Bargnani truly does not fit the culture that Casey is trying to establish. He has been the subject of locker-room discontent this season, and that comes when one player’s ethos does not mesh with the team’s. He is a highly skilled player who has not succeeded as a focal point in Toronto. In his seventh season, it is increasingly safe to say he never will. The pro-Bargnani and anti-Bargnani camps have been making the same arguments for years, and all that is left are the results.So wonderful to hear people not making excuses anymore, or politely tiptoeing around the ugly truth. And Koreen is totally right — the fans have turned on Bargnani and, rightly or wrongly made him the focus of their anger (well, rightly). Very soon the boo birds are going to come out, and they are going to sing their ugly song as loud as the Air Canada Centre has heard since the bad, last days of the Vince Carter era.
But does Koreen does more than just call for dumping Bargnani:
It just feels as if trading Bargnani is the only course of action at this point. For one thing, if the Raptors come back to Toronto following this five-game road trip in an approximation of their current shambolic state, Bargnani could very well become a target of the fans’ vocal derision.Nice! My emphasis, of course, but how great it is to see "shamble" used in all its neological glory. Has he heard the fans' cries?
Anyhow, we need to get rid of Bargnani asap. And Colangelo. And all the omnishambles.
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