<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>The Washington Wizards were here a few weeks ago and lost to the Raptors by 39 points. It was their worst defeat in six years and surely was fuel to power their 110-106 overtime victory last night in a game the Raptors should have needed and wanted a whole lot more. They have a difficult Western trip awaiting them after the SuperSonics visit tomorrow and face a slide back toward .500 and teetering seeding spots in the East. Main difference in the games for Toronto is the absence of Chris Bosh. They sure miss him and might for most or all the western trip, but while Bosh is good, he's not 43-point-difference good. Again, the Raptors played far too much weenie-ball, hoisting up jump shots and mostly avoiding the heavy lifting down low. In losing the first half by eight points, exactly one Raptor got to the free-throw line. Things changed in the second half, when they ramped up the defence and began driving the ball, reaching the line 20 times, which is sufficient. But it takes energy to dig out of a hole and after Jose Calderon drove them into a lead, the offence went flat when T.J. Ford replaced him to start the fourth quarter. The most consistent Raptor was Andrea Bargnani, with 27 points and, amazingly for him, only one foul, although that one was a costly misjudgment in the final 30 seconds to make it a two-possession game the wrong way.</div> The Star
Andrea has grown up, hes gotten a lot better proving he can score 20+ when needed, just needs to be consistent, if his shot isn't falling, drive more hes getting a lot of better at that
I agree and as long as he is getting better, even if it is slower than we would like, I will stick by him.
He's slowly becoming our most dangerous offensive weapon. I've always been a supporter, so its good to see him starting to become more consistent on the offensive end and slowly show improvement on defense and on the glass. Of course, I was rather disappointed that he came up empty in the clutch last night.
