you’re really underestimating our young kids! ;-)

* I my words sound khandescending to your ears then, perhaps, it’s your ears that have the problem.

* At no time did the USA coaching say those exact words, as far as I know, about THAT you’re correct. What the USA coaching staff did, instead, is speak loudly and clearly with their actions. They played Chris Bosh over Dwight Howard. Period. They had Paul and Williams at the Point, with Kobe and Wade and Lebron and Anthony … and decided to go with a player like CB4 as their CENTER rather than a player like D12.

IMO, they didn’t make THAT specific choice because they happen to believe that Dwight is the better player.

* I’ve said that Dwight Howard is “a stud”; but, I have never described either Chris Bosh or Jose Caldeon as being in that category of NBA player.

* In part, the reason you might think that Chris Bosh is a “braggart”, is not “intelligent”, is not “unselfish”, is not a “team builder”, is not “cerebral”, etc., is similar to the reason you happen to believe that words like mine are khandescending when, in fact, they are far from that.

* It’s the people who throw insults at others … like “idiot”, or “moron”, or “numbskull”, etc. … or curse relentlessly, that end up in a poor light on a fine site like RR.

By all means, you are still entitled to your own opinion, however, about the matter.

Who knows, maybe “the majority” of Raptors fans actually agree with you, which should be, at least, of some comfort to you. : )

Funny thing about how the majority actually works though in the world of elite level hoops … when it’s the decided minority of ONE team only that goes home with the Gold Medal, or the NBA championship, etc.

Credibility?

ROTFLOLWKAS, : )

IMO, though, Chris Bosh is a better basketball player and a better NBA Center than Dwight Howard, and if given the choice I would elect to go with a player like CB4 each and every time … given the versatility he brings to the table and the strength of his character.

no credability 1 khandor 0….

I like Bosh but thats just silly. Howard is unstopable and is the defence player of the year….

I respect your opinion, too … whether we agree or disagree.

As far as I can recall, you are not someone who has spent time insulting Chris Bosh.

The Nuggets could well afford to give away Marcus Camby because they still had a High End player like Carmelo Anthony and very useful pieces like Allen Iverson, Kenyon Martin, Nene, JR Smith, Chris Nderson and Linas Kleiza, plus went out and acquired more useful young pieces this season, in the form of Renaldo Balkman and Johan Petro.

In sharp contrast to that scenario, the Raptors are not in that same boat, right now.

Keep On Truck’n : )

And I never once insulted Bosh (I actually like him as a leader but I know his limitations).

I believe they should use the capspace to make an uneven trade (like the clippers-nuggets trade) and to look at the best possible player in the dradt rather than getting a guard to high in the draft.

IMO … Chris Bosh is a different type of max contract player than Duncan, Lebron, Wade, Kobe, and Paul.

I have already told you and others what type of max contract player I think Chirs Bosh is and who his skills compare with, in a poor man’s version sort of way.

Others do not see that similarity, however, so I will not bother to repeat here again. : )

IMO, though, Chris Bosh is a better basketball player and a better NBA Center than Dwight Howard, and if given the choice I would elect to go with a player like CB4 each and every time … given the versatility he brings to the table and the strength of his character.

He is not a braggart. He is mature beyond beyond his years. He is a stabilizing force. He is not mercurial. He is intelligent and cerebral. He is a Team Builder. He is a hard worker. He is unselfish. He is someone who perseveres through difficult times and attempts to control that which is within his area of responsibility. In short, he is the player who Sam Mitchell said he was and the young man who is growing up right before our eyes with the Toronto Raptors, in an environment which COULD have been ideal but has, unforunately, not turned out that way just yet for a person of his individual make-up.

Hopefully he gets the opportunity to further his career with the Toronto Raptors. If not, so be it; he will move on to bigger and better things.

IMO, the most effective way for the Raptors to go forward from here, if MLSE’s primary goal is really to build a championship team in Toronto … which I am still not convinced is really their goal afterall … is to contune to build around Chris Bosh and Jose Calderon.

There’s nothing wrong with you holding the opinion which you have regarding Chris Bosh and nothing wrong with you saying that you think my opinion is actually the incorrect one.

That is part of the reason you will never see me refer to you, or anyone else, as “an idiot” or “a moron” or “a douchebag”, or any other term like that.

What I will tell you and others, however, from time to time is that the opinion which you hold is the wrong one, or reflects an unsophisticated understanding of the NBA game, etc., according to what I see when I appraise that same situation.

Now … here’s the rub.

With the benefit of time … sometimes, only ONE of our different perspectives actually turns out to be RIGHT, in fact, while the other turns out to be WRONG.

[In addition, sometimes both perspectives are partly correct; and, sometimes, both perspectives are wholly incorrect, as well.]

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What’s the difference between MY opinions and the opinions of others who contribute here, as well?

I will leave that specific answer for the good visitors of the RR to decide for themselves … over the course of time. : )

What’s the difference between MY opinions and the opinions of other so-called experts in this field who are active on-line, as well?

I will leave that specific answer for others to decide for themselves … over the course of time. : )

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The proof of the pudding is in the eating. – Anonymous

All those are true IMO (bosh can’t lead a team by himself but wit another all-star caliber player).

I like bosh and would love to re-sign him but at contract just under the max not a max deal.

Tier One players are Duncan, Lebron, Wade, Kobe, and Paul. Do u really think bosh fits anywhere in that list.

I think Bosh hit his ceiling. Thats not a negative comment.

Thats just my opinion.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3707/gamelog;_ylt=AsEHIjgYZ311B_lA3Jb.ICXMPKB4

How many games against .500 or better teams has Bosh dominated and we ended up winning??

I can only count that Orlando game and the Chicago(if you want to consider a 41-41 team a challenge) games.

And in how many games have the Raptors got their asses handed to them and Bosh completely disappeared?

Go ahead, count them youself…

Just something to consider.

context means something.

One of the things which you don’t seem to get is that it really doesn’t matter one way or the other whether a specific opinion you hold happens to fit in with the either “the majority” or “the minority” camp. If anything, what matters is the exact people who happen to be in agreement with the view you hold, and if you happen to be Right, or Wrong … which can only truly be determined by the test of time.

Lots of people hold opinions … but, only a few people’s opinions actually turn out to be Right, consistently, over the course of time.

When you hold a basketball opinion that happens not to be shared by a recognizable basketball expert from somewhere else you might wish to disregard the clamoring voices you hear beside you that share your personal perspective and try instead to seek out further information on the matter from someone else who happens to be recognized as an expert in their field.

Strictly … Food For Thought.