Stagione 2011/2012 di Andrea "Il Mago" Bargnani: cap. VI

[GrandeMagoooo]

forse l'avete già detto, ma valanciunas è ai raps già dal 26 dicembre?

davvero?

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io sono rimasto che se ne era parlato di un suo arrivo anticipato ma poi non se n'è fatto più niente..

[Viktor]

forse l'avete già detto, ma valanciunas è ai raps già dal 26 dicembre?

davvero?

..

io sono rimasto che se ne era parlato di un suo arrivo anticipato ma poi non se n'è fatto più niente..

Non credo. O almeno non ho letto diversamente da quanto già sappiamo; questa stagione la salta.

Poi non lo so, magari spunta davvero fuori un suo arrivo imminente e lì Ghesbo lo troveremo in stile blink 182 per le strade di Roma!!

[crelmood]

no no calma ragazzi: io chiedevo delucidazioni, non era una domanda retorica
quindi la salta questa stagione?

[bobsura]

ma non è arrivato anche Aron Gray???

[Mike]

Stavo pensando che il famoso dicembre di Bragnani verrà concentrato tutto in 4 giorni...

Non oso immaginare cosa possa succedere...

[Fausto]

Stavo pensando che il famoso dicembre di Bragnani verrà concentrato tutto in 4 giorni...

Non oso immaginare cosa possa succedere...

[fagiu]

Il quarto giorno morirà il Basket

[IlCrucco]

Il quarto giorno morirà il Basket

" il quinto giorno vengono creati i giocatori di basket, e vengono benedetti perché possano moltiplicarsi "


"il sesto giorno vengono creati gli animali" Triano?

[azino]

WolstatSun Ryan Wolstat
Back from #Raptors media day. Not a ton of excitement. Bargnani apparently really buying in defensively is prob most interesting thing

WolstatSun Ryan Wolstat
Casey says Bargnani has been vocal and has embraced the new defensive approach. Also said he'llforce him to play more in post/absorb contact

WolstatSun Ryan Wolstat
Casey said they'd run some sets for Bargnani they did for Dirk ... added "I know some people don't like that comparison"

Forse è arrivato uno che ne capisce...

[Kakapato]

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Kyle's first sessions with an NBA player were arranged by Bargnani's agent, Leon Rose.

“The basketball circles in Canada are pretty small. Every elite player seems to be connected in some way,” says Julius, who also played pro basketball in Italy.

To prepare for the Bargnani sessions, Kyle pored over 80 hours of the NBAer's game tape. “Some nights I was up until 4 a.m. watching film. I wanted to get an idea of his weaknesses and strengths.”

Turns out Bargnani, a seven-footer with the skills of a guard, doesn't have many flaws.

And so, Kyle strove to enhance a great player's already impressive skill set and to improve his conditioning during the workouts at Downsview Park and Ryerson University.

“(Bargnani) actually plays a little like my position – shooting guard – because of the decisions he makes and the places he finds himself in the offence.”

Kyle also watched tape of Dallas Mavericks seven-footer Dirk Nowitzki to see how new Raptors head coach and former Mavs assistant coach Dwane Casey might employ his latest big man.

“I thought Andrea could play a lot more like Dirk if he wanted to. So we did a lot of guard drills,”

http://www.torontosun.com/2011/12/12/he ... r-bargnani

TORONTO -

More than wins and losses, Dwane Casey’s first season as head coach of the Toronto Raptors will be about developing the talent at hand.

One of Casey’s biggest challenges will be getting more out of the enigmatic Andrea Bargnani.

To that end, Bryan Colangelo, the general manager who has invested so much in Bargnani over the years, aided his new bench boss by gifting him with a couple of sizable veterans to ride shotgun.

Casey plans to play Bargnani and slight sophomore Ed Davis at power forward – which means they will spend a lot of time on the court with either Aaron Gray, Jamaal Magloire, or Amir Johnson, who doesn’t share their heft but can match up well with quick, athletic centres.

Aaron Gray, in particular, will aid greatly in Bargnani’s evolution.

PHYSICAL PLAY

“(Gray’s) going to give us that physical play in the paint ... he gives us screening, rebounding, just taking up space which frees up Andrea, frees up (Davis), frees up our smaller forwards to play their natural positions.”

Casey said Gray is “down” to a team-high 277 pounds from the 290 he carried during a solid playoff series against the Lakers last spring.

“We’ve got to protect the paint. Last year we allowed too many layups without knocking people on their butts and hopefully Aaron and Jamaal will correct that.”

Bargnani will no longer be the last line of defence, a role that never suited him. While a horrendous, often disinterested help defender, Bargnani is capable in most man-to-man situations.

Anything seems possible in the heady days of training camp, but Casey seems convinced that Bargnani will finally show some of the pieces that have been missing from his game over the years.

“(Bargnani’s) impressed me with his defensive approach, his rebounding. Now we have to transfer that into a game situation,” Casey said.

“That has been his criticism and the only way you can do away with that is come out and perform as he has.”

Casey believes Bargnani is also growing into more of a leadership role after years of being a low-key locker room presence.

“He’s speaking up, asking questions. He stepped up in the team meeting the other night, said what was on his mind, what we needed.”

Of course, Bargnani isn’t in the NBA for his defence, rebounding or leadership abilities. He was the No. 1 overall selection in 2006 because of his shooting ability and the quickness and mobility he provides which few 7-footers can match.

SIMILARITIES

It is clear by now that Bargnani never will live up to the Dirk Nowitzki comparisons he has been saddled with, but Casey, the former Dallas assistant who knows the ins and outs of Nowitzki’s game like few others, still sees similarities and will run similar plays for Bargnani that Rick Carlisle drew up for Nowitzki.

“He’s one of the best shooters in the world and we want to make sure we utilize that,” said the coach.

“I know a lot of people don’t like that (Nowitzki) comparison, but I know how those sets turn out and how they work. We’ll have a lot of sets for him. Inside-outside, because he has that great skill-set.”

Casey said he will force Bargnani to improve offensively by doing things he has shied away from in the past.

“Andrea’s next step is accepting the contact inside. Initializing, (being a) physical, post up player and taking advantage of his size in the paint. We’re going to run a lot of sets for him to get the ball to him inside that’s what’s going to help keep the other teams off balance ... it’s going to help him as an all-around player because teams can’t key on (only his outside game).”

It all sounds logical. Doable, even.

But others have tried and failed to unlock Bargnani’s considerable potential.

There’s no doubt it will be one of Casey’s most difficult assignments.

[ernie ball]

http://www.torontosun.com/2011/12/12/he ... r-bargnani
Casey su Bargnani:

“Bargnani’s impressed me with his defensive approach, his rebounding. Now we have to transfer that into a game situation. That has been his criticism and the only way you can do away with that is come out and perform as he has.”
“He’s speaking up, asking questions. He stepped up in the team meeting the other night, said what was on his mind, what we needed.”

“He’s one of the best shooters in the world and we want to make sure we utilize that. I know a lot of people don’t like that (Nowitzki) comparison, but I know how those sets turn out and how they work. We’ll have a lot of sets for him. Inside-outside, because he has that great skill-set.”

“Andrea’s next step is accepting the contact inside. Initializing, (being a) physical, post up player and taking advantage of his size in the paint. We’re going to run a lot of sets for him to get the ball to him inside that’s what’s going to help keep the other teams off balance ... it’s going to help him as an all-around player because teams can’t key on (only his outside game).”

Tutto giusto. Vediamo come si traduce in campo questa volta.

[Viktor]

Sono stato uno dei pochi, se non l'unico prima dell'Eurobasket, ad essere convinto di un suo maggiore impegno nel pitturato visto le palate di merda che gli hanno tirato contro a fine stagione.

Casey mi piace e Bargnani sembra convincerlo da questo punto di vista riprendendo le cose fatte già nel campionato Europeo. Staremo a vedere ma ho tantissima fiducia in quest'anno. Deve essere quest'anno altrimenti il giocatore ne risentirà parecchio.

[crelmood]

dopo un po' di anni, ormai faccio come s. tommaso e perciò tutti questi annunci promettenti voglio vederli sul parquet. certamente confortano le parole che vogliono un bargnani che noi abbiamo già visto anche con pianigiani: molto post e presenza fisica. staremo a vedere

[paolo]

http://www.torontosun.com/2011/12/12/he ... r-bargnani
Casey su Bargnani:

“Bargnani’s impressed me with his defensive approach, his rebounding. Now we have to transfer that into a game situation. That has been his criticism and the only way you can do away with that is come out and perform as he has.”
“He’s speaking up, asking questions. He stepped up in the team meeting the other night, said what was on his mind, what we needed.”

“He’s one of the best shooters in the world and we want to make sure we utilize that. I know a lot of people don’t like that (Nowitzki) comparison, but I know how those sets turn out and how they work. We’ll have a lot of sets for him. Inside-outside, because he has that great skill-set.”

“Andrea’s next step is accepting the contact inside. Initializing, (being a) physical, post up player and taking advantage of his size in the paint. We’re going to run a lot of sets for him to get the ball to him inside that’s what’s going to help keep the other teams off balance ... it’s going to help him as an all-around player because teams can’t key on (only his outside game).”

Tutto giusto. Vediamo come si traduce in campo questa volta.

A parole siamo messi bene, speriamo effettivamente che il campo confermi queste aspettative. Certo è la prima volta in 6 anni che un coach dei Raptors esprime idee su come aiutare Bargnani a migliorarsi e su come inserirlo in un sistema sfruttandone al massimo le qualità, rispetto a Mitchell e Triano è già un bel passo avanti.

[Dark Knight]

E farei notare come il coach lo protegge esaltandone la crescita: "parla tanto" (perchè dicevano fosse muto), "grande impegno difensivo" (perchè gli dicevano che era scarso), "tanti rimbalzi" (perchè dicevano ne prendesse pochi). Questo o ci crede o ci prova molto bene, ma io credo ci creda avendo visto Dirk.

Poi secondo me, anche per lo sviluppo di Andrea rispetto a quello di Dirk, credo che lavori poco sul off-balance, tutto quel lavoro che Geschwindner fa fare al tedescone e che secondo me lo rende speciale.