Well, what do we do with Chris Bosh when he comes back to Toronto wearing a Miami Heat unifform? We'll boo him. We'll boo him because he turned his back us. He deserted us. The jerk left us in the learch.
Tell you what, if you were Chris Bosh you would have done the same thing. Bosh said it wasn't about the money. I believe him. Bosh, Dwayne Wade, LeBron, Kobe. The money is always going to be there where ever they play, so why not play where you can make max money and have a chance to win? But it's not just about winning. Word is LeBron tried to convince Bosh to come play with him in Cleveland. For Bosh that really would be a mistake by the lake. The Erie shore or South Beach? LeBron may yet end up with Wade and Bosh in south Florida but think about this, Bosh turned down a chance to play with the best player in the game. He didn't turn down LeBron, he turned down Cleveland.
There was never an Ontario scenario. He wasn't coming back to the Rappies. Why? Quite simply, the Rappies are crappie. Bosh isn't the first Raptor first rounder to put the pieces of that puzzle together. Damon Stoudamire wanted out and got out. Tracy Mc Grady balked and walked. His distant cousin, Vince Carter knew there was no Dino dynasty in the cards. The problem with Carter is that he quit before he split. None of them ended up winning any titles. None of them turned out to be the franchise players they thought they were. But what each of them realized was that they weren't going to win a title in Toronto.
Blame owners, blame management, blame the coaches. It doesn't matter. The Raptors have become Memphis, Sacremento, Milwaukee, The Clippers, Minnesota and Charlotte. Teams you don't want to get drafted by. Teams you don't want to be traded to. Teams that have no chance of signing high end free agents.
It's hard for fans to come to grips with that. We take it personally when a Chris Bosh double doors us. It's like being dumped by the love of your life. We applaud them, we read their twitters, we buy their jersey's, we adore adore them. What we don't want to admit is that really, we weren't in their league. They had bigger plans.
Dwane Wade is a point guard who makes everyone around him better. As good as Bosh is right now his game will improve with Wade dishing him the ball. The Raptors can't compete with that. They can't make Bosh a winner next season. The Heat can. Winning beats losing. South Beach beats Yorkville. Leaving the arena in Miami in the middle of January beats doing the same thing on Front St.
It's no contest. It never was.
Right on Rick. MLSE doesn't care about winning titles...they only care about the freakin' dollar. If they wanted titles, you wouldn't see big name stars leaving as soon as they get the chance.
Now you know why the Habs are where it's at!!!
Rick, you make some valid arguments but the truth is that American players don't want to play in Canada. The Jays face the same dilemma and if the NFL were here it would be the same. The world is a different place than what it was 10-15 years ago. With the kind of money that athletes are making now they have no desire to uproot and live in a different country.
Don't believe Bosh when he says it wasn't about the money it was about winning. Whats the guarantee that the Heat will win anything? What happens in five years from now when his contract is up and he hasn't won anything? What then? Will he look for a team who is winning? I'll agree with you on one point and that losing in the middle of January in South Beach is a lot easier to take than it would be on Front St.
Muississauga: I guess the point is Bosh spent 7 years in Toronto. At no time were the Raptors a serious contender. Roy Halladay, same deal. If the money is the same where ever they play (and aside from taxes it generally is) then why not go to a contender. If not a contender then the place you would most like to live. Here's why the Heat have a shot a winning. Pat Riley. Here's why they don't. One ball between 3 players who all want the ball. Bosh is going to have a tough time when he realizes he's the third option in the offence.
Hodgie, this is for the Lebron James thing on TV (which I didn't watch. Thank gawd for kids' soccer):
I can't believe air time was wasted on something like L. James and where he'll play next year...they didn't do this for Jordan, Gretzky, Montana or Nolan Ryan. Not even Larry Bird, Magic or Hakeem got to spend an hour on TV to tell people where they would play next season. Thank gawd this crap is over with . Now...can we get on with the CFL???
I could care less when players leave teams, and like any other of us working stiffs, we would move for better money and/or living conditions if it was offered to us.
What does bug me with the Bosh deal, is all the lying and fake rhetoric. First he says he wants to go to a team where he can "be the man". Sorry,not in Miami. Then he acts like an excited school girl when everyone courts him, and comes off as goof in ESPN interviews.
Good riddance Bosh...You owe TO fans nothing, and they owe you no respect.
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