Over five games, this is the minutes per shot break down. Consider please that Bargnani is shooting 55 percent from the field, and this is up from 35 percent last season.
Bargnani: 3.7 minutes per shot.
Chris Bosh: 2.3minutes per shot.
Jason Kapono: 3.2 minutes per shot.
Jose Calderon 3.3 minutes per shot.
Jermaine O'Neal: 2.8 minutes per shot.
Anthony Parker: 3.6 minutes per shot (consider he's shooting below 40 percent).
There you have it. Your gimpy center who can't buy a shot, your pass-first point guard, your superstar, your one-dimensional jump-shooter, and your veteran shooting guard shooting 19-49 are all getting more shots per minute than Bargnani.
The funny part is, Bargnani's getting a lot of his shots when he's the first option on the floor with the second unit, so exactly how often is he shooting when he's on the court with some starters? Once per six minutes? Seven minutes? 14 possessions?
He's almost on par with Josh Smith in terms of blocks per minute, and he's out-rebounding O'Neal per minute as well. Furthermore, He's shooting a better percentage from the field than player of the week Bosh.
When you consider that his best and most consistent trait has been an improved defensive awareness, how much more can a guy do to get some respect?
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