With less than five minutes remaining in the Nets’ 100-91 home victory over the hapless 76ers on Wednesday, there was an audible chant from a few in the Barclays Center crowd when Brooklyn backup center Andrea Bargnani stepped to the free-throw line.
“M-V-P! M-V-P!”
I’m guessing those folks were either being sarcastic or that the initials stood for “Most Vine-d Player.”
For a pair of years, it was former reserve big man Andray Blatche who personified the Brooklyn franchise. Blatche had loads of talent, but just didn’t quite have the full package.