Per NY Post<\/a>,\u00a0According to sources, the Knicks coaching staff has a new vision for Barrett, turning him more into a small forward than shooting guard so as to give him less early-possession ballhandling responsibilities.
\nFormer coach David Fizdale, stunningly, gave Barrett the opening-night start at point guard last season and it backfired.
\nThat won\u2019t happen Wednesday in Indiana. Both Alec Burks or Reggie Bullock can play alongside Barrett as the shooting guard.
\nNew guards coach Johnnie Bryant, who turned Donovan Mitchell into a superstar, has made an impact on Barrett, according to people with knowledge of the situation.
\n\u201cI just thought his rim reads were terrific,\u2019\u2019 Thibodeau said. \u201cHis all-round play. His ball pressure [on defense] got a lot better as time went on. Offensively he scored a number of different ways \u2014 transition, cutting without the ball, off the dribble, catch and shoot.\u2019\u2019
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