Has anyone seen a real raptors practice?

G-UNIT · Post #1 » by **G-UNIT** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 4:18 pm

Im just wondering if Bargs gets abused by Hump or Rasho when they practice? You figure he can learn how to rebound with hump there? no?

TorontoBaller · Post #2 » by **TorontoBaller** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 4:43 pm

Seriously.

I could help Bargs with rebounding.

I'd call it, "Trying". And he could do it on every play!

But ****, just standing there allowing your guy to box you out at 12 feet is brutal. Try and get position. Just try dude.

BasherMan · Post #3 » by **BasherMan** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 6:35 pm

This is why Bargs gets pinned to the bench. It has nothing to do with his poor shooting this year, and everything to do with his defense.

Shooting and scoring takes talent, rebounding and defense takes will.

kem416 · Post #4 » by **kem416** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 7:11 pm

BasherMan wrote:This is why Bargs gets pinned to the bench. It has nothing to do with his poor shooting this year, and everything to do with his defense.

Shooting and scoring takes talent, rebounding and defense takes will.

Why Bargs hasn't figured this out is beyond me. He lets his man get position and then makes a half assed attempt to left his hand, then a quick glance over that Sam, a I'm still in the game thought and then the 2 hands on the back foul to complete the play.

Sorry, I'm frustrated. :banghead:

However I'm not on the dump on Bargs bandwaggon. I still cheer for him whenever he gets in. Its hard to figure out. Get him a big man coach.

99 Problems · Post #5 » by **99 Problems** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:21 pm

Why not do that thing they did in practice last year, in Denver I think, where Smitch threw a ball at halfcourt and told everybody to go get it...It got physical and Bargs apparently was as rough as anybody... It seemed to have worked for a while...

Seriously something above the norm needs to be done with this guy... he seems to think he's some Italian playboy who only does the scoring and flashy stuff for glory while he leaves the dirty work on the defensive end to everybody else.. like he doesn't want to be bothered with it...

Get him in a gym with Oak and a bunch of older vets and let them rough him up and get on his ass relentlessly until Bargs breaks down and cries... Or at least shows some emotion other than that blank open-mouth look he always has on...

BasherMan · Post #6 » by **BasherMan** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:32 pm

One of the things that guys like Oak, AD, Willis and others brought to the team was the veteren presence in the locker room. We need a big like that to really get on Bargs, and you have to wonder why Rasho, or maybe his message, isn't getting through.

99 Problems · Post #7 » by **99 Problems** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:41 pm

Well Rasho with his 5.5 career rpg average is hardly a rebounding master himself... Nowadays he's old so he just taps rebounds around instead of grabbing them... Not the ideal person to learn from...

CB4 should get on his ass like that game in Golden State last year... only every practice and game...

foetopsy · Post #8 » by **foetopsy** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:49 pm

Bargs man on man defense isn't bad

Dyabolikal · Post #9 » by **Dyabolikal** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:53 pm

There was an article in one of the TO papers the other day; Smitch talked about a drill he uses at the end of every practice where Bargs practices boxing out against Hump and Baston for rebounds.

dinosaur_dan · Post #10 » by **dinosaur_dan** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:22 am

Every once in a while you see Bargs grab a solid board. It's very gratifying. If only he made that effort more often

Post #11 » by **Harry Palmer** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:24 am

Warya wrote:Why not do that thing they did in practice last year, in Denver I think, where Smitch threw a ball at halfcourt and told everybody to go get it...It got physical and Bargs apparently was as rough as anybody... It seemed to have worked for a while...

Sam recently said he has been doing that, and is going to keep doing it until it works.

The implication of the last part is probably pretty clear.

dinosaur_dan · Post #12 » by **dinosaur_dan** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:07 am

Harry Palmer wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Sam recently said he has been doing that, and is going to keep doing it until it works.

The implication of the last part is probably pretty clear.

Yup. You don't really want that ball unless you're ready to kill for it. Mitchell will make Bargnani kill.

This keeps happening until Bargnani rends Nesterovic limb from limb, thus permanently earning his starting spot in a shower of blood and glory.

Only then will Bargnani truly be more animal than man.

Only then will Bargnani truly be a rebounder.

theonlyeastcoastrapsfan · Post #13 » by **theonlyeastcoastrapsfan** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:46 am

If he does catch on, I bet we won't be able to sign him.