Why are people booing Bargnani?

[ReubenJRD]

So much Derozan hate. Wow, you people calling your player garbage is just as bad as booing another. Please, oh please...
Derozan didn't play well at all, but mood changes when he has a great game - like recently?

Very pleased with how assertive Bargnani was, he looked like a bigger Landry Fields (arm band, beard, complexion, energy). Like literally.

Lucas is being forced to play because of no back-up. I would NEVER have Anderson play point, and Lowry can't play 48 minutes. Maybe 40 minutes... Anderson should barely see time, Ross and Fields should get majority of burn off the bench...

Damn, I honestly can't see blaming anyone other than the players. Relying too much on Rudy to bail them out of bad stretches, and defense/energy was just... I don't have a word to say how bad that was..

[FoxMachine]

So much Derozan hate. Wow, you people calling your player garbage is just as bad as booing another. Please, oh please...
Derozan didn't play well at all, but mood changes when he has a great game - like recently?

Very pleased with how assertive Bargnani was, he looked like a bigger Landry Fields (arm band, beard, complexion, energy). Like literally.

Lucas is being forced to play because of no back-up. I would NEVER have Anderson play point, and Lowry can't play 48 minutes. Maybe 40 minutes... Anderson should barely see time, Ross and Fields should get majority of burn off the bench...

Damn, I honestly can't see blaming anyone other than the players. Relying too much on Rudy to bail them out of bad stretches, and defense/energy was just... I don't have a word to say how bad that was..

I still say we got outcoached in the 4th but derozan dominated the ball in the first half.. I dont know who he's trying to show off to (or maybe I do) but hes not good enough to do that.. guy has had 2 terrible games in a row trying to do too much.. hes lucky he had so many FT's last game to make him look good.. he needs to relax and take it as it comes.. that's the only way he is effective.. Anderson needs to relax too or just sit down period.. we need a better coach in the 4th quarter

[ezz_bee]

I guess all the fans felt like their #tradebargnani campaign wasn't getting the attention it deserved, so they decided to flashmob about about.

[RandomGuy]

I'm embarassed about these fans and sorry for R.Gay to see the sad reality, couldn't be worse... in sports.

[ebrian]

What's wrong with booing him? We're now 4-19 with Bargnani. The bold part is not an anomaly.

Even Vegas favored us in this game. Against the 24-23 Celtics. When we were 17-31. 14 games below .500 favored against a team above .500? Really? Obviously they forgot about the Bargnani factor.

[japetas]

BC somehow had to land Will Bynum to Toronto in the R.Gay trade...

[japetas]

What's wrong with booing him? We're now 4-19 with Bargnani. The bold part is not an anomaly.

Even Vegas favored us in this game. Against the 24-23 Celtics. When we were 17-31. 14 games below .500 favored against a team above .500? Really? Obviously they forgot about the Bargnani factor.

You're pathetic... You think that we lost tonight because of Bargnani??

[FoxMachine]

What's wrong with booing him? We're now 4-19 with Bargnani. The bold part is not an anomaly.

Even Vegas favored us in this game. Against the 24-23 Celtics. When we were 17-31. 14 games below .500 favored against a team above .500? Really? Obviously they forgot about the Bargnani factor.

u didn't watch the game obviously

[RandomGuy]

Then they wonder why no one wants to play in Toronto

[c_bcm]

What's wrong with booing him? We're now 4-19 with Bargnani. The bold part is not an anomaly.

Even Vegas favored us in this game. Against the 24-23 Celtics. When we were 17-31. 14 games below .500 favored against a team above .500? Really? Obviously they forgot about the Bargnani factor.

Because correlation is not causation you ignorant arse.

[ebrian]

You're pathetic... You think that we lost tonight because of Bargnani??

Whether you resort to personal attacks makes no difference to me. Doesn't matter if we lost because of him or not. Fans have the right to do whatever they want when they've paid for a ticket. We're now 4-19 with him in the lineup. Period. There's nothing else there that requires analysis.

[RobertArchibald]

You've been here at RR for over 300 posts, and you're surprised people were booing? I'm not the least surprised there was such a classless reaction by some.

I disagree with it being classless. Fans have a right to express themselves. To me, the booing is a communication to management that they're fed up with this guy and he needs to be moved. Played a decent game but we all know it isn't going to last. It's not like BC is reading the forums here at RR so a boo can be quite helpful in getting a point across. If you don't want to be booed, don't suck.

[KHD]

I disagree with it being classless. Fans have a right to express themselves. To me, the booing is a communication to management that they're fed up with this guy and he needs to be moved. Played a decent game but we all know it isn't going to last. It's not like BC is reading the forums here at RR so a boo can be quite helpful in getting a point across. If you don't want to be booed, don't suck.

And this is why guys don't want to stay in Toronto.

[Bouncepass]

Whether you resort to personal attacks makes no difference to me. Doesn't matter if we lost because of him or not. Fans have the right to do whatever they want when they've paid for a ticket. We're now 4-19 with him in the lineup. Period. There's nothing else there that requires analysis.

Well, that's a brilliant analysis and conclusion. Good that we got it settled. So, I guess that since the Raptors' record is much better with AA, he should be playing even more than he is now. He was on the court with Gay, DeRozan, Lowry and Bargnani and thought that the best strategy was to try to play an iso game and become a scorer. The guy can play hard, but he thinks he's much more than he is. Terrible.

[grindhouse]

I hope the message was sent loud and clear! Nothing personal against barg but he does not have the heart to play in this city. We want toughness and defense and smart basketball. I miss Ed defense sucks ATM

[Rapstor4Life]

The booing of Bargnani on second thought is a disgrace.... Boo him when hes out of the city booing him while in Rap uniform makes the city of Toronto look even worse, and not to mention takes its toll on the team mentally, boo the opposing team people.

What a joke yes we want Andrea gone but goddam let him leave with a little dignity.

[ebrian]

Well, that's a brilliant analysis and conclusion. Good that we got it settled. So, I guess that since the Raptors' record is much better with AA, he should be playing even more than he is now. He was on the court with Gay, DeRozan, Lowry and Bargnani and thought that the best strategy was to try to play an iso game and become a scorer. The guy can play hard, but he thinks he's much more than he is. Terrible.

Wow, what a completely random thought out of nowhere. Alan Anderson should not be playing in the NBA but that's besides the point. I have no idea why you've brought up AA's playing time (this is Casey's fault) in a thread about booing Bargnani. Playing time isn't even mentioned in this thread.

You want to talk about analysis, then please at least consider sample size instead of pulling out some random haphazard thought about another player. You don't have to like it, but paying fans have every right to boo whoever they want to. One decent game does not erase the last 7 years.

[heinz57]

you dont boo your own team. period.

i dont care how much you hate a guy... i dont care how much you want him out of town.. i don't care how shit the team is...

unless the ACC was suddenly filled with 50% celtics fans... fuck right off

imagine you have to take sick leave... for whatever reason... let's say a broken leg... and when you're finally able to go back to work, everyone is yelling at you "you fucking suck!!! get the hell out of here!!"

no matter how much you actually do suck.... they're still a bunch of dicks.

[BasketballCrush]

All those people complaining about the booing, can buy tickets to the next game and cheer. What are we thought police? Even haters are allowed to buy tickets. If you want to show your disgust do so in person.

Hate to say it, but the people with tickets can do as they wish. I am not going to judge them, cheer for Lin, be a Laker fan, go for the slice. Being embarrassed for someone else is so teen.

[japetas]

Whether you resort to personal attacks makes no difference to me. Doesn't matter if we lost because of him or not. Fans have the right to do whatever they want when they've paid for a ticket. We're now 4-19 with him in the lineup. Period. There's nothing else there that requires analysis.

Yeah, of course they have the right, but it's not polite and it doesn't help him play better... You're cheering for the team and booing at the players who try to help the team win... A guy comes back after long time period and the fans meets him with booing...