Due to real life engagements (yes, contain your surprise…DTB sometimes does things in the real world that aren’t highlight videos), I was unable to watch this game between the Bucks and the Nuggets. Which is good. Because the Bucks lost and I’ve gotten used to them winning (is this how Warriors fans feel all the time?). Not only that, but Will Barton was the driving force behind the ‘Ggets win, with a kind of LeBron-esque line of 24/7/8.
I’m actually not mad that Barton did this to the Bucks. Barton playing this well isn’t an anomaly; he’s done this to plenty of other teams both this season and in his career as a whole. 24 and 8 for him isn’t even “going off” really; he’s have to drop 30/10 at least before I considered him to have “gone off”. The reason I’m mad is because Will Barton must have the lowest production to care ratio in the league. Meaning that the amount of attention he gets from NBA fans is way lower than it should be when you look at how many points he scores.
Barton videos on my channel regularly perform poorly. Fans of his previous teams must not care about him at all. Does he have any fans from his college days? If he does, I’ve never seen hide nor hair of them. And he’s not really embroiled in any trade rumors right now, so it’s not like Lakers fans obsessed with their theoretical acquisition of him are flocking to see what his play style is.
Come on people. Try to find some care in your bodies for Will Barton. Dredge up some care from your limited inner reserves of it. And if you can’t find any, just pretend you have it. People pretend that they care about things they don’t actually care about all the time.