After finally serving a suspension for his role in an offseason altercation, and after facing and defeating Derek Fisher and the New York Knicks with minimal fanfare, it seems the summer’s turmoil is behind Matt Barnes and he can completely focus on improving the Grizzlies’ playoff odds. Barnes has had an up and down season but has looked like an adept swingman and a pretty solid small-ball stretch-four for the Grizzlies on most occasions.
Since Coach Dave Joerger elected to run Barnes at Zach Randolph’s usual spot in the starting lineup, Barnes has played fairly well overall.