10 reasons why Chris Bosh should consider the Houston Rockets his top choice.

I think its less about what Bosh wants than what Toronto wants.

Dallas has better assets for doing a sign&trade than the Rockets. Will they try to outbid us?

 

As much as he has said he wants to be Da Man to the media, I doubt this is the case. I mean, if he wants to be the go to guy, he can easily stay in Toronto. They're team is not all that bad. Of course, if he wants to be on a title contender then the Raptors won't be a place for that to happen. Then again, playing in the Western Conference against elite forwards night-in and night-out where a 45 win season might not even get you into the playoffs could scare Bosh into staying in the East (playing for the Heat, Bulls, Knicks, etc).

Or he can actually be AT home in Dallas

The Rockets will have to realistically give up a good portion of their team to get Bosh, especially since a S&T is going to be done.

Or he can go to Miami to play with Wade, a player that's well regarded by teammates. Those endorsements that Yao "brings in" aren't going to sway Bosh unless it's in the millions. AFAIK, Bosh is signed with Nike and I'm sure Nike is compensating him nicely

Which can also be said for his hometown of Dallas

They want to LIVE here, not necessarily play here.

I'm thinking his Toronto locker room isn't all that bad. In other words, whereever he goes, the locker room chemistry for those teams that can get him don't have team cancers or knuckleheads lying around. And this is me referring to Miami, Chicago, OKC, etc.

Or he can go to NY and the Knicks can sign Joe Johnson, thusly still leaving Bosh with Alpha Dog status...

 

After watching a decade of Cuban, hell yes they will try to outbid us.

 

But who could they give up to get Bosh. They aren't going to give up Dirk. Toronto wouldn't want Marion or Kidd. So that leaves Terry and Butler as the only viable trade assets that Dallas has.

 

I am convinced that Bosh will not stay in Toronto. I am also convinced his destination will not be Houston. We need to think of other options.

 

They'll have to move some pieces for sure. Realistically a Beaubois/Butler/Carroll swap for Bosh would work. I'm sure Toronto doesn't want to have Marion again and Terry's contract is nasty.

 

Top two most important reasons for Bosh to go to any team:

1. Show me the money!!!

2. Show me the team!!!

 

If you can link me some articles where Bosh directly said he wanted to be the man on the next team he plays for, that would be much appreciated. I haven't read anything where Bosh has said he wants to be the focal point of an offense or be the first option but rather he just wants/needs help and that playing with some of the other elite stars wouldn't be a problem.

Again, please cite some articles where he directly said this so I can get my education and news up to speed. Thanks.

 

How would he be the man, here? Nowitzki is the first option for that team.

Miami is a bad team, even with Wade. They might make it into the playoffs, sure, but they just cannot contend with the Cavs (if they keep LeBron) or the Magic.

Would Johnson really leave the Hawks for the Knicks, even if Bosh was involved? The Hawks team is very good; although Johnson is a star for that team, the Hawks are very balanced.

 

bla bla bla, lets get bosh the softy, i really dont see why so many people are enarmored with this guy. he cannot get his team into the playoffs in the watered down eastern conference. its not like his team is total garbage like the heat team. dwayne wade got his team a 5th seed playing with the worst supporting cast in the league. compared to the "tito jacksons" wade plays with bosh has it made. and he still fails to secure a playoff spot. and this guy wants to be paid like wade or lebron and be the "man."

give me a break, when will people get off this guys jock? by getting bosh it does not make us instant contenders, a healthy yao ming with or without bosh makes us contenders.

where has this guy ever succeed while being the man? he puts up meaningless stats on a losing team. this guy makes mcgrady look like an overachiever

if he does some how desire to play for houston, which im not sure is his number one spot like some of you think, ill support the guy, but COME ON...
i dont see him battling in the paint in the playoffs, bosh seems like a guy who will settle for his little jump shots when the paint starts to close on him during the playoffs. but honestly what do i know, maybe if battier and scola are still here and we do get bosh they can light a fire of competitiveness in his arse...

 

they will try. they will succeed. and then they will fail as they always do. There is something about a nowitzki bosh pairing that screams soft interior.

 

Again, please cite some articles where he directly said this so I can get my education and news up to speed. Thanks.[/QUOTE]

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/13095/bosh-im-the-kind-of-player-you-can-build-around

 

I asked a serious question. I don't think I used any profanity nor make light of what you were saying. The only things I have read at what Chris Bosh said is that he wants to play on a contending team, which doesn't necessarily mean he wants to be the man.

Raven brought this up as one of his points, at which I stated he could be home in Dallas. Again, if you or anyone have proof that Bosh has stated he wanted to be the man or alpha dog, please provide the link.

And a team with an All-Star but oft-injured center along with a high scoring but seems-to-get-into-crazy-injuries shooting guard looks better? At least with Wade, they can build around the team with healthy players. I think the last thing Bosh wants to happen is go see his All-Star Center go down with an injury in the middle of the season.

Who knows? But to dismiss all possibilities of Johnson going to the Knicks simply because he's in a good situation right now is a bit naive don't you think? Sure their roster is pretty much gutted right now but they still have Gallinari, Wilson Chandler, Toney Douglas, and whatever Bill Walker can give them. Sure it's a roster that isn't as good as the one that's in Atlanta, but why can't we talk about the big market (i.e. more endorsements opportunities) advantages but it's ok to talk about Chinese endorsements when it comes to Houston?


My responses wasn't meant to be a way to troll or derail your thread. You gave 10 reasons why Bosh would choose Houston and I gave you 10 rebuttals on why Bosh wouldn't choose Houston.

 

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/13095/bosh-im-the-kind-of-player-you-can-build-around[/QUOTE]

Do you want to read the whole thing? He said that maybe players should come to Toronto to play with him, so basically this is proving that, yes, he wants to be the man but he would rather stay in Toronto. There's no financially viable way that this would happen seeing how Colangelo has torpedoed his team's salary cap with underachieving players.

But thanks. That IS a quote I was (sorta) looking for. It proves to me that he wants to be the man in Toronto...and not anywhere else.

 

We would have to give up too much for Bosh...

 

If you were bosh, why would the spurs and their championship pedigree or ok city with the rising star in durant be better options?