Doug's season grades / Koreen's grades, Pg. 4

[Rasho is god]

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ANDREA BARGNANI

Status: Signed through 2014-15 season.

Good and bad: Missed more than half the season with a wonky calf muscle but was excellent for most of the games he played; showed a willingness, and an ability, to play defence that had been hidden in his first five years with the franchise. Still an offensive matchup problem for opponents and Casey structured the offence to run through him. He won’t ever be a great rebounder but he can definitely improve in that area.

Future: No reason to think Casey won’t keep him in same key role.

Grade: B-plus.

DEMAR DEROZAN

Status: Signed through 2012-13 season with team option for 2013-14.

Good and bad: Assumed far greater scoring load with absence of Andrea Bargnani for more than half the season; showed at times a great understanding of the balance needed between drives and jumpers. Still has to work to do on defence but Dwane Casey lauded him for improvement as the season went on. Still needs to work on ball-handling skills to be able to attack more successfully. Probably more a complementary player on a very good team as opposed to a go-to guy right now.

Future: If his game continues to develop as it has, a key part.

Grade: C-plus

[fredericklove]

Was Bargs excellent for most of the games he played? And he'll improve in the rebounding area? Cmon Doug.

[HighOctane]

Propaganda. There's motive here in The Toronto Star.

[Kabookalu]

Everyone basically got a C except for Amir (D), Magloire (B) and Bargs (B).

[overdose]

Doug's a joke.

[Mister Ze]

I would think JJ deserves a B- , he's been one of the brighter spots this season.

[Parataxis]

Not that it matters, but The Doug lists Alabi as a UFA. Shouldn't he be RFA?

[RaptorReloaded]

Propaganda. There's motive here in The Toronto Star.

[YogiStewart]

did he really give Magloire a B???
he's horrawful.

[highscore]

JUST STOP IT DOUG
Give up already, I can't take it anymore.

[C_Money]

He gets a rise out of messing with people.

[dTox]

Bargs B+ ? Haha now I know he's trying to draw attention

[cram]

Used to read Doug's stuff religiously. Now i barely check in once a month. He's just terrible now.

[Indeed]

I think DeRozan improved a lot, and his ball handling in his last few games showed some flashes being a good playmaker. However, his body language (perhaps frustration) has been too much. If he is the best player on the team, he cannot afford to be tossed out of the game (like the previous game). He needs to take more responsible on court.

As for Bargnani, I don't know if we intended to keep him out for a bit, and he was out of shape as he got back into the game. I wouldn't account for those injuries, and I doubt it is that serious. However, his rebounding needs to be improved, his technique is far from acceptable, and we need him to rebound in clutch time after intentional fouling opponents.

Meanwhile, for the other players, I haven't read the comments yet.

[Relentless88]

How does Magloire get a B?

[BAMartian]

Say what you want about Bargnani but regardless of what most of you think he deserves a higher score than other Raps this season because he was hands down our best player when he healthy and playing. If that annoys you because he's not a "traditional" big and doesn't grab 10 boards a game, get over it already.

[highness]

Say what you want about Bargnani but regardless of what most of you think he deserves a higher score than other Raps this season because he was hands down our best player when he healthy and playing. If that annoys you because he's not a "traditional" big and doesn't grab 10 boards a game, get over it already.

He was our best player for 13 games lol. Post all star Derozan was our best player.

[BAMartian]

Say what you want about Bargnani but regardless of what most of you think he deserves a higher score than other Raps this season because he was hands down our best player when he healthy and playing. If that annoys you because he's not a "traditional" big and doesn't grab 10 boards a game, get over it already.

He was our best player for 13 games lol. Post all star Derozan was our best player.

No he was our best player when were actually playing for something. As soon as the rest of the team shut down and we went into full tank mode THEN Derozan became our best player.

Happy?

[BAMartian]

actually that's kinda like last season too. Derozan is the man in meaningless games!

[highness]

Say what you want about Bargnani but regardless of what most of you think he deserves a higher score than other Raps this season because he was hands down our best player when he healthy and playing. If that annoys you because he's not a "traditional" big and doesn't grab 10 boards a game, get over it already.

He was our best player for 13 games lol. Post all star Derozan was our best player.

No he was our best player when were actually playing for something. As soon as the rest of the team shutdown and we went into full tank mode THEN Derozan became our best player.

Happy?

13 games.