Harrison Barnes has been an epic disappointment this season, and as the Golden State Warriors continue their efforts to become a legitimate contender instead of a mere playoff team, you have to wonder whether the second-year forward figures into their future plans.
Amid that lingering uncertainty, one thing remains unassailably true: Warriors fans are behind Barnes. They desperately want to see him succeed, to the point of deliriously overreacting to plays he completed fairly often last year.
Like this strong finish against the Los Angeles Clippers:
Per TrueHoop's Ethan Sherwood Strauss, the pandemonium that followed Barnes' dunk encapsulated the worried, still-somehow-optimistic sentiments surrounding Barnes this season:
If the crowd's crazed reaction for a merely cool second-quarter jam was a little over the top, it may be attributable to a certain nervous energy regarding the Barnes situation. He’s been adrift on this roster this season, and the murmurs of doubt and disappointment have been growing louder.
Clearly, Golden State supporters want Barnes to be a big part of ...
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