Harrison Barnes' ballhandling a work in progress

Posted Dec 17, 2011
This offseason, anytime someone asked North Carolina forward (and future NBA lottery pick, and prospective player of the year candidate, and potential 2011-12 national title contender) Harrison Barnes what about his game he was working on, the answer was almost always "ballhandling." Now, a few months later, we can actually see whether Barnes's guard-oriented offseason work has paid off or not. The answer? Well, not really. (ESPN.com)

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