Andrea Bargnani is included in lists of the softest players in the NBA on a regular basis. Not exactly the way a former first overall pick in the NBA wants his legacy to be defined. However, Andrea Bargnani may perhaps be the definition of a term that is open to some interpretation.
You can define “soft” in the NBA in a number of ways. The most obvious is a player who does not engage in physical play. If this guy were in the middle of an NBA skirmish, you would fall out of your chair in shock. He is the last guy you would want having your back in a dark alley.
The term “soft” can also be in reference to your toughness, to your ability to fight through pain and injury. Sometimes, this can be simply unfair to knock a player for, but there is no doubt it happens. The Raptors have a player in Amir Johnson whom I have personally witnessed fight through injury and play through pain for years. That gains you a lot of respect from the people in your locker room, and from fans as well.
You may question if the guys on this list know the difference between hurt and injured. We all do this without our medical degrees, of course. In all the defini ...
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Andrea Bargnani: One of the 5 Softest Players in the NBA
December 29th, 2012 by James Borbath Leave a reply »
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