Are Harrison Barnes and C.J. Leslie frying under the pressure?

Posted Dec 3, 2010
Averaging a modest 11.3 points and 6.1 rebounds while shooting 33.8 percent through his first seven games, Harrison Barnes has quickly become a target of the press, criticized as overrated for his early struggles. To Roy Williams, the dynamic just doesn't make sense. How can the media, which hyped the kid to begin with, rip the kid for not living up to the outside expectations that he did not set? (Fayetteville Observer)

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