I'd like to see Matt Barnes play with Nash

We saw how he meshed on the open floor with Sessions. Makes me wonder how he'd do with Nash. Surprised we haven't heard much about Barnes yet. Seems like a solid complimentary piece for a contender.

I think the Lakers are planning for Ebanks to replace Barnes next season.

I can't blame him. Ebanks has the most potential out of all of our 2nd rounders the past few years.

Barnes wont even be on the floor when Nash is on the floor so bringing him back just for Nash is moot.

Barnes is a goner. Ebanks is younger, cheaper, and better.

TIME wrote:Barnes would benefit a lot from the Nash effect, but I'd rather have Grant Hill in that slot.

This.

And on the subject of backups, unless Ron plays like he did in the playoffs, he might (should) lose his starting job to Grant Hill.

Sirron wrote:We saw how he meshed on the open floor with Sessions. Makes me wonder how he'd do with Nash. Surprised we haven't heard much about Barnes yet. Seems like a solid complimentary piece for a contender.

Matt played with Nash before when he was with the suns

If the Lakers decide to amnesty World Peace, Barnes will be back.

No it's time for us to move on from him. We have three options to go with two other options there that we could go with that would be better (for different reasons): Ebanks and Hill.

I don't.

live and die in LA wrote:If the Lakers decide to amnesty World Peace, Barnes will be back.

Ill pass on barnes. he played to horrible n playoffs. couldn't buy a 3.don't even remember him hitting one

live and die in LA wrote:If the Lakers decide to amnesty World Peace, Barnes will be back.

There's no way the Lakers would amnesty World Peace. He may get traded however.

Why would be Barnes back if we amnesty MWP, considering that MWP infinitely performed better than Barnes in the Playoffs?

perenniel choker in the post-season for us.

I have learned my lesson. He sucks. He was missing WIDE open shots....

nobody in the world is going to change this, including Nash.

Barnes had an amazing regular season and was hurt in the playoffs. I'd still take him over Ebanks for the back-up 3 spot although I'd prefer we got someone much better than both of them.

I'd take Barnes over Ebanks too. Next year. Not 3 years from now. LA Brass will take the lower contract though.

Well then, that settled that

I see where OP is getting at, but Barnes can't stay healthy. It seems like he works hard in the offseason, sharpens his game for the first 2-3 months of the season. But he always suffers an injury mid-season that puts him out of form - just in time for the past 2 years playoffs.

It was a nice experiment but we have MWP and Ebanks is coming along.

Like TIME said, I'd rather see <a class="inlineAdmedialink" href="#">Grant</a> Hill play next to Nash. Wish Barnes the best, if we didn't have MWP, Ebanks, and Hill (possibly) and if we weren't trying to save where we could, then sure.

KB24 wrote:perenniel choker in the post-season.

I have learned my lesson. He sucks. He was missing WIDE open shots....nobody in the world is going to change this.

+1

I'd like to see Matt Barnes play with another team.

I agree with the OP. I would take Barnes back. I would take him over Grant Hill, too. Grant is 40 years old and his back failed him at the end of the season. Barnes is younger, faster, and solid in the running game. He is also one of the few guys on our team that constantly moves and cuts. Nash would probably hit him with some good passes off of the cuts that Barnes does.

Sirron wrote:We saw how he meshed on the open floor with Sessions. Makes me wonder how he'd do with Nash. Surprised we haven't heard much about Barnes yet. Seems like a solid complimentary piece for a contender.

i just threw up in my mouth MATT BARNES? DIDNT DO NADA FOR US IN THE PLAYOFFS PAST 2 YRS WE SAW HIM HURT HIS KNEE 2 YRS AGO IN PHILLY SINCE THEN HE HASNT BEEN THE SAME cant hit the 3 cant really d but he provides energy even if he cant hell damm sure try he can board but ebanks is longer more athletic and a jumper can be learned barnes is already reach what hes gonna give and me myself i dont like devean george did more for us

Let's say Hill decides to retire and Ebanks gets a better offer elsewhere; are you guys saying you'd rather have Eyenga as our back-up 3 instead of taking back Barnes for the minimum?