Holy how awful is Baragnani...
The moment he went out Raptors started playing well.
all the bargnani hype is crazy in toronto and hes not that good, he doesn't play defence he doesn't rebound and on offence all he does is shoot the 3 i can't stand all the hype he gets around here, sure he can shoot but so can alot of other bigs in the nba
What you saw was a classic Bargnani night that frustrates Raptor fans. When he does not shoot well, he completely disappears- defensively, rebounding, etc. The Raptors are aggravated with Humphries; Garbo is out for good, so with Bosh out it pretty much leaves Rasho and Andrea. The team is fine with Rasho as the lone big, but with Andrea as the lone big- uh, oh!
Rasho: 3/4; 6 points; 8 rebounds; 2 assists; +7 (best on team)
I am glad to see Rasho looking pretty good after missing 2 weeks and playing this many minutes on back-to-back nights.
i can see why bargnani doesn't grab many rebounds on offence atleast hes never any where near the paint, and he has about a 3 inch verticle
Bargnani is just too inconsistent. He drops 26 points last night, disappears the next. Doesn't rebound well either.
, even his offensive game is a little spastic. I always cringe when he's not catching and shooting, because he ends up looking like a chicken with its head cut off whenever he puts the ball on the floor. I like how he's versatile, but sometimes I wonder how the team would look if they drafted Rudy Gay.
C: Nesterovic/Filler
PF: Bosh/Humpries/Baston
SF: Gay/Moon/Garbajosa
SG: Parker/Delfino/Kapono
PG: Ford/Calderon
Damn...
But tonight-- 2 rebounds in 25 minutes!
On offense, I would at least like to see him run toward the paint when a shot goes up.
he just looks like a lazy guy to me, sit at the 3 and wait for a pass so he can jack it up or set a screen and jack up a 3 lol
Sam Mitc could see it coming, even if the statistics suggested otherwise because coaches see flaws that others don’t and statistics never tell the whole truth. When it was suggested to the Raptor coach an hour or so before last night’s game that his team’s defence had improved, surely a sign that should please him, he scoffed at the notion.
He pointed out that his team still made too many mistakes, left too many shooters too wide open and then, as if they had heard what he said, the players went out and proved his points correct....
Mitc credits the turnaround, of late, to the return of Rasho Nesterovic, who does nothing flashy but anchor the interior of the Raptor defence. Now in his 10th season, the 7-footer’s ability to direct traffic inside is his most valuable asset.
“The best guy on our team is Rasho,” said the coach. “That’s the thing our guys need to learn how to do is communicate, Rasho talks back there, he lets people know what’s going on and he covers up for a lot of our mistakes. A lot of our younger players just have to get better at it.”
http://www.thestar.com/Sports/NBA/article/281754
if the best guy on the team is rasho, then the raptors have worse issues this season than even I imagined.
Oh boo, we lost!
Defensively, he is their best player.
InjuriesIn addition to missing Bosh, Toronto will probably also be without Bargnani, who suffered a hyper-extended left knee when Blatche blocked him in the first half on Saturday. Bosh did not participate in drills Sunday, only shooting off to the side during the team's practice. Bargnani, who returned to the floor in Saturday's game, did not suit up for practice Sunday as he awaited further testing on the knee.
That means it is anybody's guess as to who starts beside centre Rasho Nesterovic at the power forward slot tonight.
I bet they move Moon over to PF and start Kapono.
Get better A.B.
New Year's resolution for the Raps needs to be to stay healthy.
Feel free to start on that early guys.
Rasho will have double-double tonight.
He came back just in time-- with no Bosh, no Bargnani,and Garbo out indefinitely, they would be left with Humphries and Baston as the big men.
BTW, what is wrong with Brezec? His season is a major disappointment and after he sat out the summer with the national team because he said he needed to focus on his NBA career.
Brezec had serios problems with exhaustion. It took about a year to figure out that he has problems with thyroid gland. He couldn't get in shape, he actually lost some musces.
Before the beginning of the season the problem was discovered and he is picking up. Bobcats support him, coach doesn't want to play him too much, hence not much playing time for him yet.
Hopefully he'll be at full strenght in February/March
Last edited by ata; 12-03-2007 at 02:56 PM.
WOW, that really sucks...
I knew about last year's problems, but didn't know about the thyroid gland issue. I did noticed how he was very slowly worked in the rotation and was wondering why that was.
Good luck to Primoz, and mad props to the Bobcats for standing by him
http://www.rtvslo.si/sport/modload.p...u=4&c_id=36730
http://www.primorske.si/pn/article_w...esc=12368,1,42
Here are the interviews, major props to Jordan also!
Huh?Primož Brezec v ligi NBA igra že sedmo sezono. Na naboru ga je leta 2001 izbrala Indiana Pacers. Zanje je igral do leta 2004, ko je odšel v novoustanovljeno ekipo lige NBA Charlotte Bobcats. Sezona 2005/06 je bila Brezčeva najboljša doslej v najmočnejši košarkarski ligi na svetu. Igral je 79 tekem in dosegel povprečno 27,4 točk na tekmo. Lani, ko je vso sezono igral obremenjen z zdravstvenimi težavami, je igral na 58 tekmah s povprečjem 14,5 točke na tekmo.
It should be minutes instead of points!
I hope Brezec gets all healed up soon.
How are Smodis and Boki doing? And Jaka and Saso?
Good luck to the Raps tonight.
Injured, not so well right now, great, injured.How are Smodis and Boki doing? And Jaka and Saso?
Typical Rasho scoring pattern: 3/4; 6 points in the first quarter.
Made shots: a sweeping hook, a baby hook off an offensive board, and a 16 foot jumper. Missed shot- dunk! But, at least he tried to make a strong move to the basket.
Thanks, I knew something wasn't right, but I did not know the details. I am glad they discovered what the problem is.
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