[NY Daily News] Raptors Privately Considering Trading Bosh

http://www.thestar.com/sports/article/645658





Raptors' Bosh suggests he'll opt for free agency


Dave Feschuk
Sports Columnist
Chris Bosh, the Toronto Raptors all-star, suggested strongly Thursday that he will forgo signing a contract extension this summer, setting himself up to be among a historically stacked NBA free agent class next year.

"(When) I signed a three-year (extension in 2006)... I had a goal in mind, and that was to put myself in the best position (in 2010) ... I'm thinking I just want to stick to my goal, stick to what I was doing," said Bosh.

"That's a part of the plan ... I just want to address things (after) next season. There's a reason why I did things the way I did them back then."

Bryan Colangelo, the Raptors president and general manager, has spoken optimistically about the odds of inking his best player to an extension this summer, when Bosh could sign a three-year addition to his current deal as early as next month. Still, Colangelo was hardly taken aback by word that Bosh was leaning strongly toward opting out of his current deal in 2010, when the 6-foot-10 forward would be among a crop of free agents that includes LeBron James and Dwyane Wade.

"I have been pretty clear that that's what I anticipate his position to be," said Colangelo.

Bosh, slated to earn about $15.7 million (U.S.) next season, said leaving his contract status hanging will be a "win-win situation" for both him and his struggling team, which won just 33 games this past season.

"It puts pressure on both sides. It puts pressure on me to perform, and it puts pressure on the organization to perform as well," said Bosh, who was speaking after he performed his paid duties as the celebrity drawmaster for Saturday's Woodbine Oaks horse race.

 

Tmac and Scola or Landry...either one....get r done Morey.

DD

 

DD,

Hard, So hard to part with Scola, but if it was him and McGrady for Bosh, I would as well.

However, I like McGrady and Landry.

 

Declaring that guys have 'reached their ceiling' after a handful of years or less in the league is one of the more annoying themes around here. It's particularly fashionable to do so when a guy plays 4 years of college and then plays 2 years in the NBA; he's somehow 'reached his ceiling' just b/c he's older than a lot of other players.

 

Problem is Toronto is not looking to trade him for a salary dump, they are not thinking about the 2010 free agents, they need talent in return, so Scola by himself would not suffice.

To name Bosh's strengths:

- above average to great mid-court jump shot
- ability to get to the rim
- quickness
- a very good athlete for his size
- rebounds ball very well

weaknesses:

- no post moves
- no defense
- lacks strength
- has difficulty with double teams
- struggles in crunch time

In the time he has been in the league he has shown very little promise in the areas of weaknesses. Its rare to see big improvements after 6 years in the league. So I guess its safe to say he's not going to either.....

 

Local paper says Bosh has no intention signing an extension contract with the Raptors.

 

really disappointed with him this season. hes no longer as agressive and attacking the rim as before. his jump shot has gotten better, but for him to rely on that is a big disaster for the raps. IMO he has absolutely no consistent low post moves due his his size, and he's losinghis high post moves too due to his reliance on the stupid jump shots.

IMO the bosh right now pretty dam overated

 

Tmac for Bosh straight up

 

Bosh started the season like a monster, but it seemed like he lost motivation after it became clear the Raptors would be also-rans again this year. I think he could be refreshed by a move and improve himself. All-Stars like him don't grow on trees. Pair him with a dynamic perimeter player and you have the foundation for a championship team. People ragged on Pau for many years too. He and Bosh are similar in that they are fantastic 2nd fiddles as opposed to being feature players.

 

this made me LOL.

 

Nice post. I agree with everything you said. Bosh is a rare talent with a lot of tools. Whoever lands him won't likely regret it.

 

I don't know why Raptor fans say this - my expertise is limited, but Bargnani is a 7 foot guy who doesn't rebound and doesn't have an inside game, and is a decent yet unspectacular shooter from mid/long distance - sorry but how high is is his ceiling? I see Memo Okur at most.....MAYBE.

I definitely don't see a 20-10 guy, which is what Bosh actually is.

Again I don't watch them so I could be wrong, just wondering why people woudl think that.

 

lol lol

 

that's cuz you don't know that their GM is going to start POPS aka BIG DADDY, if you sift through his comments, that's probably what will happen

 

oh an in my HUMBLE opinion, raptors probably will trade bargs too, AND parker, the only thing you'll see safe in that roster is Calderon, mark my words

 

Just what we need, another McGrady to pull up for mid-court jumpshots completely out of the flow of the offense. lol

 

The rebounding question will always be there with the guy, he might stick to the 5-7 rebs per game.

Its the other parts of his game that make you think about his future potential. If you look at his game after Sam Mitchell got let go you'll see he's no Okur. Before then he was very inconsistent, and like you, many would have been happy if he reached Okur's status. But not now, he's shown flashes of being more than that, players like Okur don't do what he has shown(Even before Mitchell left he showed flashes but it was REALLY rare). It's based on this that fans think he has a higher ceiling than Bosh. Bargs already plays better D than the guy.

Franchise3 you know and I know that I meant mid-range.


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Who cares, he's a soft loser who can't make it to the playoffs without T.J Ford. Not to mention this guy is a complete hypocrite. He says Shaq cheats for 45 points, when Dwight Howard did the same thing to him in the 08 playoffs and all he did was praise him.

Bosh is a loser, I hope he never gets past the 1st round like Tracy.

 

i want to hear more about his mid-court jump shot game.