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Originally Posted by killer_carlson
The guy is a 7 footer getting over 30 minutes a game. He is paid to be a superstar.
How many games this season has he hit 10 rebounds?
He should be a 15 and 10 kind of guy. He is getting the 15, but (lack of) effort is preventing the 10.
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Bargs is making less than $7M, that's well below the average salary for "superstar" big men.
Furthermore, I disagree with declaring Barg's problem is lack of effort.
Bargs isn't the type to jump out of the gym, he has athleticism but it's in the form of deliberate co-ordination.
Amare and Dwight Howard have terrific pure "pogo-stick" athletic ability and their rebounding is simply a function of effort and "Bball IQ." These two block shots with timing and jumping, Bargs relies on positioning for blocks.
Bargs jumps like he's trying to get out of a deep snowbank. For better or worse, that's the toolbox he's working with. This year Bargs has clearly made a concerted effort to knock the ball into the air if it's out of reach, just to keep it alive for himself or teammates. That tells me he
is working hard and understands his style.
Perhaps this precludes him from being an elite center (or even a legitimate NBA center), but attributing his poor rebounding numbers solely to laziness is just a cop out.