Originally Posted by
Des Esseintes
Sure, but in the game we actually lost to Carolina this season, Barnes only scored 16 points. That means that if Barnes had been held scoreless, UNC would still have won the game. Which is to say that that game sucked for a complex of reasons. Our perimeter defense across the board and not only at the three has been a weakness all season. We lost an incredible two-way asset last year when Singler graduated, and we lost an incredible two-way asset last year when Smith graduated. Having a more prototypical three ready to contribute would obviously help, but I would suggest we were bound to take a step back regardless, considering what was lost.