Valanciunas & Bargnani practicing (Non contact)

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Toronto Raptors ‏@Raptors
Andrea Bargnani back to shooting jumpers at Saturday's #Raptors practice... http://instagr.am/p/UrOpjGxHP-/

Toronto Raptors ‏@Raptors
Jonas Valanciunas is back to working with his right hand at #Raptors practice after cast is removed. http://instagr.am/p/UrUYqnxHHT/

Doug Smith: Raptors ‏@SmithRaps
#Raptors hurt bigs Valanciunas, Bargnani ramp up rehab, doing on-court, non-contact work, still no firm timetable for either to return

Ryan Wolstat ‏@WolstatSun
RT @Raptors: Jonas Valanciunas is back to working with his right hand at #Raptors practice after cast is removed. http://instagr.am/p/UrUYqnxHHT/

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[smith&wesson]

great cant wait till jonas is back and bargs is traded.

[Raps08-09 Champ]

Bargnani should be back soon considering he plays NBA games non-contact anyways.

[dalton749]

move lowry back to a starter and have all 3 white boys off the bench

[LanceUpperCut]

Yeah can't wait for JV to come back. I think the stretch he missed were we won 9 of 10 would of been great for him. Lets hope he's had time to sit and study the NBA game a little more and go from there

[Six-8-TheWizard]

Bargnani should be back soon considering he plays NBA games non-contact anyways.

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Bargnani should be back soon considering he plays NBA games non-contact anyways.

lol.

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Yeah can't wait for JV to come back. I think the stretch he missed were we won 9 of 10 would of been great for him. Lets hope he's had time to sit and study the NBA game a little more and go from there

It will be great to see Lowry and JV get some minutes together.

[smith&wesson]

... sorry dp.

[smith&wesson]

move lowry back to a starter and have all 3 white boys off the bench

other then how you worded this, its actually not a bad idea...

jose needs a solid help defender playing with him. jonas is just that.

jonas needs a pass first point gaurd to get him involved in any kind of offence. jose is just that.

bargs just wants to focus on scoring and putting up shots. on the 2nd unit he can do just that.

[Saddler The Gr8]

cmon Barfnani...raise that stock!

[kenzo400]

other then how you worded this, its actually not a bad idea...

jose needs a solid help defender playing with him. jonas is just that.

jonas needs a pass first point gaurd to get him involved in any kind of offence. jose is just that.

bargs just wants to focus on scoring and putting up shots. on the 2nd unit he can do just that.

I would argue that Jonas actually needs a more of a score first guard. After all, we want him to fit a role like Chandler. The type of guy that really hustles for baskets and gets putbacks. Not so much the type of player that is reliant on a good point guard setting him up.

Perhaps in time his offensive game will become more diverse and he will be able to score in many ways. But so far, he is too limited and working on his strenghts (boxing out, back to basket, toughness) should be our first priority.

[smith&wesson]

I would argue that Jonas actually needs a more of a score first guard. After all, we want him to fit a role like Chandler. The type of guy that really hustles for baskets and gets putbacks. Not so much the type of player that is reliant on a good point guard setting him up.

Perhaps in time his offensive game will become more diverse and he will be able to score in many ways. But so far, he is too limited and working on his strenghts (boxing out, back to basket, toughness) should be our first priority.

good point. im just saying because jonas is soo limited offensivley, it wouldnt hurt for him to play with a great passer who can find him easy looks near the rim.

[dtmagnet]

Bargnani should be back soon considering he plays NBA games non-contact anyways.

[Jamiecballer]

other then how you worded this, its actually not a bad idea...

jose needs a solid help defender playing with him. jonas is just that.

jonas needs a pass first point gaurd to get him involved in any kind of offence. jose is just that.

bargs just wants to focus on scoring and putting up shots. on the 2nd unit he can do just that.

Calderon/Bargnani/Valanciunas will give up points by the bushel playing together.