XTC wrote:Reeko wrote:HMFFL wrote:Chris Bosh wasn't going to be the driving force that led a team to a championship, but he showed leadership, and that he was a team first type of human, by taking a backseat in Miami. In Toronto, from what I observed, he gave it his all.
Vince Carter was never going to win a championship as the guy.
Both have many things in common. They left Toronto after seven seasons and both are from American States that don't have state income tax. Both have saved millions due to where they live.
Vince Carter: Daytona Beach, FL
Checkout the high school he went to and poured money into it's beautiful.
Chris Bosh: Dallas, TX
When I travel to Toronto I wish I would see more people wearing Chris Bosh and Vince Carter jerseys.
Be proud!
He didn't even mention his time in Toronto in his Hall of Fame speech. Here in Toronto few people care or think about Bosh. There was nothing remarkable about his time here other than getting a bunch of All Star nods because he was a good stats mediocre/bad team guy. As for Vince, even if I don't agree with it I could understand why people might wear his jersey.
Agree 100%
After watching Vince for years and then transition into watching Bosh it was very under whelming. I still remember Bosh leaving in the summer of 2010, and getting over it pretty quick.
His time in Toronto was super underwhelming and honestly forgotten, which is fine IMO. Like its been stated the CB4 era was some of the blandest, bleak, and boring era's in Raptors history. No promising young players, no regular season success, and quite frankly Bosh was just boring and awkward in general.
I dont even remember the last time I saw someone wearing a Bosh jersey in Toronto, let alone Canada. Yet you will still see people repping VC, Lowry, Derozan, Kawhi.
Right? After the initial sting of him being a star player choosing to go somewhere else, I moved on right away. I never watched Bosh in Miami and said "Damn! I wish he was still a Raptor!" Of course when we got good in the We The North era I would say to myself "Imagine if Bosh had stayed, he would have been great for this team." but even then the guy I really wanted on the Raps at that point was Paul Millsap.