Meet RJ Barrett's Coaches | Made Different Ep. 3 | The Players' Tribune

[@Sollie32]

Amazing for the Barret family. I played on the same highschool team as his dad. The student has surpassed the master. Good work!

[@stiltmansstilt1014]

19yr old raw rookie is already avging over 14ppg.. Kawahi Leonard 7.9ppg ,11.9ppg, and 12.8ppg his first 3yrs in the league . Paul George 7.8ppg, and 12.1ppg his first 2yrs in the league . Demar Derozan 8.6ppg as a rookie.

[@he8500]

He'd average more if he played for a better team in a better system

[@stiltmansstilt1014]

@@NS-ez7ov Why Barrett was playing his best , Randle was also playing his best . Randles last 13games 21.6ppg 10.9rpg 2.5apg 49 FG pct 35pct from 3 80FT pct.... You were saying ?lol

[@stiltmansstilt1014]

@@NS-ez7ov randles one of the better passing forwards in the league . He avgs over 3assts per game and has avgd over 3assts per game in 3of his last 4seasons.

[@stiltmansstilt1014]

@@NS-ez7ov I watch every Knicks game even though they suck. That's why it annoys me when people have such clueless takes on players , especially in Randles case. Because he turns the ball over some, and is good at taking the ball to the basket , people assume hes selfish and not a good passer when it's just the opposite. He's fantastic at driving and then kicking out to a player on the perimeter for a open 3 when he gets the 2nd defender to crash down on him. You don't avg over 3dimes a game from the PF position if you never pass. That's just commonsense

[@rthompson9652]

@@he8500 stfu

[@CaneCorso45]

that picture of his dad and steve way back looks just like RJ

[@sweatpantsforlife]

twins

[@stiltmansstilt1014]

I've said before , he reminds me of a mix of George Gervin, Clyde Drexler, and Demar Derozan . You throw them 3 in a blender and out comes the Maple Mamba .

[@stiltmansstilt1014]

RJ last 19games(18starts) 15.4ppg 4.5reb 2.6asst 43FG pct 68FT pct and 34pct from 3... Kid getting better.

[@MK-ev4qp]

2:18 yo same, me too RJ same...this is such a vibe

[@nocturnalron69]

Wait , what? This is amazing. What a fortunate situation to have Nash as your side coach

[@letsboogie4408]

Yeah, and as your godfather

[@ianguarneschelli2082]

AWESOME videos. Thanks for the posts. One of the best RJ background video intro series I’ve seen, can’t believe I didn’t see this yet. RJ is the Truth. Look out b-ball world ✌🏻✌🏻

[@Jaytisphere]

every industry from music to movies is filled with people who are related to each other in one way or the other

[@MrSamroast]

NY 🖤 RJ

[@schanemassey3861]

0:51 BRUHHH Coach K been coaching at Duke so long I swear he starting to look like The Duke Blue Devil Logo! hahaha

[@charismaadugyamfi760]

LMAO

[@and1shoes178]

This dude is awesome. He killed Houston the other night

[@EDTheOneable]

RJ is going to be a really solid two way player on some winning Knicks teams in a couple of years. Just have to get the right pieces around him.

[@rafichowdhury8202]

facts. Knicks needa get shooters like Chris Wood or Davis Bertain and then trade Randle for a sg and have barrett run the point

[@schwanhumes323]

the fact he mentioned the last three impressed me...that shows real character

[@AKSourGod]

Future Multiple Allstar and more in the making. #NewYorkForever

[@marvinlassegue951]

RJ Barrett has a good shooting form and beautiful jump shot from three point range.

[@beatmobbable]

He’s going to go down as one of the best point forwards to play the game

[@chrisrivers6074]

Godfather love it's a beautiful thing... Uncle Steve...

[@BIG_TOE]

uncle steve 🐐

[@SNYKPodcast]

GOTTA LOVE RJ

[@brodericksimpson6049]

Besides going to that school in Durham, he seems like a decent dude.

[@kendallhurley8596]

You sound like kenny

[@bnwo]

Lol

[@PowerGearPerformance]

Coach K is THE development coach!

[@alexandergoldman]

am I the only one who is reminded of T-Mac? dude has some madd skillz...promising future

[@chrisredfield4535]

With Nash coaching him, I look forward to how he's gonna build into

[@jackdanielss]

T-Mac doppelganger

[@benschrisrevange1208]

Steve Nash 😱😀

[@letsboogie4408]

Go RJ.

[@cameronschmit6472]

Lmao Zoey 101....damn. Made me want a Sidekick so badly

[@nikkoreyes7360]

ey coach you shoes is nice , sakai

[@rjdriver88]

“From his Sophomore to his ReClass Senior year.” What the hell is a ReClass Senior. When I was in school, you were a Super Senior if you didn’t graduate on time. And that was not a cool thing.

[@Davenportmilesa]

He skipped his junior year to get to college earlier. He was basically a high school senior his freshman year at Duke.

[@rjdriver88]

Miles Davenport oh ok. That’s dope.

[@TheIcemanthomas]

River Valley University yeah a lot of guys do that. That’s how lamelo ball player with his brothers his freshman year of high school he year chino wheat undefeated, even tho he was supposed to technically be in 8th grade

[@BrooklynBalla]

Miles Davenport that’s why RJ is also the youngest rookie in the draft class

[@keithjackson4528]

@@BrooklynBalla naw I think Zion is I might be trippin but I think Zion is like a few months younger

[@LiterallyGod]

WELP.. LOOKS LIKE HELL HAVE SOME EXTRA PRACTICE TIME THIS YEAR

[@nuruljannah6592]

smoove

[@tobinmoffatt3075]

Uncle Steve

[@kimjongun3897]

uncle stevie should get rj and give him a ring this year😅

[@dreday5067]

Him and his dad could pass for twins!

[@realjcoop182]

ONLY reason I FW the Knicks drafting him is that Nash is his kin and he'll improve and he wanted to be in NY

[@dopemangotem7849]

Curry took some time to win a chip so just think of all these actual good rookies coming rn or even the 1,2,3 year players like Damm u never know

[@jh0720]

Lol they stiffed my man Drew Hanlen in that first scene. Maybe Nash is a mentor but Drew is the actual coach

[@jasonhawkins6187]

That's my dude for years to come trust me and then again fuckin Dolan now I need a drink

[@khau4eva]

Can't wait for his Rookie contract is up and he joins a real team.

[@user-qb1lq9xf1d]

Kevin Hau ny all day

[@rthompson9652]

U knicks haters are pathetic. Go away

[@UDubFootballFan]

Knicks have a center piece. Just need a owner.

[@stanly9992]

2 thousand and sydney?

[@witefalcon44]

Zion + rj in msg.... Whyyy not???

[@MrWrightNowTV]

The question is Why?????? Not why not???

[@witefalcon44]

@@MrWrightNowTV you are not a knick fan.

[@MrWrightNowTV]

@@witefalcon44 people still knick fans???

[@witefalcon44]

@@MrWrightNowTV exactly. ✌

[@MrWrightNowTV]

@@witefalcon44 the Knicks are like a longer more pathetic version of the cowboys lmao

[@jenniferowen7158]

photograph

[@witefalcon44]

4:20 exactly... Positionless like lebron james... Sf baby. Sf.

[@witefalcon44]

I cant wait til he moves up to the sf position. Hes a wicked player. I think hes looking for a challenge. A bigger player to guard... Rj is a quick and strong guy... Lebron james esc... Owwwww!!!

[@Harker911]

Size matters so much in this league. Look at Trae Young. Awesome player. Does he have a chance of guarding Kawhi? Every era is dominated by wing-sized players or big men. Now you have SFs to Center-sized guys who can do everything a PG can do. I love Trae, Ja, Westbrook and co... but dude... they ain't going ANYWHERE without one of those guys on their team. RJ has a chance to be one of those guys. Good instincts, good all-around player. REally, really needs to get that mid-range shot going and that free throw going. I think his 3 point shooting is better than expected and I think he'll get better there. But a guy like him doesn't need to be a great 3 point shooter. Bully ball in and hit his mid range shots and free throws and he's golden.

[@witefalcon44]

@@Harker911 u mustve missed the all star game smh

[@Harker911]

@@witefalcon44 I don't know you're referring to. All star games aren't the best things to refer to as evidence, especially when they start having a slam dunk contest with 2 min to go. My point is little guys can't defend big guys who are as talented, if not more so than the little guy. Championships are what teams are after. And no little guy has won it without significant, almost unrealistic amounts of help from a star wing-sized player or bigger. And that's why RJ is a good player to have. All-around good player with good instincts and has a chance to develop into a very good two-way player.

[@witefalcon44]

@@Harker911 hes a lebron james without being the chosen one. He might be the one chosen 😭😭😭 rj for sf ✔

[@witefalcon44]

@Christian Gray ehhh. Rj still a sf. Knox can play behind rj. We need portis to play behind mitch.

[@deanhenneberg5817]

celtics

[@artempershin8884]

mgk

[@victorkeese6285]

ydcb

[@danielfreitas5772]

Get out of the Knicks. You deserve a better team!!!!

[@user-qb1lq9xf1d]

Daniel Freitas ny all day

[@rthompson9652]

I get a good chuckle everytime I see a knicks hater. Imagine getting off on hating a team that hasn't had a winning season in 7yrs

[@WhipahSnapah]

Poor kid already lost when the Knicks drafted him.

[@skinnyminnieog]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@user-qb1lq9xf1d]

Ass

[@rthompson9652]

Dweeb

[@kanyeplugg]

Lonzo Ball had a better rookie year tbh

[@BristolBerg]

I hope he is better than that overrated Ben Simmons but their style of play is similar.

[@jonahware5396]

If he's not going to be better than Melo in NYC then idk what we are talking about here

[@witefalcon44]

Melo got traded here from denver. U dont like our draft pick?

[@Harker911]

Give the kid time. Everyone develops at different paces, and not everyone's trajectory is the same. Some start out hot and fade away once you realize what their weaknesses are, and others take a while to reach their potential. Also, while Melo was a tremendous offensive player -- all-time great offensive player-- he wasn't a good defender nor was he a good passer, which made him difficult to build around. RJ has good instincts, and is already demonstrating skills all-around. So he has a chance. IMO, the best player on your team has to be a wing-sized player 6-6 or 6-7+ with an all-around game. Defense and passing are extremely important. I mean, I love Ja Morant. But without a big wing to defend the top players in the league, which are always those 6-6+ sized players, what is he going to do that Russell Westbrook hasn't tried? Or guys like AI? Can average 30 10 and 10 and it won't make a difference. PG-size guys have ZERO chance of negating opposing star players, whereas guys like Kawhi can defend 4 positions and do it extremely well. Kawhi doesn't need to score 40 points a game in the playoffs to win. If Ja Morant is the main scorer and main dude, he'll be required to score 40 a game to a have a chance to win playoff games and championships. Look at Harden as an example of what happens even if you're that size but have no defense. Can't win one. Curry won because he has an all-time great supporting cast, which I guess if you can build one, sure. But it's not realistic.

[@rthompson9652]

U dont have to be here. Go tf away

[@steffpanda7233]

pony