The spike in scoring – from 17.2 points a game to 21.4 a game

The spike in scoring – from 17.2 points a game to 21.4 a game; (second among centres in the NBA
his dwindling supporters would tell you) – came from more trips to the free throw line (a career-
high 5.3 per game) and more shots (his 17.8 attempts from the floor more than Chris Bosh ever took
in his career, or ever will, now that he's in Miami) but obscured his decline in every rebounding
measure, in blocked shots, in shooting percentage and an increase in turnovers Christian Dior Sunglasses.
With more opportunities, Bargnani scored more and did everything else less except give it away.
The only argument in his favour; the only thing that prevents him from being an albatross is that
he is paid relatively affordably, by NBA standards, his four-year, $42-million contract not the
kind of number that will have rival teams hanging up the phone Oakley Sunglasses Cheap.
Moving Bargnani is not a core strategy, according the NBA sources; but it's been discussed and
there's a sense that Bargnani's potential and his pay cheque would have other teams on the phone in
significant numbers. "There are 29 other teams out there who think they could help them," said one
source.
Which is why the most important move Bryan Colangelo – or whoever ends up running the Raptors for
whatever ownership group is in place – can make is trade the player he drafted as a bigger Arnette Sunglasses, more
athletic Dirk Nowitzki.