Most players in Harrison Barnes' situation would be upset.
Despite a promising rookie campaign that featured a remarkable postseason outburst, the Golden State Warriors' second-year pro is going to lose his starting job to new acquisition Andre Iguodala.
The fact that the 21-year-old isn't remotely perturbed is just one of the reasons why he could be in for a breakout campaign, starting role or not.
A for Attitude
Barnes won the starting small forward job as a rookie last season, beating out veterans Brandon Rush and Richard Jefferson in training camp. Given the parties involved, that might not sound like much of an achievement. But for a 20-year-old player whose good-but-not-great college career provided more questions than answers, it was impressive.
And Barnes held onto that starting gig, too. A tweaked knee kept him off the court for just one contest in 2012-13. In the Warriors' other 81 regular-season games, Barnes was on the floor for the opening tip.
This year, he'll almost certainly be on the bench.
Remarkably, Barnes is saying al ...
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