Correctly or not, I have been of the opinion that Bargnani, because of cultural or his own personality or even the Euro system that he was in so long, was reticent about doing anything that smelled of usurping or upstaging all those senior to him on the team. This at the minimum would have included Bosh and Calderon. Team play and behaviour is of great importance in Euro sports and I think this has contributed to his play sometimes. btw, I also think he has been a lazy bitch sometimes.
Now, with the v. real possibility of Bosh leaving, it will be real check time to determine if these "excuses" held any truth. So I look forward to having Bargs just play with passion and ballhog if necessary on both offense and defense. There shall be nothing else to hide behind. Of his talents there is no doubt. Just play...and dont roam except on set plays. A month (maybe 2 weeks) in I think we'll all know if he is ready to show if he has the "it" or at least some of the "it" to build upon.
I also hope the coaching staff can define his role clearly (to play inside mostly) and hold him to it. If all this doesnt work BC has to bite the bullet ...again ...and relatively quickly so the team's growth not lose momentum.
Now, with the v. real possibility of Bosh leaving, it will be real check time to determine if these "excuses" held any truth. So I look forward to having Bargs just play with passion and ballhog if necessary on both offense and defense. There shall be nothing else to hide behind. Of his talents there is no doubt. Just play...and dont roam except on set plays. A month (maybe 2 weeks) in I think we'll all know if he is ready to show if he has the "it" or at least some of the "it" to build upon.
I also hope the coaching staff can define his role clearly (to play inside mostly) and hold him to it. If all this doesnt work BC has to bite the bullet ...again ...and relatively quickly so the team's growth not lose momentum.
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