The problem with Bargnani is not that the other Raptors are not getting him the ball, but that he’s not getting himself into a position to score. Bargnani, more than any of the Raptors scorers, needs others to create for him. Over 75% of his shots are assisted, which is a very high number. He needs guys to draw defenders to get his shots, and when the defense is stopping penetration, there’s not much he can do.

And I’ve read a lot of complaints about him not getting the ball in the post, but while he does go down there a lot more, he’s not very good at sealing his man, which doesn’t make him a good target.

Lastly, one thing I’ve noticed lately is that he doesn’t seem to have good hands. I don’t remember noticing this before, but have noticed it the last few games. He’ll fumble passes when he cuts or is down low. He’s fine catching passes on the perimeter, but if you can’t catch a pass cleanly, you’re not going to get the ball much.

Ragu,

I understand why Triano would want to keep Bosh on Camby, since guarding Kaman would require even more energy and open him up to foul trouble. That said, at one point I was really hoping Bosh would be moved onto Kaman, which he finally was. Bargnani would let him get way too low, which made Kaman’s shots much easier. Bosh pushed him out, and while he still hit few, he wasn’t nearly as close to the basket, which also means he wasn’t in a position to rebound his misses.

Bosh on Camby was questionable, since Camby doesn’t score.

Nice to see the switch in defensive assignments then to have Bosh/Amir body up and pull Kaman out of his game that basically stopped the Clips inside game.

However, it would be nice if he tried to make it up on the boards or defense. If he could do atleast one of those (rebound or defend) this team could challenge anyone.