NBA Free Agency/Offseason: The Return

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[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:

[quote]jtrinsey wrote:

[quote]tmoney1 wrote:

[quote]LarryDavid wrote:
Bulls want to sign T-Mac. Damn T-Mac is gonna get singed before Shaq.

I’m not down with this move. T-Mac with the big ego, always wants the ball, and most importantly, not consistently healthy. I don’t know if it’s worth taking a chance on him. Bulls made some good moves this offeason (Boozer, Korver, Brewer) so I don’t know if this will be a good fit.

Plus his last name doesn’t end in -er like the other three guys haha.[/quote]

With T-Mac though, I almost wonder if it’s a risk worth taking. None of the Bulls guys are really crunch-time guys. Rose can score, but he’s got a little bit of Rondo in him where he disappears in the half-court offense late in games sometimes. Noah’s a garbage man, and Korver’s a complementary piece. If you are running crunch-time plays for Carlos Boozer as the primary option, that’s a little scary. I’ve never been a McGrady fan, but in terms of pure offensive talent, he’s one of the best of this generation. When he’s healthy and motivated, nobody can really guard him. Of course, there’s about a 10% chance he will be healthy and motivated come the playoffs… but still.

What they should do is sign him, and tell him to sit out the first half of the season. Bring him in with about 30 games to go, let him play his way into shape, and then have him for the playoffs. You know if he’s on the team the whole year, he’ll become a problem, so just bring him in for the end and hope he can help win some playoff games before the inevitable self-destruction.[/quote]

You’re asking a guy with a history of attitude problems who has an almost uncomparable ego, a hobo’s work ethic, a bad body and who’s never been out of the first round to be their playoff “savior”? Think the Bulls should pass. Rose can get to the rim at will, and apparently he’s been working on his jumper like no other. I’ll be the first to admit I didn’t think his game would translate well due to a handful of issues, bu this kid’s legit. He’ll be a top 3 pg in the league for the next 10 years barring injury.[/quote]

I read a couple of months ago that D-Rose has been in the gym and doesn’t leave until he makes 300 shots every day. I admire that work ethic.

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A lot of players do, Hibachi was putting up a ton last offseason.

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Chicago is going far in the eastern conference playoffs this year. They’re going to be a very good team I believe.

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[quote]sardines12 wrote:
You my friend (not really) [/quote]

^^^LMAO!!!

But seriously, the convo between you two has been hilarious.

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[quote]tmoney1 wrote:

I read a couple of months ago that D-Rose has been in the gym and doesn’t leave until he makes 300 shots every day. I admire that work ethic.
[/quote]

I did the same thing when I played, makes all the difference in the world.

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[quote]gregron wrote:

[quote]LarryDavid wrote:
I think I just lost a LOT of respect for Chris Bosh with this news:

[quote]When it came to a Monday radio interview, Bryan Colangelo “chose his words carefully,” but didn’t leave many bullets left in his pistol. Colangelo intoned that Bosh took a long time to return from injury even though he had been medically cleared and that he started thinking ahead to his future at the expense of the Raptors. "Despite limited swelling and any excessive damage on an MRI, he felt like he needed to sit for six more games … 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," Colangelo said. … Colangelo went on to elaborate: “Whether he was mentally checked out or just wasn’t quite into it down the stretch, he wasn’t the same guy. I think everybody saw that, but no one wanted to acknowledge it.”[/quote]

I mean thats a pretty subjective thing. If he didnt feel 100% and didnt want to risk injury by playing when he didnt feel like he could go then why not sit. Its not like the NFL where you only have 16 games. They’ve got 82 games and if he has to sit out 6 more games to get back to 100% and not risk hurting himself more then I’m ok with that.[/quote]

You have to remember that last year we went from being 5th in the Eastern Conference to missing the playoffs by ONE GAME. If it weren’t for that I’d see where he was coming from, but not when your team is sliding down the rankings in danger of missing the playoffs.

He even missed the game we had near the end of the season against the Bulls. That win pretty much gave the Bulls the 8th spot in the playoffs. If Bosh didn’t opt for the extra games of rest we’d have probably made the 7th or 8th spot in the playoffs.

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[quote]LarryDavid wrote:

[quote]gregron wrote:

[quote]LarryDavid wrote:
I think I just lost a LOT of respect for Chris Bosh with this news:

[quote]When it came to a Monday radio interview, Bryan Colangelo “chose his words carefully,” but didn’t leave many bullets left in his pistol. Colangelo intoned that Bosh took a long time to return from injury even though he had been medically cleared and that he started thinking ahead to his future at the expense of the Raptors. "Despite limited swelling and any excessive damage on an MRI, he felt like he needed to sit for six more games … 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," Colangelo said. … Colangelo went on to elaborate: “Whether he was mentally checked out or just wasn’t quite into it down the stretch, he wasn’t the same guy. I think everybody saw that, but no one wanted to acknowledge it.”[/quote]

I mean thats a pretty subjective thing. If he didnt feel 100% and didnt want to risk injury by playing when he didnt feel like he could go then why not sit. Its not like the NFL where you only have 16 games. They’ve got 82 games and if he has to sit out 6 more games to get back to 100% and not risk hurting himself more then I’m ok with that.[/quote]

You have to remember that last year we went from being 5th in the Eastern Conference to missing the playoffs by ONE GAME. If it weren’t for that I’d see where he was coming from, but not when your team is sliding down the rankings in danger of missing the playoffs.

He even missed the game we had near the end of the season against the Bulls. That win pretty much gave the Bulls the 8th spot in the playoffs. If Bosh didn’t opt for the extra games of rest we’d have probably made the 7th or 8th spot in the playoffs.[/quote]

Under different circumstances I’d agree with Greg, but Larry’s right on the money here. Bosh sandbagged for no other reason than he didn’t want to play for Toronto anymore. His team had the 8th spot locked up if he chose to play, but he didn’t and they lost out. That shows me that Miami just signed two giant contracts who’ve proven that they WILL quit when the chips ared own. Good luck with that South Beach.

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[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:

[quote]LarryDavid wrote:

[quote]gregron wrote:

[quote]LarryDavid wrote:
I think I just lost a LOT of respect for Chris Bosh with this news:

[quote]When it came to a Monday radio interview, Bryan Colangelo “chose his words carefully,” but didn’t leave many bullets left in his pistol. Colangelo intoned that Bosh took a long time to return from injury even though he had been medically cleared and that he started thinking ahead to his future at the expense of the Raptors. "Despite limited swelling and any excessive damage on an MRI, he felt like he needed to sit for six more games … 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," Colangelo said. … Colangelo went on to elaborate: “Whether he was mentally checked out or just wasn’t quite into it down the stretch, he wasn’t the same guy. I think everybody saw that, but no one wanted to acknowledge it.”[/quote]

I mean thats a pretty subjective thing. If he didnt feel 100% and didnt want to risk injury by playing when he didnt feel like he could go then why not sit. Its not like the NFL where you only have 16 games. They’ve got 82 games and if he has to sit out 6 more games to get back to 100% and not risk hurting himself more then I’m ok with that.[/quote]

You have to remember that last year we went from being 5th in the Eastern Conference to missing the playoffs by ONE GAME. If it weren’t for that I’d see where he was coming from, but not when your team is sliding down the rankings in danger of missing the playoffs.

He even missed the game we had near the end of the season against the Bulls. That win pretty much gave the Bulls the 8th spot in the playoffs. If Bosh didn’t opt for the extra games of rest we’d have probably made the 7th or 8th spot in the playoffs.[/quote]

Under different circumstances I’d agree with Greg, but Larry’s right on the money here. Bosh sandbagged for no other reason than he didn’t want to play for Toronto anymore. His team had the 8th spot locked up if he chose to play, but he didn’t and they lost out. That shows me that Miami just signed two giant contracts who’ve proven that they WILL quit when the chips ared own. Good luck with that South Beach.[/quote]

It’s going to be fun to watch. As well as the Lakers 3peating. As well as torturing Drewdines with this inevitably all year. I never bet but I should plunk money on it now. Hmm…

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Interesting article about Kobe’s activity in the offseason. I guess he’s called Mitch Kupchack more this year about offseasn moves more than any other summer since Lebron bolted to a ready made powehouse while Kobe builds his own.

Besides the arthroscopic surgery on his right knee, this has been an idyllic offseason for Bryant. He asked head coach Phil Jackson to return, even if it meant a pay cut, and Jackson did. He asked point guard Derek Fisher to re-sign, even if the contract terms were not as rich as what others proposed, and Fisher did. He asked Barnes to join, for nearly half of what Cleveland offered, and Barnes did. After all the speculation about the Lakers slashing payroll, they added Steve Blake to back-up Fisher and Barnes to spell Artest, which should keep an older core fresh for the playoffs.

Kupchak could not have been referring to teams in the Western Conference, since Phoenix and Utah lost top free agents, while other contenders stood relatively still. He was clearly talking about Miami. Even though the Heat are in the Eastern Conference, their splurge made clear to Lakers owner Jerry Buss that this was not the summer to skimp. The emergence of the Heat emboldened the Lakers and, as a side benefit, it did wonders for Bryant’s public image.

When Kupchak was asked why Bryant continues to lobby for free agents who have assailed him, he said: “Kobe is not in a popularity contest to make friends with players. He wants players to stand behind him and compete as hard as he competes.” These are the kind of phrases, seemingly innocuous, that will be uttered constantly when Bryant is compared with LeBron James. It used to be that Bryant was criticized for withdrawing from “popularity contests” and for insisting that teammates “stand behind him.” Now, those qualities look more like virtues, and he is held up as a symbol of everything James is not. While James sought out a ready-made powerhouse, Bryant continues to build his own. Coincidence or not, Kupchak said he has received more calls from Bryant about moves this offseason than in years past.

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[quote]randman wrote:

[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:

[quote]LarryDavid wrote:

[quote]gregron wrote:

[quote]LarryDavid wrote:
I think I just lost a LOT of respect for Chris Bosh with this news:

[quote]When it came to a Monday radio interview, Bryan Colangelo “chose his words carefully,” but didn’t leave many bullets left in his pistol. Colangelo intoned that Bosh took a long time to return from injury even though he had been medically cleared and that he started thinking ahead to his future at the expense of the Raptors. "Despite limited swelling and any excessive damage on an MRI, he felt like he needed to sit for six more games … 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," Colangelo said. … Colangelo went on to elaborate: “Whether he was mentally checked out or just wasn’t quite into it down the stretch, he wasn’t the same guy. I think everybody saw that, but no one wanted to acknowledge it.”[/quote]

I mean thats a pretty subjective thing. If he didnt feel 100% and didnt want to risk injury by playing when he didnt feel like he could go then why not sit. Its not like the NFL where you only have 16 games. They’ve got 82 games and if he has to sit out 6 more games to get back to 100% and not risk hurting himself more then I’m ok with that.[/quote]

You have to remember that last year we went from being 5th in the Eastern Conference to missing the playoffs by ONE GAME. If it weren’t for that I’d see where he was coming from, but not when your team is sliding down the rankings in danger of missing the playoffs.

He even missed the game we had near the end of the season against the Bulls. That win pretty much gave the Bulls the 8th spot in the playoffs. If Bosh didn’t opt for the extra games of rest we’d have probably made the 7th or 8th spot in the playoffs.[/quote]

Under different circumstances I’d agree with Greg, but Larry’s right on the money here. Bosh sandbagged for no other reason than he didn’t want to play for Toronto anymore. His team had the 8th spot locked up if he chose to play, but he didn’t and they lost out. That shows me that Miami just signed two giant contracts who’ve proven that they WILL quit when the chips ared own. Good luck with that South Beach.[/quote]

It’s going to be fun to watch. As well as the Lakers 3peating. As well as torturing Drewdines with this inevitably all year. I never bet but I should plunk money on it now. Hmm…
[/quote]
im a phx fan brah no torture

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[quote]sardines12 wrote:
im a phx fan brah no torture[/quote]

Yeah right. You are a LeGay fanboy and hate that Kobe keeps racking up the championships. You want to crown your basketball Jesus “King” but he has to win something first before you feel vindicated in doing so. I’m going to have a fun year.

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http://outofbounds.nbcsports.com/2010/07/-espn-mysteriously-pulls.html.php

ESPN abruptly dumps salacious LeBron James party story

Five security guards are stationed around him, one at each corner of the table he's about to sit at and another roving around with him, watching his every move. Anyone who takes two steps toward James is stopped and must have James' approval to come closer.

The waiter bringing him his cup of green tea with a spoonful of honey and a dash of lemon juice makes the cut, as does the scantily clad brunette with a tattoo of a heart on her right shoulder.

She wants to take a picture with him. "I can't right now," says James. "Maybe later, upstairs, I'll remember you're the one with the tattoo."

Carter, LeBron's childhood friend and manager, begins dancing around James like Puff Daddy in a Notorious B.I.G video. A giant red crown-shaped cake is brought over to James while go-go dancers dressed in skimpy red and black outfits raise four lettered placards that spell out, "KING." Carter grabs a bottle of Grey Goose and pours a quarter of it on the floor and raises it up before passing it off.

ESPN heavily invested in James with The Decision show, all the while insisting that there had been no blurring of the line between producing the TV spectacle and reporting the story. But now it appears that there may be a conflict of interest at play; Markazi’s eyewitness account doesn’t exactly show LeBron in the best light. He’s a somewhat-married father of two, after all. Literally wading in Grey Goose? Waiters floating on wires? Naked chicks in bathtubs? Caligula is wondering if his invitation got lost in the mail.

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[quote]randman wrote:

[quote]sardines12 wrote:
im a phx fan brah no torture[/quote]

Yeah right. You are a LeGay fanboy and hate that Kobe keeps racking up the championships. You want to crown your basketball Jesus “King” but he has to win something first before you feel vindicated in doing so. I’m going to have a fun year. [/quote]
OK

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All the reasons we fans now suddenly hate the Miami Heat.

Like much of America, I suddenly find myself hating the Miami Heat. It’s not so much that I want to hate them, it’s more that I have no choice. I hate the Heat because of what I love.

I love gifted players who want to chase greatness, and so I hate the Heat. I hate the way LeBron James has chosen to be Gilligan instead of the Professor. At 25, James is far too young to back away from the challenge of trying to lead a team to a title, which is what he has done by teaming up with with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. I thought he wanted to test the limits of his ability. I hate that I was wrong about him.

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/more/07/20/heat.feature/index.html#ixzz0v0ihTULF

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“We fans lmao”, fans watch and appreciate the game and don’t break sacred rules. “you are not a fan.”
I feel like Randman needs a crash course in what being a fan means.

These especially apply to you.
14. Just because you supported a team that won a championship, it doesn’t give you the right to turn into a pompous, insufferable schmuck. Remember this

  1. If you live in a city that has fielded a professional team since your formative years, you have to root for that team. None of this, “The Bengals weren’t very good when I was growing up in Cincy, so I became a Cowboys fan” crap.

If you’re between the ages of 20-40, you’re a fan of the Yankees, Cowboys, Braves, Raiders, Steelers, Celtics, Lakers, Bulls, Canadiens and/or Oilers, and you’re not actually from those one of those cities … well, you better have a reason that goes beyond “When I was picking a favorite team as a kid, they were the best team, so I picked them.”

  1. If you marry someone who roots for a different team than you, you can’t be bullied into switching allegiances. You’d be amazed how often this happens … and how often it’s the guy who folds. The power of women to whip men never ceases to amaze me. The funniest part is when the guy starts making excuses: “Well, once I moved to Boston from New York, I got caught up in this whole Red Sox thing and the American League, so I stopped following the Mets,” or “I never liked the Browns as much as she liked the Bengals, so I’m taking one for the team,” or even my personal favorite, “We wanted our kids to root for the same team as their parents.”

  2. You can follow specific players from other teams, but only as long as they aren’t facing your team. For instance, it’s fine to enjoy the Brett Favre Experience if you’re a Jaguars fan … just don’t get carried away and start making a scrapbook, collecting all his football cards and so on. That’s a little sketchy. And you can’t purchase his jersey under any circumstances. REALLY APPLIES TO YOU and KOBE

As you can see you are in numerous, numerous fan violations, why anyone even allows you to express your retarded thoughts is beyond my level of comprehension, but alas it’s the internet and any moron (yes you are a moron) can post. And while many of my posts where trollish they were in good humor. Your posts however are serious and give signs of a very upset, bitter man(omg miami made a super team waha wah get over it) and most of all of a very CONFUSED, BAD sportsfan.

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[quote]randman wrote:
http://outofbounds.nbcsports.com/2010/07/-espn-mysteriously-pulls.html.php

ESPN abruptly dumps salacious LeBron James party story

Five security guards are stationed around him, one at each corner of the table he's about to sit at and another roving around with him, watching his every move. Anyone who takes two steps toward James is stopped and must have James' approval to come closer.

The waiter bringing him his cup of green tea with a spoonful of honey and a dash of lemon juice makes the cut, as does the scantily clad brunette with a tattoo of a heart on her right shoulder.

She wants to take a picture with him. "I can't right now," says James. "Maybe later, upstairs, I'll remember you're the one with the tattoo."

Carter, LeBron's childhood friend and manager, begins dancing around James like Puff Daddy in a Notorious B.I.G video. A giant red crown-shaped cake is brought over to James while go-go dancers dressed in skimpy red and black outfits raise four lettered placards that spell out, "KING." Carter grabs a bottle of Grey Goose and pours a quarter of it on the floor and raises it up before passing it off.

ESPN heavily invested in James with The Decision show, all the while insisting that there had been no blurring of the line between producing the TV spectacle and reporting the story. But now it appears that there may be a conflict of interest at play; Markazi’s eyewitness account doesn’t exactly show LeBron in the best light. He’s a somewhat-married father of two, after all. Literally wading in Grey Goose? Waiters floating on wires? Naked chicks in bathtubs? Caligula is wondering if his invitation got lost in the mail.[/quote]

You know the Spike Lee joint ‘Kobe doin’ work"?

Well we just got a written documentary titled ‘LeBron doin’ work.’

Sometimes I wonder if you can really blame LeBron that much though. He might just be a product of his generation in American society. You don’t just have to look at LeBron to find other athletes that voraciously show/ have shown their egos. Names like TO and Randy Moss come to mind.

Theres also worse things that athletes have done. I’m pretty sure everyone here will remember Love Boat and Michael Vick and not to mention those numerous car crashes/accidents/incidents involving NFL players. Right as I’m writing this the name Pac-Man Jones just appeared out of nowhere.

You also can’t overlook the media component in all these emphatic stories about professional athletes gone wrong. By media I’m refering not only to your standard news outlets on TV but the internet and sites like Sports Illustrated, TMZ and the new social media. None of us have to be social scientists to acknowledge that the media just looks for stories and sensationalises shit. With the Miami Heat, it’s such a big story, compunded with the fact theres like no other relevant sporting news that sports websites are continuing to run with it. I wonder if they can see how much material they’re recycling.

Putting all that bable aside I don’t know what to think of LeBron. I don’t resent him because he’s partying hard with gorgeous women, even if hes married. Thats what athletes, whom are mostly immature (see: LeBron James) are going to do. But I don’t really admire him (for a no. of reasons).

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[quote]Gettnitdone wrote:

[quote]randman wrote:
http://outofbounds.nbcsports.com/2010/07/-espn-mysteriously-pulls.html.php

ESPN abruptly dumps salacious LeBron James party story

Five security guards are stationed around him, one at each corner of the table he's about to sit at and another roving around with him, watching his every move. Anyone who takes two steps toward James is stopped and must have James' approval to come closer.

The waiter bringing him his cup of green tea with a spoonful of honey and a dash of lemon juice makes the cut, as does the scantily clad brunette with a tattoo of a heart on her right shoulder.

She wants to take a picture with him. "I can't right now," says James. "Maybe later, upstairs, I'll remember you're the one with the tattoo."

Carter, LeBron's childhood friend and manager, begins dancing around James like Puff Daddy in a Notorious B.I.G video. A giant red crown-shaped cake is brought over to James while go-go dancers dressed in skimpy red and black outfits raise four lettered placards that spell out, "KING." Carter grabs a bottle of Grey Goose and pours a quarter of it on the floor and raises it up before passing it off.

ESPN heavily invested in James with The Decision show, all the while insisting that there had been no blurring of the line between producing the TV spectacle and reporting the story. But now it appears that there may be a conflict of interest at play; Markazi’s eyewitness account doesn’t exactly show LeBron in the best light. He’s a somewhat-married father of two, after all. Literally wading in Grey Goose? Waiters floating on wires? Naked chicks in bathtubs? Caligula is wondering if his invitation got lost in the mail.[/quote]

You know the Spike Lee joint ‘Kobe doin’ work"?

Well we just got a written documentary titled ‘LeBron doin’ work.’

Sometimes I wonder if you can really blame LeBron that much though. He might just be a product of his generation in American society. You don’t just have to look at LeBron to find other athletes that voraciously show/ have shown their egos. Names like TO and Randy Moss come to mind.

Theres also worse things that athletes have done. I’m pretty sure everyone here will remember Love Boat and Michael Vick and not to mention those numerous car crashes/accidents/incidents involving NFL players. Right as I’m writing this the name Pac-Man Jones just appeared out of nowhere.

You also can’t overlook the media component in all these emphatic stories about professional athletes gone wrong. By media I’m refering not only to your standard news outlets on TV but the internet and sites like Sports Illustrated, TMZ and the new social media. None of us have to be social scientists to acknowledge that the media just looks for stories and sensationalises shit. With the Miami Heat, it’s such a big story, compunded with the fact theres like no other relevant sporting news that sports websites are continuing to run with it. I wonder if they can see how much material they’re recycling.

Putting all that bable aside I don’t know what to think of LeBron. I don’t resent him because he’s partying hard with gorgeous women, even if hes married. Thats what athletes, whom are mostly immature (see: LeBron James) are going to do. But I don’t really admire him (for a no. of reasons).[/quote]
He isn’t married.

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[quote]TheBodyGuard wrote:

[quote]tmoney1 wrote:

I read a couple of months ago that D-Rose has been in the gym and doesn’t leave until he makes 300 shots every day. I admire that work ethic.
[/quote]

I did the same thing when I played, makes all the difference in the world.[/quote]

Awesome man, where did you play ball at?

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[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:

[quote]LarryDavid wrote:

[quote]gregron wrote:

[quote]LarryDavid wrote:
I think I just lost a LOT of respect for Chris Bosh with this news:

[quote]When it came to a Monday radio interview, Bryan Colangelo “chose his words carefully,” but didn’t leave many bullets left in his pistol. Colangelo intoned that Bosh took a long time to return from injury even though he had been medically cleared and that he started thinking ahead to his future at the expense of the Raptors. "Despite limited swelling and any excessive damage on an MRI, he felt like he needed to sit for six more games … 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," Colangelo said. … Colangelo went on to elaborate: “Whether he was mentally checked out or just wasn’t quite into it down the stretch, he wasn’t the same guy. I think everybody saw that, but no one wanted to acknowledge it.”[/quote]

I mean thats a pretty subjective thing. If he didnt feel 100% and didnt want to risk injury by playing when he didnt feel like he could go then why not sit. Its not like the NFL where you only have 16 games. They’ve got 82 games and if he has to sit out 6 more games to get back to 100% and not risk hurting himself more then I’m ok with that.[/quote]

You have to remember that last year we went from being 5th in the Eastern Conference to missing the playoffs by ONE GAME. If it weren’t for that I’d see where he was coming from, but not when your team is sliding down the rankings in danger of missing the playoffs.

He even missed the game we had near the end of the season against the Bulls. That win pretty much gave the Bulls the 8th spot in the playoffs. If Bosh didn’t opt for the extra games of rest we’d have probably made the 7th or 8th spot in the playoffs.[/quote]

Under different circumstances I’d agree with Greg, but Larry’s right on the money here. Bosh sandbagged for no other reason than he didn’t want to play for Toronto anymore. His team had the 8th spot locked up if he chose to play, but he didn’t and they lost out. That shows me that Miami just signed two giant contracts who’ve proven that they WILL quit when the chips ared own. Good luck with that South Beach.[/quote]

Admittedly I didnt watch many Raptors games so I dont know about him quitting on his team but if he did that then obviously thats messed up and a pretty bitch move if you ask me. If he was legitimately not feeling 100% then I cant blame him for not risking further/more serious injury (especially when he’s planning on leaving in free agency in the off season) but if he was truly able to go and didnt cause he was over playing for the Raptors thats messed up.

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[quote]sardines12 wrote:

He isn’t married.[/quote]

just got a babys mama