Every day from here on in, until Bosh signs, some beat grunt (from Bill Simmons "Bosh & Lebron are a pkg deal" Simmons, to Joe Blow in Fargo Minnesota) is going to write some exaggerated piece stating that Bosh is going to leave Toronto, why he is going to leave, where he is going, who he is going with, yadda, yadda, yadda......
This thread is dedicated to those quotes. Write your favorite quotes here. New, old, most hated, most accurate, most bizzarre, whatever.
At the end of it all, we can either laugh our heads off reading the ridiculous statements, or we can all get together & drink ourselves silly, & talk about how right they all were!
Add your faves HERE! I'll tryto keep up & add your quotes to the OP as you submit them.
I'll start with my fave. The one that started it all. The biggest mouth in NY, Stephan A Smith:
For the last time, I'll repeat what I reported: Bosh wants out of Toronto. He's not about to admit it because he's still in Toronto and doesn't want to bring unnecessary stress to his life. His agent, Henry Thomas, knows this to be true. So does Bryan Colangelo, despite his public denials.
Stephan A Smith - Feb 8, 2009
http://stephenablog.typepad.com/
Homer Jay wrote:My sources tell me Chris Bosh wants out of Toronto. Preferably before 2010, when he's free to opt out of his contract. They've also informed me Bosh has quietly made the Raptors aware of this, that he wouldn't mind interest from Miami or Dallas, at all, and that he's hopeful his days as a Raptor will come to an end sooner than when the LeBron James' Sweepstakes hits the fan in 2010.
This is the Stephen A. Smith from 2/2/09 bit where he categorically states as FACT that Bosh straight up TOLD BC that he wanted to be traded... not just leaving as a FA... he wanted to be traded to Miami or Dallas ASAP. Bosh, his agent, and BC all straight up deny this ever ever happened and Smith REFUSES to say who his sources are.
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"I love Toronto. And Toronto loves me" - Chris Bosh, Dallas Morning News, July 15, 2009[i]
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/stories/071509dnspocowlishaw.3207152.html
It commonly is believed Bosh almost certain is to flee Toronto after this season, when he has the right to opt out of the final year ($17.1 million) of his contract.
My source believes the Lakers will offer Andrew Bynum for Bosh (if they haven’t done so already) well before the deadline expires.
Peter Vecsey, New York Post - [i]Jan 10, 2010
http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/more_sports/lakers_deal_for_raptors_star_has_FbaSSsePPGi1gsgGsfES9M
“No, no, no, no,” - Chris Bosh - after being asked if he wanted to be traded, Globe & Mail, Jan 30, 2010
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/basketball/cb4-in-no-rush-to-leave-to/article1450293/
Upgrayedd wrote:Edit: Found it.
http://www.news-herald.com/articles/201 ... 990020.txt- The Raptors likely will trade forward/center Chris Bosh by the deadline.
"He's done everything but send them a postcard," one source said.
Many expect Raptors GM Bryan Colangelo to be proactive in trade talks
“No, no, no, no,” - Chris Bosh - after being asked if he wanted to be traded, Globe & Mail, Jan 30, 2010
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/basketball/cb4-in-no-rush-to-leave-to/article1450293/
The Raptors are playing well right now, winning 14 of their last 19 games to firmly entrench themselves as an Eastern Conference playoff team. Yet the run could end within the next few weeks. That's because the Raptors might have to trade Bosh, who will become a free agent after the season. If the Raptors are convinced that Bosh won't be back, and every indication is that he won't be, then Toronto GM Bryan Colangelo will have to try to trade him now rather than lose him for nothing at the end of the season.
Martin Frank - The Courier Post, Jan 31, 2010
http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20100131/SPORTS03/1310335/1002/SPORTS
Quoted from Bosh & BC one day earlier......
“No, no, no, no,” - Chris Bosh - after being asked if he wanted to be traded, Globe & Mail, Jan 30, 2010
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/basketball/cb4-in-no-rush-to-leave-to/article1450293/
“I have no intention to move him (Bosh) and have absolutely every intention to keep him long term” - Bryan Colangelo - Globe & Mail, Jan 30, 2010
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/basketball/cb4-in-no-rush-to-leave-to/article1450293/
J-Roc wrote:I like the idea but the "100%" caveat means only SAS applies.
This from a Chad Ford chat:Chad Ford (1:34 PM)
Raptors are playing better which I think has taken some of the urgency out of trading Bosh. I think Bryan Colangelo is still hoping to convince him that the Raptors can be a future contender. But all other signs point to him leaving. I think it will come down to a day or two before the February deadline before we know for sure. But if they are going to trade Bosh then the Bynum for Bosh swap is as good as it gets.
"I'm happy with where we are. We can always get better and reach another level."
Chris Bosh - Feb 2, 2010
http://www.torontosun.com/sports/basketball/2010/02/02/12703431-sun.html
Although most of our experts expect LeBron James and Dwyane Wade to stay right where they are, the book on Bosh reads a little differently. He has not openly expressed a desire to leave Toronto in recent months, but he also hasn't done much to make anyone think he wants to stay. That said, the degree to which our panel of 52 NBA observers seems sure that he's leaving is surprising, as only three see CB4 staying north of the border:
New York (19 votes)
Miami (12 votes)
Chicago (4 votes)
Dallas (3 votes)
Toronto (3 votes)
Royce Webb, ESPN.com - September 14, 2009
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?page=OffseasonPredictions09-BoshFuture
raptor21_85 wrote:Se me ocurre, y esto es una opinión muy personal, que estos cuatro jugadores (Amare, Wade, LeBron and Bosh) pudieran dividirse en tres grupos de acuerdo a sus posibilidades de estar con algún otro equipo la próxima temporada. El primer grupo se pudiera llamar Definitivamente y a él pertenecería Chris Bosh. El ala-pívot de los Toronto Raptors es el único jugador estadounidense que cae en la categoría de superestrella y juega fuera de su país. Aunque Chris dice haberse adaptado a la vida en Canadá, no hay duda de que se sentiría mucho mas cómodo en un equipo más cercano a su lugar de procedencia (es natural de Texas) y con mayores posibilidades de luchar por un campeonato a corto plazo (los Raptors no parecen cumplir con ese requisito).
Carlos Morales (ESPN LatinoAmerica comentator) on 2010. He says Bosh is Definetily moving since Raptors won't be ever able to compete.
http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/st ... ype=column
As recently as mid-September, I think it's fair to say the consensus was that Bosh was the big name most likely to leave his current team in the summer. But all of our checking with Raptors insiders suggests otherwise.
Teammates Jose Calderon and Andrea Bargnani recently have made public declarations of their belief that Bosh loves Toronto as a city and doesn't want to leave, which meshes with everything I've heard in the past week. The distinct feeling I was left with is that Bosh wants to be the undisputed star on his team and wants to play in a happening metropolis he enjoys. The Raptors and Toronto can make those things happen.
If you're asking me today to predict what will happen with Bosh next summer, I say he stays. Every indication I get is that Bosh likes his current setup in Canada much more than we Yankee outsiders imagine.
Marc Stein - ESPN.com - Nov 13, 2009
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailydime?page=dime-091114-15
Bosh scoffed at folks who think he’s already made his decision to leave the league’s only Canadian franchise.
“He’s gone, it’s over, it’s done,” Bosh said in a mocking tone.
Then Bosh revealed that he’s not necessarily interested in playing anywhere that he’s not the clear-cut franchise player.
Marc Stein, ESPN.com - Feb 12, 2010
I feel like I should be built around. And maybe that’s just my ego talking, but I feel that I’m a very good player in this league and I’m only going to get better. So … maybe we should be getting somebody [in Toronto].
Chris Bosh - Feb 12, 2010.
Bosh likes his situation in Toronto more than many of us south of the border want to believe.
Marc Stein, ESPN.com - Feb 12, 2010
http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/13095/bosh-im-the-kind-of-player-you-can-build-around
"I don't crave the limelight at all [major markets], I just crave winning basketball games."
"If I'm here [in Toronto], I'm still going to be the number one guy."
Chris Bosh - January 29, 2010
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/raptors/2010-01-28-chris-bosh-soars-at-right-time_N.htm?csp=34&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UsatodaycomNba-TopStories+%28Sports+-+NBA+-+Top+Stories%29
- ''It doesn't bother me,'' Bosh said of the speculation. ''I think it bothers the people of Toronto more so".
- "I'm just curious as to why [the media keeps saying he's leaving]. Everywhere I hear, 'He's gone, he's gone,' and I just want to know why people say that.''
Chris Bosh - Feb 15, 2010
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/basketball/2048460,CST-SPT-starnt15.article
Playing in Canada is a big reason [why Bosh may leave the Raptors]. American players with the Raptors end up paying more in taxes because they pay taxes in both countries.
John Jackson [in response to Bosh's quote above] - Chicage Sun Times, Feb 15, 2010
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/basketball/2048460,CST-SPT-starnt15.article
Why move him now? Bosh hasn't asked to be traded and he hasn't told the Raptors he'll be leaving this summer, so there is no reason (yet) for Toronto to deal its best player. The Raptors have a better chance of retaining Bosh than advertised because they can offer him more money than any other team, and their franchise is clearly built around him as the top player. They give themselves a chance at reaching the second round if they're able to hold on to the No. 5 seed in the East, which could further their hopes of retaining Bosh.
Ian Thomsen, SI.com - Feb 16, 2010
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/basketball/nba/02/16/trade.deadline.roundtable/index.html
It would seem that the Bosh situation is the same as the Stoudemire situation. But for some reason I view them differently, and I think Raptors president Bryan Colangelo should try to hang on to Bosh for now and see how it plays out. Toronto has a favorable second-half schedule, and maybe continuing its winning ways and finding some success in the postseason would be enough to persuade Bosh to stick around. Perhaps that is naive and taking a Pollyanna view.
Frank Hughes, ESPN.com - Feb 16, 2010
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/basketball/nba/02/16/trade.deadline.roundtable/index.html
To trade Bosh now would send the worst possible message: OK, we've finally figured out how to play together, so let's trade away our best player! I don't think Bosh has made up his mind about whether he wants to leave or stay (obligatory LeBron James mention: I don't think he has either), but Bosh's Raptors have apparently finally figured out how to become a factor in the East. Colangelo has to roll the dice on Bosh, let these guys play together and try to become a top-four team in the East and hope he stays.
Jack McCallum, ESPN.com - Feb 16, 2010
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/basketball/nba/02/16/trade.deadline.roundtable/index.html
It's a risk -- a big risk -- because Bosh isn't about to give his current employers any assurances he is going to re-sign before he tests the free-agent market. But the fact that Toronto rebounded from a putrid start to shove itself into the middle of the Eastern Conference playoff mix effectively tied Colangelo's hands. Still, no exec I have talked to believes Colangelo -- a two-time Executive of the Year -- will allow Bosh to leave for nothing after the season. Should Bosh tell him he's not coming back, the Raptors will work out some kind of sign-and-trade that will give them as much, if not more, than they would get for Bosh at the trade deadline.
Chris Mannix, ESPN.com - Feb 16, 2010
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/basketball/nba/02/16/trade.deadline.roundtable/index.html
Lots of trades in the NBA world today, Amare stayed put along with Chris Bosh, two players I believe wont be back with there respected teams
Charlie Villan(ueva), Twitter - Feb 18, 2010
http://twitter.com/CV31
But the main guys that everybody talks about, I think it's a very strong possibility. When it comes down to it, that's where you're comfortable, that's where you're from. Well, technically. It's where you started your career. It's always a very important thing.
Chris Bosh on 2010 free agency, NBA.com - Feb 23, 2010
http://www.nba.com/2010/news/features/scott_howard_cooper/02/23/free.agents/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt1
A very strong possibility exists that few will change addresses (free agents).
"Yeah, I think so," Bosh said. "Everybody's making so much hoopla about the whole thing and it probably won't even be that good. It's like a bad movie. You know what I mean? Everybody's, 'Oh, this is coming out, it's coming out.' And then it finally comes out and it's not what you thought it was."
Chris Bosh on 2010 free agency, NBA.com - [i]Feb 23, 2010[/i
http://www.nba.com/2010/news/features/scott_howard_cooper/02/23/free.agents/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt1
Bosh has been privately pining to return to the States -- especially somewhere warm
Chad Ford, ESPN Insider, February 25, 2010
http://www.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=991024
