Colangelo: Bosh chose not to play.

Depressio · Jul 28, 2010

Intriguing:

The way Chris Bosh finished his final season in Toronto left a sour taste in Raptors general manager Bryan Colangelo's mouth.

Bosh, an unrestricted free agent, left the Raptors earlier this month, joining Dwyane Wade and LeBron James with the Miami Heat in a sign-and-trade deal.

In an interview on 590 The Fan in Toronto, Colangelo said Bosh chose to sit out several games with an injury late in the season as the Raptors battled for the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs -- a race they lost by one game to the Chicago Bulls.

"Despite limited swelling and any excessive damage on an MRI, he felt like he needed to sit for six more games," Colangelo said on 590 The Fan on Monday.

"I'm not even questioning Chris' injury. I'm telling you he was cleared to play subject to tolerance on his part, and the tolerance just apparently wasn't there and he chose not to play."

The team's season was on the brink and the front office was hoping Bosh would return sooner to turn things around, Colangelo said. Now, he's not certain whether Bosh was thinking about the Raptors' playoff run or his own pending free agency.

"Whether he was mentally checked out or just wasn't quite into it down the stretch, he wasn't the same guy," Colangelo said. "I think everybody saw that, but no one wanted to acknowledge it."

Colangelo also said it was hard to build around Bosh as the team's franchise player.

"We tried in vain to put pieces around Chris. Different pieces, different styles. It didn't work out," he said. "No matter what type of player we brought in, it didn't seem to have the right mix with him as that centerpiece."
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Still wish we got him after reading stuff like this? I think he'd still be a solid add, but only if he wanted to play for us (which he would if we got him due to him being a free agent and all). Still, a superstar who elects to sit out even if the medical staff says he can play will worry you about his effort in tough times.

J.R. · Jul 28, 2010

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Depressio · Jul 28, 2010

Damnit. It just made it on the second page.

I fail.

H-Town Rockets Guy · Jul 28, 2010

It is clear that he already had his mind made up to leave Toronto after the season is over.. Him, Lebron, and Wade all had their mind made up late in the season. It is evident from Lebron James play in the playoffs against Boston also. The elbow injury was a very lame excuse.

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