youngLion wrote:Up until this year I would have said that Bosh seems happy in Toronto, but his attitude lately seems to reflect a change of opinion. Where do you come out on Bosh's decision in 2010 SS? Do you think he'll stick around or he's as good as gone?
I see 2010 the same way as the year Orlando snagged T-Mac. If you remember that year, the big fish were Duncan, Grant Hill and T-Mac. Except that in 2010, the big fish are: Chris Bosh, Dwayne Wade, Lebron James, Dirk Nowitzki, Carlos Boozer, Joe Johnson, Michael Redd, and many more. There are going to be a ton of teams with cap space to sign 1 or 2 of these stars, but whereas other teams are on the upswing (Atlanta, Cleveland, Utah, New York, etc.), the Raptors are on the downswing. If you keep the same roster, while preserving the cap space, Bosh is gone after 2 years of misery. If you satisfy him now, by pulling off some trades that sacrify the cap space in 2010, we'll be better, but not Cleveland or Boston better (i.e. not championship material).
If you're Colangelo, what do you do? You tried bringing in a sidekick (O'Neal) and sacrifying the bench, and it hasn't worked. How do you appease Bosh? He painted himself into a corner. Let's see him get out of it.