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ESPN Broussard: Houston has a very good chance at Bosh

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Thats because they had a star like Bosh and Vince all them years from lucky drafting. Now they move to zero stars and Varejuo. Raptors are too uninteresting because you know they will never have a chance to win a Championship being up there in Toronto like that. So I would rather us send one of the Western conference teams to the East and getting back Seattle. So Houston can have those battles with them again. Rators are nobodies rivals so its not like anybody would remember if they go away as an organization.

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thetatomatis said:

Thats because they had a star like Bosh and Vince all them years from lucky drafting. Now they move to zero stars and Varejuo. Raptors are too uninteresting because you know they will never have a chance to win a Championship being up there in Toronto like that. So I would rather us send one of the Western conference teams to the East and getting back Seattle. So Houston can have those battles with them again. Rators are nobodies rivals so its not like anybody would remember if they go away as an organization.
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So, who would you send to the Eastern Conference then? You're looking at a whole bunch of different scenarios then. There is no reason for Toronto to move just because you find them uninteresting.

#462 Scarface281, Jul 6, 2010
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They serve no purpose in the NBA. They have 0%%%%% chance of eevr winning the Championship because of their location in Toronto. No players wants to play in Toronto. They can never lure a player there or keep them long enough to compete for a Championship. It makes zero sense to have one franchise like that in a far out region that traveling to makes no sense either for other teams. Its just like the NBA has all these teams and then theres Toronto in Siberia out there.

#463 thetatomatis, Jul 6, 2010
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I would be on boiard with the Brooks trade if we have a guy to replace him behind Lowry. If we trade Brooks for Bosh who is gonna play behind Lowry? If we have that guy then I would offer them Brooks for Bosh.

#465 thetatomatis, Jul 6, 2010
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The Cat said:

I'm not predicting Bosh will come here, but have you seen the list of teams with S&T offers? It's not just us, but also the Lakers, Spurs, Mavs... these are some of the best organizations in basketball. Do you really think they're not in consideration by Chris? Morey said it himself - the teams with the cap room are the ones that will be met with, at least publically, and played up through the media for purposes of leverage. But that's not all that's going on.

There has been a lot more back-channel communication than you would think, and there are many more teams are legitimately involved in this than just CHI/MIA/NJ. I don't know who it'll work out for, but you're looking at this from a very media-centered standpoint, DD... there's much more going on.
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Couldn't agree more with this statement....All we're hearing about is the media reports of this and that and other...I'm almost willing to bet that their is back-room types of deals trying to be hammered out...Will it happen? Maybe, maybe not...but there's defenitely more than what the media is playing out....just ask BP...

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Being on the "Radar" is not the same as being in the meetings.

Look, I know people want him, I do too, but until we get an actual meeting and Bosh says, " I would consider playing in Houston"....

It is pie in the sky.

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wat u mean he met with us first and we don't know exactly wat was said in this MEETING they had

#467 Myroks rule, Jul 6, 2010

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As a BBS we should bow our heads in shame for allowing Steven A. Smith and Chris Broussard to get our hopes up about landing Bosh. They are talking out of their asses like everybody else. There is not a scintilla of evidence that Bosh wants to play here. That's the bottom line. He ain't coming to Houston.

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BMoney said:

As a BBS we should bow our heads in shame for allowing Steven A. Smith and Chris Broussard to get our hopes up about landing Bosh. They are talking out of their asses like everybody else. There is not a scintilla of evidence that Bosh wants to play here. That's the bottom line. He ain't coming to Houston.
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using your logic.... there isnt a scintilla of evidence that he doesnt ...right?

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Myroks rule said:

wat u mean he met with us first and we don't know exactly wat was said in this MEETING they had
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He met with us for 20 minutes. An informal meeting if you will. He also met with the Heat, Raptors, and Bulls that same night/morning. He then had formal meetings in Chicago with NJ, MIA, CHI, NY. Rockets did not get that 2nd meeting.

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. Rockets did not get that 2nd meeting.
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thats because the Rockets CANNOT SIGN HIM OUTRIGHT

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BMoney said:

As a BBS we should bow our heads in shame for allowing Steven A. Smith and Chris Broussard to get our hopes up about landing Bosh. They are talking out of their asses like everybody else. There is not a scintilla of evidence that Bosh wants to play here. That's the bottom line. He ain't coming to Houston.
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So you say they are talking out of their asses "like everybody else", yet you apparently believe the others and not SAS/Broussard?

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using your logic.... there isnt a scintilla of evidence that he doesnt ...right?
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I think the quotes and behavior of his agent Henry Thomas should give some hint that Houston is not a priority with Bosh, right?

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thats because the Rockets CANNOT SIGN HIM OUTRIGHT
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That's true. But he's not going to sign outright(imo) with a team so that doesnt matter. But whatever. Everyone has their opinions, beliefs, etc on what could, should, would happen. Rockets were a longshot, still a longshot. I dont think he's coming here.

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BMoney said:

I think the quotes and behavior of his agent Henry Thomas should give some hint that Houston is not a priority with Bosh, right?
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what quotes from Bosh or his agent? Was there one that I missed where Bosh said "im not going to houston"....or did Thomas say" Chris is not going to Houston" ?

u talking about Buchers or Chad Ford tweets? or maybe Feigens blog?

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hsf09 said:

That's true. But he's not going to sign outright(imo) with a team so that doesnt matter. But whatever. Everyone has their opinions, beliefs, etc on what could, should, would happen. Rockets were a longshot, still a longshot. I dont think he's coming here.
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correct...but those 2nd meetings were w Bosh and his agent....and his agent apparently was taking meetings with teams who could ONLY get Chris via S&T

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UPDATED 2:18 p.m. ET: The Raptors have informed Bosh and his agent, Henry Thomas, that if Bosh wanted to go to Cleveland, the organization would explore how to help him get there. But while Cleveland's basketball assets are more attractive to the Raptors, the city itself doesn't do it for Bosh. If Bosh viewed Cleveland as an acceptable destination, the sign-and-trade talks would've progressed rapidly. As things stood Tuesday afternoon, according to a source involved in the discussions, they're at a stand-still.

UPDATED 3:46 p.m. ET: The Rockets, in Bosh's home state of Texas, also have some enticing assets to offer Toronto -- free-agent Luis Scola, Shane Battier and Trevor Ariza. Bosh has indicated in the past that the two Texas teams would be on his list of preferred destinations, but free-agent fever seems to have him focused on New Jersey, Miami and Chicago for now. As for the Heat, who'd want to dump Beasley, don't underestimate the value of a giant trade exception that they could convey to Toronto in a Bosh deal. Sources indicate that the February trade deadline will create a furious market for teams looking to get out from under contracts with the combination of playoff hopes being dashed and the looming labor crisis and/or new collective bargaining agreement, in which owners will be looking to take a punitive stance on player salaries.

"The market," another person involved in the free-agent chase said, "has come to a screeching halt."

While Bosh and Thomas -- who also represents Wade -- keep everyone waiting, sign-and-trade talks with more acceptable destinations have not gained any momentum, an executive involved in the process said
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So you say they are talking out of their asses "like everybody else", yet you apparently believe the others and not SAS/Broussard?
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It's not believing anything. We know that Henry Thomas has downplayed the meeting Morey had with Bosh. We know that Houston has not got another meeting, or any contact with them since. We know that Bosh has not ever expressed interest in playing in Texas. What makes you optimistic at all?

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Agent Heny Thomas on Bosh/Wade situation: "Coming to a decision has been a bit more difficult than they anticipated.''
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BMoney said:

It's not believing anything. We know that Henry Thomas has downplayed the meeting Morey had with Bosh. We know that Houston has not got another meeting, or any contact with them since. We know that Bosh has not ever expressed interest in playing in Texas. What makes you optimistic at all?
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and he never expressed any interest in playing in Cleveland either....in fact, his desire to NOT play there is allegedly whats keeping him from being traded there...yet u think they have a better shot than us....he also hasnt said anything to make you think that he WOULDNT play in houston

Henry Thomas downplayed the meeting bc he wasnt there.....and it wasnt about contract talk...it was about how Houston might be a good place for him if he wanted max money

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