Semantics or not, I still believe Bargnani represents a greater potential then what we see now. Bosh, I see only a marginal difference. Of course any team would choose the latter – at this point in time. But change the scenario to a Bosh making 27 million in year 6 (as I understand), and I bet GM’s would have good reason to pause. That kind of contract can be an albatross. Case in point – JO.

As I’ve reiterated on a number of occasions, Basketball is not only a game of talent, but of financial accounting. And a bit magician work. Several months ago, the Raptors appeared to have a set of financial handcuffs on. Then BC performed a little magical work, and quickly enough, optimism arrived and our Bench seemed to strengthen.

As much as I’d like to see Bosh stay a Raptor, I’m afraid his “I deserve Max like Lebron” persona might come back to haunt us. And I think that might be how BC sees the Big Picture as well.

It looks like Bosh has reached his ceiling.

Bargs still is getting better each year and his ceiling isn’t defined yet.

1) The question is horrendously subjective in terms of defining what their ceilings are.
2) The question is open to misinterpretation of what is being asked (i.e., some people may read it as “who will have the best career?”).
3) If Bosh plays for 15 years and is great for the vast majority of them, while Bargnani is mediocre for 12 years and amazing for 1 year, then Bargnani’s ceiling is higher.

That last point seems to be hard for some people to grasp. A player’s ceiling is his PEEK. If for even one season Bargnani is better than Bosh ever was, than he has a higher ceiling.

Keep in mind that some players take MUCH longer to develop. Steve Nash took 5 years to basically be Jose Calderon, and 9 years (and a move to Phoenix) to become the MVP level Nash we know and love.

Bargnani COULD be Nowitzki good. The likelihood of that happening is debatable, but to say it is impossible is just silly.

Please do not tell me that you think that somehow Bosh is better or has a higher ceiling than Nowitzki – 8 time All-Star, 9 time All-NBA, and MVP…

Ridiculous.

And while we’re on the topic, the question as presented was who has the higher ceiling. Whether or not either of them ever reaches their respective ceiling is a whole other question. And not the one being asked.

A 7′ PF/C, with good handles/passing and a great shooting touch is going to have a higher ceiling than a 6′10 PF with only a mid-range to high-post face up game.

If the question was, which player is better now. Or even which player will be the better player over the next couple years, I’d give it to Bosh. However, in six years, Bosh has yet to develop a meaningful post game and his passing out of doubles hasn’t improved either… I’ll take a pass on his three point shooting.

I can’t wrap my head around that. Wow!

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…and at the end of the day these guys know Wright is right; if they are all that then they shouldn’t be letting him get the better of them.

The team needed someone to come in and talk trash and hopefully be willing to give a hard foul to send a message.

It’s not that you’d want a whole team doing that, but it’s not good if nobody will do it either.