Jeff in Toronto:
Hoopsworld is getting us excited with a report that Bargnani might be traded! I say ship out Colangelo, Triano and Bargnani and create a defence-first environment here in Toronto. The fans would love that.
Bill Ingram:
I guess so! Lots of Bargs questions this morning. Don't worry - of BC wants to deal him, there will be takers.
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Hoopsworld is getting us excited with a report that Bargnani might be traded! I say ship out Colangelo, Triano and Bargnani and create a defence-first environment here in Toronto. The fans would love that.
Bill Ingram:
I guess so! Lots of Bargs questions this morning. Don't worry - of BC wants to deal him, there will be takers.
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Sounds like he might have value around the league.
Dan in :
Hey Bill, I saw yesterday a potential rumor saying Andrea Barganani was available. Many of us were wondering why we even drafted him in the first place considering the type of player we already had in Bosh. What'd you suppose he'd net us in return?
Bill Ingram:
Lots of questions about that Bargnani rumor this morning, so let me answer a few here. First and foremost, Bargs is a very talented scorer. He doesn't do anything else extremely well, but he can score the ball, and in the NBA you need guys who can put the ball in the hole. The challenge with a guy like Bargnani (and Dirk Nowitzki and Carmelo Anthony and a long list of others) is that you have to surround them with guys who compensate. For instance, the Dallas Mavericks were at their best when defensive-minded players like Devin Harris and Josh Howard were around Dirk. This year they were better when Caron Butler was healthy because Caron was so tough on the defensive end. They replaced him with Peja Stojakovic, who has never played defense, and as a result the Mavs have looked mediocre at times.
In the case of Bargnani, you have to surround him with defensive players who make up for his own lack of defense. Bosh isn't a defender, either, so you're right - that didn't make a lot of sense. Put him in Utah, where the Jazz played so well with Okur in the mix. AK47 will likely be gone, so it may be a moot point, but that's the kind of team that could use him. Devin Harris, Raja Bell, Kirilenko - all very good defenders - could support Bargs and just let him do this scoring thing.
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Hey Bill, I saw yesterday a potential rumor saying Andrea Barganani was available. Many of us were wondering why we even drafted him in the first place considering the type of player we already had in Bosh. What'd you suppose he'd net us in return?
Bill Ingram:
Lots of questions about that Bargnani rumor this morning, so let me answer a few here. First and foremost, Bargs is a very talented scorer. He doesn't do anything else extremely well, but he can score the ball, and in the NBA you need guys who can put the ball in the hole. The challenge with a guy like Bargnani (and Dirk Nowitzki and Carmelo Anthony and a long list of others) is that you have to surround them with guys who compensate. For instance, the Dallas Mavericks were at their best when defensive-minded players like Devin Harris and Josh Howard were around Dirk. This year they were better when Caron Butler was healthy because Caron was so tough on the defensive end. They replaced him with Peja Stojakovic, who has never played defense, and as a result the Mavs have looked mediocre at times.
In the case of Bargnani, you have to surround him with defensive players who make up for his own lack of defense. Bosh isn't a defender, either, so you're right - that didn't make a lot of sense. Put him in Utah, where the Jazz played so well with Okur in the mix. AK47 will likely be gone, so it may be a moot point, but that's the kind of team that could use him. Devin Harris, Raja Bell, Kirilenko - all very good defenders - could support Bargs and just let him do this scoring thing.
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