For Chris Barnette, he won over the hearts of the Phenom Hoop Report staff at the recent David Rose MDC. The combo guard can easily play both guard positions and did an outstanding job of running his team in the half court, however he is highly effective coming off ball screens and consistently knocking down long-range 3-pointers. As a matter of fact, Barnette may have been one of the best pure shooters at the event. Heck, we can even take it one step further and state he may be one of the better pure shooters in the state.
While most will enjoy his offensive skills, which do deserve special praise, we were equally impressed with his overall hustle and passion he displayed game after game. The long armed guard does have above average lateral quickness and puts as much or more effort on the defensive end of the court as he comes on the offensive end of the court. That statement alone speaks volume! There are not many players who work as hard on the offensive end of the court moving without the ball to come off staggered screens and picks to get open for his patented and pure jump shot. With a player working that hard offensively, it
