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Casey said the offense will be a "motion" offense that doesn't require him to be calling a designed play each trip up the floor. That appears to mean that there's flexibility among the players to read the defense, and react accordingly. I'm pretty sure there's enough freedom in this strategy for Bargnani to setup down low, and call for the ball without being persecuted by the coaching staff.
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Nilanka wrote: View PostCasey said the offense will be a "motion" offense that doesn't require him to be calling a designed play each trip up the floor. That appears to mean that there's flexibility among the players to read the defense, and react accordingly. I'm pretty sure there's enough freedom in this strategy for Bargnani to setup down low, and call for the ball without being persecuted by the coaching staff.
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Nilanka wrote: View PostCasey said the offense will be a "motion" offense that doesn't require him to be calling a designed play each trip up the floor. That appears to mean that there's flexibility among the players to read the defense, and react accordingly. I'm pretty sure there's enough freedom in this strategy for Bargnani to setup down low, and call for the ball without being persecuted by the coaching staff.
I don't mean this as a defense of Bargnani, but rather as an indictment of the severely below-average talent level of this team, especially the starting unit.
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Nilanka wrote: View PostCasey said the offense will be a "motion" offense that doesn't require him to be calling a designed play each trip up the floor. That appears to mean that there's flexibility among the players to read the defense, and react accordingly. I'm pretty sure there's enough freedom in this strategy for Bargnani to setup down low, and call for the ball without being persecuted by the coaching staff.
As CalgaryRapsFan says, this isn't to back Bargs, but let's try to keep the hate to a reasonable level here. Suggesting Bargnani chooses what he wants to do on offense is just as irrational as saying he's got no passion and his teammates must hate him for all the undeserved treatment he gets from the coaching staff, because 'just look at his face'.
I think they should trade him, too. Not because I think he can't be a useful piece for a playoff team, but because I don't think he can do it here any longer. But I guess I don't invest myself enough in basketball to get so vitriolic about the team.Definition of Statistics: The science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures.
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Nilanka wrote: View PostCasey said the offense will be a "motion" offense that doesn't require him to be calling a designed play each trip up the floor. That appears to mean that there's flexibility among the players to read the defense, and react accordingly. I'm pretty sure there's enough freedom in this strategy for Bargnani to setup down low, and call for the ball without being persecuted by the coaching staff.
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jimmie wrote: View PostThis isn't pickup basketball. They do have plays or offensive sets that they run each and every time they have the ball in the half-court, and those plays do require specific positioning by each of the five players. Most of the Raptors plays have Bargnani on the perimeter. While I'm sure that's where he wants to be, moreso than in the post, it's not his 'choice', it's what the playbook dictates.
As CalgaryRapsFan says, this isn't to back Bargs, but let's try to keep the hate to a reasonable level here. Suggesting Bargnani chooses what he wants to do on offense is just as irrational as saying he's got no passion and his teammates must hate him for all the undeserved treatment he gets from the coaching staff, because 'just look at his face'.
I think they should trade him, too. Not because I think he can't be a useful piece for a playoff team, but because I don't think he can do it here any longer. But I guess I don't invest myself enough in basketball to get so vitriolic about the team.
Implying that Bargnani is lazy isn't me "hating" him. It's the truth.
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Nilanka wrote: View PostI don't believe for a second that the offense is designed to have Bargnani on the perimeter 100% of the time. There is most definitely flexibility to have him operate down low once in a while. The first half of last night is a clear example.
Implying that Bargnani is lazy isn't me "hating" him. It's the truth.
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Nilanka wrote: View PostI don't believe for a second that the offense is designed to have Bargnani on the perimeter 100% of the time. There is most definitely flexibility to have him operate down low once in a while. The first half of last night is a clear example.
Implying that Bargnani is lazy isn't me "hating" him. It's the truth.
And I'm still not sure how anyone on a fansite can say with any certainty that any player is "lazy" based pretty much solely on body language. I'm not saying he is or he isn't, but you don't know any more than I do. To say "it's the truth" is pretty definitive, and is what I meant when I was talking about keeping the hate (call it "criticism" if it feels better) to a reasonable level. There's plenty of concrete things to say about Bargnani's game without the hyperbole.
Finally, akash or whatever your name is -- I really hope you're 12 years old, based on how I see you 'conversing' with people on a discussion board. Otherwise, you're just a dick.Definition of Statistics: The science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures.
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jimmie wrote: View PostNo, not 100% on the outside, but that's not what I said. I said that the offense, any offense, is actually 'a design' that requires specific positioning by each player. This was in response to your suggestion that Bargnani simply chooses not to play in the post and/or there's no reason he can't just go there whenever he wants. But to play devil's advocate, I would guess, based on watching about 7 of this year's games, maybe 75% of the Raptors plays require Bargnani to either set up or end up on the perimeter.
And I'm still not sure how anyone on a fansite can say with any certainty that any player is "lazy" based pretty much solely on body language. I'm not saying he is or he isn't, but you don't know any more than I do. To say "it's the truth" is pretty definitive, and is what I meant when I was talking about keeping the hate (call it "criticism" if it feels better) to a reasonable level. There's plenty of concrete things to say about Bargnani's game without the hyperbole.
Finally, akash or whatever your name is -- I really hope you're 12 years old, based on how I see you 'conversing' with people on a discussion board. Otherwise, you're just a dick.
As for the laziness "hyperbole", it's either that or a lack of intelligence. There's no other way to explain why someone in the middle of one of the worst shooting displays in franchise history, decided not to make life easier on himself and play a few possessions with his back to the basket. And that's just discussing Bargnani offense for this one game. Once you factor in his anemic rebounding numbers (over his career), I fail to see how it's not an issue of effort/laziness.
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If your explanation of Bargnani not getting to the line on a 2 of 19 shooting night is because he's following the plays drawn out for him, then maybe Bargnani is a great defender and good rebounder too. It's simply a matter of Casey's orders for him not to grab rebounds! Hell, that means Calderon isn't slow on his feet, he's letting guys blow by him by design!your pal,
ebrian
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jimmie wrote: View PostNo, not 100% on the outside, but that's not what I said. I said that the offense, any offense, is actually 'a design' that requires specific positioning by each player. This was in response to your suggestion that Bargnani simply chooses not to play in the post and/or there's no reason he can't just go there whenever he wants. But to play devil's advocate, I would guess, based on watching about 7 of this year's games, maybe 75% of the Raptors plays require Bargnani to either set up or end up on the perimeter.
And I'm still not sure how anyone on a fansite can say with any certainty that any player is "lazy" based pretty much solely on body language. I'm not saying he is or he isn't, but you don't know any more than I do. To say "it's the truth" is pretty definitive, and is what I meant when I was talking about keeping the hate (call it "criticism" if it feels better) to a reasonable level. There's plenty of concrete things to say about Bargnani's game without the hyperbole.
Finally, akash or whatever your name is -- I really hope you're 12 years old, based on how I see you 'conversing' with people on a discussion board. Otherwise, you're just a dick.
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I finally figured out while watching the game last night why we can't win. We don't have any good players. Derozan is improving, JV and Ross WILL be good eventually Lowry has shown signs of brilliance, but also signs that he knows this team sucks, so he fires up threes thinking he's the only way they are going to win.. Bargs gets all the blame, but without him, we'd still have shitty players.
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ebrian wrote: View PostIf your explanation of Bargnani not getting to the line on a 2 of 19 shooting night is because he's following the plays drawn out for him, then maybe Bargnani is a great defender and good rebounder too. It's simply a matter of Casey's orders for him not to grab rebounds! Hell, that means Calderon isn't slow on his feet, he's letting guys blow by him by design!
Oh, and I guess I'm also saying people are generally trending to the panace stage right now, and it's affecting how they are discussing what's happening on the court. This place used to have a very good 'rational discussion' vs. 'rant-and-response' ratio, and now, not so much.Definition of Statistics: The science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures.
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joey_hesketh wrote: View PostNice post Jimmie. And welcome back to the board! If I'm not mistaken, you took a little 'leave of absense'? HahaDefinition of Statistics: The science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures.
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