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Bargnani looked great in the win against the Warriors. If he was on the Lakers NIK would be saying he is the next Dirk lol
^ You are too negative with him, man. Be more rational, please. When people were dissing Kwame Brown cause he wasn't #1 draft pick material you were saying he was still a good defender and that even tho he wasn't "that good" like people expected him to be, it was still cool having him on our roster. Shit you was asking Lakers to sign him, this summer. To sign "a B-U-S-T"! So why can't you have the same approach with Andrea Bargnani? Ok, he's not #1 draft pick material (nobody is saying that, anyway). But he's still a very good shooter, he just turned 23, he's still 7-0, and he's starting to defend pretty well (2.5 blocks per game so far) and to hustle more. Stats doesn't tell the truth, sometimes. I dunno if you've seen Bargani's game against GSW, but he made a clutch 3pointer late in the 4th Quarter, and then he scored and blocked a shot in OT that basically closed the game. He ain't no Bosh, but he's still a quality power forward with a lot of room to improve. And i'd say the same about Bellinelli (GSW) and Galinari (NYK).
Quote from: Antonio on November 02, 2008, 04:31:38 PM^ You are too negative with him, man. Be more rational, please. When people were dissing Kwame Brown cause he wasn't #1 draft pick material you were saying he was still a good defender and that even tho he wasn't "that good" like people expected him to be, it was still cool having him on our roster. Shit you was asking Lakers to sign him, this summer. To sign "a B-U-S-T"! So why can't you have the same approach with Andrea Bargnani? Ok, he's not #1 draft pick material (nobody is saying that, anyway). But he's still a very good shooter, he just turned 23, he's still 7-0, and he's starting to defend pretty well (2.5 blocks per game so far) and to hustle more. Stats doesn't tell the truth, sometimes. I dunno if you've seen Bargani's game against GSW, but he made a clutch 3pointer late in the 4th Quarter, and then he scored and blocked a shot in OT that basically closed the game. He ain't no Bosh, but he's still a quality power forward with a lot of room to improve. And i'd say the same about Bellinelli (GSW) and Galinari (NYK).Kwame has his strengths, he's known for his tough defense and he's very consistent at it...Bargnani has strengths too, but he's extremely inconsistent and you can find a ton of players just like him overseas. I never denied that Kwame was a bust, he was just more solid for us than Bargnani is to Toronto, that's all. You bring up Belinelli, Gallinari, hell, even Jasikevicius...that's exactly the type of player he is. A European star who's game wont translate as well in the NBA...PeACe
very good points made by Antonio.