Signing Chris Bosh by next offseason....

mcmokken · Post #21 » by **mcmokken** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 6:58 pm

yayotube wrote:i dont know why you guys would want bosh... don't you already have Jeff Green at the 4? or would you move one of Green or Bosh to the 5?

I would take Bosh if he were cheaper, but not for max. Bosh would take Green's spot and move him to the bench or lead to him being traded. No way could Green play 5 effectively. We need a rebounding center who can play some defense.

HomieOmey · Post #22 » by **HomieOmey** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 7:22 pm

yayotube wrote:i dont know why you guys would want bosh... don't you already have Jeff Green at the 4? or would you move one of Green or Bosh to the 5?

Green would be the 6th man. I`m sure Durant, Green, and Bosh would occasionally play alongside each other in a small ball unit too.

sonic-ben · Post #23 » by **sonic-ben** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 8:44 pm

This would hand cuff this franchise .... NO championship

Need Center.... period that can rebound and defend ....

yayotube · Post #24 » by **yayotube** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 9:20 pm

A small ball unit of Durant Green and Bosh could do some damage for sure ... but at the end of the day i think your team is better suited to getting a rebounding center... im sure Tyson Chandler would have fit the bill (who by the way is a 2010 free agent i believe)

HomieOmey · Post #25 » by **HomieOmey** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 4:59 am

yayotube wrote:A small ball unit of Durant Green and Bosh could do some damage for sure ... but at the end of the day i think your team is better suited to getting a rebounding center... im sure Tyson Chandler would have fit the bill (who by the way is a 2010 free agent i believe)

Ideally, the Thunder would have someone like Chandler and someone like Bosh. If the best they can do is Bosh and Green or Chandler and Green, no one will really complain though. As said, Green makes a lot of sense as a 6th man though.

yayotube · Post #26 » by **yayotube** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 6:09 am

i have a gut feeling we will end up re-signing bosh but i wouldnt be surprised with OKC signing a big name free agent due to the young talent on their roster, and if that pushes Green to the 6th man role the West gets that much more competitive quickly.

Post #27 » by **Nolan** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 5:15 pm

Bosh wouldn't be a good fit with this team. I think if we're going to be spenders next summer we shouldn't be looking to make a big splash we should be looking to add solid role players. Two guys that I would be really interested in are Udonis Haslem and Brendan Haywood. Haslem's a great defender, a solid mid range shooter, a good rebounder and a solid pick and roll player. Pair him Collison at PF and we'd have a pretty solid duo. Haywood is a solid defensive center and a big body (7" 265lbs) that can clog up the lane, grab boards, block shots and he isn't completely useless on offense. If we could sign both of those guys or just one, for around 6-7 million a season next summer I think we'll have a really good looking team and a solid big man rotation.

yayotube · Post #28 » by **yayotube** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 6:12 pm

Nolan wrote:Bosh wouldn't be a good fit with this team. I think if we're going to be spenders next summer we shouldn't be looking to make a big splash we should be looking to add solid role players. Two guys that I would be really interested in are Udonis Haslem and Brendan Haywood. Haslem's a great defender, a solid mid range shooter, a good rebounder and a solid pick and roll player. Pair him Collison at PF and we'd have a pretty solid duo. Haywood is a solid defensive center and a big body (7" 265lbs) that can clog up the lane, grab boards, block shots and he isn't completely useless on offense. If we could sign both of those guys or just one, for around 6-7 million a season next summer I think we'll have a really good looking team and a solid big man rotation.

You're from Edmonton but a OKC fan? Woulda thought Raps fan

HomieOmey · Post #29 » by **HomieOmey** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 7:46 pm

yayotube wrote:i have a gut feeling we will end up re-signing bosh but i wouldnt be surprised with OKC signing a big name free agent due to the young talent on their roster, and if that pushes Green to the 6th man role the West gets that much more competitive quickly.

The great thing about Bosh is that he's pretty damn young himself!!!

Post #30 » by **Nolan** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 8:44 pm

yayotube wrote:You're from Edmonton but a OKC fan? Woulda thought Raps fan

I used to be a huge Sonics fan :wink:

. I do also cheer for the Raps though.

NCHeels2008 · Post #31 » by **NCHeels2008** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 8:46 am

Nolan wrote:Bosh wouldn't be a good fit with this team. I think if we're going to be spenders next summer we shouldn't be looking to make a big splash we should be looking to add solid role players. Two guys that I would be really interested in are Udonis Haslem and Brendan Haywood. Haslem's a great defender, a solid mid range shooter, a good rebounder and a solid pick and roll player. Pair him Collison at PF and we'd have a pretty solid duo. Haywood is a solid defensive center and a big body (7" 265lbs) that can clog up the lane, grab boards, block shots and he isn't completely useless on offense. If we could sign both of those guys or just one, for around 6-7 million a season next summer I think we'll have a really good looking team and a solid big man rotation.

I don't get why you guys would go after Haslem, he's so mediocore, Presti could find that kinda guy in the draft much cheaper in the late 10s early 20s. Haywood would be a solid fit, Amare + Haywood if you could pull it off would make you guys a filthy ass team.

penzias · Post #32 » by **penzias** » Wed Sep 2, 2009 2:05 pm

ThunderPoke wrote:Do the Thunder have a legitimate shot at pulling this off? If so, how would his signing affect the team's salary structure? If the team can string together around 40-45 wins, then I have to believe management would be interested in signing someone of Bosh's caliber for that inside presence that we just don't have now.

Bosh won't provide inside presence. His low post game is really weak, most of his points come from 10-20 footers and a few from driving layups.

chuckerz · Post #33 » by **chuckerz** » Sat Sep 5, 2009 2:06 am

Chris Bosh would want to sign in a big market team like LA or New York. But if the thunder do really well this year, he may consider signing with them.

Hiphophead101 · Post #34 » by **Hiphophead101** » Sun Sep 6, 2009 9:43 pm

Stick with what you have.. Bosh is one of the worst defenders and cant rebound well. Sure, he can dump points in high volume, were all aware of that fact. Kevin Durant can too - and he plays defense. You have a first option that plays just as hard on defense as he does on offense. Why add another first option that doesn't? I'll take Amare and Wade over Bosh if were going to shell out money.

IMO Chris Bosh and Iggy are both not centerpiece players.

Post #35 » by **Nolan** » Wed Sep 9, 2009 7:45 pm

NCHeels2008 wrote:
Nolan wrote:Bosh wouldn't be a good fit with this team. I think if we're going to be spenders next summer we shouldn't be looking to make a big splash we should be looking to add solid role players. Two guys that I would be really interested in are Udonis Haslem and Brendan Haywood. Haslem's a great defender, a solid mid range shooter, a good rebounder and a solid pick and roll player. Pair him Collison at PF and we'd have a pretty solid duo. Haywood is a solid defensive center and a big body (7" 265lbs) that can clog up the lane, grab boards, block shots and he isn't completely useless on offense. If we could sign both of those guys or just one, for around 6-7 million a season next summer I think we'll have a really good looking team and a solid big man rotation.

I don't get why you guys would go after Haslem, he's so mediocore, Presti could find that kinda guy in the draft much cheaper in the late 10s early 20s. Haywood would be a solid fit, Amare + Haywood if you could pull it off would make you guys a filthy ass team.

Haslem isn't anything special but he's a great defender, solid rebounder and a good mid range shooter all things that we need in a post player. I really don't think we need to go after a guy like Amare we have enough scorers we just need some soild role player at PF and C.

sca · Post #36 » by **sca** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:48 pm

Hiphophead101 wrote:Stick with what you have.. Bosh is one of the worst defenders and cant rebound well. Sure, he can dump points in high volume, were all aware of that fact. Kevin Durant can too - and he plays defense. You have a first option that plays just as hard on defense as he does on offense. Why add another first option that doesn't? I'll take Amare and Wade over Bosh if were going to shell out money.

IMO Chris Bosh and Iggy are both not centerpiece players.

In an universe where Kevin Durant plays defense, Chris Bosh is DPOY.

Wait, you've just put Iggy and Bosh in the same category... riiiight...

Post #37 » by **wizkid27** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:47 pm

ScaLoPhobiA wrote:In an universe where Kevin Durant plays defense, Chris Bosh is DPOY.

Wait, you've just put Iggy and Bosh in the same category... riiiight...

I've got to agree with you on both points... Durant is an okay defender, I guess. But definitely nothing more than that. I think the argument could be made that he is a fairly poor defender right now (haven't looked at any stats to back that up though).

Bosh is a franchise kind of guy to me. I like him, I just don't really think he's the guy to solve all of the problems for our team. I do think that lately a lot of people are putting Bosh on the same level as a guy like Iggy. Bosh (to me) is definitely a max player. Iggy could be a max player in the right situation and if the right team wanted to take a gamble on him being their man. Philly's paying a lot for the guy, and he does some great stuff, he's just not a lead role type of player.

sca · Post #38 » by **sca** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 6:14 am

wizkid27 wrote:
ScaLoPhobiA wrote:In an universe where Kevin Durant plays defense, Chris Bosh is DPOY.

Wait, you've just put Iggy and Bosh in the same category... riiiight...

I've got to agree with you on both points... Durant is an okay defender, I guess. But definitely nothing more than that. I think the argument could be made that he is a fairly poor defender right now (haven't looked at any stats to back that up though).

Bosh is a franchise kind of guy to me. I like him, I just don't really think he's the guy to solve all of the problems for our team. I do think that lately a lot of people are putting Bosh on the same level as a guy like Iggy. Bosh (to me) is definitely a max player. Iggy could be a max player in the right situation and if the right team wanted to take a gamble on him being their man. Philly's paying a lot for the guy, and he does some great stuff, he's just not a lead role type of player.

I actually like your team... I'd trade Bosh for Durant in a heartbeat regardless of the contracts. I also like how the team is built, young, high-potential guys who are already good as they are. Westbrook, Harden, Durant, Green; that's a great core. I just didn't like him making bold statements as "Bosh can't rebound. He doesn't play D" etc. Good luck next year. :wink:

btw, I agree about Bosh, if you're going to keep on playing Green at the four, you need a defending and rebounding beast at the five. Bosh is neither.

wiff · Post #39 » by **wiff** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:55 pm

ScaLoPhobiA wrote:I'd trade Bosh for Durant in a heartbeat regardless of the contracts.

Wow you'd trade Bosh a jump shooting PF who is 5 years older and making 11mil a year more than Durant?

You are too kind.

I'd trade TMAC for Brandon Roy too regardless of contracts.

Or maybe Shaq for D Howard regardless of contracts.

Durant is one of the best values in the league of course you would trade Bosh for him. So would Colangelo if he had a chance.

HomieOmey · Post #40 » by **HomieOmey** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:34 am

Easy Wiff,

first of all, you're exaggerating the difference between Bosh/Durant by comparing Shaq and T-Mac to Roy and Dwight BIG time. Especially since Bosh is in Dwight's running lane and considered the next best young big.

Secondly, I'm pretty sure he meant that he'd even trade Bosh for Durant if they were making the exact same $$ when he said 'regardless of contract.' Not every GM in the league would do that. I certainly would though.