Chris Bosh is a coward, and will be the weak spot on the heat.

[Rondo9dunx]

First off I say this lightly, dont really wanna start flaming him  or anything like that, but the Heat just signed thier 4th center.  I heard steven a smith on the radio a few months ago saying that he thought this was gonna happen because Bosh is afraid to play center. Even with his size and athleticism they signed 4 different centers to assure that bosh gets what he wants. He is such an ego-maniac.. I know he's good but he's no lebron or d-wade.... I've hated seeing his sense of entitlement from the get-go. All these stupid tweets, comments and demands he's been making in the off-season. Has he ever even been to the playoffs?

I honestly dont know if he ever has, but I doubt if he has he's ever been out of the first round

I dont wanna hear anything about how well he played with them in the olympics because they were basically playin d-leaguers at best.

I think through his attitude and play bosh is going to be the wrench in the gears for this team in 2010-2011.

Cant wait to see KG get in his face late in a playoff series and start smackin him around and talkin junk in his face all night.

[GreenFaith1819]

Well, all I'm looking forward to is more of this - from Pierce or whoever:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KeULR14tVE

[Mr October]

I'll tell you one thing: Bosh is not a beast that lead the paint defense and defend the rim.

[indeedproceed]

Garnett said he wouldn't play center. Lots of 4's say that. If Chris Bosh is a coward, I think the bigger reason is because when Arnold Schwarzenegger had him beat he decided to be a big girl about it and turn on his wrist nuclear bomb.

[Roy Hobbs]

Bosh was 9th in the NBA in scoring and 6th in rebounds.  That's not bad as your third option, right?

As far as why he doesn't play center, it's because he gets abused when he plays there.  Defensively, he's a very weak center, whereas he's an okay defender at power forward.  It makes sense that he'd be most comfortable at the position where he's best suited physically.

Bosh isn't much of an option as the best player on your team, but I think as the third best guy, he's going to excel.  Remember, he's being asked to play the role of Toni Kukoc, not Jordan or Pippen.

[FallGuy]

The original poster seems to know precious little about Bosh. Bosh is an excellent player. He's not a 5, but that's hardly a knock against him unless it's also a knock on Garnett.

Also, Bosh was better than KG last year.

[Rashi]

Well, all I'm looking forward to is more of this - from Pierce or whoever:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KeULR14tVE

That's exactly what I am waiting for.

And on second thoughts.....I really wouldn't mind watching our big 3 dunking on their trio.

[GreenFaith1819]

The original poster seems to know precious little about Bosh. Bosh is an excellent player. He's not a 5, but that's hardly a knock against him unless it's also a knock on Garnett.

Also, Bosh was better than KG last year.

Not better Defensively.

Bosh is a great player, no doubt - top 15. But the shame of it all is that he is not intimidating defensively.

He pulled down 10.8 boards in TOR - with Rasho Nesterovic and Bargnani as his help?

To me, of course he would pull down that amount of boards - with no true center to contend for the rebounds.

[FallGuy]

The original poster seems to know precious little about Bosh. Bosh is an excellent player. He's not a 5, but that's hardly a knock against him unless it's also a knock on Garnett.

Also, Bosh was better than KG last year.

Not better Defensively.

Bosh is a great player, no doubt - top 15. But the shame of it all is that he is not intimidating defensively.

He pulled down 10.8 boards in TOR - with Rasho Nesterovic and Bargnani as his help?

To me, of course he would pull down that amount of boards - with no true center to contend for the rebounds.

No, KG is a better defensive player but it's hard to assess Bosh, given the awful defensive players around him. Toronto played terrible perimeter D and their other bigs were largely useless defensively, particularly on help D. Bosh ended up having to do too much to make up for defensive lapses in other places. He remains an okay one on one defender.

Bosh is a better rebounder than KG now. You can spin it however you like but it's true.

[GreenFaith1819]

The original poster seems to know precious little about Bosh. Bosh is an excellent player. He's not a 5, but that's hardly a knock against him unless it's also a knock on Garnett.

Also, Bosh was better than KG last year.

Not better Defensively.

Bosh is a great player, no doubt - top 15. But the shame of it all is that he is not intimidating defensively.

He pulled down 10.8 boards in TOR - with Rasho Nesterovic and Bargnani as his help?

To me, of course he would pull down that amount of boards - with no true center to contend for the rebounds.

No, KG is a better defensive player but it's hard to assess Bosh, given the awful defensive players around him. Toronto played terrible perimeter D and their other bigs were largely useless defensively, particularly on help D. Bosh ended up having to do too much to make up for defensive lapses in other places. He remains an okay one on one defender.

Bosh is a better rebounder than KG now. You can spin the numbers however you like but it's true.

Well....I just can't see where Bosh was an even ok one-on-one defender. The funny thing is that according to ESPN player profiles, Bargnani blocked more shots than Bosh.

You are right, though - stats are hard to assess a lot of times, but I just don't get the same feeling about Bosh in MIA as say if it was KG (even at 34 yrs of age) in MIA vice Bosh.

Weird way of looking at it, but to me the Defensive mindset that KG brings is invaluable.

Wade-Lebron-KG = Title 2 for MIA. Wade-Lebron-Bosh? Not sure.

Can Bosh do a better job on Gasol than KG? Not sure..can't see it. Bosh VS Josh Smith? Rashard Lewis? Boozer?

To me, the Defensive Presence is key. Even in the LA series, Gasol did in fact prove to me that he was the real deal - but even with that admission - Gasol absolutely disappeared in Boston - due to KG.

I can see KG lessening Bosh's impact, too.

[FallGuy]

The original poster seems to know precious little about Bosh. Bosh is an excellent player. He's not a 5, but that's hardly a knock against him unless it's also a knock on Garnett.

Also, Bosh was better than KG last year.

Not better Defensively.

Bosh is a great player, no doubt - top 15. But the shame of it all is that he is not intimidating defensively.

He pulled down 10.8 boards in TOR - with Rasho Nesterovic and Bargnani as his help?

To me, of course he would pull down that amount of boards - with no true center to contend for the rebounds.

No, KG is a better defensive player but it's hard to assess Bosh, given the awful defensive players around him. Toronto played terrible perimeter D and their other bigs were largely useless defensively, particularly on help D. Bosh ended up having to do too much to make up for defensive lapses in other places. He remains an okay one on one defender.

Bosh is a better rebounder than KG now. You can spin the numbers however you like but it's true.

Well....I just can't see where Bosh was an even ok one-on-one defender. The funny thing is that according to ESPN player profiles, Bargnani blocked more shots than Bosh.

You are right, though - stats are hard to assess a lot of times, but I just don't get the same feeling about Bosh in MIA as say if it was KG (even at 34 yrs of age) in MIA vice Bosh.

Weird way of looking at it, but to me the Defensive mindset that KG brings is invaluable.

Wade-Lebron-KG = Title 2 for MIA. Wade-Lebron-Bosh? Not sure.

Can Bosh do a better job on Gasol than KG? Not sure..can't see it. Bosh VS Josh Howard? Rashard Lewis? Boozer?

To me, the Defensive Presence is key. Even in the LA series, Gasol did in fact prove to me that he was the real deal - but even with that admission - Gasol absolutely disappeared in Boston - due to KG.

I can see KG lessening Bosh's impact, too.

I still think KG-Bosh is a good matchup for the Celtics. Bosh seems almost too reverent of KG, or intimidated by his intensity. That's not usually the case with most PFs, but it's true with KG.

Last year, Bosh spent a lot of time rotating to provide help on perimeter breakdowns, which took him out of defensive position for rebounds. This also happened to Boston in game one vs. the Lakers when none of Boston's smalls could keep L.A. out of the lane. So KG and Perk ended up constantly out of position. I think this issue could bite the C's come playoff time. Wade and LBJ get through the perimeter D, causing KG and Perk to have to rotate, which nullifies the advantage they have inside.

To be clear, I'm not conceding the title to Miami in year one due to depth/supporting talent issues, although I think they'll probably get a couple before they're all done with. Just too much top line talent to fail.

[GreenFaith1819]

The original poster seems to know precious little about Bosh. Bosh is an excellent player. He's not a 5, but that's hardly a knock against him unless it's also a knock on Garnett.

Also, Bosh was better than KG last year.

Not better Defensively.

Bosh is a great player, no doubt - top 15. But the shame of it all is that he is not intimidating defensively.

He pulled down 10.8 boards in TOR - with Rasho Nesterovic and Bargnani as his help?

To me, of course he would pull down that amount of boards - with no true center to contend for the rebounds.

No, KG is a better defensive player but it's hard to assess Bosh, given the awful defensive players around him. Toronto played terrible perimeter D and their other bigs were largely useless defensively, particularly on help D. Bosh ended up having to do too much to make up for defensive lapses in other places. He remains an okay one on one defender.

Bosh is a better rebounder than KG now. You can spin the numbers however you like but it's true.

Well....I just can't see where Bosh was an even ok one-on-one defender. The funny thing is that according to ESPN player profiles, Bargnani blocked more shots than Bosh.

You are right, though - stats are hard to assess a lot of times, but I just don't get the same feeling about Bosh in MIA as say if it was KG (even at 34 yrs of age) in MIA vice Bosh.

Weird way of looking at it, but to me the Defensive mindset that KG brings is invaluable.

Wade-Lebron-KG = Title 2 for MIA. Wade-Lebron-Bosh? Not sure.

Can Bosh do a better job on Gasol than KG? Not sure..can't see it. Bosh VS Josh Howard? Rashard Lewis? Boozer?

To me, the Defensive Presence is key. Even in the LA series, Gasol did in fact prove to me that he was the real deal - but even with that admission - Gasol absolutely disappeared in Boston - due to KG.

I can see KG lessening Bosh's impact, too.

I still think KG-Bosh is a good matchup for the Celtics. Bosh seems almost too reverent of KG, or intimidated by his intensity. That's not usually the case with most PFs, but it's true with KG.

Last year, Bosh spent a lot of time rotating to provide help on perimeter breakdowns, which took him out of defensive position for rebounds. This also happened to Boston in game one vs. the Lakers when none of Boston's smalls could keep L.A. out of the lane. So KG and Perk ended up constantly out of position. I think this issue could bite the C's come playoff time. Wade and LBJ get through the perimeter D, causing KG and Perk to have to rotate, which nullifies the advantage they have inside.

To be clear, I'm not conceding the title to Miami in year one due to depth/supporting talent issues, although I think they'll probably get a couple before they're all done with. Just too much top line talent to fail.

Good Point and breakdown, FG. Your point of view reminds me that Boston needs a young wing bigtime.....Man, I am missing TA right now..

[xmuscularghandix]

I don’t know about coward.

But I 100% that defensively he represents an open window to climb right into. VERY weak on the low post.  This is how we’ll beat them...

[Roy Hobbs]

I don’t know about coward.

But I 100% that defensively he represents an open window to climb right into. VERY weak on the low post.  This is how we’ll beat them...

Well, it's how we'd beat them if our big men ever played in the post, anyway. 

Neither KG nor J.O. spends a ton of time in the post; both take over 70% of their shots from outside.  Whatever Bosh's defensive weaknesses are, I think our bigs will be reluctant to exploit them.

[minijericho29]

This post is ridiculous.