlowe759That’s the best freshman performance this year, no question. 39 points, 8 rebounds, 4 block and 0 turnovers.

[@DanielChuck-e3z]

@@mikejones9906 definetely not

[@DanielChuck-e3z]

@@mikejones9906 If you look at the statline then maybe but if you actually go into context he took basically all of the teams shots and having 0 assists while playing a mid indiana team dylan harpers 36 vs alabama and fears 30 vs michigan both easily clear

[@mikejones9906]

@@DanielChuck-e3z Indiana is not mid, They’re 11-3 and Bailey is clearly the best prospect in the draft, don’t worry there will be more big scoring games to come.

[@mikejones9906]

Two minutes into nitpicking Ace Bailey, James Barlowe says he’s not gonna nitpick.

[@jamesbarlowe759]

Did you hear when I said he’s getting better?

[@mikejones9906]

@@jamesbarlowe759You didn’t look too happy lol

[@mikejones9906]

@@jamesbarlowe759 Ace ain’t in your Top 3??

[@mikejones9906]

@@jamesbarlowe759 Couldn’t even say anything good about him on your twitter smh

[@jamesbarlowe759]

@@mikejones9906😂

[@kirkroyse4705]

Is Oregon Pg and nba player?? Seems to small for my liking…

[@csy2068]

Ace is starting to look more like brandon miller like

[@hommefield9612]

Brandon Miller’s is a set shooter for the most part. His best skillset is catch and shoot. He’ll have the occasional open lane dunks and a few floaters. During college his percentage of ATR and midrange game was very low. Whereas, Bailey has footwork and pivot game he can go to for this mid-range turnaround 2’s. On defense Bailey is a better defender on ball and has better anticipation as a help defender.

[@csy2068]

@hommefield9612 not comparing college miller but current miller, although defensively ace showing a lot more , they are both not going to go to the rim much and miller now lives in the mid range with a functional handle , I anticipate the same for ace ,both are good catch and shoot guys that can also play off the ball

[@hommefield9612]

@ If you’re comparing current Miller to a draft prospect Bailey then it’s a flawed comparison.

[@csy2068]

@hommefield9612 not flawed as I see the same trajectory for ace but I think ace is still young and has the chance to grow and probably be better but I envision the final product to be miller like , same argument and concerns abt ace were similar concerns about miller when u look back

[@hommefield9612]

@ They have 2 completely different game and skillsets. Current Miller takes most of his shots on 3s (mostly catch and shoot) w/ the occasional running floaters. Ace has an ISO game where he likes to his jab step and rip-through or breakdown the defender off the dribble w/ his footwork and pivot moves to set up a turnaround jumper.

[@norrinradd542]

Kasparas had a goose egg at the half. Illinois not long after ran away with it. Kasparas packed some nice garbage stats at the end though. Just sayin'.

[@adamstrzelczyk3213]

He was in foul trouble so didn’t play the entire first half, he then had 16,6,6 in the 2nd half

[@norrinradd542]

@@adamstrzelczyk3213 exactly, when the game was over he dominated the lesser competition.

[@adamstrzelczyk3213]

@ the game wasn’t over, it was an 8 point game coming out of half, he then dominated and scored 64 total points in the 2nd half to easily win

[@norrinradd542]

@@adamstrzelczyk3213 that's one way to change the narrative. the team scored 64 points in the second half. He was on the bench pretty early in the second. Nice try though.

[@adamstrzelczyk3213]

@ lol why u hating, it’s not like he hasn’t played this way against every other team this year 😂

[@antimiso]

Why is Ace so bad at free throw shooting?

[@mikejones9906]

No way is Kaspras going over Demin.

[@jwordxyz]

Idk man he definitely could. Egor is definitely top 5 but kasparas is just a good a passer and a much better shooter.

[@mikejones9906]

@ Egor is a legit 6’9 point guard

[@DukeAgenda]

3-8 at the line. It's a problem. But I figured y'all would be pop-locking and beat-boxing over this little "explosion" and I was right. Boy ain't nothing but Marquese Chriss with a Rutgers student ID.

[@LockedOnNBABigBoard]

If he went to Duke you’d love him. It’s okay to be objective.

[@LockedOnNBABigBoard]

“Pop-locking and beat-boxing” huh.. Keep on going.

[@jamesbarlowe759]

Nah man say what you’re really trying to say.

[@LockedOnNBABigBoard]

You even said you weren’t all that impressed.

[@5stariley]

Man went for 40 8 rebounds 4 blocks 0 turnovers on 55 percent from the field and ur worried about his free throw percentage. Just bc u think coop better doesn’t mean that u have to put ace down