I look at this strictly from a trade value point of view. Bargs trade value is at an all-time low, so even his biggest haters have no choice but to root for him, if for no other reason than it increases his trade value. Perfect example is the Gay-Jose-Ed trade.
In the pre-season, we were talking about outright amnesty for Jose to make room for Nash and people were OK with that. Bargs was considered our franchise player. Ed Davis was considred redundant to Amir, a non-favourite of Dwayne Casey and barely in the rotation. Yet, Jose played lights out and in fact also helped increase the value of Ed Davis, which only happened because of Bargs injury. So, the perception of value can change rapidly in the NBA.
So there's the strategy for Raptors fans and media. Let's all grit our teeth and heap massive praise on Bargs at every possible chance..... until he's finally traded.
In the pre-season, we were talking about outright amnesty for Jose to make room for Nash and people were OK with that. Bargs was considered our franchise player. Ed Davis was considred redundant to Amir, a non-favourite of Dwayne Casey and barely in the rotation. Yet, Jose played lights out and in fact also helped increase the value of Ed Davis, which only happened because of Bargs injury. So, the perception of value can change rapidly in the NBA.
So there's the strategy for Raptors fans and media. Let's all grit our teeth and heap massive praise on Bargs at every possible chance..... until he's finally traded.
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