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lol people who say this clown is better than Amare
Raptors GM Bryan Colangelo slams Chris Bosh
By Trey Kerby
While it took Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert just a few hours to compose his well thought out Comic Sans screed against LeBron James(notes), other owners have been a bit more magnanimous with their reactions to losing key free agents. And though that's bad for blogging, it's good for business — no one wants to play for an owner who's going to slam their former players like that. However, now that a couple weeks have passed since the big free agents made their decisions, we're bound to get some carefully worded critiques of outgoing players. It should be fun.
First up to the plate is Bryan Colangelo, Toronto Raptors president and general manager. He spoke with Canadian radio host Bob McCown of FAN 590 on Monday, and he said a few things about Chris Bosh(notes) that a lot of people already thought to be true. Namely that he milks injuries, he gave up on the Raptors and — gasp — he might not be a franchise player. Ryan Wolstat of the Toronto Sun breaks it down:
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 to the detriment of the Raptors.If you'll remember, the Raptors were in a neck-and-neck race for the eighth playoff seed towards the end of the season which they ended up losing to the Chicago Bulls by a single game. Do you think Chris Bosh playing in those six extra games he sat out would have made a difference? Yeah, me too.
"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.
"The fact that our season was spiralling downward and we were hoping he'd come back sooner and we were also dealing with a few other things at that point ... we were really struggling there. And Inception sucks"
However, Colangelo thinks that Bosh just didn't care by then.
"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."Yikes. I'm not quite sure whether "mentally checked out" or "[took] an easy out" is a bigger indictment of Bosh, but it's good to see Colangelo covering all the bases. Just really carpet-bombing to make sure he addresses all of Bosh's flaws.
"At the same time, I never felt we were quite in the game (in terms of signing Bosh to a new contract). There was too much out there, too much built up for him to take an easy out here, and he decided to do that."
But to really drive home his point, Colangelo reached for the big gun — "he's not a franchise player" one.
"We tried in vain to put pieces around Chris. Different pieces, different styles. It didn't work out."That's a burn, even if it kind of puts a bunch of the blame on Colangelo. After all, he's the one who acquired all those pieces that didn't fit, and brought in such underwhelming players that the best sidekick the Raptors could muster was Jose Calderon(notes). Nonetheless, you'd think franchise players would be easier to build around.
"No matter what type of player we brought in, it didn't seem to have the right mix with him as that centrepiece."
Of course, now that Bosh is going to be the best-paid third option in NBA history, all these complaints are basically irrelevant. Not only do the Heat not have to worry about building around Bosh, they shouldn't have to worry about him being checked in either. He's making a do entary about his free-agency process, so it's pretty obvious he'll be excited to catch dump-offs underneath the basket. Yeah, the injuries might still be a problem, but that's why the Heat signed Juwan Howard(notes). Filling in for injured big men is his favorite thing to do.
That being said, $110 million is a lot of money for a third banana who milks injuries and gave up on his team just a few months ago.
lol people who say this clown is better than Amare
Anyone feel that Bosh is just there for the ride? Like a piggybacking ?
Amare is not a mentally soft that quit on the Suns. He gave them every opportunity to match the Knicks offer and wanted to come back and take on the responsibility of being a cornerstone piece. Bosh wants to be a caddy for Wade and LeBron.
Bosh >>>> Amare.
No doubt, but Colangelo needs to stfu and start focusing on trying to build a better team instead of making dumbass trades and even worse draft picks.
In what, quitting?
you're beginning to see why I found it ridiculous when people say Bosh is way better than Amare.
And today, Jack Armstrong said that he is disappointed in the way Colangelo is acting.
Why are all Canadian NBA fans on this board idiotic dip s?
I really wish Jack Armstrong would work for ESPN or ABC. He is by far and away the best commentator for basketball working today. I love that guy
nah, I think if you replaced Bosh with Amare, the Suns would have been a better team. Bosh is soft, but so is Amare. At least Bosh can play respectable defense. Amare is dumber than a rock. Bosh was never ever a franchise player, and while his attention whoring was annoying this summer, I think Amare is just as guilty for having an over inflated ego.
Amare played great in the 2nd half of this past season because was in a contract year and ended up getting severely overpaid by the Knicks. Bosh shut down because he knew was going to sign with Miami back in 2008.
Both are dip s, but I think Bosh is the better player. Replace Bosh with Amare on the Raptors from the past few years and they don't make the playoffs even once.
Lefty, did you add that Inception part?
And I'd love to see how many games featuring Chris Bosh you guys have actually seen. Toronto was rarely featured on the US national broadcasting schedule, whereas you'd get Suns games all the time. I've been watching Bosh for almost 7 years. And as a Spurs fan, I've seen my fair share of Suns games. I think Amare is a solid player, but I Bosh edges him out. He's a better all around player.
Let's take a look at their stats from the past year:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/player...?playerId=1977 (Bosh)
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/player...?playerId=1727 (Amare)
Bosh is better than him at almost every category save for FG%, and that's only because Bosh takes more outside shots than Amare did, as 80% of his points are from pick and rolls with Nash. Bosh knew he was going to sign with Miami since 2008. Once he got injured he shut himself down. Amare wanted to make some bank, so he played his ass off. Suns fans used to complain about his lack of D and effort ALL the time. Now that Amare is getting paid, he will revert back to his old self. So even when Bosh is "quitting" on a team (Not saying he didn't) he still had a better season than Amare who was playing his ass off in the 2nd half.
AZ fans need to wake the up. I agree the way Bosh handled his exit from Toronto was sad and pathetic. I have a ton of issues with Bosh as a person. But as a player, he's definitely better than Amare. Amare is NOT a franchise player. Neither is Bosh. This is like saying Wade >>> Lebron because Lebron pussied out. I hate what Lebron did, but I still think he's a better player than Wade.
Inception did not suck. Lefty is a moron.
If I bring him to you....can you get him to talk?
funny, how all players want to get off the Raptors. Vince Carter, Chris Bosh and then there was Eric Williams who wanted to be traded to the worst team in the league to get out of there, must be something in Toronto air
I guess we'll see how good Amare really is now he's without Nash
Bosch... it's obvious noone (even himself) thinks he is a player you build around.
The management sucks. Toronto is a pretty big market so even if the team isn't good, the attendance figures will still be solid. I don't blame Bosh one bit for leaving. He handled it poorly, in every which way imaginable, but until they get a new GM, and stop drafting soft euros, they're gonna be a team no one is going to want to play for. Right now, their #1 option is Demarr DeRozan. Yikes.
He must have friends.
I don't blame Bosh for leaving I just find it funny everyone seems to want out of there, I've heard of many players not wanting to play for Raptors
We've already seen it
rookie of the year
20 points 9 rebounds per game as a 2nd year player
And Bosh lucked out because of that, his abortion defense didn't get the national exposure Amare's did.
Yeah, pre-knee surgery. You brought some really really weak takes in this thread. Bosh isn't a great defender, but much better than Amare. Amare is going to crash and burn in NYC. Hopefully Chris Paul can bail him out next season.
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