Chris Bosh Wants To Be The MVP
CB4The Fantasy Doctor said that Chris Bosh is right at the top of the list for Fantasy MVP thus far this season. But the majority of real MVP talk at this point has revolved around LeBron, Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul, and Kobe.
And Bosh isn’t making any qualms about how he wants his name included in that mix - even if it’s still November.
“I’ve been sharing that with my family, I haven’t shared it with you guys, but now you know,” he said. “I came into this season saying I’m going to give it a shot. I think I can get it and we need more wins, of course, but when I think of MVPs in the past, I think of consistency and you know, every they night they put it out there on the floor and, when need be, they put their teams on their backs.”
We have to wait until Christmas rolls around to have a serious “Who Should Be The MVP” debate. But for Bosh to say that he wants the award now is a big win for the Raptors, because it will hopefully address the biggest knock on CB4’s game: that he doesn’t believe in himself as much as others believe in him.
“He’s a 20-point scorer on a bad night and we just talked about him being more consistent, having that mentality, that attitude of feeling like he’s the best player on the court when he steps on the court,” said Mitchell.
Source: National Post
November 28th, 2008 at 10:12 am
YOUNGFED says:
Fuq Lebron I want CB4 for next years freeAgent.
November 28th, 2008 at 10:14 am
loc says:
No one gets CB4 in 2010 but the raps!!
BACK OFF!!!!
November 28th, 2008 at 10:19 am
Sweet English says:
He’s second in the Poll ————————->
So Dime underestimates our estimations.
November 28th, 2008 at 10:22 am
YOUNGFED says:
@loc
He needs to drop those ZERO’s and Get with these HERO’S.
DEEEEETROIT BAASSSKEEETBAAAALLLLL!!!!!
Besides ain’t nobody gonna have more money than us anyway.
November 28th, 2008 at 10:22 am
Kobeef says:
Unless the raps stop sucking there is no chance he gets MVP consideration.
November 28th, 2008 at 10:24 am
Kudabeen says:
He should want for you guys to use a better picture of him. Kid looks like an “at-risk” youth in that pic…
November 28th, 2008 at 10:30 am
YOUNGFED says:
“BLACK FRIDAY” Gucci is offering 70% Off the prices are still a lil high but some of yall need to step your game up and get your girl something nice. Don’t say I ain’t never did nothing for yall. lol
http://www.gucci.com/us/us-english/us/sale/womens-fashion-rtw/#164502-837605-208687A3M001000
November 28th, 2008 at 10:46 am
caeubona says:
“he doesn’t believe in himself as much as others believe in him.”
you don’t find that in many athletes nowadays.
November 28th, 2008 at 10:53 am
Sweet English says:
@ FED - Dude 720 bucks for a pair of shoes? Man is your fiance Sarah Jessica Parker?
@caeubona - True, but is that neccacarily(?) a good thing?
When did you ever hear anyone say that Kobe or Lebron or MJ didn’t believe in themselves? It ain’t exactly a sought after attribute.
November 28th, 2008 at 11:04 am
weng santos says:
I’m sure Bosh believes in himself and is confident enough in his game, otherwise he wouldn’t even think about the MVP.
It’s just that others believe in him more. That doesn’t make him weak, it makes him humble and maybe even hungry. And those are good things to be, because you know he’s grounded enough to keep working hard and play within the team concept.
Sometimes, it’s better to be a good teammate, than just be a good player.
November 28th, 2008 at 11:14 am
Taj says:
For him to be MVP, the Raps need to win those games that he goes off for 39 & 16. The voters need to see that your helping your team win when you put up numbers!
November 28th, 2008 at 11:14 am
JarrJohnson says:
@Sweet English - That’s $720 on Sale! LOL!!!
@FED - Wow. I don’t know if I’m ready for that kind of commitment. That’s wife type ‘ish.
November 28th, 2008 at 11:19 am
the rocket cat says:
If the Raptors can stop sucking and start winning, Bosh should be a serious candidate. He’s the only guy in the scoring race who shoots a high percentage. He’s also in the rebounding race. Every team comes into Toronto with a gameplan designed to shut him down, and except Boston, no team has had much success. Boston’s success was largely because our coaches failed to adjust. The ridiculous thing for the Raptors is that Bosh doesn’t even get that many touches.
November 28th, 2008 at 11:24 am
YOUNGFED says:
@SweetE and JarrJohnson
“It ain’t trickin’ if you got it” -Young Geezy. lol
Naw but seriously “nowadays” everbody should have a wifey with all thats out there plus it helps to build when you got a 2 income househould, realtalk. Plus if you get your girl those shoes, watch how see reacts.
November 28th, 2008 at 11:25 am
FK in T-Oh says:
The best thing about Bosh - from the star - is that he is all about hard work.
Watch his draft night interview. They asked him what he was looking forward to and he said, “Hitting the gym and becoming a better basketball player”.
No wonder Vince Carter tanked it. How do you compete with someone who WANTS to do the hard work?
Had Bosh been able to channel his work ethic into VC (like Oakley did) they’d have been competing for rings each year.
November 28th, 2008 at 11:43 am
nick says:
@fk
vince quit before bosh was drafted so in wouldn’t have even mattered.
@ fed, so are u getting ur girl those shoes since it seems like you are saying they a good deal?
November 28th, 2008 at 11:51 am
Sweet English says:
@ FED - Dude i would love to watch how she reacts but i wouldnt be able to, I’d be too busy working my second job to pay for those go damn shoes. And i think it was Luda, not Jeezy.
November 28th, 2008 at 11:57 am
YOUNGFED says:
@Nick naw she got too many damn shoes. I got maybe 10-12 pairs she’s got 30 plus already, WHO NEEDS 30 PAIRS OF SHOES??? I was just checking out a couple of outfits on the site for her. But I’ll probably just end up getting her that GPS system with the voice command she wants.
November 28th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
Ansonious says:
@ youngfed you just love getting a rise out of everybody I personally don’t get why you even get responses but whatever stir the pot.
November 28th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Ansonious says:
Here we are on basketball blog about CB4 and we are talking about shoes man, shoes not mvp talks shoes.
November 28th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Sweet English says:
Leave it to Sweet to get us on point.
You know FED wants that GPS, frontin’ like it’s his girl that wants that. Yo if it’s got voice command can you tell it to SHUT THE F**K UP?
Maybe you should buy the Raps a GPS system too so they can find the basket every now and then.
November 28th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
YOUNGFED says:
N@gga Shut-Up!!! Crying and whinning “can’t we just talk basketball……NO!!!!lmao
November 28th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
YOUNGFED says:
my last post was for Ansonious
November 28th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Brown says:
@FED
Nobody can offer Bosh more money than the Raptors. However, with Bosh not being a player who’s all about the money, that makes it more likely for him to leave. What worries me is that the Raps haven’t been able to build around him, a la Kevin Garnett in Minnesota. I don’t think Bosh is willing to waste his prime on a team where he has to do everything with so little help. The only player helping him right now is Jose Calderon. JO’s health is obviously not good, so that pretty much takes him out of the equation.
I was talking to one of my friends about this last night, and I think Brian Colangelo made a colossul mistake in drafting Bargnani. When your franchise player is a 4, you don’t draft another 4 with the NUMBER 1 PICK. He said he was drafting the “best player available,” which was total horseshit, since nobody besides him thought he was worthy of a #1 pick. If you’re going to build around Bosh, you pick players who can start around him, not a guy who’s going to come off the bench that plays the same position.
If Bosh does leave, I think the blame has to rest solely on Colangelo’s shoulders. Unless he can work some magic and put a contender together by the end of next year, I can see Bosh leaving, which would set the franchise back about 10 years.
I hope it doesn’t happen, but it wouldn’t surprise me. The Raps do have some decent cap space in 2010, so that may bode well for them.
The way the Raps are playing right now, Bosh has to maintain those big numbers to get them in the playoffs.
November 28th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
YOUNGFED says:
Good points Brown However the Raps won’t have more money than us with Sheed and AI coming off the books. Detroit’s got bread.
November 28th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Jau28 says:
YOUNGFED
Raps do have jermaine’s 20 mil contract up in ‘09 along with alot of other contracts (bargnani’s 5 mil, kapono’s 5 mil in ‘10)… the only big contract left would be calderons 7-8 mil
also I don’t think that Detroit would necessary be the team that bosh would go to if he leaves the Raps. I actually think he might go to the Lakers, or maybe even the Heat. He wants to be teamed up with another superstar which Detroit is would be lacking if A.I. left. Rip hamilton’s game is sick and Im a big fan but he’s not a superstar so the prospect of playing with a lebron/wade/kobe would be tempting than Detroit.
That being said there’s no doubt the Pistons will be a big player and will have loads of money to throw his way but I just think that Bosh is not all about the money but more about the opportunities at championships. I mean yes money is important but EVERYONE is gonna offer bosh MAX money
November 28th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
YOUNGFED says:
We’ll see come 2009 detroit’s lookin real pretty right now and will look even better after we bring home that ring this year.
November 28th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
Jau28 says:
another point…
what i forgot to say is that lots of things will change in TWO years. Two years worth of free agents signings and trade deadlines will change alot of teams and the entire landscape of which teams become contenders and etc. Bosh could very well land with the Spurs or the Magic or the Rockets or maybe even the Cavs (if they keep lebron)
all im saying is that its kinda pointless to be predicting such unpredictable things now.
oh and yeah, I HIGHLY doubt that Lebron is going to the Knicks… I mean why the FUCK would he go THERE of all places? They only advantage to playing in MSG is the money (MAAD endorsements). Other than that there’s no way he’s playing for the Knicks b/c I cant see them making enough moves in two years to be able to grab lebron or wade.
November 28th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Jau28 says:
YOUNGFED
I dont know bout the pistons man… they have the pieces for sure but it’s all up to Rasheed imo. He’s the difference maker but he always seems to let me down. I remember watching him go up against KG in the conf. finals last year and not come through. Takes wayyyyyy too many jumpers.
I have no doubt that A.I./Rip/Prince will show up but it’s everyone else that concerns me. Like when they go up against the celtics/cavs/lakers/hornets I kinda wonder if they can match up well enough over a 7 game series.
And yo whats up with Stuckey? Isn’t he supposed to be dominating by now? gettin numbers like 13-15pts 4-6asst? I mean he’s killin me in the fantasy leagues. I keep waiting for him to break out but hes shooting like 37% FG and 25% 3pts for 8pts/3.5asst in 20 mins which isnt that bad but he should get more minutes no?
November 28th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
bill says:
ya’ll should give some credit to wear credit is due and talk bout rondo, he’s been killing it lately
November 28th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
YOUNGFED says:
Give Stuck a minute Jua28, but I agree I thought he’d be ballin’ alot better by now. Hell he’s looking on par with Aaffloa right now not that that’s a bad thing
November 28th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
JarrJohnson says:
It’s a basketball site, I know, I know, but I just had to do this:
@FED - “It ain’t trickin’ if you got it”. To trick or not to trick, that is the question…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0H5Qp8KDao
November 28th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Jau28 says:
As a raps fan I can say I am impressed with Rondo. Ever since his rookie year, he seems to be proving all the doubters wrong (including me). Now I consider Jose Calderon a top 10 PG in this league but the way Rondo and Harris were cuttin’ him up I might have to reconsider that. bill is right we should give rondo some love but if there is one thing about his game that I don’t like is that he doesn’t have a jumper yet. if he can get a consistent 20-25 ft jumper of the dribble he would be DEADLY. He already plays with alot of effort and energy that to me he’s more of a defensive PG but rondo keeps killing us raptors everytime we play. I swear I bet he averages like 20ppg on 65% fg shooting against us.
November 28th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Brown says:
Isn’t there a rule that states the Raps could offer Bosh 100% of the max contract value, while other teams can only offer 80%? I’m pretty sure there is. The only way a player can change teams and get 100% max contract value is if it’s in a sign-and-trade.
Anyone at Dime able to clear this up for me?
November 28th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Brown says:
@Jau28
The reason Rondo cuts us up is because Calderon can’t guard opposing PGs with better athleticism than him.
The main thing the Raptors lack is athleticism from their perimeter players. It kills them on both ends of the floor.
November 28th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Ansonious says:
@youngfed Whining and crying? Whatever man get yourself some summers eve for that sandy vagina. I was fucking around and your the one promoting shoe sales on dime not me so what’s in store for tomorrow toaster sales on the home shopping network?
November 28th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Big Sia says:
BOSH IS A JOKE
November 28th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
Jau28 says:
@Brown
ya I totally agree with ya. calderon is a one sided player and ukic/solomon are unproven. parker, moon, kapono are terrible at defending the perimeter
and @Big Sia I really hope you’re joking bro. how is he a joke? 2nd in scoring with like 27ppg with 10rpg/56% shooting is no joke
November 29th, 2008 at 1:46 am
QuEsT??? says:
that trickin debate was funny as shit lmfao.
November 29th, 2008 at 2:45 am
Kalan F. says:
There is no way Chris Bosh will be an MVP in the league as long as he plays in Toronto. It’s a hockey town. Nobody cares about basketball up there. He’s one of the best players in the league and he has certainly been ballin it up lately, but his team is not great. They won’t be one of the top four teams in the East. So there is no way on God’s green earth that Chris Bosh will be an MVP, especially if he keeps playing up there in Canada. No disrespect to Canadians. I’m just stating the truth.
November 29th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Jau28 says:
@Kalan
the truth is that is a huge misconception and stereotype of canadians… I’m from Toronto and I don’t give a fuck about the Leafs. I’m all about basketball and football. To say that is pretty ignorant. Now of course Canadians love hockey more than any other sport because it’s the only sport that we are truly great at but there are TONS of ppl who CARE about basketball. We wouldn’t be top 10 in attendence every year if that was the case. I know you dont mean disrespect but a lot of ppl care about basketball.. alot more than you Americans know. I mean honestly, it’s like me saying Americans don’t care about hockey all they care about is football
November 29th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
doc says:
We dont give 2 shits about hockey. And how is Bosh gonna win mvp when his bum ass team will barely win 40