Andreas Bargnani — 7-12, 4-8 3FG, 4 TO, 22 PTS-- is nearly a carbon-copy of Garbajosa, minus the vision necessary to complete even the simplest passes. Bargnani ventured into the pivot twice: The first time the ball was simply taken out of his hands by a two-timing defender. The second time he started on the right box, and was ultimately pushed (by Mike Sweetney) out to the 3-point line.
But, man, can he shoot!
Bargnani is also the only player I've ever seen whose body seems to get thinner whenever he's called upon to set a screen. He'd rather avoid the contact completely and slide over to an open area in hopes of getting a pass and then firing away.
But, man, can he shoot!
Defense? Forget it. He played too straight up to move laterally at the necessary speed. He reached for the ball, turned his head, failed to box out when he had inside position during free throws, and on one sequence totally lost sight of his man. (Considering that this happened when he was assigned to guard the 6-8, 290-pound Sweetney, perhaps Bargnani needs glasses.)
But, man, can he shoot!