[Smith] There are those in the Raptors organization whose eyebrows were raised in the summer when Scottie Barnes would flit in and out of team runs in both Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

There are those in the organization whose eyebrows were raised in the summer when Barnes would flit in and out of team runs in both Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

Having watched almost every game last season and about every game so far this season, it’s hard to see any one area of the game that Barnes is better at in his second year than he was in his first.

The numbers are down, his impact on games is down, his enthusiasm seems down and 30 or so games of stagnation has been a significant factor in the tough start to the Raptors season.

Raptors fans are intimately familiar with the likes of DeMar DeRozan, Fred VanVleet, Pascal Siakam and even Kyle Lowry going away for a summer and coming back with something added to their game.

Barnes didn’t do that last year. He better do it this summer and he should be doing as much as he can in-season, too.

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