Bottom line on Andrea Bargnani in Eurobasket is simple: he was (mostly) healthy and showed off an offense that featured driving dunks and three point shooting, BUT his defense and rebounding were as expected mediocre.
It was all on display Wednesday when the 7'1" Italian center scored 21 points and grabbed five rebounds while allowing Lithuania (and Raptor) big Jonas Valanu010diu016bnas to score 26 points and grab 15 rebounds as Lithuania ended Italy's title run in the Eurobasket quarterfinals, 95-85.
Bargnani shot 8-of-21, his worst shooting performance but highest scoring game, wowing fans and writers alike on more than one occasion.