Media Watch for August 25, 2006 - Bosh Not Happy at World's?

i blame the ' hype ' created by his some peeps like chuck swirksky to bosh overrinflated view of himself. as they say , ' a lie told over and over again somehow becomes the truth '.
bosh is a good player but his inclusion even in the latest nba all star is pre mature . look guys , even dwight h . was not there and he readilly accepted it .
bosh does not posses brand's upper body strenght . he struggles when his guards placed their big arms on his .
bosh does not have howard's body to block his opponents to position for rebounfs . i could go on and on.
bosh is lucky to be in team usa . he should enjoy the experience 'cos it may not come again !
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This story seems totally blown out of proportion. Judging by Bosh's actual comments (rather than the spin put on them to make the story sound more exciting), all he is saying is that he wants more minutes(fair enough who doesn't) and that he is going to work hard in practice to try and get them(exactly what he should do). You'd think that Sheridan could find something more illuminating to write about, like how the USA half court offence could use some polishing.

Well in due time bosh will be getting some heavy minutes in years to come. If you think about it a few of the prime forwards in the NBA are getting older which mean in at least one year it will be Bosh and Howards time to shine but only 1 year seeing how the 2007 draft is stacked with big men i thnk bosh will only have 2 other chances like this sadly.

"No word yet on whether his mother has picked out a replacement wife…"

Ouch. Low blow.

Totally agree Dave...

I didn't discuss this in the article but Sheridan's not exactly my favourite ESPN.com correspondent and has been playing a rather "Feschukian" role throughout the World's. I'm not sure if all this negativity is simply his style and the way he really feels...or a way to drum up something to discuss in this somewhat bland NBA offseason (if you're not a Raps, Hornets or Bulls fan) - I'm going with the latter.

In any event, the bottom line is that like all of you have said, Bosh simply isn't a better option for Coach K in most of these games then Howard (who is a better rebounder and more true "big man") or Brand (more experience, stronger, equal scorer, better rebounder) (or Lebron, Melo etc when team USA goes small and plays them at the 4 for that matter.)

I still think Bosh will get minutes in the elimination rounds...however it will simply depend on the US coaches using him in certain situations to exploit matchups.

Bosh and Howard are two different kind of players. Howard is a beast but who will turn out to be a better nba player is still up in the air. I hope coach K glues Bosh to the bench so he comes back pissed and takes it out on the league. I think the raps will make the playoffs next year behind bosh because hes as driven as anyone seeing wade, james, anthony all making the playoffs.

I have a lot of trust that Bosh will get a lot of playing time and I think that the coach is a Bosh hater - he will be used. AND he will be with the team for the next 3yrs - I think he is just as good or better than any one on that team.

Bosh will be great next year and lead the raps to the postseason. He deserved to be on the allstar team lastyear after puttign up 23 and 9. Hes a smart kid who works hard. I really cant see the raps finishing with less than 40 wins next year

Bosh can be a good player that all raptor fans can cheer and love, but right now he is simply not the best option for team USA. Hopefully this will bring him back motivated, but i don't think motivation has ever really been a problem with his motivation anyways. Maybe it will mean that he demands the rock more at crunch time, want to take over games more when he can. I think him playing with these guys is only going to help him when he gets back to the regular season and goes up against the more average PF's in the association.

Bosh put up 23 and 9 in a LOSING team . There are many NBA players who
are big stat guys but failed to lift their teams and so their numbers don't mean a thing .
Bosh needs to work harder next season . Now that Mike James is no longer to take the big shots , he must assume this task . Oh BTW , he also make the big bucks now . No more dissapearing act in the last secs of a tight ballgame !

Big guys rarely get the ball at crunch time. Teams pack the lne and force the outside shot. Guys like Duncan, Garnett, Shaq etc usually don't get the last second shots it's Ginobli or Kobe or probably Mike James in Minny now lol.

Bosh does need to take more of a leadership role on the Raps next year. It's his team and it's time to find out if he can carry them to the playoffs. Thats what great players do. It's yet to be determined if Bosh is good or will be great. Don't get me wrong I like the kid but and there is nothing wrong with being a good player. I just hope he has more then that in him.