April 3 - Charlotte Bobcats - Dilemma Edition

[ceez]

Mcadoo has Marvin Williams written all over him at this time. The only difference was Marvin Williams was 6th man on a championship team.

I'm probably being way too superficial in this comparison but that is just my opinion of him.

i don't get that feeling at all. i think talent wise, he's probably the most talented player on the tar heels this past year. anyways, we'll see what happens!

these next 2 months are going to bloooooooooow

[Matt52]

i don't get that feeling at all. i think talent wise, he's probably the most talented player on the tar heels this past year. anyways, we'll see what happens!

these next 2 months are going to bloooooooooow

we're only talking opinions here and no one can tell the future but the talk on Williams in 2005 was how much talent and potential he has. Remember Atlanta picked him #2 despite having a real NEED for a PG and in doing so they bypassed Deron Williams and Chris Paul.

I really hope Mcadoo sticks around UNC for another year to get a better idea of what he is all about. He certainly has the heritage. But if I were him and I was being told I would go top 10, I'm gone.

[ceez]

i wouldn't put much stock into what atlanta does in the draft...

[Bendit]

- I'm starting to have some doubts about Ed Davis. He's the big man version of DeMar DeRozan on this team. He's just not very assertive, and often has spurts of timidness around the basket like DeRozan. After watching Thomas Robinson of the Kansas Jayhawks, I've decided that having a big man without a meanstreak is kind of pointless nowadays. You need to be a bully out there, or just don't show up. Ed had 6 points and 7 rebounds and I only remember seeing 2 of those points and none of the rebounds.

I've got to stop taking my wife to these types of games. She doesn't like basketball to begin with and these kinds of games aren't exactly helping me change her mind.

Accurate write up as came across on the tv. And how true this point is. ED seems to be sleep walking thru the season. At least one sees DD trying to adjust and is active enough. If your bigs are not intimidating you are definitely not going to run with the big boys.

[Matt52]

These type of comments drive me crazy! Do you really think it was a one on one game with these tow players all game? You do realize that Gray matched up with Mullens quite a bit, as did both Ed and Amir. I too would like to see more than 3 boards from Andrea, but don't put it all on him for having a guy grab 14 in a team game where Andrea started at the 4 and Mullens at the 5.

For the record, 30 points on 22 shots is not bad.

Especially when he hit 11 and missed 6 straight from about 6:30-1:30.

Over that last 1:20, he hit:

long 2
3
post up score
2 free throws.


It is to the point now where the battle lines have been drawn for Bargnani. If you don't like him by now you never will. If you are a fan, you always will. It always comes down to the same tried and true arguments for and against the guy. He is always going to be a polarizing figure among those who have a traditional mindset of what basketball 'should' be and those who tolerate or even embrace thinking outside traditional lines. By now, whether you love him or hate him, everyone recognizes what Bargnani can do and realizes he is never going to grab significant rebounds at the PF or C spot or play amazing help defense.

[Matt52]

i wouldn't put much stock into what atlanta does in the draft...

lol - nor would I. Which is kind of the point. They have bought the hype over the years.

[ebrian]

Accurate write up as came across on the tv. And how true this point is. ED seems to be sleep walking thru the season. At least one sees DD trying to adjust and is active enough. If your bigs are not intimidating you are definitely not going to run with the big boys.

It's funny I saw this game and made those comments and then I read Chisholm's article. I guess he's on the way out, which is okay by me at this point.

[NoPropsneeded]

These type of comments drive me crazy! Do you really think it was a one on one game with these tow players all game? You do realize that Gray matched up with Mullens quite a bit, as did both Ed and Amir. I too would like to see more than 3 boards from Andrea, but don't put it all on him for having a guy grab 14 in a team game where Andrea started at the 4 and Mullens at the 5.

For the record, 30 points on 22 shots is not bad.

Mullens started at the 4 actually

[draftedraptor]

Especially when he hit 11 and missed 6 straight from about 6:30-1:30.

Over that last 1:20, he hit:

long 2
3
post up score
2 free throws.


It is to the point now where the battle lines have been drawn for Bargnani. If you don't like him by now you never will. If you are a fan, you always will. It always comes down to the same tried and true arguments for and against the guy. He is always going to be a polarizing figure among those who have a traditional mindset of what basketball 'should' be and those who tolerate or even embrace thinking outside traditional lines. By now, whether you love him or hate him, everyone recognizes what Bargnani can do and realizes he is never going to grab significant rebounds at the PF or C spot or play amazing help defense.

As much as I hate his game I want Bargnani to stay because he wants to stay in Toronto.

And we need to stop making excuses for him. We have Matt devlin on BC's payroll doing that already. Mullens played well against him. Putting Biyombo on him for a few plays does not change this.

[Bendit]

This maybe misplaced...but does anyone else notice that Barnani looks especially wan/paler (like he is sick) and keeps sucking for air during stops in play (bending over at the foul line like he needs a blow). He wasnt like this during those "13" games and Iam thinking about his backtothesoftplay on defense posture. I think he always had a bit of a stamina issue but these games after his injury he has been less frisky (not that he is any jumping jack).

[Nilanka]

This maybe misplaced...but does anyone else notice that Barnani looks especially wan/paler (like he is sick) and keeps sucking for air during stops in play (bending over at the foul line like he needs a blow). He wasnt like this during those "13" games and Iam thinking about his backtothesoftplay on defense posture. I think he always had a bit of a stamina issue but these games after his injury he has been less frisky (not that he is any jumping jack).

He looks somewhat skinnier too (usually the opposite of what happens when you miss 20 games).

[slaw]

He looks somewhat skinnier too (usually the opposite of what happens when you miss 20 games).

He looks like he's always looked. He's playing the same as he's always played. He's isn't sick. He isn't injured. He's probably a bit out of shape but he's always been a bit out of shape. He's the same Bargnani he's been for 6 years.

As for the game, that was one of the worst NBA games I have watched all year. Charlotte is truly awful. Biyombo is such a project. Beyond that, it's just a bunch of average to below average players and they are completely discombobulated on offense and defense. It's almost as though the coaching staff has given up. That's a really bad situation. The fact that Toronto can barely beat that team says something about the Raptors.

Bigger picture, who are these young players Toronto is developing? Bargnani: ~34 MP; Calderon ~34; Kleiza ~28 MP; A. Gray ~20MP. I guess Derozan gets his guaranteed 35+ MP but I don't see all this young talent the team says they are developing this year.

[Nilanka]

Bigger picture, who are these young players Toronto is developing? Bargnani: ~34 MP; Calderon ~34; Kleiza ~28 MP; A. Gray ~20MP. I guess Derozan gets his guaranteed 35+ MP but I don't see all this young talent the team says they are developing this year.

Yup, we kind of touched on this in the Ed Davis thread. They're probably not developing him because he's not in Colangelo's long-term plans.

The only other player who might be worth "developing" is done for the season.